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ing contacts that may benefit you, personally or professionally, later. When a prospective student reaches out to a graduate, the graduate can be- come a trusted advisor, a mentor, or a friend. A prospective student with whom you share infor- mation could in turn end up mentoring you, and becoming your trusted advisor and friend many years later. Reach out and extend a hand, as ap- propriate. Benefits are reciprocal, and can be life- long.
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Endnotes for LL.M. Programs in the United States: *
George E. Edwards received his J.D. from Harvard Law
School where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Re- view and Associate Editor of the Harvard Journal of Inter- national Law. He is the C.M. Gray Professor of Law and Faculty Director (Founding), Program in International Hu- man Rights Law, Indiana University School of Law, India- napolis. Professor Edwards is also the Director (Founding) of the Program in International Human Rights Law, and the Faculty Director (Founding / Former) of the Master of Laws (LL.M.) Track in International Human Rights Law at Indiana. However, Professor Edwards resigned from his LL.M. roles at Indiana in 2011 and maintains no adminis- trative responsibilities for his school’s LL.M. or S.J.D. pro- grams. Professor Edwards can be reached at gedwards@
indiana.edu or via
www.LLMRoadMap.com. All Professor Edwards’ personal profits from LL.M. Roadmap are be- ing donated to the International Law Students Association (ILSA) (
www.ILSA.org).
1 George E. Edwards, LL.M. Roadmap: An International Student’s Guide to U.S. Law School Programs (Wolters Kluwer Law and Business Publishers) (September 2011) (
www.LLMRoadMap.com). In 562 pages LL.M. Roadmap discusses international students and LL.M. programs, from the earliest decision of whether to pursue an LL.M. to how international students can satisfy their career as- pirations upon graduation—basically the A to Z of U.S. LL.M. programs.
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Chapter 8 of LL.M. Roadmap, on pages 169 – 171, lists numerous sources of information, including individuals, entities, LL.M. fairs in the U.S. and abroad, websites and books.
3 The U.S. government factors international student
spending in its balance of trade calculations. See LL.M. Roadmap, Chapter 1, page 4.
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For a discussion of “diploma mills”, see Chapter 6 of LL.M. Roadmap.
ILSA Quarterly » volume 20 » issue 1 » October 2011 5 The 218 characteristics set out in Chapter 7 are labeled
as “Criteria for Choosing the “Best” LL.M. Program For You”, and fall into the following 26 categories: “type” of LL.M. program; specialized or general LL.M.; law school faculty; LL.M. coursework and academic credit require- ments; nature of LL.M. instruction; school and LL.M. program size; non-classroom academic credit (clinics, in- ternships, moot courts, etc.); other degrees & certificates offered; nature of school and the school’s philosophy; LL.M. and J.D. student integration; thesis or substantial writing; grading schemes; academic support on campus; law journals and law reviews; career development office; jobs—on campus, summer, OPT; LL.M. handbook; J.D., LL.M. and S.J.D. student body; alumni; law school ad- ministration and staff; law library; bar exam preparation; finances – expenses, scholarships; location; campus fa- cilities; ranking and reputation; “best” law school to meet your goals and applicant self-assessment.
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LL.M. students are adults and of course can look after themselves. However, when an international student enrolls in a residential LL.M. program in the U.S., it is reasonable for them to expect full service from faculty, administrators, and staff. Chapter 4 of LL.M. Roadmap identifies and discusses 7 categories or types of LL.M. programs operated by U.S. law schools, including residen- tial programs in the U.S., programs with educational com- ponents outside the U.S., and online programs.
7 Chapter 26 of LL.M. Roadmap discusses 88 strategies
to help prospective, current and former students achieve their many, multi-varied career objectives.
8 In a scheme known as “Optional Practical Training” (or
“OPT”), the U.S. government permits international LL.M. students with a F-1 visa to work in the U.S. in a law-related job for up to 12 months following receipt of their LL.M. degree. General information about the OPT can be found in Chapter 27 of LL.M. Roadmap. Current rules can be found on the website of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) (
http://www.ice.gov/sevis/students/ opt.htm). For information about post-degree “Academic Training” available for students with a J-1 visa, see Chap- ter 27 of LL.M. Roadmap and
www.ice.gov.
9
As of May 2011, New York has new rules in effect for international LL.M. students who wish to sit for the New York bar. These new rules are discussed in Chapter 28 of LL.M. Roadmap. Additional information can be found on the website of the New York State Board of Law Examin- ers (
http://www.nybarexam.org).
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See LL.M. Roadmap, Chapter 8, pages 169 – 171 for a list of additional LL.M. program information sources.
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