Keio University Law School (KLS) submitted an application to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to launch a new Master of Laws (LL.M.) program in Global Legal Practice beginning April 2017. The application was approved on August 31. The new program will permit a select number of students to obtain an LL.M degree in one year, with instruction entirely in English, and is the first of its kind offered at a law school in Japan.
Information Session for the LL.M. program was held on 1st October at Keio University Mita campus (simulcast live connecting Osaka City Campus and Vietnam Hanoi Law University).
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<Photo: Mock class> <Photo: Vietnam Hanoi Law University>
■Video of the LL.M. Information Session(Ear phones recommended for clear sounds)
1. Japanese session(法務研究科委員長挨拶,コースの説明)(41min.)
2. Japanese session(入試の説明, Q&A)(32min.)
※【重要・2016年11月25日変更】英語を母語としない者は、TOEFL iBT、IELTS、またはTOEICのいずれかのスコア1点を提出する必要があります。http://grad.admissions.keio.ac.jp/llm-en.html
3. Mock Class(English)(62min.)
4. English session(Introduction)(8min.)
5. English session(About KLS-LL.M. program)(27min.)
6. English session(About applications)(19min.)
■handouts:
・LLM brochure(2016.11.25 update)
・Japanese ver. leaflet(2016.11.25 update)
*Important Notice*
We have revised the requirements so that applicants who do not speak English as a native language may now submit one of the following:
a TOEFL iBT score, an IELTS Academic score, or a TOEIC score.
http://grad.admissions.keio.ac.jp/llm-en.html
・Course List/Timetable/Course Overview
※The Syllabus was updated online on 10/1.
・Application Guidebook(English)
/Application Guidebook(Japanese Supplement)/Application Form/Personal Statement/Confidential Report on the Applicant/Checklist
※All the latest admission information can be downloaded from here.
・FAQ(2016.11.25 update)
・1/14 KLS Memorial Symposium for the Establishment of LL.M. program
"Globalization of Japanese Companies and International Corporate Legal
Practice: Focus on Tax and IP Issues"
・LL.M. Information Session Questionnaire
■About LL.M. Admissions:
http://grad.admissions.keio.ac.jp/llm-en.html
For inquiries on LL.M. admission, contact us at lawjm@info.keio.ac.jp