2 White Street, Concord, NH 03301, USA
Phone: 603.228.1541 | Website: law.unh.edu/academics/graduate-programs
Introduction
The University of New Hampshire School of Law offers LLM, Master's degree, and diploma certificate programs for lawyers and non-lawyers in three fast-growing areas of the law: Intellectual Property, Commerce and Technology, and International Criminal Law and Justice.
Launched in the fall of 2010, the University of New Hampshire School of Law's Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property builds on the pioneering IP work that the school has been associated with since 1973. In partnering with industry and governments around the world, the Franklin Pierce Center for IP is a global hub for the intersection of intellectual property and economic development. By bringing together its varied resources—including the only academic IP library in the United States—Franklin Pierce Center for IP faculty, researchers, students, and partners will work at the intersections of law, business, and technology to improve the rate of innovation in the global economy.
The Center offers one of the most extensive selections of intellectual property courses in the country, exposing students to a wide range of cutting-edge intellectual property issues. As a pioneer in integrating intellectual property studies into legal education, the Center offers students the practical experience needed to handle innovation in today's complex environment. And with a global network of successful alumni connected to the Franklin Pierce tradition, students have access to IP professionals in more than 80 countries.
Practice-based learning is foundational to a UNH School of Law education. Our founders wanted our students to graduate knowing how to think like lawyers and also knowing how to practice. UNH School of Law's faculty consists of practitioners experienced in their fields of interest. Their open-door policy extends throughout the campus from Scholars in Residence to our dean John Broderick. The small student-to-faculty ratio promotes collaboration and collegiality as evidenced in our publications, activities, and special events. The atmosphere of the school is one of co-commitment.
Law School Enrollment
Total law school enrollment: 432
Facilities
One nationally unique asset to the University of New Hampshire Law School is the Intellectual Property Library, opened on January 1, 1995. It is the only dedicated academic IP Library in the United States. Many distinguished IP visitors, scholars, fellows, academics, and practitioners have shared that this information center is the top English language collection in the world, equaled only by the multilingual IP Library at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property. With the Franklin Pierce Center for IP, the University of New Hampshire School of Law is the only law school in the nation with
- a dedicated IP Global Resource Center classified at the research level of collection development;
- thousands of donated volumes of unique practitioner materials;
- a virtual, award-winning IP website library and portal, the IP Mall;
- leading-edge technology services production such as the IP LAWCAST podcast service;
- all WIPO publications; and
- an IP librarian holding both Juris Doctor and Master of Intellectual Property Law degrees, with 15 years' experience, who actively publishes articles on IP information and, as a member of the faculty, teaches courses in IP legal research and patent informatics.
The Franklin Pierce Center for IP Global Resource Center
- has collected IP materials on the research level for over three decades;
- has a global reputation actively promoted by domestic and international alumni;
- includes approximately 12,000 print volumes dealing with IP, commerce, and technology;
- provides students access to every major English language IP research product available;
- is home to the Homer Blair Patent Model Collection;
- is the recipient of many donations by well-known practitioners and corporations; and
- has, over the last five years, assisted almost 1,000 patrons from other libraries in finding IP materials not otherwise available to them. Ninety percent of the physical collection is not available in any electronic format.
The Franklin Pierce Center for IP Global Resource Center's collection supports the largest IP curriculum in the world and covers
- the IP spectrum from news and practice to highly scholarly works;
- interdisciplinary aspects of IP;
- the synergy of law, technology, science, and business;
- English language works in domestic, foreign, and international IP law;
- materials from the earliest law books to the most current web resources; and
- continuing education and professional organization materials not available at other law schools.
The Virtual IP Collection
Beyond "the four walls" of the physical space is a host of licensed database services that serve scholarly and academic research. The office of the intellectual property librarian has access to every major IP information provider for purposes of teaching and scholarship. Full access to many of these services is available to the Franklin Pierce Center for IP community on campus and at home.
Housing
The University of New Hampshire School of Law online Housing Marketplace is an exclusive list of rentals made available to students who have been admitted to the University of New Hampshire School of Law or who are current students at UNH School of Law. Rental listings are submitted to the Housing Coordinator by landlords and property owners/managers who frequently rent to our students. This information is compiled by us and is, generally, not available to the public. To ensure these listings are available only to students, the first time you use the service you will be required to create a user account and be approved by the UNH School of Law Housing Coordinator. After your account is approved, you can log in as a student/tenant and browse the listings.
LLM Programs/Areas of Specialization
UNH School of Law offers three different LLM programs:
For information about each program, visit the links above. You may also contact:
Debra Beauregard
Director of Graduate Programs
2 White Street
Concord, NH 03301
USA
Phone: 603.228.1541
Fax: 603.224.3342
E-mail: graduateprograms@law.unh.edu
Student Services and Organizations
Students at the University of New Hampshire School of Law are involved in an array of organizations that enhance the day-to-day life at the school.
Students expand their intellectual life beyond the classroom through involvement in academic and professional organizations like the American Constitution Society, the Federalist Society, and the Student Intellectual Property Law Association (SIPLA). Moot Court teams compete against the top writers and orators from other law schools in the nation.
Groups such as the Taiwanese Students Association, Black Law Students Association, the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Lambda, and Hillel enable students to connect with one another through shared experiences and identities.
The University of New Hampshire School of Law publishes two law journals through which students can gain experience with every aspect of publishing an academic law review.
Career Services
The Career Services staff at UNH School of Law offers advice and resources to students and alumni throughout the job-search process. We offer individual counseling, programs, and workshops throughout the academic year.
Workshop topics include writing an effective cover letter and résumé, professionalism issues, and interviewing skills, to name just a few. Our programs enable students to learn about different areas of practice and provide an opportunity to meet informally with practicing attorneys.
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