The University of San Francisco offers the best of both worlds - an intimate program with personalized support in a major metropolitan area full of professional opportunities.
The LLM Program is a one year residential program at the 法学院’s main campus in the center of San Francisco, just 15 minutes from City Hall and 10 minutes to Golden Gate Park. Students are able to take courses throughout the day and then take advantage of the numerous professional events that San Francisco has to offer.
Our program is designed as an “integrated” program, meaning that there are only two required LLM only courses and beyond those courses, the LLM students are fully integrated into the JD program so as to get the full immersive experience of law school in the United States. The program requires 25 units of credit toward completion, but students may take up to 30 units of credit.
The degree requirements for the 知识产权法学硕士 and Technology differ from the general Master of Laws (LLM) program.
法院的访问
San Francisco is an extension of the USF campus and plays a vital role in the overall educational experience that our LLM students have while studying here. The law school is located minutes away from the Civic Center, 联邦政府所在地, 状态, and local government agencies and federal and 状态 courts.
在秋季学期, LLM students study specific cases and then visit and hear oral arguments before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the 加州 Supreme Court in San Francisco. 在春天, LLM students attend a jury trial and participate in a guided tour at San Quentin Prison.
职业服务
在线博彩平台。法学院 就业服务办公室 helps LLM students create a personalized job search strategy and provides information throughout each phase of the job search. 职业服务 include individual career counseling, 浏览简历和求职信, career workshops and programs on job search skills and practice areas, 校园面试, 还有一个招聘数据库. 职业服务 advises the LLM community on professional development and suggests legal specialties to explore depending on an individual's interests. With an LLM degree from USF and our comprehensive support services, our students are prepared to advance their career.
Alums mentor students during and after they receive their degrees. This mentoring includes inviting the students to their law offices and company headquarters to gain valuable insights about the practice of law in their areas of expertise, and to share additional thoughts on careers and career planning for LLM students.
学生律师协会
All JD and LLM students attending the law school are members of the 学生律师协会 (SBA). The LLM students elect their representative to the SBA in September.
The SBA sponsors social and cultural activities and gives students a voice in school policy. The SBA also funds and oversees student organizations, 比如商业法协会, 环境法律学会, 知识产权 and Cyberspace Law Association, 国际法学会, 劳动 and 就业法 Student Association, 全国律师协会, 同性恋法律协会, 公益法律基金会, 以及妇女法律协会.
社会活动
作为在线博彩平台。的法学硕士学生, you will make life-long friends through both academic and social activities of the program. One of the first social activities that we organize for our LLM students is a visit to the beautiful coastal home of Professor Emeritus Eldon Reiley, 法学硕士课程的创始人, 在蒙达拉, 加州. Students have the opportunity to mingle with fellow students, 工作人员, 在线博彩平台教员, visiting international faculty and scholars, and LLM alumni who live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
当该放松的时候, our backyard is Golden Gate Park — a favorite spot for running, 骑自行车, 或者在外面学习. Cafes, 餐厅, clubs, and all the fun of city life are at our students’ doorstep. 娱乐选择是无限的, 从芭蕾, 歌剧, 剧院, concerts and symphony to the Chinese New Year Parade, 狂欢节游行, 以及其他文化活动. 艺术和音乐欣欣向荣, 独特的商店, 餐厅, 和俱乐部, 明信片美景, 和职业运动队(巨人队加油!), it’s no wonder San Francisco is the number one tourist destination in the United States. As a student at USF, you will call it home.
美国律师资格考试准备
Our department along with the 法学院 will provide you with support and general guidance regarding a US Bar Examination. General Information on Qualifications for Admission to the Bar is below.
请注意，获得一个LL.M. does not guarantee eligibility to sit for a U.S. 律师资格考试. 除了律师资格考试, 有性格, 健身, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. 管辖范围内.
Students are therefore encouraged to determine the requirements for any 管辖范围内 in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the 管辖范围内. For more information, you should consult the 加州律师考试规则. The requirements for taking the New York Bar Exam are similar to those of 加州. To learn more about the eligibility requirements for the New York Bar exam, visit the New York State Board of Law Examiners website. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the 全国律师考试师会议.