University of Maryland LLM admissions 2009

The Maryland LL.M. Program is a centerpiece of Maryland Law's commitment to promoting justice not only across the United States, but also around the world.

Building on the law school's nationally recognized specialty programs, the LL.M. provides advanced legal education for lawyers and law students seeking to develop expertise in a specific area of study. It is an academically rigorous program designed for individuals from the U.S. and abroad who are eager to engage in scholarly explorations of pressing legal issues.

The program’s intended students include:

American lawyers with a J.D. degree who want to further develop an expertise in one of the nationally ranked areas of strength at the School of Law;
foreign lawyers who want to enhance their international legal training by developing an expertise in U.S. law;
foreign graduate students in law who want add a depth of expertise in American law to their range of studies.
The Maryland LL.M. is distinguished by:

Specialization
The School of Law's specialty programs attract top faculty and students from across the country, providing opportunities for in-depth scholarship and teaching. LL.M. students are required to specialize in an area of established expertise at the School of Law, ensuring they will develop expertise in their field of choice, including:

Business Law
Clinical Law
Constitutional Law
Environmental Law
Health Law
International & Comparative Law

Applicants to the LL.M. program must hold a J.D. degree, or the equivalent from a law school that, if in the United States, is accredited by the American Bar Association, or, if outside the U.S., has comparable standing.

The deadline for application for the inaugural academic year is May 1, 2009

For more info and online application visit-: http://www.law.umaryland.edu/