Hello all,
I'm sure many of you have seen LSAC's guiding statement for law schools, but I thought it would be important to post this for those who haven't and those who have as a reminder of what the entitlements of LL.M. applicants are during the process of application and admission to American law schools.
The statement isn't binding and as far as I know US law schools are allowed to regulate their LL.M. programs with a relative amount of freedom. That said, I think these guidelines give a good indication of what to is considered reasonable and what is not by the schools to which we are applying.
I have pasted a few extracts that I have personally found helpful below, but I will link the statement in full in pdf format on LSAC's website at the bottom of the post.
Law schools should strive to achieve and maintain the highest
standards of accuracy and candor in the development and
publication of print, electronic, and other materials designed
to inform or influence LLM applicants. A law school should
provide any applicant or potential applicant with information
that will enable the applicant to assess his or her prospects
for successfully (1) seeking admission to that school,
(2) financing his or her graduate education at that school,
(3) securing a visa, (4) understanding the requirements for
completing the educational program at that school, and
(5) seeking employment with a degree from that school. If
statistics are provided regarding admission, financial aid, and
employment, law schools should provide the most current
information and should present it in an easily understood
form. Significant errors of fact, as well as errors of omission,
should be corrected promptly and prominently
When extending institutional scholarship or grant offers the
law school should:
1. Establish a fair, coherent, and consistent process in
selecting candidates for scholarship awards. It should
also disclose if it has a policy or practice in which a
candidate may appeal the offer or amount of a
scholarship award, as well as the schools process,
procedures, and criteria.
2. Permit applicants to choose among offers of admission,
scholarships, grants, institutional aid, and loans without
the coercive effects of unreasonably quick or early
deadlines. Except under binding early decision plans or
for academic programs that observe nontraditional fall
start dates, no law school should require a commitment
of any kind to a scholarship or grant offer prior to April 1.
Other than seat or tuition deposits required of all
candidates, scholarship and grant recipients should not
be required to submit an additional deposit to accept a
scholarship or grant.
http://www.lsac.org/docs/default-source/publications-(lsac-resources)/llmstatementofgoodadm.pdf
Hello all,
I'm sure many of you have seen LSAC's guiding statement for law schools, but I thought it would be important to post this for those who haven't and those who have as a reminder of what the entitlements of LL.M. applicants are during the process of application and admission to American law schools.
The statement isn't binding and as far as I know US law schools are allowed to regulate their LL.M. programs with a relative amount of freedom. That said, I think these guidelines give a good indication of what to is considered reasonable and what is not by the schools to which we are applying.
I have pasted a few extracts that I have personally found helpful below, but I will link the statement in full in pdf format on LSAC's website at the bottom of the post.
<blockquote>Law schools should strive to achieve and maintain the highest
standards of accuracy and candor in the development and
publication of print, electronic, and other materials designed
to inform or influence LLM applicants. A law school should
provide any applicant or potential applicant with information
that will enable the applicant to assess his or her prospects
for successfully (1) seeking admission to that school,
(2) financing his or her graduate education at that school,
(3) securing a visa, (4) understanding the requirements for
completing the educational program at that school, and
(5) seeking employment with a degree from that school. If
statistics are provided regarding admission, financial aid, and
employment, law schools should provide the most current
information and should present it in an easily understood
form. Significant errors of fact, as well as errors of omission,
should be corrected promptly and prominently
</blockquote>
<blockquote> When extending institutional scholarship or grant offers the
law school should:
1. Establish a fair, coherent, and consistent process in
selecting candidates for scholarship awards. It should
also disclose if it has a policy or practice in which a
candidate may appeal the offer or amount of a
scholarship award, as well as the schools process,
procedures, and criteria.
2. Permit applicants to choose among offers of admission,
scholarships, grants, institutional aid, and loans without
the coercive effects of unreasonably quick or early
deadlines. Except under binding early decision plans or
for academic programs that observe nontraditional fall
start dates, no law school should require a commitment
of any kind to a scholarship or grant offer prior to April 1.
Other than seat or tuition deposits required of all
candidates, scholarship and grant recipients should not
be required to submit an additional deposit to accept a
scholarship or grant.
</blockquote>
http://www.lsac.org/docs/default-source/publications-(lsac-resources)/llmstatementofgoodadm.pdf
