Trial Advocacy for International Students (LL.M.)

This program is open only to foreign-trained lawyers and law students.

English language competency is essential in order to participate meaningfully in the advocacy programs and most especially in the externship; otherwise, students may be limited in what they can do within their externships.

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International students who fit into any of the following categories will be considered to have met the requirement:

• Residents of a country where English is the only official language and who is a native English speaker
• Graduates of U.S. high schools
• Completed the equivalent of Iowa State’s English 150 or 250 with a grade of B or better at an accredited U.S. 2 year or 4 year college or university.
  

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION

If you meet all admission requirements but do not meet our English proficiency requirements, Iowa State offers conditional admission to attend our Intensive English and Orientation Program (IEOP). If you would like to enroll in IEOP, on the application choose "I would like to enroll in Iowa State’s IEOP program before I begin the academic study.”

Graduates of the LL.M. Program in Trial Advocacy for International Students can be found in a wide variety of jobs, including:

• Attorney
• Litigator
• Foreign local counsel to multinational clients
• Legal officer for an international or nongovernmental organization
• In-house counsel
• General counsel
• Judge
• Prosecutor
• Public defender
• Law firm associate or partner
• Solo practitioner
• Legal consultant/adviser to foreign clients on U.S. litigation
• Legislator
• Mediator
• Arbitrator
• Expert witness
• Litigation technology consultant/entrepreneur