International Alumni Activities
International alumni volunteers help keep alumni connected by organizing events in their area and promoting Duke Law to prospective students. All Law alumni living in a particular city will receive communication about upcoming alumni events, as long as we have a current mailing address on file for you. Update your address here. We also welcome our visiting scholar and overseas exchange program students to our overseas alumni activities in their home countries.
Private philanthropic support is critical to the continued success of Duke Law School's International LLM Program. Learn how you can make an impact.
Join alumni affinity groups to connect with fellow Duke Law alumni around the world.
In addition to Duke Law International Alumni Clubs, the Duke University Alumni Association sponsors many Duke Clubs abroad, which all Duke graduates are invited to join. Click here for more information.
The International Advisory Board (IAB) is a diverse group of the New York City-area alumni of the International LLM program. The International Advisory Board is charged with communicating Duke Law School’s activities, priorities, and intellectual resources, particularly as related to its International LLM program, to external constituents; representing the interests of the International LLM alumni population to the dean and administration; advancing the work of the IAB through service to current initiatives; and building the institution through leadership.
Duke Law International Alumni Regional Partners serve as local volunteer leaders. Regional partners help promote Duke Law to prospective students and keep alumni connected by organizing events in their areas. For more information about how to get involved in your local community, please contact the International Studies department or the local senior alumni regional partner.
Each year, Duke Law School welcome a group of 80-100 international LLM students from 40+ countries. If you’d like to learn more about the current class, click here. If you’d like to be connected to a current student, please contact the Office of International Studies at international@law.duke.edu. Be sure to indicate your year of graduation when you write to us, and thank you advance for your support.
Learn more about additional Duke Law alumni volunteer opportunities here.
International Alumni Award
Paul Van den Bulck LLM'93
Paul Van den Bulck obtained his law degree in 1990 from the University of Brussels (Belgium), graduating magna cum laude. In the same year, he completed a summer internship with Macfarlanes in London. After this internship, he became a lawyer at the Brussels bar and an associate at De Bandt, van Hecke (now "Linklaters"). After obtaining the Wiener-Anspach Scholarship to Cambridge University, and the BAEF Fellowship, a scholarship to study in the United States, Paul chose to complete a Master of Laws at Duke Law School in 1992. After completing his Master of Laws, he pursued his career as a lawyer in various international law firms, including one in the United States.
Since 2002, Paul has combined his legal practice with an academic career in Belgium and France, where he has taught at the Universities of Paris II and Strasbourg. He has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2007. He also practices mediation and has held several directorships and chairmanships of boards of directors. From 2021 to 2023, he was the first independent director and then independent chairman of the Royal Belgian Football Association.
Paul’s nomination for the International Alumni Award was supported by over a dozen of his LLM ’93 classmates, all of whom know him personally and recommended him for this award. According to his classmates, Paul’s “strong advocacy of good governance, diversity, and sustainability” has made him a deserving candidate for this year’s International Alumni Award. It is a true testament to Paul’s work ethic, comradery, and successful legal career that his classmates feel he exemplifies “the highest standards of professional excellence, personal integrity, and concern for the common welfare” – values of which this award upholds.
Blue Globe International Alumni Newsletter
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To learn more about the International Studies program at Duke Law School, please contact Associate Dean Oleg Kobalev at kobelev@law.duke.edu.