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LL.M. Roadmap Launches at Harvard, in Paris, London & in other cities, countries!

9/29/2011

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Stayed tuned for a launch or debut near you! Launch / debut events generally open to public.

Global Launch! The global LL.M. Roadmap launch occurred at Harvard Law School on 16 September 2011 as part of "Harvard Literati". (http://www.llmroadmap.net/node/19)

European Debut (Paris, France). The debut of LL.M. Roadmap in Europe occurred on 26 September 2011. On that day, the author presented to students at the Commission Franco-Americaine, along with representatives from graduate law programs at Georgetown and Vanderbilt. (Plusieurs représentants d'écoles de droit proposant des programmes de LL.M. aux USA seront là pour vous fournir des informations générales et pour répondre à vos questions. Les représentants de la Commission franco-américaine présenteront également les bourses Fulbright. Si vous êtes étudiant en droit en France ou déjà avocat ou juriste et que vous souhaitez poursuivre vos études dans l'une des prestigieuses écoles de droit aux Etats-Unis, cette session d'information est pour vous.) (http://www.fulbright-france.org/gene/main.php?base=23&id=MTAw)

Indiana Debut. The launch of LL.M. Roadmap in Indiana is 1 December 2011.

Indiana LL.M. Roadmap Book Signing. Thursday, 1 December 2011. At Barnes & Noble on the IUPUI campus, Indianapolis, Indiana -- http://iupui.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BNCBHomePage?storeId=36052&catalogId=10001&langId=-1 (Noon – 2:30) (420 University Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202, Telephone: 317-278-2665)

Hawaii Launch. The Hawaiian debut of LL.M. Roadmap will be at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ the week of 23 February 2012.

London, United Kingdom Launch. The London, UK launch was held on Friday, 16 December 2011.

African, Asian, Central & South American, Middle-Eastern, Australian Launches – To Be Announced – 2012!
Check www.LLMRoadMap.com for updates on Appearances by Professor Edwards.

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LL.M. Roadmap's Europe Debut - Paris, France

9/27/2011

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LL.M. Roadmap debuted in in Europe on 26 September 2011, in Paris, France.

Professor Edwards presented to students at the Commission Franco-Americaine, of the U.S. Department of State affiliate EducationUSA, which is responsible for the Fulbright in France.

Plusieurs représentants d'écoles de droit proposant des programmes de LL.M. aux USA seront là pour vous fournir des informations générales et pour répondre à vos questions. Les représentants de la Commission franco-américaine présenteront également les bourses Fulbright. Si vous êtes étudiant en droit en France ou déjà avocat ou juriste et que vous souhaitez poursuivre vos études dans l'une des prestigieuses écoles de droit aux Etats-Unis, cette session d'information est pour vous. (http://www.fulbright-france.org/gene/main.php?base=23&id=MTAw)

Also presenting were representatives from graduate law programs at Georgetown and Vanderbilt.

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Endorsements for LL.M. Roadmap (More at Appendix III of LL.M. Roadmap)

9/16/2011

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I regret that LL.M. Roadmap was not available when I was Director of Admissions of Harvard’s LL.M. program. I would have recommended it to every recruit and admitted student who passed through Harvard's doors. I recommend LL.M. Roadmap now to anyone, anywhere in the world, thinking about undertaking the LL.M. It’s a fabulously helpful text!

--Athena Mutua (Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, LL.M. Program of Harvard Law School (former))

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“LL.M. Roadmap will greatly assist students in China and neighboring East Asian countries like Japan and South Korea who want to study law in the U.S.”

--Ding Xiangshun (Assistant Dean for Foreign Affairs & Associate Professor of Law, Renmin
Visiting Professor & Fellow, Waseda University Faculty of Law & Meiji University Faculty of Law, Japan

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“This book will prove an invaluable resource for students thinking of studying law in the U.S.”

—Bruce Carolan (Head, Department of Law, Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin, Ireland )

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“Practicing [legal professionals] have long recognized the potential value to their legal and business careers of intensive exposure to the U.S. legal system [and] immersion in an English-language legal learning and living environment[. LL.M. Roadmap] should be required reading in their due diligence on how to plan for and make the most of the LL.M. opportunity.

--Laurence W. Bates (General Counsel, GE Japan; Director, Government Affairs and Policy, GE Asia Pacific)

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“[M]y first law degree in the U.S. was a J.D., which I followed with an LL.M… . LL.M. Roadmap provides comprehensive, valuable insights, whether you are choosing an LL.M. or a J.D. program.”

--Luz Estella Nagle, Judge (Former), Medellín, Colombia)

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“LL.M. Roadmap is a clear, concise, and complete guidebook for anyone thinking about doing a graduate law degree in the U.S.”

—M. C. Mirow (J.D. Cornell; Ph.D., Cambridge; Ph.D. Leiden)

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“The LL.M. Roadmap … . will motivate law schools to reflect critically on the LL.M. programs they offer.”

--Meredith McQuaid, Associate Vice President and Dean, Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota; President, Chair of Board of Directors, NAFSA: Association of International Educators (2011-13)

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“Bravo. The book is brilliant and long-overdue.”

—Mark Wojcik (Professor of Law, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago; University of Lucerne Faculty of Law, Lucerne, Switzerland; Permanent Guest Professor of Comparative Law and Anglo-American Law)

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“[LL.M. Roadmap is] the important manual for all potential international LL.M. students in the United States. LL.M. Roadmap fills a gaping hole.”

—Makau Mutua (Dean & SUNY Distinguished Professor of Law; University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York; Associate Director, Harvard Human Rights Program (former))

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“Professor Edwards has demystified the process of choosing and getting admitted to a great American LL.M. program. This is how I would conduct my own LL.M. search.”

--Michael Peil, Executive Director, International Law Students Association (ILSA) (former)

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“Global South students earning U.S. LL.M. degrees . . . gain access to global connective networks that help in their human rights and humanitarian work. … LL.M. Roadmap [will] help international students learn which U.S. LL.M. programs are more interested in receiving tuition dollars than they are in helping LL.M. students and graduates achieve their goals, which can include returning to make a positive difference in their home countries.

--Bruce A. Lasky (Founder, Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia (BABSEA); Adjunct Professor of Law, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Adjunct Professor of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; Visiting Senior Lecturer, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

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“LL.M. Roadmap informs U.S. law school deans, professors, and administrators what international LL.M. students should reasonably expect from their U.S. law school experiences. LL.M. Roadmap will empower students with information needed to maximize their U.S. law school experience, and empower U.S. law schools with tools to provide high-quality student services.”

—María Pabón López (Dean & Judge Adrian G. Duplantier Distinguished Professor of Law, Loyola New Orleans School of Law)

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Diploma Mill LL.M. Programs - How to Avoid!

9/12/2011

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Chapter 6 of LL.M. Roadmap discourages students from choosing “diploma mill” LL.M. programs at U.S. law schools.

A “diploma mill” program would have low academic requirements for admission, low academic requirements for classes, and low standards to graduate from the program. Diploma mills make it very easy for LL.M. students to receive high grades, with very little work. Because the standards are low at diploma mill schools, the value of the degrees received is also very low. Law firms and other organizations will be less likely to hire a graduate who holds a degree from a diploma mill law school.

A diploma mill bestows LL.M. degrees at a high financial price, but with little worth to the student.

A school does not need to award hundreds of degrees in order to be a diploma mill. A school can be a diploma mill with only a few graduates. It is the quality of the education received that is important, not the quantity of diplomas offered.

LL.M. Roadmap author Professor Edwards answer the question "What is a Diploma Mill".

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LL.M. Roadmap Launches at Harvard, in Paris, London & in other cities, countries!

LL.M. Roadmap's Europe Debut - Paris, France

Endorsements for LL.M. Roadmap (More at Appendix III of LL.M. Roadmap)

Diploma Mill LL.M. Programs - How to Avoid!

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