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UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW Graduate Law Programs Welcoming International Attorneys Since 1978 LL.M. in Comparative Law (for International Attorneys) LL.M. in International Law • Study with attorneys from the U.S. and around the world • Tailor your coursework to meet your individual goals • Learn from internationally renowned faculty • Live in a major border city: gateway to the Paciﬁc Rim in Latin America Fall and spring admissions available. Visit our Web site to learn more and for an online application. For information, contact: (619) 260-4596 llminfo@sandiego.edu www.law.sandiego.edu Quiz BY URSULA FURI-PERRY Almost every law school today offers international law courses. But some have gone much further and offer enhanced opportunities for students interested in practicing international law. “International education has to be a part of any legal education,” said Herbert Larson, director of international programs at Tulane Law School. “You can’t expect realistically to practice law without confronting international legal issues.” So just how “international” is your law school? We talked to experts across the country to compile a quiz to help you determine whether your school is “Great” or “Behind the times.” Take the quiz and send us your results. How good is your school for international law? tional law course: 0 points 2. Alumni who have gone on to practice in international law First, ask yourself what about international law interests you, says Allen Weiner, international law professor at Stanford Law School. Saying you’re interested in international law “is a little bit like saying, ‘I’m interested in law,’” Weiner said. “It’s not a practice area, but rather really a mode of practicing law,” he said. So, what does being an international law practitioner mean to you: Working for a U.S. law firm with international offices and clients, living and lawyering in Paris, or practicing in a traditional international field such as international human rights? For purposes of our quiz, we will assume it means working abroad. Go to our digital magazine (http://www.njplonline.com/nationaljurist.html) and find out what percent of recent grads practice abroad £ If % of recent grads practicing abroad is greater than 10%: 3 points £ Greater than 5%: 2 points £ Greater than 0%: 1 point £ 0%: 0 points 1. Variety Most law schools offer a generic course in international law, but it take more than one class to make your school great. “Most international lawyers are not practicing public international law,” said Daniel Bradlow, professor and director of the International Legal Studies Program at American University Washington College of Law. “A lot of it is really transnational work.” International law study encompasses a whole slew of subtopics and practice specialties: there’s traditional public international law, human rights, international trade and finance, international intellectual property, and environmental and natural resources law, just to name a few. So let’s see how your school stacks up: £ Your school offers more than 15 international law courses: 3 points £ Your school offers at least 10 international law courses: 2 points £ Your school offers at least 5 international law courses: 1 point £ Your school only offers a basic interna32 THE NATIONAL JURIST November 2007 3. Global practice concepts and cross-cultural sensitivities A huge part of international practice — whether you’re in Rome or New York — is dealing with people from different cultures. “What’s really important is not your discrete knowledge of an area of substantive law, but your ability to [understand global principles and assist international clients,]” says David Van Zandt, dean of http://www.njplonline.com/nationaljurist.html http://www.njplonline.com/nationaljurist.html http://www.law.sandiego.edu http://www.law.sandiego.edu

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National Jurist - November 2007 Contents Disturbing the Peace For the Record Blogs: The Death-knell for Law Reviews? Chemerinsky Heads UC-Irvine Ave Maria Dispute Raises ABA Inquiry John Marshall Establishes Veterans Clinic The Firm Report The Paper Chase Chronicles Law School Rankings at Math's Mercy Academic Freedom Called into Question St. Thomas Students Choose ‘Quality of Life’ Experience The Hidden Debt Crisis The Global Frontier International Education has to be a Part of Any Legal Education Employment Defender Career Hotline Off the Bench

National Jurist - November 2007

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