Temple Law School - Masters in Law Beijing China

The Master of Laws (LLM) program in Beijing is designed for international attorneys, government officials, corporate legal counsel, and recent law graduates who are interested in receiving a degree in American law, learning about the U.S. legal system, and becoming leaders in the global market. The program is based at Tsinghua University School of Law.

The LLM in Beijing was established in 1999, demonstrating that Temple has been educating international lawyers with great success for nearly 10 years in Beijing. Today, there are over 300 Beijing LLM graduates using their Temple legal education to practice and teach.

Welcome from the Deans 院长致辞

Thank you for your interest in the Temple University Beasley School of Law and Tsinghua University School of Law Master of Laws (LL.M.) program. As we enter into the 10th anniversary of the program in 2009, we?d like to share with you the jubilation we feel about the great success of the program and to also extend an invitation to you to apply for admission to the program.

Temple and Tsinghua have been working together closely with every effort to make the program the best in the nation. Many in the program have found that the program offers much more than a degree: it trains you as a lawyer, giving you essential knowledge and skills needed in international legal practice and it also helps build up a global network in both the legal community and the government sector. The program is approved by both the Ministry of Education of China and the American Bar Association (ABA).

Courses in a variety of American and International Law are taught entirely in English by an exceptional faculty from Temple and Tsinghua, who are dedicated to academic excellence in legal education, and by a select group of lawyers who have great accomplishments in their legal practice and are highly reputable in their areas of specialization.

The unique strength of the program is that the richness and diversity of program faculty, the comprehensive and practice-oriented course study, and the extensive resources provide students with one-of -a-kind opportunities for professional growth. It further equips the students with the analytical abilities and legal advocacy capacities that are required to deal with complicated legal issues, especially in international settings.

A great asset of the program is its increasingly large alumni body. As of November 2008, a total of 301 students from diverse backgrounds have graduated from the program. Many of the program graduates are working as private lawyers at Chinese and foreign law firms, and as in-house counsel in multinational companies. According to a recent survey, among the program graduates, more than 50% had been promoted after their graduation from the program, and about 80% of the rest believe that the program is helpful in their future promotion.

In addition, the Temple Law Alumni Association of China now has more than 550 members throughout the country from all of our various programs. It serves as a platform to promote alumni activities, and as a channel for all members to communicate among themselves, and with the University and the Law School. For more information about our alumni and our program, please visit www.templelaw.net.

Temple and Tsinghua are committed to excellence in legal education and to working with you to ensure you?re your educational experience is rewarding. We welcome you to join us by becoming a part of this dynamic program.

Wang Zhenmin

Dean and Professor of Law

Tsinghua University

School of Law

JoAnne A. Epps

Dean and Professor of Law

Temple University

Beasley School of Law

The Program's curriculum is designed to equip Chinese lawyers and other legal professionals trained outside of the United States with the knowledge and skills essential to handling legal matters in a global context. The curriculum, developed by the Program's Academic Advisory Committee of leading U.S. and Chinese leading law professors and legal scholars, focuses on American and international law with particular emphasis in criminal and business law areas. The Program is also open to non-Chinese students.

The primary objective of the Program is to educate the next generation of lawyers for international legal practice. Classes are taught in English by international faculty members from Temple and Tsinghua Universities, as well as adjunct faculty from U.S. law schools and experienced American lawyers. All classes are conducted in the style typically used in U.S. law schools that encourages students to participate in class discussions to develop their own ability to identify, analyze, and solve legal problems. Students in the Program are also trained in legal research and writing in an environment of advanced information technology, and have access to the Lexis and Westlaw legal databases during their program of study.

The Program begins in late July with an intensive legal English training session. Classes meet at Tsinghua law school in Beijing with the exception of the summer after the first year, when students visit the United States for a two-month summer session at Temple's campus in Philadelphia. Graduates of the Program receive a Master of Laws degree from Temple University and also receive a Certificate from Tsinghua University School of Law.

The Program is approved by the Ministry of Education of China, the State Council Degree Office of China, and the American Bar Association. The Program's degree is be recognized in both the United States and China.

The Master of Laws is designed to meet the growing demand for lawyers trained in global legal issues. The Program enables students to shape a course of study that fits their personal goals and interests.

The Master of Laws degree is conferred upon students who satisfactorily complete 30 credit hours with a grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better and who are recommended for the degree by the faculty. Students complete the degree over 15 months of full-time study, organized on a quarterly basis. The Program commences with a semester Legal English program in Beijing each July, and involves five subsequent semesters of study (including a semester in Philadelphia the following summer). Graduation is held on or around November 1 in the year subsequent to commencement.

Other courses in the Program are offered in two categories: Basic Courses and Advanced Courses. Students are required to complete all Basic Courses. The Advanced Courses listed are representative of the types of courses that may be offered as electives. A special concentration in criminal law is offered for criminal law professionals.

Basic Courses	Advanced Courses

Contract Law	Bankruptcy
Introduction to Trial Advocacy	Business Associations
Introduction to the U.S. Legal System	Commercial Law
Legal English	Criminal Law
Legal Research	Criminal Procedure
Legal Writing	E-Commerce Law
Property Law	Intellectual Property Law
Torts	International Business Transactions
U.S. Constitutional Law	International Environmental Law
	International Human Rights Law
	International Trade and Investment Law
	Interviewing, Negotiating & Counseling

The courses are taught by professors from Temple, Tsinghua, and other U.S. law schools as well as outstanding members of the international legal community. Temple is well known for its excellent faculty of scholar-teachers who teach in a wide range of legal areas. The biographies of some members of the faculty are provided to illustrate the high caliber of faculty who teach in the Program.

The Program is directed by Professor Zhang Mo, Associate Professor of Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law and Professor Shen Weixing, Associate Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Tsinghua University School of Law.

Students in the Master of Laws Program come to Temple's main campus in Philadelphia for a summer session after completing four semesters of classes at Tsinghua. The LLM Program is enhanced by the cultural and intellectual life of the nation's fifth largest city. Philadelphia is known as the birthplace of liberty, as the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both drafted and signed in Philadelphia, and it was the nation's capital city from 1790 to 1800. In addition, Philadelphia offers many enjoyable cultural, sports, and entertainment options, adding to Temple's already rich array of extracurricular activities.

Students visit America's most historic mile, including Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and the National Constitution Center. The legal scholar will find that the city has all that one would expect to find in a major urban center. Philadelphia is home to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and state appellate and trial courts. The city also contains countless law firms and dozens of federal, state, and municipal agencies.

Although Philadelphia's NBA team (the Philadelphia 76ers) is well known in China, Philadelphia has a full range of other professional sports teams, including the baseball team (the Philadelphia Phillies) that won the 2008 World Series. Students who visit Philadelphia for the summer session will have the opportunity to attend a Phillies game.

Temple-Tsinghua LL.M. Program	天普－清华硕士项目办事处
Tsinghua University School of Law	清华大学法学院
Mingli Building, Tsinghua Yuan	明理楼，清华园
Tsinghua University, Haidian District	清华大学，海淀区
Beijing 100084	北京 100084
People's Republic of China	中华人民共和国
Tel: (86-10) 6279-4565	电话： (86-10) 6279-4565
Fax: (86-10) 6279-2554	传真： (86-10) 6279-2554
E-mail: templelaw@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

Or please feel free to contact the Temple University School of Law main campus.

Master of Laws (LLM) Program in Beijing