The Master of Laws (LL.M.) American Law for Foreign Attorneys degree is open to anyone who has earned a law degree from a university outside the United States or who is licensed to practice law outside the U.S. The program, now in its second year, is designed to provide a better understanding of the American legal system to attorneys who work with American clients or companies in their home countries.

The LL.M. class of 2003-04 is comprised of 11 attorneys from China, three from South Korea, two each from Sudan and Singapore, and one each from the countries of Algeria, Kyrgyzstan, Australia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chile, South Africa, Costa Rica, Ghana, Thailand, Hungary and Taiwan.

"Students will find us online, Web searching," said Tyler Henderson, associate director of the program. Long-standing partnerships with universities in Europe, China, Singapore, India and Thailand have also provided recruiting opportunities, Henderson said.

Two of the 2003 program graduates are now preparing for the New York bar examination, while two others have returned to practice in their home countries, the associate director said. The remaining graduates are completing an optional one-year practicum in which they are working legal-related jobs in the U.S.

Among the 200 ABA-accredited law schools in the U.S., the IU School of Law-Indianapolis is one of 36 that offer such a program.

The IUPUI campus program is unique in that it offers five courses specifically designed for the LL. M. program whereas most universities offer only two, Henderson said.