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- All right, so I wanted to share a little bit
of background information about University of Dayton
and our online LL.M. program.
For those of you who joined a little bit late,
I'm the program director for the online LL.M. program
at University of Dayton School of Law.
As a little bit of background,
our university was founded in 1850.
This is a picture of our beautiful campus
located in Dayton, Ohio,
which is in the midwestern part of the United States.
We are a top tier national university
and one of the 10 best Catholic universities
in the United States.
The university and the law school are both accredited
and have a very rich history.
The university had historically
offered an on campus LL.M. program, but starting in 2019,
we launched a fully online LL.M. program,
actually see several of the students
who started early in 2019
and now have graduated from the program
here in today's webinar.
By offering a fully online program,
we're able to expand both the access to the program
and make it more affordable.
We also were able to develop a curriculum
that is focused on US law and legal practice.
So just as a little bit of background,
what is an LL.M. degree?
It's a master of laws degree,
which means that students coming into our program
must already have that first degree in law.
This is then a postgraduate law degree
and because it's a graduate degree,
can be completed within one year of full time study.
So why pursue an LL.M. program,
and specifically,
why pursue Dayton Laws Online LL.M. program?
Well, it certainly can help
as you embark on your legal careers, or if your mid-career
as you want to take that next step professionally.
It can provide a boost both on your CV
and also enhance your career prospects.
So University of Dayton School of Law
is an American Bar Association accredited law school.
Our curriculum is focused on US law and legal practice.
So just that combination really helps to establish
your background in the field of US law.
In addition, the program is offered a 100% in English.
So again, it demonstrates a high level
of not only English proficiency,
but understanding of the legal terminology
for those interested in US law.
We have students from all over the world in our program.
So there is an opportunity for cross-cultural collaboration
and an online format.
I think one thing that we realized in the COVID
and post-COVID environment
is that so much more is happening online.
So this is a great opportunity
to really connect with attorneys from all over the world.
We have about 90 students in the program right now,
representing over 30 different countries
from around the world.
And in addition to obtaining the LL.M. degree,
we also offer supplemental activities for our students.
So last semester, we actually had a mock trial
that our students were able to participate in,
we also had a whole series on law and technology
culminating in a student colloquium on law in tech.
This question came up when we paused the recording,
but I wanted to share
a little bit more information on that here,
for foreign educated law school graduates
who might be considering dual licensure,
including in the United States,
this online LL.M. program can help provide a path
to bar eligibility in the United States.
You can get more information on this.
On our website, we have a frequently asked questions page.
Also the National Conference of Bar Examiner's website
has additional information there as well.
Our curriculum provides a foundation
and in depth coverage of many of the bar tested subjects,
and our professors are available to meet with students,
not only through weekly office hours by appointment,
and also even though the program is a 100% online
and asynchronous, professors also have live review sessions,
four live sessions, actually per semester, per course.
This is our curriculum, 30 credits, 12 courses.
You'll see that the first two
are focused on practical skills, introduction to US law,
and then legal analysis,
a reasoning research writing and communication.
The remaining 10 focus on legal doctrine.
I actually completed my Juris Doctor
many, many years ago in the US.
And so a lot of these courses were the ones that were
and still are required courses
in the first and second year of law school
in the United States
for those students pursuing their first degree in law here.
So as I mentioned, our LL.M. program is a 100% online,
offered in an asynchronous format.
We operate year round
with classes starting in January, excuse me, May and August.
Students can complete the full degree within one year
or can take up to three years.
We give a lot of flexibility
for students coming into the program,
because a lot of our students are working
and have other responsibilities as well.
And so it's really up to you,
you can start with as little as one class
or you can take up to four or five each semester.
And our curriculum is aligned with the current requirements
for both the Washington and the California bar exams,
for those of you interested in bar admission.
As I mentioned, even though the program is a synchronous,
meaning that the content is pre-recorded,
we do have opportunities for live interaction,
both within your classes,
through at least four live sessions per class, per semester,
so approximately every three weeks,
there's a live session with your class.
Professors weekly have office hours
and are available to meet with students.
We have a dedicated academic success professor
who is available to meet with students
and provide additional academic support and coaching.
And then separately, we hold virtual events
like the one that we had today,
but we have one related to the bar exam coming up next week.
And our academic success professor
is organizing several additional events
for the upcoming semester.
Included within the tuition for the program,
and within each course are free reading materials,
free supplemental study tools,
such as Quimby and Cali resources,
free online library resources.
And for those of you
interested in taking that next step professionally,
Dayton Law's Career Services Office
also provides support for our students.
So if there are any of our current students
that are still on, and certainly for prospective students
that have stayed tuned, these are the courses
that we will be offering in the upcoming fall semester.
You'll see the last bullet
is a new course that we're offering,
and that is going to be a one credit course,
and it will be offered in a synchronous format.
The other five courses are traditional US law courses
and those will be offered in an asynchronous format.
So for any of you who are interested in applying,
the deadline is July 29th.
The priority scholarship deadline is one month before that,
so June 29th,
and we do have special scholarship opportunities
available for graduates from (indistinct) University.
If you're interested in learning more about any of that,
please feel free to email me directly,
I've included my email here.
I'll also enter it into the chat.
You can also call or text me at the number below.