Take Your Career to New Heights - True LL.M. Success Stories

By Lauren Beiley 01-02-2019

Learn more how the accomplishments of our students and alumni reflect our exceptional LL.M. programs.

ESTATE PLANNING LLM

Camaraderie + Network Lead to Job for Estate Planning LL.M. Alum

“I started researching the programs, and one thing that really drew me [to the Heckerling LL.M. in Estate Planning] was that it is taught by actual practitioners in the field,” he says. “I knew that I wanted to work at a larger firm and a lot of the professors were group leaders at large firms so I knew that those would also be good connections.”

ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS, SPORTS LAW LLM

Student 1 of 50 to Participate in TV Academy Foundation’s Program - Interns at HBO

University of Miami School of Law student Camila Pedraza, a J.D./LL.M. candidate in Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law, has been selected to participate in the Television Academy Foundation’s 2018 Internship Program.

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT LLM

Practicum in Affordable Housing = Tangible Real Estate Legal Skills for LL.M. Students

“When I tell people that I participated in this practicum, they think that it consisted of niche legal work. This is just not true. The skillset I acquired from this practicum has not only fully prepared me for the Real Property Development LL.M, it has helped me grasp essential concepts of real estate law."

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION LLM

NY, DC, Bahrain - International Arbitration Students Pursue Diverse Careers

Program alumni go on not only to work at prestigious international arbitration law firms, but also to take up leadership positions at deeply storied arbitral institutions and centers throughout the world.

INTERNATIONAL LAW LLM

Turkish Lawyer and J.D./LL.M. is 1 of 14 Awarded Florida Bar Foundation Fellowship

Third-year law student Nazli Doga Meric, a joint J.D./LL.M. candidate in International Law (U.S. and Transnational Law for Foreign-Trained Lawyers), is spending the summer at the Legal Services of Greater Miami working on Special Education matters as well as the Disaster Legal Assistance Project, which helps neighborhoods with damage from Hurricane Irma recover, thanks to a grant from The Florida Bar Foundation.

MARITIME LAW LLM

UM Hosts 2018 Maritime Law of the U.S. Association Meeting, Professor Bernard Oxman Addreses Members on Law of the Sea

Professor Bernard Oxman, Miami Law’s internationally renowned public international law of the sea expert and Chair of Miami Law’s LL.M. in Maritime Law, was a featured speaker at the Maritime Law Association of the United States’ fall 2018 meeting.

TAX LLM

Equipped for Tax Planning Career from International Moot Court Know-How + JD/LLM in Tax

Belkenia Candelario took her hands-on learning to the highest levels participating in the International Moot Court Program, the Tenants’ Rights Clinic and the J.D./LL.M. in Tax program at Miami Law. She was also part of the Inter-American Law Review.