{"id":25018,"date":"2014-05-27T13:48:21","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T23:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=25018"},"modified":"2021-10-29T14:37:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T00:37:35","slug":"foreign-students-rave-about-law-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/05\/27\/foreign-students-rave-about-law-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign students rave about law program"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N10-62FGI30\" title=\"Youtube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/law.hawaii.edu\">William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a> at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M&#257;noa is internationally known for environmental law and Pacific and Asian legal studies, to name a few. Fully accredited by the American Bar Association since 1982, the <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> law school is now a highly coveted destination for foreign lawyers interested in a masters of laws, or <abbr>LLM<\/abbr> program.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We thought it would primarily be Asia and Pacific, which are great strengths of this law school, probably more than any other law school,&rdquo; said <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> law school dean Avi Soifer. &ldquo;But it turns out that sometimes because of that Asian Pacific strength, we get people from Europe, a lot of people from Europe, from South America, really from all over the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The one-year program provides foreign law graduates with a broad understanding of U.S. and international legal issues and features several areas of focus ranging from environmental to criminal to international business law.<\/p>\n<p>With the assistance of experienced advisors, students design their curriculum and course load.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/law-library.jpg\" alt=\"woman in law library\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/law-library.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/law-library-260x146.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For me it&#8217;s to explore environmental law in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and the U.S,&rdquo; said <abbr>LLM<\/abbr> student Julie Suen, who was born in Hong Kong and raised in Canada. &ldquo;I have courses this semester like domestic ocean law and international ocean law, administrative law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The law professors and instructors at <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M&#257;noa are well regarded in their respective areas of expertise.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All the teachers are highly motivated and very specialized in their own fields,&rdquo; said <abbr>LLM<\/abbr> student Katharina Hohmann of Germany. &ldquo;There is always an open door if we have any problems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The faculty members are so knowledgeable,&rdquo; added Suen. &ldquo;They&#8217;re very approachable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many law schools in the United States, <abbr>LLM<\/abbr> students take the same classes as the rest of the <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> law school students.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This law school is known to be one of the most diverse in the U.S. and it is great to be surrounded by so many people from different backgrounds,&rdquo; remarked Suen. &ldquo;I feel like I can really belong and be accepted in a place like this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&#8217;s awesome,&rdquo; said Hohmann. &ldquo;It&#8217;s totally different than in Germany. All the people here are so open minded.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><abbr>LLM<\/abbr> students are more than just accepted. They&#8217;re valued because of the different perspectives they bring to the classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is nothing like having the comparative insight of it doesn&#8217;t have to be the way we do it,&rdquo; said Soifer. &ldquo;So you learn that by having <abbr>LLM<\/abbr> students in your classes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then there is the fact that <abbr>LLM<\/abbr> students get to go to school in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The people here are so friendly,&rdquo; said Suen. &ldquo;It&#8217;s got a really good culture here and look at our surroundings. You know, the campus is beautiful, the law school is beautiful, we had a class outside last semester.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have the beaches, the mountains, on the other hand you have downtown where also is the financial district,&rdquo; said Hohmann.<\/p>\n<p>An <abbr>LLM<\/abbr> degree from <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> can be a great foundation for students who want to pursue a degree in law or go ahead and take the bar exam in the states in the U.S. where it is allowed, such as New York, where a number of <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> <abbr>LLM<\/abbr> students have taken and passed the bar.<\/p>\n<p>Students from 49 different countries have earned their <abbr>LLM<\/abbr> certificate from <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> since the program started in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It has enriched it us as well as being a wonderful opportunity for students who are trained abroad to come here, learn about the American legal system and to be fully integrated into our law school,&rdquo; said Soifer.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/law.hawaii.edu\">law.hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The William S. 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