LL. M. roadmap
Subtitle: an international student's guide to U.S. law school programs
By: George E. Edwards
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781454802396
Subjects: Admissions; Foreign Students; Law schools; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Globalization and the need for transnational lawyers; title: Seventeen reasons for international students to earn an LL. M. degree from a U.S. law school; title: "Types" or "categories" of LL. M. degree program; title: General and specialized LL. M. degrees; title: U.S. & foreign legal systems. U.S. & foreign legal education; title: Law school ranking & reputation: choosing the "best" U.S. law school for you (and avoiding "cash cows" & "diploma mills"; title: Frequently asked questions (FAQ): 218 criteria for choosing the "best" U.S. LL. M. program for you (LL. M. programs from A-Z); title: Getting admitted; title: U.S. law school admission policies & practices. Law school mission statements. Educational agents & admission consultants; title: Your LL. M. program application : how do you convince a U.S. law school to admit you?; title: Personal statements & application essays, writing samples, CVs and resumes, and personal interviews; title: Recommendation or referral letters; title: Parlez-vous English? English language proficiency requirements; title: Document authentication & verification. Scholarship request. Financial resources proof; title: Receiving the law school's letter or e-mail: you are admitted (firm); admitted (conditional); not admitted; put on hold, or waitlisted; title: Degree requirements for LL. M. programs (tips on how to do your best and to succeed in your LL. M. program); title: How do they teach at U.S. law schools?; title: Legal communication : legal analysis, research, and writing; title: Writing an LL. M. thesis; title: Student organizations & extra-curricular activities; title: U.S. student visa-high hurdles?; title: Visa & immigration issues after you arrive in the U.S; title: Working with your student visa-on-campus & off-campus; title: LL. M. degree costs: hidden expenses, cutting costs & saving money; title: Scholarships, tuition discounts, and other LL. M. funding for international students; title: Student loans: avoiding U.S.-based student loans; title: Achieving your career goals : 88 eight strategies for LL. M. students & graduates; title: Optional practical training (OPT) for F-1; curricular practical training (CPT) for F-1; & academic training (AT) for J-1; & other work in the U.S. during & after your LL. M.; title: Bar exams and practicing law in the U.S. after your LL. M.; title: S.J.D. or J.S.D. degree (doctor of juridical science degree); title: J.D. (juris doctor) degree; title: Non-degree opportunities for foreign lawyers; U.S. law-related degrees for non-lawyers; title: International students obeying U.S. law; safety, security & health in the U.S.