Office of Graduate Legal Studies and International Programs / (812) 856-0221 / lgradadm@indiana.edu

Baier Hall / 211 S. Indiana Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405 / (812) 855-7995 / law.indiana.edu/graduate

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LAW AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT LIFE

GLOBALIZATION IS AFFECTING ALMOST EVERY AREA OF THE LAW.

AN INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE DEGREE FROM THE IU MAURER

SCHOOL OF LAW IS YOUR KEY TO SUCCESS IN THIS NEW AND

RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY:

International Reputation:

The Law School was ranked 25th overall in the March 2016 US News and World Report

rankings, and our international law program was ranked 18th. Our LLM program is more than

100 years old — one of the oldest in the US. Our tradition and experience combine with the

expertise and global prestige of our faculty members to bring you a first-rate educational

experience — for thousands of dollars less than at other universities.

Degree Options:

In addition to the traditional LLM, we offer an LLM with a thesis for students planning to pursue

doctoral studies. We also offer LLM specializations in business and commercial law; financial

regulation and capital markets; information privacy and cybersecurity law; intellectual property

law; and international and comparative law and globalization. In addition, we award a one-

semester certificate, a master of comparative law (MCL), a doctor of juridical science (SJD), and

a PhD in law and democracy, the only degree of its kind in the world.

Many international students are also interested in our JD degree. Qualified students can apply

to the JD program with advanced standing and earn their degree in as few as two years.

The Bloomington Community:

While earning your degree, you’ll enjoy the safe, quiet, yet cosmopolitan atmosphere of

Bloomington, Forbes’s #1 city for work-life balance, famous for its international community,

globally focused culture and cuisine, and a cost of living far below that of other US cities.

The Indiana University Network:

As an Indiana Law graduate, you’ll have access not only to the Law School’s alumni in more

than 55 countries, but also to the more than 600,000 IU alumni around the globe. The IU

community is truly global, and it’s yours to share as a Law School alumnus.

Support:

The Law School has a six-person staff dedicated to international graduate students and

programs. Students also enjoy excellent support from the university’s Office of International

Services. These offices are at your service for assistance with visas, housing, and other ways to

make your stay in Bloomington more comfortable.

a top-ranked globaldegree, in the heart of the united statesAt Indiana Law, you get the best of both worlds — an international educational experience, at a reasonable cost, in a

small yet cosmopolitan city free from the hassles, expenses, and dangers of a large urban area.

Making a Global Impact:

Three of the Law School’s five research centers are dedicated to global issues: the Center for Constitutional

Democracy; the Center for Law, Society, and Culture; and the Center on the Global Legal Profession. More than

20 of our faculty members focus their research and teaching on international and comparative law, which provides

opportunities for research assistant positions.

Bringing the World to Bloomington:

Each year, a wide range of lectures, distinguished speakers, symposia, workshops and conferences are dedicated

to international issues, including the China Law Forum (with China University of Political Science and Law), the

Bradley-Wolter Colloquium (with Warsaw University and Jagiellonian University), the Smith Endowed Lecture, and

the Snyder Endowed Lecture (with Cambridge University).

Visiting Foreign Scholars:

We welcome visitors from around the world every year. Long-standing visitors come from Trinity College, Dublin;

Warsaw University; University of Debrecen (Hungary); Ewha University and Yonsei University (Korea); National Chiao

Tung University and National Chengchi University (Taiwan); China University of Political Science and Law; East China

University of Political Science and Law; Jindal Global University (India); Australian National University; the Max Planck

Institute (Germany); the Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) and Worcester College, Oxford.

Opportunities to Engage:

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in a variety of international student organizations at the Law School,

including the Pro Bono Immigration Project, the International Law Society, and the Indiana Journal of Global Legal

Studies. Across campus, you can take advantage of IU’s 59 institutes, centers, and other units with an international

focus, and meet some of the more than 1,000 faculty on the Bloomington campus with international ties.

A Global Community:

About 75 foreign lawyers from 20 countries come to Bloomington each year to earn graduate degrees. You’ll attend

classes with them, and with the school’s 550 JD students. Sitting side-by-side with peers from throughout the US

and the world will broaden your perspectives on the practice of law and the globalization of your profession.

BLOOMINGTON: A COLLEGE TOWN. . . WITH URBAN SOPHISTICATION

You already know that law school can be difficult and often time-consuming. So why spend your graduate school

year in a crowded urban area, juggling metro passes, dodging traffic, and paying high rent? In Bloomington, you’ll

find a more relaxed pace — a college town focused on students, but with the amenities, sophistication, and fun of

a large city. Everything you need is within reach in Bloomington, so you can bike to campus and shopping or take

advantage of free bus service, and focus on what’s really important!

Consider what others say about Bloomington:– #1 city for work-life balance Forbes– #3 foodie town livability.com– #5 best city for educated millennials Business Insider– #6 best college town to live in forever College Ranker– #10 best city for college graduates Huffington Post– Top 25 bike-to-work city treehugger.com

IU has the Jacobs School of Music — one of the nation’s top music schools — and outstanding programs in fine

arts, theatre, opera, and drama. The spectacular art deco Auditorium brings the best of Broadway to campus every

season. The world-famous Little 500 bike race takes place every spring. If you like outdoor activities, the natural

landscape of southern Indiana, the Hoosier National Forest, and the state’s largest inland lake are yours to enjoy.

And if you long for a big city adventure, Indianapolis, the state capital and home to more than 2 million, is just 45

minutes away, with convenient bus service.

IU OPERA LITTLE 500

faculty excellence,globalperspectivesThe Maurer School of Law’s global curriculum is reflected in the international law, comparative law,

and in the global perspective that the faculty bring to their research and teaching. Here are just a few

examples of our faculty’s expertise.

Name Distinction

Fred Aman One of the nation’s leading experts on global administrative law and founder of

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Brian Broughman Expert in corporate governance, corporate finance, and venture capital

Hannah Buxbaum Expert in international and comparative law, particularly transactions and conflicts of law;

academic director of IU Europe Global Gateway Office

Fred Cate International expert on cybersecurity and privacy; appointed to numerous committees

for Homeland Security, Department of Defense, FTC, United Nations; IU vice president

for research

Paul Craig Professor of comparative law, with an emphasis on English law; permanent faculty member

at Oxford University and author of the definitive text on European Union law

David Fidler International expert on cybersecurity, counterinsurgency, international law and

global health, biosecurity, arms control, and drone law

Gina-Gail Fletcher Corporate law and finance scholar, expert in financial markets and financial regulation

Joe Hoffmann International expert on comparative law, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and law and

society of Japan and Asia

Sarah Jane Hughes Renowned expert on banking, consumer finance, and financial regulation

Feisal Istrabadi Former Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations; founding director, IU Center for the

Study of the Middle East

Mark Janis Expert on international trends in design patents and intellectual property law; director of

Center for IP Research

Jay Krishnan Worldwide expert on the Indian judicial system; director, Center on the

Global Legal Profession

Marshall Leaffer Expert on international intellectual property; author of definitive treatise on copyright law

Donna Nagy Expert in securities law, corporate law, and securities regulation and litigation

Christiana Ochoa Award-winning documentary filmmaker and expert on the intersection of economic

development and human rights

Austen Parrish Transnational law expert with emphasis on role of courts in solving global challenges

Tim Waters Expert on ethnic conflict in Iraq and the Balkans; also teaches in the area of Islamic law

David Williams Consultant to governments of Liberia and Vietnam and the Burmese democracy

movement; executive director, Center for Constitutional Democracy

Susan Williams Constitutional advisor to Women’s League of Burma; advisor to Liberian constitutional

drafting committee; director, Center for Constitutional Democracy

choose your interest, build your specialtyAs an Indiana Law graduate student, in addition to

earning a general LLM, you can choose from several

specialty areas of study that suit your interests

and career goals. Listed below are five areas of

specialization and related courses that many students

select, but the list is not exhaustive. Your academic

advisor will help you select courses that are right for you

or help you develop your own specialty. Twelve credits

are required to complete a specialty.

REQUIRED LLM COURSES (2 credits each)Introduction to American LawLegal Discourse and Writing Constitutional Law for Foreign Lawyers (recommended)

BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW Accounting for Lawyers BankruptcyCorporations Federal Income TaxInternational Business Transactions Mergers and AcquisitionsNegotiable Instruments NegotiationsNon-Profit CorporationsSales Secured TransactionsSeminar in Corporate LawSeminar in Law and Globalization: Corporate Law and LawyeringWhite Collar Crime

FINANCIAL REGULATION AND CAPITAL MARKETSBanking LawCorporate FinanceCorporationsInsurance LawInternational Securities Regulation Mergers and AcquisitionsSecurities Regulation Seminar in Financial Regulation

INFORMATION PRIVACY AND CYBERSECURITY LAWCommunications Law Cybersecurity LawHealth Privacy Law PracticumInformation Privacy Law IInformation Privacy Law IIInformation Security LawInformation Security and Privacy PracticumInformation Technology Essentials for Lawyers Internet LawNational and Homeland Security LawSeminar in Electronic Mass MediaSeminar in Information Privacy

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWAntitrustCopyright LawEntertainment LawFDA LawFederal Circuit AdvocacyInternational Intellectual PropertyIntellectual Property AntitrustIntellectual Property TransactionsLaw and Biomedical AdvancePatent LawPatent ProsecutionPatent Trial PracticeSeminar in Intellectual Property Seminar in Law and Biotechnology InnovationSurvey of Intellectual PropertyTrade Dress and Design LawTrademark and Unfair Competition Law

INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW AND GLOBALIZATION After Atrocities: Processes of Post-Conflict JusticeComparative Constitutional LawComparative Law: Comparative Legal SystemsConstitutional Design in Multiethnic SocietiesConstitutionalism in the Middle EastEuropean Union LawHuman RightsImmigration Law

Bucerius Law School, Hamburg

ESADE Law School, Barcelona

National Taiwan University

Peking University School of Transnational Law, Shenzhen

University of Auckland

University of Warsaw

China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing

Chungbuk National University Law School, South Korea

Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul FGV Direito Rio and FGV Direito SP, São Paulo

National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

O.P. Jindal Global Law School, New Delhi

Trinity College Dublin School of Law

University of Hong Kong

Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), Paris

Hongik University, Seoul

Pusan National University, South Korea Seoul National University

Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

Peking University College of Law

Tsinghua University College of Law, Beijing

THE MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW HAS FORMED PARTNERSHIPS WITH MANY OF THE WORLD’S BEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE LAW SCHOOLS:

INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW AND GLOBALIZATION (continued)

International Business Transactions

International Criminal Law

International Environmental Law

International Law

International Trade

Law and International Development

Seminar in Comparative Law: Islamic Law

Seminar in Constitutional Design: Rights, Gender and States of Emergency

Seminar in Feminist Readings of Islamic Legal Texts

Seminar in Globalization

Seminar in Human Rights

Seminar in International Law: Drone Law

Seminar in International Law: Legal Dimensions of the Fight against the Islamic State

Seminar in International Law: Logics and Legacies of the Great War

Seminar in Law and Development

Seminar in Law and Society of Contemporary China

Seminar in Law and Society of Japan

Seminar in Political Theory: Democracy and Constitutionalism

Seminar in Transnational Law

Seminar in War Crimes: Trying Slobodan Miloševic

a world of support:at the law school, and across the campus

Indiana Law graduate students benefit from the support of a six-person

Office of Graduate Legal Studies and International Programs. This office is

the home away from home for international students while they are in law

school. Some of the many ways in which we help you are:

– Teaching assistants to explain and clarify class assignments

– International peer group advisors – JD student peers who help

you settle into Bloomington and get acclimated to law school life

– Specialized courses in legal discourse and writing, and an

introductory course in American law for foreign lawyers

– An optional intensive course in legal English offered the summer

before the fall semester

– A professional development series that helps prepare you for the job

market, both in the United States and in your home country

– Assistance in finding internships while you’re in the US

– One-on-one academic advising and bar exam application and

preparation

– If you’re an aspiring academic, special programming to help you

prepare for the profession, including the doctoral colloquium, a

course on scholarly legal writing, and course development and

teaching workshops

– Help with visa issues, integration into US culture, and other personal

matters that may arise during your stay

You’ll also have the benefit of Indiana University’s global engagement.

IU is one of the world’s leading public research universities, with a major

commitment to a place on the global stage. IU’s new School of Global

and International Studies brings together a distinguished community of

scholars, students, staff, and alumni united by a common commitment to

meet the global challenges of the 21st century with world-shaping ideas and

world-altering graduates.

In addition, the university’s Office of International Services is at your disposal

to support your educational experience.

THE MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID TO MOST STUDENTS

In addition to offering non-degree student exchange opportunities, our exclusive Partner Schools Scholarship Program provides a scholarship of up to $20,000, along with an on-campus mentor during your year in Bloomington. To find out whether your school participates, visit our website, law.indiana.edu/graduate, or contact us at lgradadm@indiana.edu.

We also award scholarships to outstanding students based on need, academic performance, experience, or all three. The Law School’s Office of Graduate Legal Studies and International Programs can provide you with details.

APPLY NOW!

Visit law.indiana.edu/graduate-apply for more information on how to apply to the IU Maurer School of Law. When you’re ready, go to law.indiana.edu/graduate-application, and apply via the Law School Admissions Council’s website. For assistance with your application, or for help with any other questions about the Law School, please contact us at lgradadm@indiana.edu or (812) 856-0221.

We look forward to receiving your application.

LESLEY DAVIS ALLISON FOUSTAssistant Dean for International Programs Director of Admissions

INDIANA LAW BY THE NUMBERS:

Students in LLM program: 75 Typical number of countries represented: 20

Cost of LLM degree:* (tuition, fees, room and board): $57,646 Credit hours to complete LLM: 24

Cost of SJD degree:* $68,146

Cost of MCL degree:* $50,646 Credit hours to complete MCL: 20

Credit hours to complete SJD: 30

Number of IU Global Gateway offices in India, China, Europe: 3

Number of IU international alumni offices 46 Number of countries with IU international alumni offices 42

*Includes tuition, room and board, health insurance, and miscellaneous expenses. See website for details and for information about costs and requirements of PhD program.

Cost of LLM degree (thesis):* (tuition, fees, room and board): $68,146 Credit hours to complete LLM (thesis): 30

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