Featured Programs 2008

“The Masters Program is a one-year postgraduate program for foreign law students who intend to graduate from an internationally-oriented course of studies in two of three general fields of German law (Private Law, Criminal Law and Public Law). The academic program begins October. The Free University, founded in 1948, is Germany’s most expansive and largest university. Owing to its internationally recognized achievements in both teaching and research, the FU exerts a strong attraction on students from Germany and beyond. The Law Department is one of its most renowned faculties, boasting Germany’s largest law library and a number of significant institutes.”

“The collaborative LL.M. Program in Transnational Business Practice developed by the University of Salzburg, School of Law, Austria and the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, California, U.S.A. is one-of-a-kind in the ever more dense jungle of postgraduate degrees offered throughout the world. The program, held at both campuses for a semester respectively, offers a unique combination of EU, US, and International Law subjects. An international faculty featuring leading members of the academic world alongside high-ranking administrative officials, judges and attorneys provides students with first-hand insight into the most pressing issues of international legal practice.”

“Located on a green campus in the oldest city in the Netherlands, Radboud University Nijmegen is a welcoming, forward-looking, research-based centre of learning that covers the full range of academic disciplines.The Faculty of Law has a long standing reputation of excellence as is demonstrated by the national rating lists. The Faculty of Law has an extensive experience of teaching in English and in catering for foreign students. It’s also a friendly place to study: students and lecturers know each other by name. The master’s programme European Law provides a sound academic basis for students considering careers in international and European legal practice. ”

“Developed in consultation with the School of Law and the Department of Linguistics at Northwestern University, The Legal English Program is a four-week series of intensive Legal English classes held on Northwestern's beautiful downtown Chicago campus. The purpose of the program is to prepare international legal professionals to communicate effectively in English, whether in the classroom or the courtroom. Through language activities, lectures, guided practice, simulations, and group projects, students will become more proficient and more comfortable speaking in English in legal contexts.”

“Penn State Dickinson offers one of the oldest and most prestigious masters of law programs for foreign lawyers and is a leader in the internationalization of legal education. The professional interests of the faculty create a superior educational environment in which LL.M. candidates can pursue advanced legal studies. At Penn State Dickinson, you will discover a rich educational climate that challenges students to achieve academic and professional excellence. The learning environment is enhanced by a diverse student body that exposes students to a variety of experiences, attitudes and beliefs. ”

“The University of Derby LLM by Online Learning is a Masters level Postgraduate course, offering professionals in the commercial sector around the world the opportunity to study specialist areas in business and law. Designed for lawyers and non-lawyers, the focus is on law with an international flavour. The programme will be attractive to those seeking a good grounding in both the theoretical and conceptual aspects of commercial law. RDI is the world’s largest independent provider of distance learning education, offering students a choice of over 40 qualifications in 13 different subjects from eight different universities.”

“The study of law at Dundee has a long and distinguished history. Dundee became an independent university in 1967 after a 70 year relationship with the University of St. Andrews where the teaching of law started nearly six centuries ago. Today, Dundee is top-rated for teaching and the Law School has a strong postgraduate culture and offers a wide range of specialist masters programmes which reflect the range of interests and expertise of the staff within the School. A key feature of the Dundee Masters programme is the focus on small group teaching and close contact with staff members from the Law School.”

“The LL.M. IT-Law offers a one-year Master program for postgraduate students. The students spend the first semester in Hannover and the second at one of our ten Partner Universities across Europe. As many of the courses offered in Hannover are in English, it is possible for foreign students to participate in the program. So far, students not only from Germany, but also from Austria, China, Finland, Greece, Poland, Puerto Rico and Spain have taken part. The students from the past years are organized in the EULISP-alumni, which holds regular meetings and is an excellent networking platform.”

“The LL.M. in United States Law is a one-year program of study open to a small, highly selective group of foreign-trained lawyers and other graduates of non-U.S. law schools. With a student body of about 390, W&L Law is easily one of the smallest of the nation's top-tier national law schools. What does that mean for a student's legal education? It means bright, motivated students. It means a student-faculty ratio of 11-to-1, and an average class size of 22. It means constant opportunities for meaningful exchange, critical thinking, and mentoring. It means an education respected throughout the legal profession, and that means good jobs. In short, it means everything. ”