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The Master of Laws (LLM) Program
With a specialization either in Corporate Governance & Practice or Law, Science & Technology, the LLM program offers a course-based curriculum of advanced study. The LLM program enrolls approximately 30 students per year (15 in each specialization). It is limited to students with a primary law degree earned outside the United States.
Admissions & Forms
Information and Procedures
The application deadline for the 2008-09 academic year is December 14, 2007. Most admissions decisions will be announced by April 1, 2008. Some applicants may be notified of their admission prior to this date.
Please note that applications submitted by fax or e-mail will not be accepted.
The Application
A completed application consists of the following components (see guidelines below):
- Application for Admission to Graduate Study
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Personal statement
- Two letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts
- TOEFL score report
- Application fee
Addresses
Completed graduate applications should be sent to:
- Graduate Admissions
Stanford Law School - Crown Quadrangle
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610
Personal Statement
LLM Applicants
This statement of two to three pages seeks information about the applicant's experience in legal practice, and interest in graduate study (in the applicable specialization). This statement should also discuss the applicant's professional goals, and how the completion of an LLM degree could benefit his or her legal career.
Letters of Recommendation
Each letter should be sent directly to the school by the referee. A Statement of Referee form is included with the application materials. Applicants must sign the Waiver portion of this form and send it to each person who will be writing on their behalf.
LLM Applicants
Applicants should make arrangements for two letters of recommendation to be sent to Stanford Law School by December 14, 2007. It is suggested that LLM applicants obtain one letter from someone familiar with their work in legal practice (or related professional experience) and one letter from someone familiar with their academic work. At least one letter should be from someone with whom the applicant has worked who can address the applicant's English-language proficiency.d Law School strongly recommends that all LLM and JSM (SPILS) applicants submit their official transcripts through the LSAC LL.M. Credential Assembly Service. We believe that it is in the best interest of applicants to use this service, as it is an easy and convenient means of submitting transcripts to a number of different institutions. In addition, the service provides us with verification and authentication of transcripts and allows us to more quickly proceed with the actual review of your application.
Official Transcripts
Stanford Law School strongly recommends that all LLM and JSM (SPILS) applicants submit their official transcripts through the LSAC LL.M. Credential Assembly Service. We believe that it is in the best interest of applicants to use this service, as it is an easy and convenient means of submitting transcripts to a number of different institutions. In addition, the service provides us with verification and authentication of transcripts and allows us to more quickly proceed with the actual review of your application.Applicants who chose not to use the LSAC LL.M. Credential Assembly Service must submit two sets of official transcripts to Stanford Law School. These transcripts should show all courses taken and marks earned, and receipt of any degree from each university or institution of higher education at which the applicant has been in residence for one year or more. "Official transcripts" are (a) either original transcripts or copies that have been certified by the relevant educational institution and (b) either provided directly by that institution to Stanford Law School or in an envelope sealed by the institution. If these transcripts are not in English the applicant must also include a certified English translation.
Application Fee
An application fee of US $100 made payable to Stanford Law School is required of each applicant, for each program to which they apply. Payment must be made in U.S. dollars, either by check, postal money order or traveler's check. This fee is nonrefundable and not applicable to tuition. Students who apply to both SPILS and the LLM Program must pay a separate $100 fee for each application (a total of $200).English Language Skills and Practical Experience
Stanford Law School course work and related academic activities require written and spoken fluency in English. Graduate students whose native language is not English must submit their scores on the standardized Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum TOEFL score of 260 (computer-based test), 620 (paper-based test), or 100 (Internet-based test) is required for admission. This exam is administered worldwide.Applicants who register with the LSAC LL.M. Credential Assembly Service should submit their TOEFL scores to LSAC. The Institution Code for LSAC is 8395. Applicants who chose not to use the LSAC Service must submit their TOEFL scores directly to Stanford Law School through the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The Institution Code for Stanford Law School is 4704; the Department Code for the Advanced Degree Programs is 03.
English Language Study
For students who are less than fully fluent in English, we may recommend or require, as a condition for admission, attendance at an intensive English language course prior to beginning studies at Stanford Law School. Stanford University offers a six-week intensive English course beginning in early July. For more information about Stanford's English for Foreign Students program please visit www.stanford.edu/group/efs/.
Practical Experience
We believe that the LLM program is most valuable for students who already have significant law practice experience. Except under unusual circumstances, candidates must have at least two years of professional legal experience before commencing the LLM program. Applicants seeking a waiver of this requirement should explain in their application materials the personal or professional circumstances that they believe justify a waiver.
Completed graduate applications should be sent to:
- Graduate Admissions
Stanford Law School - Crown Quadrangle
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610
LLM in Corporate Governance & Practice
Overview
The Master of Laws (LLM) in Corporate Governance & Practice offers rigorous academic and professional training in corporate governance and transactional legal practice. This specialized program seeks to provide foreign business and transactional lawyers with a broad base of expertise in such areas as accounting, bankruptcy, corporations, finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, tax, and venture capital that they can use when they return to law practice, most often in their home countries. Candidates admitted to the program will undertake an individually tailored sequence of courses, primarily from among the Law School's corporate and business-related courses.The LLM in Corporate Governance & Practice is limited to students with a primary law degree earned outside the United States. Except under unusual circumstances, candidates must have at least two years of professional legal experience before commencing the LLM program.
LLM students are required to be in residence at Stanford during the full (nine month) academic year. They are required to take a minimum of 26 credit units (and a maximum of 32 units). Most courses are 3 or 4 units, so the normal course load is 3 or 4 courses per semester.
Courses
The LLM academic program includes the following components:
- An introductory course in American and common law (see below);
- Participation in an LLM colloquium on current topics related to each specialization;
- Appropriate courses selected from the regular Stanford Law School curriculum (and, to a limited extent, from other Stanford University Departments or Programs); and
- A research paper completed in conjunction with one of these courses.
To meet these requirements, each LLM student will develop an individualized course of study that will be reviewed and approved by the program director.
LLM students are required to be in residence at Stanford during the full (nine month) academic year. They are required to take a minimum of 26 credit units (and a maximum of 32 units). Most courses are 3 or 4 units, so the normal course load is 3 or 4 courses per semester.
Introduction to American Law
Stanford Law School offers foreign graduate students an intensive two-week "Introduction to American Law" course during the month of August, before regular classes begin. This course is required for LLM students. It is optional for SPILS Fellows, but is recommended for students with no prior exposure to American law. The purpose of this course is to (1) introduce foreign-trained graduate students to basic concepts of American law and provide an overview of U.S. legal process and institutions, (2) teach students how to read and analyze judicial opinions from U.S. courts, and (3) prepare foreign students to participate in regular Stanford Law School courses.
Corporate Governance and Practice Seminar
All Corporate Governance & Practice LLM students will participate in a weekly seminar that is directed by the teaching fellow in Corporate Governance & Practice. In the Autumn semester, the seminar will include an overview and discussion of selected issues in corporate governance. In the Spring semester, it will focus on issues related to corporate fraud and governance. Students are also encouraged to attend other relevant seminars and colloquiums related to corporate governance that are held on campus.
Corporate Governance and Practice Courses Offered at Stanford Law School
Corporate governance and business law is one of the strongest components of the Law School's curriculum. The following is a list of the principal courses in this field that have been offered at the Law School during the last several years. Some courses are not offered every year and additional courses may be offered in a particular year. Students without a prior background in accounting and finance are encouraged to take appropriate courses in accounting, corporate finance, or both.
In addition to the courses listed below, students may pursue written projects as Directed Research, for an appropriate amount of course credit, under the supervision of a faculty member. Visit the courses section of the Law School's website for a comprehensive list of offerings.
Corporate and Securities Law
- Capital Markets and Securities Regulation
- Corporate Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance Colloquium*
- Corporate Law Theory*
- Corporations
- Deals: The Economic Structure of Transactions and Contracting *
- International Corporate Governance
- Nonprofits
- Private Firms
- Venture Capital
Accounting and Finance
- Accounting
- Advanced Finance Theory
- Corporate Finance I
- Corporate Finance II
- Quantitative Methods: Finance
Bankruptcy and Commercial Law
- Bankruptcy
- Business Reorganizations
- Commercial Paper
- Secured Transactions
Taxation
- Corporate Income Taxation
- Income Taxation
- International Taxation
- Partnership Taxation
- Tax Policy Colloquium
Other Related Courses
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Antitrust
- Economics
- Electronic Commerce
- Game Theory and Law
- International Business Transactions
- International Business and Human Rights
- International Development and the Rule of Law
- International Legal Practice I: Developed Economies
- International Legal Practice II: Developing Economies
- Law and Economics Seminar*
- Negotiation*
- Professional Responsibility: Issues in Business Practice
- Technology as a Business Asset
- White Collar Crime
* Limited enrollment courses or seminars for which admission may be subject to a lottery or permission of the instructor.
Related Programs
Corporate Governance & Practice LLM candidates have the opportunity to participate in several Law School programs of academic and professional interest. The Program in Law, Economics and Business, launched in 2003, builds upon the strengths of two of Stanford Law School's most repected programs, the John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics and Corporate Governance, and the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance.
The John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics plays an active role in the Law School, and more generally in the University, in promoting interest in the economic analysis of law. Olin program activities include the Law and Economics Seminar and an ongoing Law and Economics lunch discussion series.
The Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University was created with the vision that advances in the understanding and practice of corporate governance are most likely to occur in a cross-disciplinary environment where economists, lawyers, financial experts, political scientists, engineers and practitioners can meet and work together.
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