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Fordham Law understands the special challenges faced by students who received their primary legal education abroad. For that reason, we offer special courses that help ease the transition for foreign-trained students to the U.S. law school environment. These include a comprehensive Introduction to the U.S. Legal System and a course in Legal Research and Writing for LL.M. students. Fordham Law also offers Perspectives U.S. Law (Parts I and II) and New York Civil Practice for LL.M. Students, both of which will cover many of the topics that are heavily tested on the New York State bar Examination. LL.M. students take almost all of their other courses with their J.D. counterparts which, we believe, provides an enriching learning environment for both U.S. and international students. In addition, each foreign LL.M. student is assigned a “buddy” from among upper-class J.D. students to help facilitate their integration into the larger Law School community. International LL.M. students also have special opportunities during their time at Fordham. They may be selected to serve as staff members on the Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law (for students in the Banking, Corporate, and Finance Law program); Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (for students in the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law program); or the Fordham International Law Journal (for students in the programs in International Business and Trade Law and International Law and Justice). LL.M. students hold special leadership positions in the Student Bar Association and the Global Law Society. In addition, international LL.M. students may teach informal “legal language” classes to their J.D. and LL.M. counterparts. International LL.M. students have the opportunity to take part in a special career fair held in New York City each January. |
