Law Schools Link Up with Foreign Counterparts for Double Qualification
A growing number of law schools are linking up with foreign counterparts to offer students the chance to learn about the law in home and overseas jurisdictions.
In the United States, Columbia and Cornell university law schools are partnering with various schools in Europe to offer double qualifications in law and finance, the New York Times reports. New York University law school has linked with the National University of Singapore.
Some schools in London and Dublin link to a school in Paris, the story says. Cambridge University suspended its double law master’s program, however. One professor told the Times the reason was because there may be a better option: Students can study abroad in the European Union’s Erasmus program.
According to the story, “international law employers are clearly attracted to the sort of cross-border exposure that double degrees aim to provide.”
The article quotes Mini vandePol, an international partner at Baker & McKenzie in Melbourne. When considering job applicants, she said, “the ‘x-factor’ we look for are those individuals with global fluency.”
In Australia, “this may be found in proficiency in a regional language, an interest in cross-border law or simply a thirst to work with a team which is not limited to Australian borders.”
