Licentiate in International Transactions Involving the United States
Background and Purpose
The commercial world has become increasingly internationalized over the past 20 years. International joint ventures between parties from different countries are now commonplace. Lawyers, who facilitate these interactions, must be highly skilled in setting up successful joint ventures based on knowledge of multiple legal systems and a variety of process skills for both preventing and resolving disputes that may arise within these contexts.
Anticipating further globalization of the world economies, eighteen years ago the University of California, School of Law, Davis, using faculty from the University of California, Schools of Law at Davis and Berkeley and outstanding practitioners, established the month-long Orientation in U.S.A. Law program to train foreign lawyers and judges in the U.S. legal system with an emphasis on the fundamentals of international and domestic business and trade law. Over the past sixteen years, more than 1,800 legal professionals from 50 countries have participated in this summer institute.
In addition to having attended Orientation in U.S.A. Law, all licentiate students complete two out of three of the following specialized courses:
- The Global Trading System: Substance and Dispute Resolution (August 9-20, 2010)
- Financing International Transactions (2011)
- Structuring an International Joint Venture (2012)
Together these three summer courses form the core curriculum for a Licentiate in International Transactions Involving the U.S. Those obtaining the licentiate will have specialized knowledge in international business and trade law with particular emphasis on the United States legal system used in comparative context. Should a participant decide to continue further with their studies, they can apply the above credits towards an International Commercial Law LL.M. which is obtained by attending courses over three summers or 18 weeks in a 3 to 5 year period.
About the University of California
The University of California is considered one of the finest institutions of higher education in the United States, with many professional schools, including five law schools: University of California, Berkeley (Boalt), Davis, UCLA, Hastings (San Francisco) and Irvine. The University of California law schools are considered among the leading public law schools in the United States.
Who Should Attend
Knowledgeable practitioners who wish to gain a licentiate reflecting expertise in complex domestic and international business and legal transactions.
Requirements
- Participants must satisfactorily complete 20 units/400 hours of classes from the series offered in the International Law Programs (Orientation in U.S.A. Law plus their choice of 2 out of the 3 specialized courses).
- Participants will have rigorous attendance, participation, and testing requirements for each course taken.
- Participants will also write a paper on some applied aspect of transnational law, which is approximately 15-20 pages in length and will be critiqued by a group of faculty from the Licentiate. The paper will deal with an applied subject appropriate to an experienced practitioner of law dealing with transnational issues.
Our Faculty
Faculty for the licentiate will consist of faculty from the University of California, Davis, School of Law and outstanding practitioners from the west coast and other parts of the United States.
Licentiate Teaching Methodology
The Orientation in U.S.A. Law program uses the lecture method presenting theory supplemented with participatory experiences and in some cases the Socratic method, which is the traditional method of teaching law in the United States. The advanced programs use a combination of lectures based on legal theory, simulations and interactive experiences and is highly participatory in nature because of the small, intimate and intense nature of the educational experience.
Location
Classes are held at the University of California, Davis, School of Law.
When
- Orientation in U.S.A. Law*: July 11 - August 7, 2010.
- The Global Trading System: August 9-20, 2010.
- Financing International Transactions: August 2011.
- Structuring an International Joint Venture: August 2012.
*Offered in July-August of every summer.
How to apply for the licentiate
To apply, complete an application form 
for enrollment.
School of Law & UC Davis Extension
1333 Research Park Drive
Davis, CA 95618-4852
USA
