Wednesday, November 21, 2012

2-year Fellowship Opportunity for LLM and work with VLS China program, Deadline: March 1, 2013

From Vermont Law School:

The U.S.-China Partnership for Environmental Law (“China Program”) at
Vermont Law School invites applications for a two-year graduate
fellowship starting in August 2013. The fellowship combines the
opportunity to obtain an LLM in Environmental Law or an LLM in
American Legal Studies from one of the leading environmental law
programs in the nation with the opportunity to gain practical
international environmental law experience on a variety of policy
coordination, research, and educational outreach projects. The
fellowship includes a full tuition waiver. A salary stipend may be
available for the selected LLM fellow depending on available funding.

Nature of the Fellowship
The LLM fellow will work closely with the faculty director, the
program director and other team members of the China Program to help
coordinate and implement the range of projects being carried out. In
addition to pursuing an LLM in Environmental Law or an LLM in American
Legal Studies, the fellow will work closely with China Program faculty
and will take the lead role in at least one major project.

The goal of the China Program is to strengthen the rule of law in
environmental protection and to build capacity among individuals and
academic, government, and private-sector institutions to solve
pollution and energy problems. The program has three main objectives:

• strengthen the capacity of the Chinese educational, governmental,
nonprofit, and business sectors to become effective environmental and
energy problem solvers
• improve China's policies, systems, laws, and regulations to advance
the development and enforcement of environmental and energy law and to
help develop the rule of law
• enhance municipal, provincial, national, and international networks
in China to advance best practices in environmental protection and
energy regulation

These objectives are being pursued through environmental and energy
law workshops and conferences in China and the U.S., through efforts
to build the institutional capacity of law schools, NGOs, courts, and
government agencies, and through student and faculty-led research and
policy development projects.

For more information about the U.S.-China Partnership for
Environmental Law, please visit the program’s homepage,
www.vermontlaw.edu/china.

LLM in Environmental Law
The LLM in Environmental Law degree is designed for a select group of
post-JD candidates seeking to specialize in the practice of
environmental law, or pursue careers in teaching, research, or public
policy. Candidates include recent law school graduates and practicing
lawyers who wish to develop an environmental law specialty. The
cornerstone of the LLM program is the Graduate Seminar. A minimum of
30 academic credits are required to complete the program. For the
China Program fellow, this thirty credit program is spread over two
years. Vermont Law School’s environmental law curriculum includes more
than fifty courses in environmental law, policy, science, and ethics.
For more information about the LLM in Environmental Law degree
program, please visit the LLM degree page.
LLM in American Legal Studies
The Master of Laws in American Legal Studies is specifically designed
for students who hold a law degree from an institution outside of the
United States. Our LLM students take all their courses together with
the JD students, so they have immersion in the US law school
experience. The required courses provide a solid foundation in US law
and US legal method. Again, for the China Program fellow, the LLM in
American Legal Studies program is spread over two years. Some US
states permit foreign lawyers who earn an LLM in US law to take the
bar exam and be admitted to practice in their state, if certain other
requirements are met. For more information about the LLM in American
Legal Studies program, please visit the LLM degree page.

Fellowship Qualifications
Qualifications for the China Program LLM Fellowship include:
• admission to the LLM in Environmental Law or the LLM in American
Legal Studies programs
• a demonstrated commitment to environmental or energy issues in China/Asia
• prior practice or other experience in environmental or energy law
• strong legal writing and communications skills
• some Chinese language skills or acquiring such skills

How to Apply for the Fellowship
Applicants interested in the China Program LLM Fellowship must submit
the LLM application to the Vermont Law School admissions office by
March 1, 2013. In addition to materials required for LLM
applications, applicants need to submit a brief statement (not longer
than one single-spaced page) explaining the applicant’s interest in
the fellowship. Decisions on the China Program LLM Fellowship will be
made by May 1, 2013.
If you have any question about the China Program LLM Fellowship,
please contact Jingjing Liu, the Associate Director of the U.S.-China
Partnership for Environmental Law, at aliu@vermontlaw.edu.

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