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About the Program
The American Legal Studies LLM is exclusively foreign law graduates with a first degree in law, including an LLB or equivalent. Students are immersed in practice skills-oriented classes and work directly with an advisor to tailor a their program of study to suit their needs. Students with the intentions of taking the California bar are provided expert bar preparation. Students may specialize in
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade & Investment
- Sports & Entertainment Law
- General American Law
Curriculum
All students will attend a week-long orientation program to orient them the law school environment, law classes and campus resources. Students may choose from a wide variety of law classes tailored to their specialty. The program is 24 units to complete and includes the following types courses:
- Introduction to American Law for Foreign Students
- Core American Law courses taken with JD students
- Practice Skills Classes
- Bar Preparation Classes
Learning Outcomes
Graduates will demonstrate:
- Foundational Understanding: Demonstrate a basic understanding of the structures of the U.S. legal system and how the common law system operates in the U.S.;
- Professional Responsibility: Demonstrate a basic understanding of the substantive doctrine and theory of professional responsibility;
- Substantive & Procedural Law: Demonstrate an understanding of substantive and/or procedural laws (as applicable to their area of interest and requirements of relevant bar exam); and
- Legal Communication: Demonstrate effective legal communication
