Overview The LL.M. in United States Legal Studies Program serves law graduates and attorneys from the U.S. and abroad. The 24-unit LL.M. program can be completed in one to three years. The U.S. Legal Studies Program is a general LL.M. degree program that allows the U.S. law graduate or attorney to take courses for professional breadth and enrichment. Foreign Law Graduates and Attorneys Law graduates and attorneys from other nations join the U.S. Legal Studies Program to gain a basic understanding of United States law.
Some students specialize in a particular area of U.S. law.
U.S. Legal Studies students may choose any course offered in the Law School and may take some courses from the University's M.B.A. program as well. U.S. Legal Studies students from abroad may work in San Francisco Bay Area law offices as law clerks, interns, or clinical students while they are studying or after graduation during practical training periods permitted under the student visa. The Curricular Practical Training program permits qualified students to perform the clinical hours required for a certificate of specialization. The U.S. Legal Studies Program can help foreign attorneys prepare to take the California or New York bar examination. We believe that the combination of passing a bar examination and having practical U.S. work experience will help our graduates get better jobs when they return to their home country or when they enter international practice.