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East Meets West
George Pappas (left), with Stephen Cho
US London LLB Graduates Meet
(Berkeley, CA) March 19, 1999-University of London
Law graduates George Pappas and Stephen Cho met in California
last October with their families to cerlerbrate their recent
examination success. Stephen, who lives in Sacramento, CA.
corresponded with George who lives in Cherry Hill, New Jersey,
about the course. Whilst the majority of the University of London
graduates are both UK and Commonwealth based, there is a growing
awareness of the University of London External LLB program in the
United States.
Both Stephen and George are now enrolled in LL.M. degree courses
in the United States preparing for future practice in the United
States. "As an LL.M. student at Widener University School of
Law (Wilmington, DE), I can certainly say that the London LLB
more than prepared me for the course work ahead," according
to George.
It didn't take long for Stephen to land a place at an ABA US Law
School on the West Coast with his external LLB. "I couldn't
believe it, I just called the Law School only last week to make
sure all my documents were received, and when I opened the mail
today, I was accepted," said Stephen.
External LLB's from the University of London are accepted by many
of the American Bar Association Law School's in the United States
as meeting the prerequisite for post-graduate law degrees. George
and Stephen may be leading the way for yet another "British
Invasion," in the US.
"When you think about it, the US legal education and it's
legal profession are based on principles of English Common Law,
so its about time that British Law Graduates, including external
graduates, from one of the world's premier University's received
increased recognition in the US," according to George.
The ABA accreditation standard used by most, if not all, US Bar
Admission Boards is going to be challenged in the US. As more and
more adults decide to seek to change careers, and as the cost of
legal education in the US continues to skyrocket -the legal
profession will have to respond to society's need to accept
non-classroom law degrees. The University of London has been
awarding external law degree's since 1858, and with that kind of
track record, the University is in a league all its own.
The "experience" that classroom attendance provides
will increasingly be juxtaposed along side the experience of the
London External Program. Succeeding in the External Program of
the University of London LL.B. is far more challenging than most,
if not, all US full time law courses," says George. The
management of the rigorous law examination program (which is
exactly the same standard as the full time law program of the
University), coupled with family and career responsibilities
developes a unique quality that raises the level of "real
world" preparation beyond the law school classroom.
Already, states like California have approved institutions such
as the British-American University. This State Bar of California
approved law school offers correspondence tuition. Graduates from
this law school, which is based in California, can take the
California Bar upon graduation.
It won't be long before the University of London External LL.B.
is universally accepted in the US, and why not - its law degree
program is second to none.
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