University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law - International LLM Program (Sacramento / Salzburg)

The Program

McGeorge School of Law

This collaborative LL.M. program is a first-ever partnership between an American university and a European Union university. McGeorge School of Law and the University of Salzburg have created an integrated program designed to prepare both civil law and common law lawyers for the rigors of international business practice.

LL.M. candidates may begin the program with the fall semester (mid-August to mid-December) at the University of Salzburg in Austria or the spring semester (mid-January to mid-May) at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. The required curriculum has been designed to be complementary and students will be advised on an individual basis to select elective offerings to maximize the benefits of the curriculum and avoid duplication and overlap. While some elective courses taught in German will be available to LL.M. candidates in Salzburg, all required courses and all principal elective courses in both Salzburg and Sacramento will be taught in English.

In addition to the course work, LL.M. students will be required to prepare a thesis under the supervision of a faculty member from either Salzburg or McGeorge. Candidates will earn three units of credit for the thesis.

The degree—LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice—will be awarded by McGeorge School of Law, which is fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA).

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento

The University of Pacific was established in 1851 as the first chartered private institution of higher learning in California. Long recognized as an innovator in private education, the school offers undergraduate, graduate and professional education through 11 schools on three campuses. McGeorge School of Law, an independent law school in Sacramento founded in 1924, merged with the University in 1966 as its School of Law. McGeorge boasts one of the largest law school campuses in the world, a 13.5-acre wooded site in California's capital city. Salzburg has been the site of the law school's annual Institute on International Legal Studies since 1974. It was one of the first summer law programs in Europe sponsored by an American law school. Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States teaches annually in the that program.

University of Salzburg

In the heart of Salzburg's world-famous old town, between the house where Wolfgang Mozart was born and the renowned concert halls of the Salzburg Festival, lies the Law Faculty (School) of the University of Salzburg. Amidst spacious piazzas, green parks and murmuring fountains, one is surrounded by the one-of-a-kind cultural flair of a city imbued with open-air markets, street artists, cafes and pubs. For many, studying in such a characteristic atmosphere means a close harmony between high-quality student life and one of the most modern Legal Sciences programs available. One of Europe's finest, the Faculty of Law of the University of Salzburg traces its origins to 1622. After Salzburg's annexation to Bavaria in1816, the University was closed down. It was re-opened in 1965.

Summer Program

Salzburg Panorama

Pacific McGeorge offers one of the most extensive summer programs in the country, with both core courses and advanced electives available. The courses are offered during evening hours, which allows summer study to be combined with work. An intensive skills course is included for those who have limited summer availability.

Summer School Abroad

Study law in a foreign country! Pacific McGeorge was a pioneer in overseas summer law school programs, with it's programs in Salzburg, Austria that has operated continuously since 1975. Furthermore, Pacific McGeorge is an official sponsor of both a summer program in St. Petersburg, Russia, held under the auspices of Cleveland State University, and a summer program in Suzhou, China, held under the auspices of Cornell University.