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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS MASTER OF    -    (LL.M.) UNIVERSITY OF , DAVIS, SCHOOL OF

law.ucdavis.edu/go/llm WELCOME TO UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW Celebrating over 50 Years of Leading Scholarship

The , Davis, School of Law is one of the world’s leading law schools. We are proud of our history of outstanding scholarship, teaching and real-world impact. Founded more than 50 years ago, the School of Law continues to welcome students from around the world into its diverse, intellectually rigorous and distinctly supportive community. Faculty, students and our alumni form a lifelong professional and personal global network. Join us!

1 [email protected] WHY THE UC DAVIS LL.M. PROGRAM? Join our outstanding Academic Year LL.M. program for the professional and personal experience of a lifetime. Here are some of the qualities that make our LL.M. program one of the best in the country.

■ Classes taught by top scholars in their fields ■ Membership in an international alumni network

■ LL.M. students fully integrated into J.D. classes ■ Supportive, welcoming King Hall community

■ Academic program tailored to ■ Student organizations and each LL.M. student’s needs networking opportunities

■ Individual academic and personal ■ 24-hour access to our state-of-the-art building

advising throughout the program ■ One of the top U.S. research universities ■ One- and two-year options ■ Close to San Francisco, Napa, ■ August and January starts Lake Tahoe and Yosemite

■ Workshops on academic success, ■ Davis community known for safety exam preparation and career guidance and ease of getting around

“At UC Davis you will find a vibrant and diverse student community with more than 50 active student organizations, five law journals and an academic spirit where intellectual rigor combines with genuine warmth and friendship, as well as true community of purpose.”

Kevin R. Johnson, Dean, UC Davis School of Law

Exceptional scholarship, unusually accessible and supportive faculty, Join our and state-of-the- International art facilities provide LL.M. Community an ideal learning environment. law.ucdavis.edu/go/llm 2 ACADEMIC YEAR LL.M. PROGRAM The UC Davis School of Law LL.M. offers a superior educational experience for foreign , judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals. Classes are taught by outstanding faculty scholars, and students are integrated into J.D. classes. The program is designed around individual student needs. Thus, LL.M. students can pursue a general course of study or a specialization from an area within the UC Davis School of Law curriculum. Students may also take a pre-Bar study program. UC Davis offers August and January LL.M. start options in the following programs:

CUSTOMIZABLE GENERAL LL.M. Working with the program director, you may tailor the curriculum to either gain basic knowledge of the U.S. legal system or to focus on any area of legal scholarship supported by UC Davis School of Law’s world-class curricula. The general LL.M. is designed to meet each student’s needs. This degree may be used to prepare for a bar exam. Our full-time LL.M. is a two-semester degree program.

LL.M. WITH PRE-PLANNED SPECIALIZATION Select an area of focus such as Business Law, Private and Public , International Business and Dispute Resolution, , and Procedure, Intellectual , Human Rights and Social Justice Law, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Health Law and Bioethics, and many others from the broad curriculum.

TWO-YEAR ADVANCED LL.M. PROGRAM OPTION For some students, a longer period of study is vital to meeting educational and career goals. For more information about our two- year Advanced LL.M. Program option, please contact the LL.M. Admissions Director at [email protected] or +1 (530) 752-6081.

UC Davis School of Law academic year LL.M. students may apply for transfer to the J.D. Program.

■ LSAT scores are not required ■ Successful completion of the LL.M. program is required

3 [email protected] PRE-LL.M. PROGRAMS Connections that last a lifetime

At UC Davis School of Law, we support LL.M. students through our summer pre- LL.M. programs. These programs will help you transition to life in the , improve your English, and give you an Check law.ucdavis.edu/go/llm overview of the U.S. legal system as you for new and online programs prepare for an amazing year of LL.M. study.

ORIENTATION IN U.S.A. LAW Students also enjoy field trips and events that July 11 – August 7, 2021 facilitate networking with other participants. Request a sample daily schedule at [email protected]. Join other pre-LL.M. students as well as legal professionals in this in-depth overview of the U.S. legal system. Taught by UC Davis law faculty and expert legal ENGLISH FOR LEGAL PROFESSIONALS practitioners, this four-week program improves your June 27 – July 10, 2021 English skills and provides the conceptual foundations of U.S.A. law, and includes topics such as constitutional English for Legal Professionals is a two-week law, , , criminal and , course designed to provide you with the legal business associations and many more. Complete terminology, language and writing skills you assigned readings, group discussions and projects, and need to succeed in an LL.M. program. specialized workshops to prepare for your LL.M. studies. Throughout the course you will be able to perfect You will learn the essential analytical skills you grammar and structure in your writing, to appropriately need in order to succeed in an LL.M. program. For use legal terms, to express and present legal opinions example, students learn how to analytically read clearly, and to understand and produce texts such as and brief U.S. Supreme Court cases, how to write legal briefs and memoranda, and other documents an essay exam, or how to do legal research. necessary for a successful year of LL.M. study.

Challenging academic program INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED FACULTY

“I am sure choosing UC Davis School of Law is one of the best decisions I have made in my life, and I believe that this year of LL.M. study will significantly influence my future career. UC Davis stands apart from other Law Schools because of its first-class professors, its friendly and interactive staff, and beautiful facilities with 24-hour access for students.”

Ping, China, LL.M. Program graduate Beth Greenwood, Associate Dean, International Programs, UC Davis School of Law, and the International Programs team.

Engaging legal scholarship

law.ucdavis.edu/go/llm 6 STUDENT LIFE Experience Davis

The UC Davis School of Law is housed in King UC DAVIS – LIFE IN A COLLEGE TOWN Hall, located within University of California, Davis, Davis, California is renowned for being one of the largest campus in the UC system. The 39,629 America’s true college towns. Davis is also known for students who attend UC Davis pursue a full range of its 160 kilometers of bicycle paths. The community undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. The is prized for its safety and family-friendliness, and UC Davis University Library, ranked among the top housing can be found close to campus for singles research libraries in North America, contains more and for families. The centralized, walkable Davis than four million volumes. Students often remark downtown offers world cuisine, delightful shops that the campus’ famous open space contributes and inspiring entertainment and social activities. to a relaxed environment that supports study. Our Our Mediterranean climate makes outdoor activities campus is located just 15 minutes from Sacramento, a year-round delight, and our location—about an California’s capital and a center for legal culture. hour from San Francisco, and two hours from Lake Tahoe—provides many options for recreation. King Hall itself is a cutting-edge facility recently expanded to provide 24-hour student access to a UC DAVIS INTERNATIONAL CENTER beautiful, functionally advanced learning space UC Davis is committed to extending its recognition that gives students the full benefit of the latest as a leading international university. To achieve technologies. King Hall contains an appellate this vision, the campus opened a new international courtroom, a moot courtroom, a large computer facility in Fall 2016 to establish a centralized, lab, study carrels and a study lounge, and a student welcoming environment for international students social lounge, among many other amenities. and scholars, as well as students interested in studying The Mabie Law Library is the heart of study and abroad. The center provides a beautiful, prominent legal research for the King Hall community, hub for international students to create the best and students access print and online resources possible educational and cultural experience. including books, journals, databases and others. Mabie Library’s helpful staff include several LL.M. COMMITMENT TO A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY attorneys, and students have unlimited access. The Academic Year LL.M. program includes a diverse UC Davis School of Law boasts a number of centers student body from most continents. Cultural diversity of study. Students are encouraged to share and is the key to the program’s success because it creates connect academically and personally through a worldwide community of legal professionals participation in more than 50 student organizations. (J.D. and LL.M. students) who subsequently infuse School of students may access a wide their legal systems with the knowledge obtained variety of campus services. In addition to those at UC Davis about and international listed above, these include academic advising and legal systems. The Academic Year LL.M. attracts registration services, healthcare, behavioral health legal professional participants from many different and counseling services, disability services, diversity countries and legal systems. Students eventually resources, and many more. For complete information represent clients who are culturally diverse and about services available to degree students, please engaged in international legal endeavors. visit law.ucdavis.edu/on-campus-services. For more information, visit law.ucdavis. edu/llm/admissions.html 7 [email protected] The Mabie Law Library houses more than 375,000 print UC DAVIS volumes and volume equivalents, and QUICK FACTS provides access to a wealth of online RANKED RANKED resources. 2ND 3RD on The National in the world for Jurist Magazine's list sustainability of Most Diverse (GreenMetric World Law Schools University Ranking)

RANKED RANKED #1 5TH in the nation for diversity best public university and internationalization in the nation (Wall (QS World University Street Journal/Times Rankings: USA) )

The only University of California campus with PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS 6Education, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing and Veterinary Medicine FACULTY Faculty biographies are available online at law.ucdavis.edu/go/llm

UC Davis School of Law is proud of its distinguished and diverse faculty, drawn from among the finest scholars in the United States. UC Davis School of Law has among the highest proportion of American Law Institute (ALI) members on its faculty of any in the United States, and their membership in this prestigious law reform organization is only one indicator of the UC Davis Law faculty’s involvement in cutting-edge legal research and the most pressing legal and social issues of our times. UC Davis Law faculty have published thousands of leading books and articles by the most influential presses and law reviews in the world. The work of our faculty members is cited regularly in leading legal and interdisciplinary scholarship. Not surprisingly, members of the faculty frequently testify before Congress and other legislative bodies and are quoted frequently by the national media. Moreover, UC Davis School of Law was ranked 5th in the nation for faculty diversity by Princeton Review.

KEVIN R. JOHNSON KARIMA BENNOUNE GABRIEL “JACK” CHIN KATHERINE FLOREY Dean and Mabie-Apallas Homer G. Angelo and Ann Berryhill Edward L. Barrett Jr. Chair of Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Public Interest Endowed Chair and Martin Luther Law, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law Law and Chicana/o Studies King Jr. Professor of Law Professor of Law, and Director J.D., University of California, Berkeley of Clinical J.D., J.D., University of Michigan Law School M.F.A., Warren Wilson College LL.M., Immigration Law and Policy, Refugee Law, M.A., Middle Eastern and North African Federal Jurisdiction, Federal Courts, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Critical Studies, University of Michigan J.D., University of Michigan Law School Civil Procedure, Legal Ethics, American Race Theory, Critical Latina/o International Law, International Human Criminal Law and Procedure, Asian Indian Law, Theory, Complex Litigation Rights, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Pacific Americans and the Law, Civil Religious Extremism, Women’s Rights Rights, Immigration Law and Policy MARY LOUISE FRAMPTON AFRA AFSHARIPOUR Director, Aoki Center for Critical Senior Associate Dean for Academic ASHUTOSH BHAGWAT HOLLY S. COOPER Race and Nation Studies Affairs and Professor of Law Boochever and Bird Endowed Lecturer J.D., Harvard Law School J.D., Columbia University Law School Chair for the Study and Teaching of J.D., University of California, Davis B.A., History, Brown University Freedom and Equality and Martin Comparative , Immigration Law and Policy, Detained Corporate Governance, Mergers and Law King Jr. Professor of Law Civil Rights, Critical Race Theory, Law and Immigrants Rights, Refugee Law, Society, Ethics, Alternative Dispute Resolution Acquisitions, Transactional Law J.D., University of Chicago Law School International Human Rights, Prisoners , Antitrust, Rights (See Also Civil Rights) BETH GREENWOOD , , RICHARD M. FRANK Professor of Environmental Associate Dean, International Supreme Court, Telecommunications, WILLIAM S. DODGE Practice and Director, California Programs and Lecturer in Law Energy Law, Regulated Industries John D. Ayer Chair in Business and Policy Center J.D., UC Davis School of Law Law and Martin Luther King J.D., University of California, Davis LL.M. Director, Legal Research KARRIGAN BORK Jr. Professor of Law and Writing, U.S. Legal System Acting Professor of Law J.D., Yale Law School 1991 Constitutional Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Land Use Planning Ph.D. University of California, Davis International Law, International Business (See Also Constitutional Law), RAQUEL E. ALDANA J.D., Transactions, International Litigation & Natural Resources, Water Law Associate Vice Chancellor Arbitration, Foreign Relations Law, Contracts B.A., B.S., University of Kansas for Academic Diversity and Professor of Law Property, Environmental Law, Natural JASMINE E. HARRIS Resources, Administrative Law, Takings, CHRISTOPHER S. Professor of Law J.D., Harvard Law School Public Trust Doctrine, Trout and Salmon, ELMENDORF Martin Luther King, Jr. J.D., Yale Law School Immigration Law and Policy, Latinos and Science and Law, Field Courses, Water Law the Law, International Human Rights Professor of Law Civil Procedure, Disability Rights J.D., Yale Law School Law, , Law and Society, ANDREA CANN Civil Rights, Mental Health Law KELLY BEHRE CHANDRASEKHER Election Law, Administrative Law, Lecturer, Family Protection Clinic Professor of Law Statutory Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Natural Resources Law DAVID HORTON J.D., Washington and Lee J.D., Stanford Law School Professor of Law University School of Law Ph.D., Economics, University J.D., University of California, Los Angeles , Public Interest Law, STACY-ANN ELVY of California, Berkeley Professor of Law Contracts, Federal Arbitration Law, Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner M.A., Statistics, University Trusts, Wills, Estate Planning Violence Law, Sexual Assault Law J.D. Harvard Law School of California, Berkeley B.S. Cornell University Law and Economics, Criminal Law , Privacy Law, and Procedure, Labor Law, Law and Consumer Law, Technology Law, Society, and Policing Human Rights, Civil Procedure

9 [email protected] JOHN HUNT LISA KLOTZ LISA R. PRUITT LAUREN STONE Faculty biographies are available online at law.ucdavis.edu/go/llm Professor of Law Legal Research and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Legal Research and Writing Fellow A.B., Harvard University Writing Instructor Law J.D., University of California, Davis J.D., Yale Law School Ph.D. English, University of J.D., University of Arkansas B.A., University of California, Davis at Chapel Hill M.F.E., University of Ph.D., Laws, University of London Criminal Law and Procedure, Police and California at Berkeley M.A. English, California State Law and Rural Livelihoods, Critical Race Policing, and Practice University, Northridge Theory, Feminist , Legal Financial , Mortgages, Securitization, Profession, Critical Whiteness Studies, Torts Contracts, Bankruptcy, Contracts, Mortgages J.D. University of San CLARISA SUDARMA Diego School of Law Legal Research and LISA IKEMOTO B.A. International Relations, SHAYAK SARKAR Writing Instructor Acting Professor of Law Martin Luther King Jr. University of California, Davis J.D. UC Davis School of Law Ph.D. Economics, Harvard University Professor of Law Legal Education, Legal B.A. Philosophy and Sociology, UC Davis J.D., Yale Law School LL.M., Columbia University Law School Reasoning, Legal Writing Legal Research, Legal Writing J.D., University of California, Davis M.S. Oxford University, Rhodes Scholar Bioethics, Health Disparities, Science CARLTON F.W. LARSON Employment Discrimination Law, CLAY TANAKA and Technology Studies Professor of Law Financial Regulation, Immigration Law Legal Research and J.D., Yale Law School and Policy, Law and Economics Writing Instructor JUDY JANES Constitutional Law, Legal History, J.D., UC Hastings College of the Law Mabie Law Library Director Federal Courts, Federal Indian Law, LETICIA SAUCEDO Legal Research and Writing, Martin Luther King Jr. and Lecturer in Law Criminal Law, Supreme Court Criminal Law and Procedure Professor of Law J.D., Pacific McGeorge School of Law J.D., Harvard Law School Legal Research, Law Libraries and Law PETER LEE AARON TANG Library Administration, Legal Education Martin Luther King Jr. Immigration Law and Policy, Employment Professor of Law Professor of Law Discrimination Law, Clinical Legal Education, J.D., Stanford Law School J.D., Yale Law School Critical Race Theory, Employment Law IRENE ORITSEWEYINMI JOE B.A., Political Science, Yale University Acting Professor of Law Law, , Constitutional Law, Education Law, Technology transfer, Property, DARIEN SHANSKE J.D., Stanford Law School Federal Courts, First Amendment (See Science and Technology Studies Professor of Law B.A., University of at Austin Also Constitutional Law), Labor Law, J.D., Stanford Law School Criminal Law and Procedure, Juries, Supreme Court, Appellate Advocacy ALBERT C. LIN Ph.D., Rhetoric, University Professional Responsibility, Trial Martin Luther King Jr. of California, Berkeley Advocacy and Practice, Legal Ethics, Professor of Law DENNIS J. VENTRY, JR. Voir Dire (Jury Selection) M.A., Philosophy, McGill University Professor of Law J.D., University of California, Berkeley Local Government Law, J.D., University M.P.P., Harvard University ELIZABETH E. JOH Taxation, Jurisprudence Ph.D., Economic & Legal History, Martin Luther King Jr. Environmental Law, Natural University of California, Santa Barbara Professor of Law Resources Law, Evidence DONNA SHESTOWSKY Taxation, Practice, Tax Filing and J.D., New York University Martin Luther King Jr. Professor Administration, Tax Policy, Legal and of Law and Director of Lawyering Ph.D., Law and Society, ROBERT C. MILLER Professional Ethics, Whistleblower Statutes Legal Research and Skills Education Program New York University and Programs, Public Records Acts, Writing Instructor J.D., Stanford Law School Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Tax Expenditure Analysis, Distributive Law, Policing, Surveillance J.D., UC Davis School of Law Ph.D., Psychology, Stanford University Justice, Family Taxation, and U.S. Economic, Tax, Legal, Gender History Legal Research, Legal Writing, Criminal Law Alternative Dispute Resolution, THOMAS W. JOO Juries, Negotiation Strategy and Martin Luther King Jr. MENESH PATEL Change of Venue Surveys CARTER C. WHITE Professor of Law Acting Professor of Law Lecturer J.D., Harvard Law School J.D., Stanford Law School BRIAN SOUCEK J.D., University of Texas School of Law Professor of Law Corporate Governance, Antitrust, Contracts, Ph.D. Economics, University Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination Law, White Collar , Critical Race Theory of Wisconsin-Madison J.D., Yale Law School Pretrial Skills (see also Civil Procedure) B.S. Economics, University of Iowa Ph.D., Philosophy, Columbia University COURTNEY G. JOSLIN B.A. Mathematics, University of Iowa Antidiscrimination Law, Constitutional Martin Luther King Jr. Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law and Corporate Law, Antitrust, Securities Professor of Law Policy, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Regulation, Capital Markets J.D., Harvard Law School and the Law, Law and Cultural Studies Family Law, Sexual Orientation, Gender AMAGDA PÉREZ Identity and the Law, Employment Lecturer, Immigration Law Clinic Discrimination, Constitutional Law J.D., University of California, Davis Immigration Law, Civil Rights Law

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FEES AND EXPENSES

TUITION INITIAL EXPENSES CANCELLATIONS, For the 2020 – 2021 academic year, Every student is expected to have WITHDRAWALS, PLANNED tuition for the (LL.M.) sufficient funds to cover initial expenses. EDUCATIONAL LEAVE program is estimated at U.S. $54,816.* You will need the amount of your tuition PROGRAM (PELP) AND and fees (in cash or in the form of a REFUND POLICIES valid letter of sponsorship guaranteeing The planned Educational Leave OTHER FEES payment of fees) plus an initial down Program (PELP) allows any continuing For the 2020 – 2021 academic year, payment for housing (landlords often ask registered student (undergraduate the university estimates that a student for the first and last months’ rent plus or graduate) to temporarily suspend should budget a minimum of $1,600 – a security deposit), food and personal academic work at UC Davis. Law $1,900* per month for living expenses expenses. Tuition and fee payments students who wish to withdraw from (food, rent, other expenses). Law school may not be deferred. It is suggested school or apply for PELP must obtain students should also anticipate annual you bring a minimum of $25,000* for official approval from the dean. expenses of approximately $1,700* immediate expenses. This will cover for books and supplies. These figures For students who paid fees and cancel, your fall semester’s tuition and fees plus do not include transportation costs. withdraw or PELP with official approval various initial expenses. This money Davis has a good local bus system and from the dean before the end of any should either be wired from your home is a very bicycle-friendly town. If you semester, fees are refunded according to bank to a bank in Davis or brought in the plan to buy or bring a car, you should UC Davis campus-wide refund policies. form of travelers checks (with at least also budget for expenses such as car Refunds are based upon the date you $500 in smaller denominations) rather insurance, gas, parking and maintenance. discontinue enrollment; you may receive than in the form of a bank draft. Davis a full or partial refund of your fees. banks will hold your bank draft for up Students who plan to bring family Contact the LL.M. Admissions Office at to two weeks to verify that there are members with them to Davis should [email protected] for more information funds to support the draft before money budget an additional $500* per month in about refund and cancellation policies living expenses for a spouse and $250* will actually be released for your use. per month for each dependent child. HOUSING Health insurance for all family members MEDICAL CARE COVERAGE is essential and can cost several hundred All students are required to purchase OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING dollars a month. Please note also that graduate student health insurance at Most students enrolled at UC Davis child care can be expensive; full-time the time tuition fees are paid. UC Davis live outside of university housing. For child care may cost $800 – $1,500* per automatically enrolls all registered general information about costs and month or more. In planning their budgets, students in appropriate health insurance accommodations in the community, students need to take into account plans. The premium for 2020 – 2021 is contact the LL.M. Admissions Officer. their own spending patterns and the approximately $5,124* for the academic *Fees are subject to the control possibility of unforeseen expenses. year. A waiver of this requirement may be of the UC Regents and California Legislature granted to those students who meet the International students admitted to and may change without notice. Note: University requirements and can provide the university will be required to Tuition and fees are posted on the Office of proof of comparable coverage. Please note document financial support sufficient Budget & Institutional Analysis website at that student health insurance coverage to meet academic fees and expenses. budget.ucdavis.edu/studentfees/ does not begin until the first day of class. Sponsored students (that is, those In addition, some medical services are not students not funded by private Estimated expenses are subject covered by this insurance and must be individuals) are required to provide to change and may vary. paid for by the student, including the cost a letter from their sponsoring agency of eye glasses or contact lenses and dental or government, detailing the terms of ON-CAMPUS HOUSING care. You must also purchase health the scholarship award as verification Housing within the on-campus insurance for your family members. that sufficient funding is available. apartments and married student We can provide information about housing is available. If you wish to coverage options. The LL.M. Admissions For additional financial information live on campus, you may request Officer can answer your questions about and opportunities, please contact further information about costs and insurance coverage and the waiver. us at [email protected]. accommodations from the Admissions Officer. It is very important to file your application by the specified dates in order 11 [email protected] to ensure a place for yourself (and your ■ By mail, by completing the form on VISA INFORMATION family) on campus. Campus housing pages 13 and 14 and mailing it to: The F-1 student visa classification is for may not be available during summer LL.M. Admissions full-time academic study in the United months. Please contact housing@ International Programs States. Thus, admitted LL.M. students ucdavis.edu for more information. School of Law must apply for the F-1 visa. Under special University of California, Davis circumstances, international students CAMPUS SMOKING POLICY 400 Mrak Hall Drive may be admitted as J-1 sponsored For a healthier community and cleaner Davis, CA 95616-5201 U.S.A. students. If you are unsure as to which environment, UC Davis became smoke- visa type is appropriate for you, please and tobacco-free effective January 2, contact our office at [email protected]. 2014. Smoking is not allowed in campus LL.M. APPLICATION CHECKLIST buildings, including dormitories, This checklist will help you prepare The I-20 is the certificate of eligibility for or on campus property, including your application to our Academic the F-1 visa and is used to apply for the F-1 parking lots and rental units. Year LL.M. program. A complete visa at a U.S. embassy or consulate. After application must include: being admitted to our LL.M. program, you will receive detailed information QUALIFICATIONS ■ An application form. about the visa application process. FOR ADMISSION International applicants must present ■ One official set ofAcademic Please find detailed information about the satisfactory evidence of completion of Records (Transcripts) issued in the visa process at law.ucdavis.edu/go/llm. legal academic training at an accredited original language and accompanied educational institution. Domestic by a certified English translation. If you have any questions regarding applicants must have completed Academic records should show the visa process, please contact at least seven years of residential graded coursework, dates of the LL.M. Admissions Director at study at accredited colleges and law enrollment and award of degree(s) [email protected]. schools and must hold a professional ■ Two Letters of Recommendation degree from a law school approved (preferably these letters will come NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY by the American . from the applicant’s law professions) The University of California, in accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University ■ Official score for either TOEFL policy, does not discriminate on the basis of race, or IELTS. A minimum of 88 on the APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, The recommended deadline to Internet-based TOEFL or 570 on the pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth apply for fall semester (August) paper-based test is required. TOEFL and medical conditions related to pregnancy or start is March 1, and we accept and score reports should be sent to childbirth), physical or mental disability, age, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic review applications continuously until Institution Code 4778. A minimum characteristics), ancestry, marital status, citizenship, of 6.5 IELTS is also acceptable. the academic semester begins. sexual orientation or service in the uniformed ■ Personal Statement – Your services (includes membership, application for The recommended deadline to personal statement should include membership, performance of service, application apply for spring semester (January) personal, academic and professional for service or obligation for service in the uniformed , and we accept services) status as a Vietnam-era veteran or special start is November 1 background and your reasons for and review applications continuously disabled veteran. The University also prohibits seeking an advanced degree sexual harassment, including sexual assault. This until the academic semester begins. nondiscrimination policy covers admission, access ■ Résumé or Curriculum Vitae and treatment in University programs and activities. Applications will be reviewed after – Please list your educational they are complete. If you have any and professional background, in questions regarding the application addition to any scholarships, awards or application process, please contact or honors you have received. the LL.M. Admissions Director at If you have chosen to use the optional [email protected]. LSAC Credential Assembly Service, please put your identifier number on THREE WAYS TO APPLY your application. Your application will ■ Through the online LSAC be reviewed after it is certified complete Assembly Service. by the LL.M. Admissions Officer.

■ Through our Law School website— law.ucdavis.edu/llm, click on Apply Now. Fill out the online application, and then send your supporting documentation by mail.

law.ucdavis.edu/go/llm 12 APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION UC Davis Master of Laws (LL.M)

We accept and review applications continuously THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO APPLY: until each academic semester begins. The recommended deadline to apply for fall semester 1. Through the online LSAC Assembly Service. (August) start is March 1, and the recommended 2. Through our Law School website—law.ucdavis.edu/llm, click on Apply Now. Fill out deadline to apply for spring semester (January) the online application, and then send your supporting documentation by mail. start is November 1. 3. By mail, by completing the following two-page form and mailing it If you have any questions regarding the application to the LL.M. Admissions Officer (address at end of form). or application process, please contact the LL.M. Admissions Office at [email protected]. Consult IN ADDITION TO THE APPLICATION FORM, BE SURE TO: the enclosed material for further information about these application requirements. No application A. Have the authorities of your college(s) and of all of the graduate or professional schools will be considered until all required items are you have attended send directly to the admissions officer: ONE (1) set of official academic received by the LL.M. Admissions Officer. It records printed in your home country language and ONE (1) set printed in English and is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure certified. Ask your college(s), graduate or professional schools to include a statement of that all documents are submitted before the your rank in class. If photocopied documents are provided, they must be notarized. applicable deadline. Applicants are encouraged to B. Send TWO (2) letters of recommendation. submit completed applications by the suggested C. All LL.M. applicants whose primary language is not English are required to take the deadline in order to allow time for an exchange of Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Be sure to have the Educational correspondence should the Admissions Committee Testing Service send an Official Score Report to the LL.M. Admissions Officer need clarification of some aspect of your (institution code number 4778). An IELTS score is also acceptable. application. All materials submitted will become the property of the University of California, Davis. D. Include a Personal Statement and a résumé or C.V.

■ Male ■ Female Legal Family Name First Name Middle Name

Have you ever registered on the Davis campus as a graduate student? ■ No ■ Yes Which term ______Year ______Which UC Davis Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program are you applying for? ■ One-Year Program ■ Two-Year Program What is your preferred semester of admission? ■ Fall Admission ■ Spring Admission

Area(s) of Legal Specialization

Birthdate (month/date/year) Birthplace (city, state or country)

Languages in which you are able to do legal research Of what country are you a citizen?* *UC Davis is required by federal law to report your United States Social Security Number (SSN) and other pertinent information to the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the reporting requirements imposed by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. UC Davis also will use the SSN you provide to verify your identity. SSN disclosure is mandatory if you are a resident of the United States. This notification is provided to you as required by the Federal Privacy Act of 1974.

If you have, or expect to have, sufficient funds for your study at the School of Law, please indicate the source(s) of these funds:______

______

NON-U.S. CITIZENS What visa type do you expect to hold when the semester begins? ■ F-1 ■ J-1 ■ immigrant/permanent ■ other resident

PREFERRED MAILING ADDRESS ■ HOME ■ WORK

HOME OR PERMANENT ADDRESS

Street

City, State or Province, Postal Code and Country

Telephone Number Fax Number

Email Address WORK OR TEMPORARY ADDRESS (Address good until ______)

Position/Job Name of Business, Firm or University

Street

City, State or Province, Postal Code and Country

Telephone Number Fax Number

Email Address

NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS Have you taken or will you take the required TOEFL/IELTS exam? ■ No* ■ Yes, provide details:

Exam Date Registration Number TOEFL Score *For applicants who wish to have the TOEFL/IELTS waived, a request letter stating the reason why the applicant should receive a waiver must accompany application.

EDUCATION List in chronological order all institutions of college, graduate or professional level attended since high school. Submit information on a supplementary sheet if necessary. Name and location Major field Dates attended Degree conferred Date or expected of school of study month/year or expected date of conferral

Have you ever attended any law school? ■ No ■ Yes Did you leave the law school under less than good standing? ■ No ■ Yes

OPTIONAL LSAC TRANSCRIPTS ■ I have sent my transcript(s) to LSAC. My LSAC number is #L ______

REFERENCES List the names and academic or professional affiliation of the two people who will be writing a letter of recommendation on your behalf.

Reference #1 Name Academic or Professional Affiliation

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PERSONAL STATEMENT AND RÉSUMÉ OR C.V. Submit your Personal Statement and Résumé or C.V. on supplementary sheets. Your Personal Statement should include personal, academic and professional background and your reasons for seeking an advanced degree.

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