LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice with Internship

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With an alumni network and an International Board of Advisors located in more than 40 countries, graduates of the Pacific McGeorge LL.M. gain access to worldwide connections. Additionally, LL.M. candidates benefit during their studies from the possibility of becoming involved in the many international activities of the school's Center for Global Business and Development.

A candidate for the LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice, with Internship, must complete 24 semester units with a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.6 (on a 4.3 scale). The 24 units are earned:

  • At least 12 units in residence during the fall semester on the Pacific McGeorge Sacramento campus;
  • Six (6) units during the first six weeks of the spring semester in residence on the Sacramento campus, taking a special course of pre-internship seminars;.
  • Six (6) units upon successful completion of a 10 to 12 week internship during the remainder of the spring semester, as discussed below.

LL.M. candidates may begin their program either in August, with the fall semester, or in January, with the spring semester; however, candidates who begin in August will enter the internship taking with them all of the knowledge gained during the academic portion of the program.

The LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice, with Internship, consists of three components:

Fall Semester - Sacramento Campus

LL.M. candidates must successfully complete at least 12 semester units of credit.

A. Required Course
Legal Process - LL.M. (2) (only for candidates trained in civil law system)

B. Elective Courses
Antitrust Law (3)
Conflict of Laws (3)
European Union Law (3)
Immigration and Nationality Law (3)
International Trade (3)
Copyright Law (3)
International Intellectual Property (2)
Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition (3)
International Banking (2)
International Sale of Goods (1)
International Joint Ventures (3)
Foreign Investment and Development (3)
Transnational Securities Law (2)
Computer and Internet Law (2)
Documentary Sales Transactions (1)
U.S. Taxation of International Transactions (3)
Concepts of International Taxation (3)
Public International Law (3)
International Organizations (1)
International Environmental Law (2)

Pre-Internship- first six weeks of the Spring Semester, Sacramento campus

Required Courses
Advanced International Business Transactions (1)
Transnational Litigation (1)
Four of the following six courses:
International Insolvency (1)
Comparative Competition Law (1)
Comparative Intellectual Property (1)
International Business Agreements (1)
Documentary Sales Transactions (1)
International Sale of Goods (1)

Internship Program
A 10 to 12 week placement in a law firm, corporate legal department or international organization in any one of many countries located around the world distinguishes this track of the LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice from other LL.M. programs. Interns are expected to be fully integrated into the daily work of the host firm. Among the tasks normally assigned to interns are research, preparation and review of documents, client interviews, negotiations, and observing court appearances.

The internship must be completed in a country that is foreign to the candidate's own country of law study. For most non-American trained lawyers, the placement will be in the United States. Internship placements commence only after the candidate has enrolled in either the fall or spring semester at Pacific McGeorge. While geographic preferences are always considered, a specific location cannot be guaranteed. Placements in some countries require proficiency in the local language.

In recent years, countries in which LL.M. candidates have interned include:

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Chile
  • China
  • Denmark
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Luxembourg
  • Mexico
  • The Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • United States
  • Vietnam
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