National Jurist - October 2007 - (Page 38) becoming even more demanding. “In terms of advancement within your own firm or company or trying to find a better position than the one you have, an LL.M. is becoming virtually indispensable for foreign students,” Fine said. Nydia Celina Viloria said the LL.M. was a bridge from where she was just after finishing her law studies in Mexico to where she wanted to be for the rest of her life. With an LL.M. in comparative law International Criminal Law and Justice the global issues of criminal law and justice. Pierce Law announces a new LLM program designed to prepare the next generation of leaders who will be confronting Two White Street • Concord, NH 03301 www.piercelaw.edu • 603.228.1541 graduateprograms @ piercelaw.edu from the University of San Diego School of Law, Viloria said she enjoys helping people understand the worldwide rules that affect their business and personal life. Studying comparative law was a natural choice. Due to the relationship between Mexico and the United States, the program helped Viloria understand the interaction between civil and common-law legal systems. “The LL.M. gave me the opportunity to share ideas and discuss practical details of the practice of law with attorneys from all over the world in an academic setting,” she said. As an associate with Procopio in San Diego, Viloria may spend one minute working on the formation of a company in El Salvador and the next discussing a tax issue for an Asian company. Finding your passion is key to a fulfilling career and personal life, she said. “Find time to learn, not only from your professors, but from your fellow students,” Viloria said. “You will travel an interesting road, pass along what you have learned and enjoyed to someone who is just starting the same journey.” ■ International and Comparative Law Programs at the University of Baltimore School of Law As part of its comprehensive international law program, the University of Baltimore School of Law, in partnership with other law schools, offers two unique study abroad programs designed to introduce U.S. and foreign law students to a broad array of transnational legal issues. STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS Curaçao, the Netherlands Antilles Dec. 21, 2007–Jan. 12, 2008 http://law.ubalt.edu/curacao ABA approved For more information, contact: curacao@ubalt.edu or 410.837.4635 Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom mid-June–mid-July, 2008 http://law.ubalt.edu/aberdeen ABA approved For more information, contact: aberdeen@ubalt.edu or 410.837.4631 LL.M. PROGRAM The University of Baltimore School of Law offers a Masters of Law (LL.M.) program in the Law of the United States. The program is for lawyers, judges, judicial officers, professors and other legal professionals who have received a first law degree from an institution outside of the United States and who may want to practice in the United States. For more information, visit http://law.ubalt.edu/academics/concentrations/llm.html or contact: University of Baltimore School of Law, LL.M. Program, 1420 N. Charles St., LC Suite 202B, Baltimore, MD 21201; 410.837.4532; meghbal@ubalt.edu. 38 THE NATIONAL JURIST October 2007 http://www.piercelaw.edu http://www.piercelaw.edu http://law.ubalt.edu/academics/concentrations/llm.html http://law.ubalt.edu/curacao http://law.ubalt.edu/aberdeen http://law.ubalt.edu/academics/concentrations/llm.html
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