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£ Your school offers multiple study abroad programs: 3 points £ Your school offers one study abroad program: 1 point £ Your school offers no study abroad programs: 0 points 7. Diversity among the student body Does your school have foreign students? You’ll have a better opportunity to study with students who are coming from diverse legal backgrounds, and in many cases will learn as much about international law by having coffee with a foreign classmate as you might learn in the classroom. “Is there an atmosphere or culture that promotes the study of international law?” asks Larson. £ Your school offers an LL.M. for foreign attorneys: 3 points £ Your school does not offer an LL.M. for foreign attorneys, but has several students from overseas: 1 point So, lets add up the points and see if your school is a “Great” one. £ Great International law school: 19 to 23 points £ Good, but not great: 14 to 18 points £ Making progress: 7 to 14 points £ Behind the times: less than 7 points Advanced Law Programs in San Francisco Phone: Graduate Law Programs • LLM in Environmental Law • LLM in Intellectual Property Law • LLM and SJD in International Legal Studies • LLM in Taxation • LLM in US Legal Studies • Graduate Certificate Programs 415-442-7234 Email: gradlaw@ggu.edu Visit Our Website: www.ggu.edu/law Golden Gate University School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). In December 2005 the ABA placed the School of Law on probation because of the low first-time bar passage rate of the school’s JD program graduates. MASTER OF LAWS (LL.M.) UNITED STATES AND GLOBAL LEGAL STUDIES School of Law • Case Western Reserve University • Cleveland, Ohio LL.M.s may also earn certification in Intellectual Property, Public International Law, International Business Law, Health Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation One year, full-time curriculum designed to give graduates of foreign law schools an opportunity to study the United States legal system and international law and trade, to become well-grounded in U.S. law, and to become truly capable lawyers in the 21st century’s global economy. Our students, who have come from 55 countries, always form a close-knit community and become involved in law school activities with classmates from the J.D. program. They benefit from individual attention and guidance in a family atmosphere. CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT PROGRAM • Special courses for LL.M. students: Doing Business in the U.S. and Contracts (designed to teach LL.M. students basic common law contracts and to prepare LL.M. students for an American law school classroom) • Comprehensive instruction in US legal research, writing & analysis with weekly workshop to monitor each student’s research and writing progress • Seminars with international practitioners from law firms and corporations • J.D. student mentors who assist LL.M. students and plan social events • Summer internships following completion of degree requirements • Summer Language and Law Institute for foreign legal professionals and students • Partial merit scholarships available to outstanding applicants • Students who complete the LL.M. degree in US & Global Legal Studies may apply to transfer into the J.D. program For more information, contact: Office of Foreign Graduate Legal Studies, School of Law Case Western Reserve University 11075 East Boulevard Cleveland, OH, 44106-7148, USA or e-mail Adria J. Sankovic, Assistant Director, at adria.sankovic@case.edu. Or visit our World Wide Web Site: http://www.law.case.edu/curriculum 34 THE NATIONAL JURIST November 2007 http://www.ggu.edu/law http://www.ggu.edu/law http://www.law.case.edu/curriculum http://www.law.case.edu/curriculum

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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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