Your LLM Questions Answered

Do you have burning questions about our LLM program? You’re not the only one!

We’ve asked our current and former LLM students to offer an insider’s view on some of the questions we hear most from prospective students. 

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  • What did you do before your LLM year?
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    Kosuke Terauchi (Tokyo, Japan)

    I worked as a private practice lawyer focusing on entertainment law. 

    Before that, I worked as a judge in Japan, mainly handling civil cases. 

     

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    Lautaro Garcia Alonso (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

    I worked as a legislative advisor at the National Congress of Argentina.

    I was also a teaching assistant in human rights and jurisprudence courses at Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires. 

     

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  • Why did you choose Michigan Law?
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    Debora Gunawan (Surabaya, Indonesia)

    I was drawn to Michigan Law for its strong international legal scholarship and the opportunity to learn within a small, intellectually vibrant cohort.

     

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    Viktoria Baumgartl (Vienna, Austria)

    The small size of the LLM class, which really stood out compared to other LLM programs in the United States.

     

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  • What makes Michigan Law special?
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    Leonie Schwannecke (Hamburg, Germany)

    How open and encouraging the professors are to ask questions, even outside of class, and to stay in touch. 

     

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    Michigan Law fosters both intellectual rigor and human connection.

    Its small classes encourage open and deep engagement with professors and classmates, while the supportive community makes it easy to build lasting relationships and foster personal growth.

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  • What surprised you most about Michigan Law?
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    Ana Lucía Acuña (Lima, Perú)

    The community feeling you get as soon as you arrive.

     

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    Yuqing Qin (Guangdong Province, China)

    All the professors are approachable by interacting with students and patiently answering questions about academics and life.

     

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Meet Current and Former LLM Students

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Ana Lucía Acuña
Lima, Perú

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Rotimi Adejoorin
Lagos, Nigeria

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Lautaro Garcia Alonso
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Daniel Athias
São Paulo, Brazil

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Viktoria Baumgartl
Vienna, Austria

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Camila Calvo
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Xiaorong Chen
Beijing, China

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Luise Cornelli
Munich, Germany

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Fernanda Lopes De Alcantara Gil
São Paulo, Brazil

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Debora Gunawan
Surabaya, Indonesia

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Erick Guapizaca Jiménez
Quito, Ecuador

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Sravani K
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Philipp Krämer
Munich, Germany

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Lennart Levita
Freiburg, Germany

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Andrea Leycano
Manila, the Philippines

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Xinyi Li
Shanghai, China

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Sharmila Roy Lovely
Dhaka, Bengladesh

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Finley Meng
Jinan, Shandong Province, China

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Priyanka Pokharel
Kathmandu, Nepal

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Yuqing Qin
Guangdong Province, China

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Leonie Schwannecke
Hamburg, Germany

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Afrore Shaipi
Prishtina, Kosovo

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Mayara Soares
São Paulo, Brazil

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Nadia Sussman
Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa / Auckland, New Zealand

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Kosuke Terauchi
Tokyo, Japan

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Pedro Chirinos Terrones
Lima, Peru

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Mike Tiu
Oroquieta City, Philippines

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Qizhi (Jeffrey) Wu
Beijing, China

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Takeshi Yamamoto
Kobe, Japan

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Yujun Zhang
Guangzhou, China

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