Vanderbilt University Law School
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131 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203
United States
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The University
Vanderbilt's home is a particularly gorgeous 323 acre campus that is also a national arboretum, complete with paths that wind among magnificent magnolia trees. It offers quiet spaces for reflection but also crackles with new technology and connections to the global community. The Vanderbilt University Law School is located on the main campus.
The Law School
Vanderbilt Law School is a highly ranked law school with a top-caliber faculty, a small, but outstanding, student body, and a faculty/student ratio of 1:16. Our faculty includes nationally and internationally renowned scholars, whose influential scholarship and research is shaping the future of the legal profession.
There are more than 150 course offerings in such areas as corporate law, law and business, intellectual property, international law, health child welfare, cyberspace, constitutional law, criminal law and federal courts.
There are more than 150 course offerings in such areas as corporate law, law and business, intellectual property, international law, health child welfare, cyberspace, constitutional law, criminal law and federal courts.
The Faculty
Vanderbilt's faculty, headed by Dean Chris Guthrie, includes top scholars in constitutional law, law and business, international law, criminal law, contract law, health law, intellectual property and other areas. Professor Randall Thomas, director of the LL.M. program, the law & business program, and the Summer in Venice program, is one of the nation's most well-regarded experts in corporate and securities law.
Vanderbilt's International Legal Studies Program is headed by Professor Ingrid Wuerth, an expert in international law, foreign affairs, and comparative constitutional law. The program's faculty includes Professor Michael Newton, former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, who specializes in international humanitarian law; and Daniel Gervais, an expert in international intellectual property law. Professor Richard Nagareda, a nationally renowned expert in class actions and complex tort litigation, heads the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Program. A complete list of faculty and faculty profiles is located on our website.
Vanderbilt's International Legal Studies Program is headed by Professor Ingrid Wuerth, an expert in international law, foreign affairs, and comparative constitutional law. The program's faculty includes Professor Michael Newton, former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, who specializes in international humanitarian law; and Daniel Gervais, an expert in international intellectual property law. Professor Richard Nagareda, a nationally renowned expert in class actions and complex tort litigation, heads the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Program. A complete list of faculty and faculty profiles is located on our website.
Location
Students at the Vanderbilt Law School take advantage of many recreational, sporting, cultural, and academic activities available in Nashville and at Vanderbilt. As the capital city of Tennessee, Nashville is home to the Tennessee Titans football and the Nashville Predators hockey teams, and a minor league baseball team, the Nashville Sounds, as well as to the world-class Nashville Symphony. The Tennessee Performing Arts Center features Broadway productions year-round as well as a strong local theater company. On campus, Vanderbilt's noted Blair School of Music often sponsors professional concerts and recitals. The Sarratt Student Center, which houses a cinema, an art gallery and studios, a performance hall, and lecture rooms, is within a short walking distance to the law school.
Student Life
VULS has an active network of LL.M. alumni living and working in positions of leadership around the world. If you woud like to hear from LL.M. alumni about their experiences at Vanderbilt, please contact the program coordinator by emailing llm.program@law.vanderbilt.edu.
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- Minimum TOEFL and IELTS scores are only a guideline, lower scores may be accepted.
- Summer Legal English course available optionally.
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73,148
- Minimum TOEFL and IELTS scores are only a guideline, lower scores may be accepted.
- Summer Legal English course available optionally.
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