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Vinita Jacob '08
United States

An initial indecisiveness prevailed when I tried to choose the best LL.M. program to attend, but finally, when it got around to picking a well-established, reputed institution known for it quality education, only UVA law fit the bill perfectly.

Near the picture-perfect backdrop of the Shenandoah Valley, the University of Virginia provides an atmosphere conducive to education, learning and fun. The choice of courses offered is varied and caters to diverse interests. Professors encourage you to analyze legal concepts and give you insights about their practical applicability. The effort put in by each professor to make the classes interesting and enjoyable is evident by the interesting slides prepared and the challenging discussions thrown open to the class. The professors are very approachable and their warmth puts you at ease, allowing you to open up and ask about various matters. I should also add the administrative staff is very congenial and understands the different requirements of the students which make this entire process a smooth one.

I firmly believe there is never a dull moment in a UVA law student’s life.  I say that drawing from my own experiences here, but also from other LL.M. and J.D. students with whom I have interacted. I quickly realized that my fellow students shared the same enthusiasm for participating in the various activities that law school offers. We started the year with flourishing success by winning the "Dandelion Parade" event, and from then the LL.M. batch quickly got noticed across the law school. Our peer advisors also helped us to integrate into law school activities.

Though my stay at Virginia Law is short, I have made friends to last a lifetime. They have opened my eyes to a whole new world of variety and diversity that has given me some of the most memorable moments of my life. More

LSAC LL.M. Credential Assembly Service

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) offers a credential assembly service for LL.M. program applicants. Virginia Law is strongly recommending, but not requiring, that international applicants to our LL.M. or S.J.D. program utilize LSAC’s LL.M. Credential Assembly Service (llm.lsac.org).

This service could save you time and money, especially if you intend to apply to multiple U.S. or Canadian graduate law degree programs. You will only need to obtain your transcripts and other required academic credentials one time in order to make them available for all of your law school applications. LSAC will compile, authenticate, and distribute your university records [and TOEFL score(s)—if required]. Several reports to law schools are included in the registration fee. Additional reports will be distributed at an additional cost. Once you sign up for the service, you may apply to participating U.S. and Canadian law schools for a period of several years. For more information, go to llm.lsac.org.

Note that the LSAC LL.M. Credential Assembly Service is separate and distinct from the LSAC electronic application that we now require applicants to use. You must use the LSAC electronic application, regardless of whether you use the LL.M. Credential Assembly Service.

If you use the LL.M. Credential Assembly service, you must also send directly to Virginia Law your letters of recommendation, the Certification Form you will print out after completing the online LSAC electronic application and the $75 required application fee.

The LSAC LL.M. Credential Assembly Service serves only to authenticate non-U.S. or Canadian academic credentials and to provide TOEFL scores to schools.

The University of Virginia School of Law will not be participating in the Service Fee Reduction Request feature of the LSAC LL.M. Credential Assembly Service. Therefore, do not submit materials related to a request for a reduction of this LSAC fee to the School of Law.

Lastly, on the above-mentioned LSAC Web site, the School of Law is listed as one of the schools that has minimum degree requirements for certain countries that differ from those listed in the booklet. The School of Law requires that an applicant hold the academic degree regarded as his or her country’s first professional degree in law (equivalent to the U.S.juris doctor degree). From France we require either the Maitrise en Droit or the Magistere de Juriste. From Germany we require the First State Exam in Law. For students who obtained their legal education under the Bologna degree system in Europe, we require both the bachelor and master degrees or their equivalents. From the United Kingdom we will consider an application where the bachelor degree is in a non-law subject if the applicant has also completed the two-year program at a college of law required to qualify as a solicitor if the applicant does not have a first degree in law. Contact the Graduate Studies Office if you have any questions regarding your eligibility to apply to our LL.M. program based on your legal education.

GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-1738

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Telephone: (434) 924-3154
Fax: (434) 924-7536
e-mail: gradadmitlaw@virginia.edu




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