Toni Jaeger-Fine, assistant dean for international and non-J.D. programs, was quoted in an LLM Guide article about how prospective LL.M. students can prepare themselves during the summer before starting their classes.
Incoming LL.M. students at Fordham University School of Law can pursue the Fordham Law Summer Institute, which is “a three-week survey of different topics within US law,” says Toni Jaeger-Fine, assistant dean for international programs.
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“If they’re really eager,” says Jaeger-Fine, “they should just familiarize themselves with trying to read some legal English. Especially for non-native speakers, they should read a bit about the legal system.”
“Obviously LL.M. programs are accustomed to getting people up to speed with this, but try to read some judicial opinions, just sort of familiarize themselves with legal English,” she says.
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“If part of your LL.M. goal is to network here,” says Jaeger-Fine, “either because you want to try to find a job or an internship, or because a network will be really important to your practice when you go back home, you should have a networking plan.”