LLM em Direito e Política dos EUA

The LLM in U.S. Law and Policy is designed specifically for international lawyers or law graduates who seek a general introduction to the United States law. You will study the foundation of U.S. law, and be prepared to demonstrate knowledge of U.S. law to employees and clients.

Program Highlights

• Experience courses with JD students allowing direct observation of American lawyer training .
• Work with the Director of Graduate and International Programs to tailor your course selection to qualify to take a bar exam .
• Study the foundation of U.S. law to be prepared to demonstrate knowledge of U.S. law to employees and clients .
• Have access to McGeorge's broad base of alumni from all over the world.
• Join a community of law students, faculty, and alumni, and receive special assistance in adjusting to student life in the United States.

About McGeorge

McGeorge educates lawyers for large and small law firms, government agencies and corporate legal departments in California, across the United States, and around the world. This has been our hallmark since 1924 and is truer today than ever before.

As the world grows smaller yet more complex, McGeorge responds by rigorously training our students for leadership positions in the global economy of the 21st century.

Our success is built on a distinguished faculty, high-quality students, committed and involved alumni, and a beautiful, spacious campus with state-of-the-art classrooms and student facilities.

Yet it is also built on a vision. McGeorge is an institution on the move, a dynamic law school that is changing and growing to meet the challenges of the global economy and to educate the lawyers who will be tomorrow’s leaders.

Why choose McGeorge? Because you’ll be prepared for success:

Faculty

• 45 full-time and 50 part-time professors who have attained national and international renown in their fields.
• Faculty members who have published 30 books in the past five years, one of the highest totals among law schools in the nation.
• Professors who have held major positions in government, leading law firms and all segments of the industry, and who impart real-world knowledge to our students.
• The inspiring presence of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy (Ret.), our longest continuously serving faculty member.

Academics

• The best international business law preparation in the West
• Top-ranked trial advocacy and dispute resolution programs
• Renowned California and federal government law and policy program
• The intensity of instruction, with 43% more hours above the ABA requirement for the JD degree
• Emphasis on writing, with two full years of writing classes.
• A balance of theoretical education and practice-related skills training.

The number of applicants with LSAT scores in the 80% or higher range has more than doubled.