The staff members who comprise the Office of International Studies, under Dean Jennifer Maher's direction, support international students and programs at Duke Law School. They answer pre-admission questions, review all LLM applications and make admissions decisions, orient and integrate international students into the Duke community, advise on course selection and academic questions, counsel on international career planning, maintain international alumni relations, and administer the summer institutes in Geneva and Hong Kong as well as the overseas exchange programs and the international externship semester. Combined together, the staff members have more than sixty years of experience with international students and programs and provide exceptional service to its international students and international programs.