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LLM Student Profile
The Law School International Studies Office has a staff of five professionals who are dedicated to assisting international students, including one staff member who has two LLM degrees from top American law schools and practiced for seven years in the area of international and corporate law. The School’s goal is to provide an outstanding education in a supportive, congenial environment.
International students are well-integrated into student life at Duke, beginning with a week-long orientation to the Law School and the University. LLM students are represented in organizations like the Duke Bar Association and the executive board of the International Law Society. Each year as many as five LLM students are selected to serve on the editorial staff of the Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law. International students may join any of the School’s more than 30 student organizations.
LLM students often form their own sports teams and compete in intramural sports. Some prefer to seek membership in Law School or University organized teams, and most LLM students attend as many Blue Devil basketball games as possible. Students also enjoy the Durham Bulls baseball games, outdoor activities such as hiking or canoeing at the Eno River State Park, the excellent golf course adjacent to the campus, the Broadway at Duke plays, the large number of classical and other concerts, and the abundance of a variety of reasonably priced restaurants. Duke’s location, between the ocean and the mountains, makes it an ideal university at which to study and to explore a beautiful area of America.
Duke University’s International House is also available year-round to offer a variety of services to all international students.