July 12, 2007
The Accreditation Committee of the American Bar Association’s
Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar has acquiesced
to St. John’s University School of Law’s application to establish
an LL.M. Program in U.S. Legal Studies for Foreign Law School
Graduates. The twenty-four credit program, designed for
foreign-trained attorneys and jurists, will begin in the Fall of
2008. Students enrolled in the program will take two required
courses in American Legal Research and Writing and Introduction to
American Law and then be able to tailor a program around their
needs and interests.
The LL.M. Program allows students to be eligible for applying to
the New York Bar Examination, thus providing them with the option
of practicing law in the United States or their home countries.
The LL.M. Program is open to graduates of any accredited foreign
law school. Rolling admission will begin in the Fall of 2007.
Applicants must provide their law school transcript in English; a
non-refundable application fee of $100; two letters of
recommendation and, if necessary, proof of English language
proficiency demonstrated through a minimum TOEFL score of 600.
Further details on the program, as well as application
materials, will be posted on the School of Law's Web site in the
near future. For further information, contact Professor Philip
Weinberg at weinberp@stjohns.edu or Luca
Melchionna, Director of Transnational Programs, at melchiol@stjohns.edu.