I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome our new Assistant Director, Richard Fox, who started with the ELLM program yesterday. Welcome, Richard! Prior to joining the ELLM, Richard worked at the Boston University Study Abroad office where he was responsible for pre-departure coordination, registration and grading, institutional billing and relations, scholarships and grants, and program [...]
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Until We Meet Again!
February 1, 2013 at 1:06 pm
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” -A.A. Milne Today I say goodbye to Boston University School of Law. Over the past few years, I have truly enjoyed working in the Executive LL.M. Program. From the initial program launch, to the announcement of our first Budapest session, it has [...]
Welcome Dr. John D. Sullivan!
November 27, 2012 at 3:03 pm
We are pleased to announce that Dr. John D. Sullivan will be joining the Executive LL.M. in International Business Law team in 2013! Dr. Sullivan has spent the last twenty years working in mergers and acquisitions and boutique finance. He has extensive experience in private equity and asset valuation. Prior to joining Boston University, he [...]
ELLM Webinars– An Integral Part of Our Outreach Efforts
October 10, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Hi friends– As many of you undoubtedly know, we work at growing our ELLM cohort through all the forms of social media that we feel we can utilize effectively. In the near future, we will likely expand our presence on Google Plus, and look at ways in which we can utilize Twitter more effectively, before [...]
Kassie Tucker Honored with Gerard H. Cohen Award
October 1, 2012 at 11:27 am
At the Annual Silver Shingle Awards Reception at BU Law on September 21, 2012, our very own Kassie Tucker was honored with the Gerard H. Cohen Award. Presented since 1994, the Cohen Award recognizes an outstanding member of the administrative staff of the School of Law. In presenting the award to her, Dean Maureen O’Rourke had [...]
Budapest here we come!
September 10, 2012 at 11:51 am
We are pleased to announce that the BU Law Executive LL.M. in International Business Law Program is going to Budapest, Hungary! Starting in June 2013, our first summer session’s residency will be offered every year in Budapest. We are excited to not only enrich the international focus of our program, but also to expand the scheduling [...]
ELLM office runs two more successful summer programs
July 31, 2012 at 2:06 pm
These past three weeks we have been busy with, among other things, running two non-degree programs for visiting Korean and Chinese students. An initiative of our office that we began last year, these “special programs” are a way of offering a little of the BU Law experience to visitors during the summer. While we have a [...]
2012 Summer Sessions application deadline 1 month away!
March 9, 2012 at 11:09 am
With the Red Session well underway, our office is now busy preparing for the upcoming launch of the 2012 Summer Sessions. Here’s this year’s summer schedule: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Online orientation begins for Green, Blue and Orange Sessions Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Online pre-residency begins for Green, Blue and Orange Sessions Monday, June 25-Saturday, [...]
A glimpse inside Executive LL.M. courses: a student’s perspective
November 29, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Meet Sheerin, the latest addition to our guest student series! Sheerin was kind enough to share some of her favorite experiences she had while taking U.S. and Trans-Border Mergers & Acquisitions and U.S. Corporate Law for the International Lawyer. Thanks Sheerin! U.S. and Trans-Border Mergers & Acquisitions with Professor Steve Marks “In Steve’s class we [...]
The Recommendation Puzzle
October 20, 2011 at 1:33 pm
We frequently receive questions from candidates regarding letters of recommendation. Some candidates often have a tough time selecting individuals to submit letters on their behalf. Many have been out of school for several years, and are curious as to whether they need a recommendation from a professor. Others simply don’t know how many recommenders they [...]