Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 2024
This Article reports on the first comprehensive mixed method study of an LL.M. program at a U.S. ... more This Article reports on the first comprehensive mixed method study of an LL.M. program at a U.S. law school. Conducted in collaboration between the Syracuse University Law School’s Office of International Programs and a team of experts in Program Evaluation at the Syracuse University School of Education, this research sought to assess the efficacy and outcome of the Syracuse LL.M. Program. Through surveys and interviews of LL.M. students and alumni, their J.D. student mentors, and faculty, from 2019-21, this research found overwhelmingly positive outcomes. The Article begins in Part I with a brief discussion of the history and background of LL.M. programs in the United States, followed in Part II by a discussion of the benefits of international legal education, generally, based on the limited research that exists. Part III of the Article discusses the findings of this first of its kind study of the Syracuse Law LL.M. Program, which was developed in 2012 in response to a growing demand for advanced degrees among international lawyers. Given the overwhelmingly positive impact of the LL.M. Program at Syracuse Law, it is hoped that this Article will spur the development of future LL.M. programs and international educational initiatives as well as provide a model for the evaluation of LL.M. programs at other law schools.
Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 2024
This Article reports on the first comprehensive mixed method study of an LL.M. program at a U.S. ... more This Article reports on the first comprehensive mixed method study of an LL.M. program at a U.S. law school. Conducted in collaboration between the Syracuse University Law School’s Office of International Programs and a team of experts in Program Evaluation at the Syracuse University School of Education, this research sought to assess the efficacy and outcome of the Syracuse LL.M. Program. Through surveys and interviews of LL.M. students and alumni, their J.D. student mentors, and faculty, from 2019-21, this research found overwhelmingly positive outcomes. The Article begins in Part I with a brief discussion of the history and background of LL.M. programs in the United States, followed in Part II by a discussion of the benefits of international legal education, generally, based on the limited research that exists. Part III of the Article discusses the findings of this first of its kind study of the Syracuse Law LL.M. Program, which was developed in 2012 in response to a growing demand for advanced degrees among international lawyers. Given the overwhelmingly positive impact of the LL.M. Program at Syracuse Law, it is hoped that this Article will spur the development of future LL.M. programs and international educational initiatives as well as provide a model for the evaluation of LL.M. programs at other law schools.
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