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TourosLL.M.programforforeignlawgraduatesisthethirdoldestsuchprogramintheNewYorkCitymetropolitanareaafterthoseofColumbiaandNewYorkUniversity.Itisa27-creditprogramdesignedtoprovideagroundinginUnitedStatesjurisprudencelawandprocedure.Theprogramisintendedtoservetheneedsoftwodistinctgroupsforeign-qualifiedlawyerslivingintheU.S.whohopetoresumeherethelegalcareerstheybeganabroad.attorneyscomingfromabroadwhoseekfamiliaritywithU.S.lawandlegalinstitutionssotheymayusethatknowledgeintheirforeignlegalcareers.TheprogramwhichemphasizesthedevelopmentofanalyticalskillswasthefirstinthecountrytoofferaresearchandwritingcoursedesignedexclusivelyforforeignlawyersaswellasacoursedevotedspecificallytotheU.S.legalsystem.DistinctivefeaturesoftheprogramincludeOptionalsurveycoursesonbasicU.S.legalsubjectsConstitutionalLawPropertyContractsCivilProcedureandTorts.Inthesecoursesattentionisdevotedtomajorcasesbutmostreadingsarecommentariesonthelaw.InsteadofthetraditionalJ.D.formatinwhichstudentsreadcasesanddiscusstheminclassthesurveycoursesaretaughtinlectureformat.ThesesubjectsaretestedontheNewYorkbarexam.SurveycoursescanbevaluableforstudentswhowantaquickfamiliaritywithaparticularareaofU.S.law.Theopportunitytoauditonecoursepersemester.Auditingallowsastudenttoattendacourseatnocostandtoeventakethefinalexambutthecoursedoesnotcounttowardthecreditsneededforgraduation.Auditingonecoursepersemesteroverthreesemesterscanincreaselearningopportunitiesbyabout30atnoadditionalcost.StudentswhoexcelintheLL.M.programmaybeconsideredfortransfertotheJ.D.program.Tuitionischargedonaper-creditbasis.AUNIQUEPROGRAM-ANDRSMJICA09B.C.L.UniversidadExternadodeColombiaD.E.S.S.UniversityofMontralLL.M.McGillUniversityPh.D.LawcandidateUniversityofMontralTourosLL.M.programcansurelybecountedasoneofthebestintheU.S.Itisflexibleseriousandverysupportive.