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ace, nationality, legal background
— enriches the level of
discussion, inside and outside
the classroom Students integrate
dispute resolution processes in
handling substantive law issues.
The LLM meets the needs of those
with backgrounds as advocates,
neutrals, law-trained court administrators
and government agency
personnel, among others.
Graduate Degrees Offered
Master of Laws in Dispute
Resolution
LLM students can earn dual degrees
(MA and PhD) from the
School of Journalism.
The program is also affiliated
with MU’s Center for the Study
of Organizational Change and
Truman School of Public Affairs,
with an opportunity to pursue a
certificate in Public Affairs in conjunction
with the LLM.
The MU School of Law offers a juris
doctor program, which has its
own admission process.
Dispute Resolution
Faculty
John Lande
director of the LL.M. Program in
Dispute Resolution, Isidor Loeb
Professor, JD, Hastings College of
Law, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Robert G. bailey
director of the Center for the
Study of Dispute Resolution and
assistant dean, JD, University of
Missouri.
James R. Devine
associate dean for academic affairs,
David Ross Hardy Professor
of Law and Trial Practice, senior
fellow at the Center for the Study
of Dispute Resolution, JD, Seton
Hall University.
Stephen D. Easton
C.A. Leedy Professor, senior fellow
at the Center for the Study of
Dispute Resolution, JD, Stanford
University.
Rafael Gely
James E. Campbell Missouri Endowed
Professor, senior fellow at
the Center for the Study of Dispute
Resolution, JD, PhD, University
of Illinois.
Philip J. Harter
Earl F. Nelson professor, senior
fellow at the Center for the Study
of Dispute Resolution, JD, University
of Michigan.
Ilhyung Lee
Edward H. Hinton Professor, senior
fellow at the Center for the
Study of Dispute Resolution, JD,
Boston College.
Richard C. Reuben
James Lewis Parks Professor, senior
fellow at the Center for the
Study of Dispute Resolution, JD,
Georgia State University, JSD,
Stanford University.
Rodney J. Uphoff
Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed
Professor, senior fellow
at the Center for the Study of
Dispute Resolution, director of
the University of Missouri South
Africa Educational Program, JD,
University of Wisconsin.
James westbrook
Earl F. Nelson and James S. Rollins
Professor Emeritus, JD, Duke
University, LL.M., Georgetown
University.
Margaret (Peggy) McGuinness
associate professor, senior fellow
at the Center for the Study of
Dispute Resolution, JD, Stanford
University.
Stacie I. Strong
associate professor, senior fellow
at the Center for the Study
of Dispute Resolution, JD, Duke
University, PhD, University of
Cambridge.
Jennifer Reynolds
visiting associate professor, JD,
Harvard Law School.
James Levin
associate director of the Center
for the Study of Dispute Resolution,
adjunct assistant clinical
professor, JD, Northeastern University.
Dispute Resolution
Courses
Following are the required core
courses for the LLM together
with some recommended electives
relevant to the dispute resolution
field. Students choose
electives from the law school and
other MU departments according
to their interests and statement
of purpose for enrolling in
the program.
Required Core Courses
(16 credits):
- LLM Arbitration Seminar (3)
- LLM Major Research Project (3)
- Methods for Dispute Resolution
- Program Evaluation and
Design (3)
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