The challenge of creating and sustaining all of these international frameworks falls largely upon the legal profession. Lawyers, and those who use their law training in business, government, and education, already know that previously discrete parts of the world are connecting and influencing each other in a myriad of ways. Global events are broadening the legal dimensions of commerce, employment, finance, civil liberties, family relationships, regulation of markets, delivery of health care, sustainable economic development, public administration, and a host of other subjects formerly viewed from the narrow perspectives of purely local, state, or national law. The Louis D. Brandeis School of Law is preparing students to enter a global profession, and is assisting the profession in meeting its global responsibilities. Through its connection with the newly announced Muhammad Ali Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution at the University of Louisville, the Brandeis School also can provide opportunities for students to gain international perspectives in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution courses.
Exchanges provide students in Louisville a window on the world.
A new exchange with the University of the West Indies, at Barbados, is under development. Students at the Brandeis School have unique opportunities to engage in programs of study at these law schools, where they already know one or more faculty members. In addition, Brandeis students may participate in programs abroad sponsored by any other law school accredited by the American Bar Association. Brandeis students maintain an active International Law Society. The Brandeis School recently has welcomed graduate law students from Japan, France, and Finland, who have come to Louisville for studies in American and international law.