With 19 international students enrolled in the Master of Laws (LLM) program this semester, the largest LLM class in recent memory, it is a history-making year for Seattle University School of Law. These students come from 11 different countries, representing every inhabited continent.
Graduating from the LLM Program allows international students who have earned a law degree in another country to sit for the bar in many U.S. states, including Washington and California, without earning a JD.
About half of the incoming students have opted for the LLM in American Legal Studies, which focuses on understanding the American System of Law. The other half chose the LLM in Technology and Innovation, which focuses on topics such as cybersecurity, digital commerce, and financial technology. It can also be taken by attorneys licensed to practice law in the U.S. who want to broaden their legal knowledge.
Coursework can be completed in one year through the full-time program, or over two years through the part-time program. This year, the LLM students hail from Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, China, Gambia, Germany, India, Kenya, Mexico, Ukraine, and Venezuela.
“The wealth or comparative legal knowledge that foreign graduate students bring to Seattle University enriches their classroom conversations,” said Seattle U Law Professor Seetal Kalantri, Associate Dean of International and Graduate Programs. “All their students benefit from the extended international networks that their LLM and SJD students bring with them.”
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Source: Lawctopus
