National Jurist - November 2008 - (Page 21) These days, the law school has “wonderful support from the chancellor and provost,” Chemerinsky said. “I love my job. This is the best job I’ve ever had,” Chemerinsky added. “I get to help create an institution that will be here long after me.” UC Irvine’s law school will be the first new public law school in California in 40 years. So far, there have been more than 2,000 requests for applications — even before it went online, Chemerinsky said. The law school’s entering class will be about 60 students, Chemerinsky said. These initial students will have unique experiences, such as working on intake interviews with legal aid clients during their first year. His ultimate goal is to give each of them a full scholarship. In future years, he said each class will have about 200 students. Some 11 new faculty members have come on board, many of them “superstars” within their legal specialties, Chemerinsky said. He plans on hiring six more faculty members this year. He hopes to have the total to 21 by the time the 2009 entering class arrives on campus. “I want students to feel that if they come here, they will get teaching at least as good as any law school in the country,” Chemerinsky said of his “dream team” of professors. The new dean also is thrilled with the quality of people on his advisory board, whose members are helping him define the law school’s mission and focus. Members include local lawyers and judges as well as top brass from the nation’s largest law firms. “During a faculty meeting, I told the staff … that in every choice we make, we should think about how you create the ideal law school,” Chemerinsky said. “This will be our status quo, so let’s do it right.” 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. • 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 CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT 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 November 2008 THE NATIONAL JURIST 21 http://www.law.case.edu/curriculum http://www.law.case.edu/curriculum
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