DAJV
German-American
Lawyers Association
Info Seminar & LL.M. Fair
U.S. Masters Programs for Lawyers
June 19 & 20, 2015 // Cologne, Germany
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LL.M. made in the USA
Now in its fourth decade, our seminar targets students, law
clerks, postgraduates and doctoral candidates interested in studying law in the Unites States. The majority of our speakers are
recent graduates of U.S. law programs and come well-equipped
with information on how best to prepare for this adventure.
This includes the ins and outs of the application process and
the challenges posed by financial aid, which due to its growing
importance is now addressed in its own session on Saturday
morning.
In addition to the seminar, our LL.M. Fair “Meet the Law
Schools” will once again give prospective students the opportunity to network directly with senior representatives of U.S. law
, 2015
June 19 & 20
City
Novotel Köln
schools.
Participants will enjoy a running dinner in the evening, where
they may speak with hiring partners and associates of leading
law firms.
Please join us!
Registration
A registration form is attached to this program and also
available at www.dajv.de .
Dr. Daniel Biene
INFO SEMINAR
INFO SEMINAR
PROGRAM FRIDAY, JUNE 19
PROGRAM FRIDAY, JUNE 19
9:00
Check-in
11:00 Coffee Break
9:15
Greeting and Opening Remarks
11:15
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
Dr. Daniel Biene, LL.M.
(Cardozo 2002),
Managing Director, Wolters Kluwer,
Berlin, Board Member DAJV
9:30
a.m.
Why Study in the U.S.?
Organizing and Preparing for Your LL.M. –
from a German Perspective
Timetable · how to choose a law school and LL.M. program ·
1:00
tests of English language proficiency · letters of recommen-
p.m.
dation · personal statement · visa · pre-LL.M. courses · U.S. bar
exam and the advanced evaluation of eligibility
Speaker:
Interactive panel discussion about personal motivations,
experiences, career opportunities and perspectives.
11:00
Speakers are available for your questions.
a.m.
a.m.
Desiree Jaeger-Fine, Esq.
Legal Career Consultant and Coach
Dr. Hans-Peter Ackmann, LL.M.
(Berkeley 1986, Visiting Scholar Berkeley 1988,
1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1998)
Association Director
1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Dipl.-Kfm. Dr. Jan Bohrenkämper, LL.M.
(Columbia 2011)
Attorney DE, Friedrich Graf von Westphalen, Cologne
Dr. Johannes Hertfelder, LL.M.
(UC Berkeley 2014, Professional Track)
Attorney DE, Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart
FURTHER INFORMATION
DAJV Publications
Dr. Jan-Michael Klett, LL.M.
You can find lots of additional
(Harvard 2014)
useful information in the following
Law Clerk, Frankfurt
DAJV guides:
Una Velickovic, LL.M.
(Tulane 2013)
Law Clerk, Düsseldorf
USA Study Guide (Studienführer)
USA Application Guide (Bewerbungsführer)
USA Master’s Degree (Masterstudium)
USA Internship Guide (Praktikumsführer)
INFO SEMINAR
RUNNING DINNER
PROGRAM FRIDAY, JUNE 19
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
Exclusively for
2:00
p.m.
Graduate Legal Education –
from the American Viewpoint
German and European lawyers in the American education
3:30
system · application documents · language tests · financial aid ·
p.m.
admission standards · academic advisor · course selection and
thesis · particular problems of foreign students with the law
school education
Participants of
Meet the
Law Firms!
Speaker:
Professor Toni M. Jaeger-Fine
Assistant Dean for International and Non-J.D.
Programs, Fordham School of Law, New York,
Board Member DAJV
3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break
You will have the opportunity to meet and network
with representatives of leading firms during the group dinner:
4:00
p.m.
The Application
Tips, tricks, and the personal statement and letter
of recommendation
Clifford Chance LLP
DLA Piper UK LLP
5:30
p.mSpeaker:
Gleiss Lutz LLP
Professor Toni M. Jaeger-Fine
Haver & Mailänder Rechtsanwälte
Assistant Dean for International and Non-J.D.
Linklaters LLP
Programs, Fordham School of Law, New York,
Noerr LLP
Board Member DAJV
P+P Pöllath + Partners
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
5:30
Break
7:00
Meet the Law Firms! (see next page)
p.m.
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Begins at 7:00 p.m.
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Financial Aid Options (held in German)
Securing financial aid for an LL.M. degree is an essential
if not decisive part of planning the entire experience.
10:00
As tuitions are high, an LL.M. degree can often only be pursued
a.m.
if the applicant receives some means of outside support.
This section will supply you with information about potential
sources of financial aid.
Speakers:
Dr. Thomas Wenninger, LL.M.
(George Washington 2008)
Attorney DE, Schelling & Partner, Stuttgart
Dr. Arne von Freeden, LL.M.
(New York University, International Taxation 2002)
A degree program in the U.S. is not only personally enriching –
Specialist Attorney in Tax Law, Tax Adviser,
it often pays off in a future career.
Partner, Flick Gocke Schaumburg, Bonn
The DAJV is an association of lawyers of all specializations
Markus Duram
interested in the U.S. and its legal system – in-house counsel,
Brain Capital GmbH
university professors, attorneys, leaders in public service as well
as students, law clerks, postgrads and doctoral candidates.
www.dajv.de
10:00
a.m.
Meet the Law Schools! (see next page)
Parallel sessions:
5:00
Open Space!
p.m.
Representatives of the DAJV Student Division,
Brain Capital GmbH (LL.M. Education Fund) and
DAJV members will be available for discussion.
5:00
End – We hope to see you at our 40th anniversary
p.m.
celebration party in the evening and at future events!
LL.M. FAIR
LL.M. FAIR
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
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10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Contacts are more than just connections. When choosing the
40th anniversary of the DAJV is cause for celebration!
right law school, nothing is more important than having a personal
7:30 p.m. – Restaurant Rheinterrassen
impression and direct contact person who can answer your questions.
The DAJV LL.M. Fair gives you the opportunity to meet representatives
of the following law schools:
Brooklyn Law School
On April 16,1975, in Bonn, thirteen German LL.M. graduates founded
the DAJV. The year they spent at an American Law School exposed
them to an exciting clash of legal cultures and gave birth to innovation.
Fordham Law School
As a participant of the Info Seminar and LL.M. Fair you are furthering
Georgetown University Law Center
the ideas of the DAJVʼs founders!
Pepperdine University School of Law
SMU Dedman School of Law
Please join us in the evening of June 20, 2015, at the restaurant “Rhein-
St. Maryʼs University Law School
terrassen” in Cologne with its spectacular view of Cologneʼs
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Cathedral. Get in touch with the diverse family of DAJV-members:
Temple University Beasly School of Law
professors of law, attorneys, judges, politicians and students.
Texas Tech University School of Law
Tulane University Law School
University of Houston Law Center
Vanderbilt Law School
LL.M. FAIR
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
LOCATIONS
Venue
DAJV in cooperation with Brain Capital GmbH –
the LL.M. Education Fund
Novotel Köln City ★ ★ ★ ★
Bayenstraße 51 · 50678 Cologne
er
Financial aid off
From the central station (Hauptbahnhof):
The LL.M. Education Fund offers DAJV members and participants of the
Bus No 133 to Rheinauhafen
DAJV LL.M. Seminar an alternative option to finance their LL.M. studies.
Restaurant Rheinterrassen
The fund covers tuition fees and living expenses. Students do not have
Rheinparkweg 1 · 50679 Cologne
to make any payments during their studies, nor do they have to repay
a fixed debt obligation with interest upon graduation. Repayments are
made dependent on your future income. The concept thereby ensures
that no student is overburdened by debt (solidarity principle).
Accommodations
Representatives of Brain Capital will be available for further informa-
Novotel Köln City ★ ★ ★ ★
tion during the LL.M. Fair.
www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-3127-novotel-koln-city/location.shtml
www.llm-bildungsfonds.de
Bayenstraße 51 · 50678 Cologne, Germany
Special price (Booking code: DAJV)
133.45 EUR per night for a single occupancy,
152.45 EUR per night for a double occupancy,
including tax and breakfast.
Reservations: Tel +49–221–80147–152 or –153
[email protected] or [email protected]
Additional Options
KölnTourismus, Cologne Convention Bureau
Tel +49-221-22130400 · www.koelntourismus.de
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
PRICES · MEMBERSHIP · SERVICES
REGISTRATION · CANCELLATION · CONTACT
Participation Fees:
Registration
You will find a registration form attached to this program and
A Both days (June 19 and 20, 2015)
at www.dajv.de.
Info Seminar + “Meet the Law Firms” + “Meet the Law Schools”
DAJV members.................................................................................. Euro 40.00
Non-members .................................................................................. Euro 65.00
B Financial Aid Options and LL.M. Fair (June 20, 2015)
“Meet the Law Schools”
Participation free of charge / registration required
Please send the completed form to the main office of the DAJV in Bonn
and transfer the participation fee to the bank account given therein.
Payment option via PayPal or credit card is available at www.dajv.de.
Phone registration is not possible.
Registration is binding upon receipt of the registration form
and credit of the participation fee to the DAJV account.
C 40th Anniversary of the DAJV (June 20, 2015 – evening)
per person.......................................................................................... Euro 30.00
Early applicants will join the „be my guest tombola“ for free admission
to the dinner of the 40th Anniversary Celebration.
DAJV Membership
If you decide to become a member of the DAJV at the time of registration,
you will pay the members participation fee (see above).
Cancellations
Cancellations must be made in writing. Please understand that
if you cancel, we cannot refund the participation fee, even in part.
A refund will only be considered if more than 50 participants have
registered for the seminar and a replacement participant is available.
Membership forms can be found at www.dajv.de.
Services of the DAJV
The following services are included in the participation fee:
››› Participation in the Seminar Program described above
››› Information Materials
Contact
DAJV Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung e.V.
German-American Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 20 04 42 · 53134 Bonn, Germany
Phone 0228-361376 · Tax 0228-357972
[email protected] · www.dajv.de
PARTNERS
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review services as well as internet-based and online legal English instruction. It is the author of the Accuracy LLC Wegweiser, an information
resource for U.S. academics studying in Germany, and is a proud member
of the DAJV and sponsor of numerous international internship programs. –
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registration
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Payment of the participation fee
Use our online payment system at www.dajv.de/anmeldung.html
or transfer the seminar fee to the DAJV’s account.
Deutsche Bank Bonn, BLZ 380 700 24, Account 025 39 30
IBAN: DE32 3807 0024 0025 3930 00 BIC: DEUTDEDB380
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Lawyers Association
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Payment option via Paypal or credit card is also available at
Registration
www.dajv.de. If you use electronic payment please send a scan
of your completed registration form to [email protected].
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DAJV
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Please send to:
Place/Date ......................................................................
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participation fee.
Fax: +49-228-357972
registration for the event does not carry a retroactive reduction of the
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participation fee. Furthermore, I am aware that joining the DAJV after my
P.O. Box 20 04 42
case of a cancellation of my registration I have no claim to a refund of the
German-American Lawyers Association e.V.
tion and the crediting of my payment(s) to the DAJV. I am aware that in
registration
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Personal Information
A Both days (June 19 and 20, 2015)
[ ]
I am registering for:
– Info Seminar on June 19 & 20, 2015
– Evening event “Meet the Law Firms” on June 19, 2015
– LL.M. Fair “Meet the Law Schools” on June 20, 2015
Street address.............................................................................................
I will pay the following participation fee:
[ ] EUR 40.00 for DAJV members
Zip code, city/town.....................................................................................
[ ] EUR 65.00 for nonmembers
First name..................................................................................................... Last name.....................................................................................................
Phone .........................................................................................................
B Financial Aid Options and LL.M. Fair (June 20, 2015)
Fax
Email
.........................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................
[ ]
I am registering for:
– LL.M. Fair “Meet the Law Schools” on June 20, 2015
Participation is free of charge
Status
C 40th Anniversary of the DAJV (June 20, 2015 – evening)
[ ] student
[ ] law clerk
[ ] doctoral candidate
[ ] assessor
Memberships
[ ] I am a member of the DAJV
[ ] I would like to petition membership in the DAJV
Membership fees:
student EUR 30.00 per year
doctoral candidate / law clerk EUR 35.00 per year
individual member EUR 70.00 per year
[ ]
I am registering for:
– 40th Anniversary of the DAJV at Restaurant Rheinterrassen
I will pay the following participation fee:
[ ] EUR 30.00 per person