global reputation, personal attention GRADUATE LEGAL STUDIES
RANKED OVERALL (US NEWS, MARCH 2016)
4 COUNTRIES WHERE INDIANA LAW ALUMNI LIVE AND WORK
PUBLIC LAW SCHOOL IN THE MIDWEST
INDIANA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI AROUND THE WORLD
600,000+
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
RANKED INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (US NEWS, MARCH 2016)
RESEARCH CENTERS DEDICATED TO INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL STUDY
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT LIFE
INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW COURSES FACULTY WHO RESEARCH AND TEACH INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW
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 onesemester 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 global degree, in the heart of the united states At 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.
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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.
faculty excellence, global perspectives The 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 specialty INFORMATION PRIVACY AND CYBERSECURITY LAW Communications Law earning a general LLM, you can choose from several Cybersecurity Law specialty areas of study that suit your interests Health Privacy Law Practicum and career goals. Listed below are five areas of Information Privacy Law I specialization and related courses that many students Information Privacy Law II select, but the list is not exhaustive. Your academic Information Security Law advisor will help you select courses that are right for you Information Security and Privacy Practicum or help you develop your own specialty. Twelve credits Information Technology Essentials for Lawyers Internet Law are required to complete a specialty. National and Homeland Security Law REQUIRED LLM COURSES (2 credits each) Seminar in Electronic Mass Media Introduction to American Law Seminar in Information Privacy Legal Discourse and Writing Constitutional Law for Foreign Lawyers (recommended) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW As an Indiana Law graduate student, in addition to
BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW Accounting for Lawyers Bankruptcy Corporations Federal Income Tax International Business Transactions Mergers and Acquisitions Negotiable Instruments Negotiations Non-Profit Corporations Sales Secured Transactions Seminar in Corporate Law Seminar in Law and Globalization: Corporate Law and Lawyering White Collar Crime FINANCIAL REGULATION AND CAPITAL MARKETS Banking Law Corporate Finance Corporations Insurance Law International Securities Regulation Mergers and Acquisitions Securities Regulation Seminar in Financial Regulation
Antitrust Copyright Law Entertainment Law FDA Law Federal Circuit Advocacy International Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Antitrust Intellectual Property Transactions Law and Biomedical Advance Patent Law Patent Prosecution Patent Trial Practice Seminar in Intellectual Property Seminar in Law and Biotechnology Innovation Survey of Intellectual Property Trade Dress and Design Law Trademark and Unfair Competition Law INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW AND GLOBALIZATION After Atrocities: Processes of Post-Conflict Justice Comparative Constitutional Law Comparative Law: Comparative Legal Systems Constitutional Design in Multiethnic Societies Constitutionalism in the Middle East European Union Law Human Rights Immigration Law
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
THE MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW HAS FORMED PARTNERSHIPS WITH MANY OF THE WORLD’S BEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE LAW SCHOOLS: Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing
Chungbuk National University Law School, South Korea Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul
ESADE Law School, Barcelona
FGV Direito Rio and FGV Direito SP, São Paulo
Hongik University, Seoul
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
National Taiwan University
O.P. Jindal Global Law School, New Delhi
Peking University College of Law
Peking University School of Transnational Law, Shenzhen
Pusan National University, South Korea Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul
Seoul National University
Trinity College Dublin School of Law
Tsinghua University College of Law, Beijing Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), Paris
University of Auckland University of Warsaw
University of Hong Kong
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.
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 LLM degree (thesis):* (tuition, fees, room and board): $68,146 Cost of MCL degree:* $50,646
Credit hours to complete MCL: 20
Cost of SJD degree:* $68,146
Credit hours to complete SJD: 30
Credit hours to complete LLM (thesis): 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.
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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 FOUST Assistant Dean for International Programs Director of Admissions
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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