{"id":62235,"date":"2017-07-07T14:06:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T00:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=62235"},"modified":"2020-03-12T13:27:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T23:27:48","slug":"new-advanced-degree-programs-at-uh-law-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/07\/07\/new-advanced-degree-programs-at-uh-law-school\/","title":{"rendered":"New advanced degree programs at UH<\/abbr> law school open to foreign and U.S. attorneys"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Members of UH<\/abbr> William S. Richardson School of Law\u2019s SJD<\/abbr> team, from left, Professors Tae-Ung Baik, Carole Petersen and Alison Conner, with Special Projects Director Minara Mordecai, LLM Director Spencer Kimura and Librarian Keiko Okuhara.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa William S. Richardson School of\u00a0Law<\/a> has established two new programs in advanced legal studies aimed primarily at foreign-trained attorneys. The doctoral program is also available to U.S. attorneys hoping to spend time in legal research projects.<\/p>\n

The AJD<\/abbr>, or\u00a0Advanced or Accelerated Juris Doctor<\/a>,\u00a0offers advanced standing to foreign-trained applicants. It\u00a0allows them to earn the JD<\/abbr> degree in as little as two years of study rather than three, with the option of taking a U.S. bar exam after graduating, and being admitted to practice in the United States.<\/p>\n

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Tae-Ung Baik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The SJD<\/abbr>, or\u00a0Doctor of Juridical Science<\/a>,\u00a0is primarily intended for those who have completed a JD<\/abbr> or an LLM<\/abbr> program, and who already teach\u00a0or are preparing to teach law outside the United States. It is also designed for those involved in policy work in research institutes and government organizations.<\/p>\n

Professor Tae-Ung Baik<\/a><\/strong>, director of the new SJD<\/abbr> program and a member of the school\u00a0committee that developed the new degree, called both advanced degree programs tremendous options for those seeking advanced legal training in order to further their legal careers virtually anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

“We are confident that the SJD<\/abbr> program will provide a great opportunity for international legal practitioners who want to deepen their knowledge to pursue a teaching career in their home countries,” said Baik, a Korean law specialist who is also a member of the U.N. Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. “The program\u00a0will also\u00a0contribute to the already high quality of legal scholarship at the law school.”<\/p>\n

“By offering this degree, we join the most prestigious law schools while we also enhance the experience of all our students from across the globe,” said William S. Richardson School of Law Dean Avi Soifer<\/a><\/strong>. “We have a remarkably broad and deep faculty with particular expertise in international law, comparative law, indigenous law, environmental law, business law, and the law of countries in Asia and the Pacific—all of which are of increasing importance throughout the world.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

For more about the new degrees, read the full story on the William S. Richardson School of Law website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—By Beverly Creamer<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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