Travel during the LL.Ms can be done in many ways. Quite obviously, the opportunity for this is during the three major vacations. Once the Fallbreak, the Winterbreak between the semesters and the Springbreak. In fact, there are a few tricks you can keep in mind to get the most out…

Legal Research Assistant — Working during the LL.M. Financing an LL.M. in the U.S. is not a cheap undertaking and that the financing does not stop with the payment of tuition fees is unfortunately also part of the truth. Accordingly, I have already been asked several times whether there is…

Do you love sports? Then the Duke is an absolute must! Because sports and Duke are a perfect match. From classic American football to soccer to lacrosse, Duke has it all and is regularly among the top teams nationwide in most sports. It’s not uncommon for athletes to go on…

Winter break is over and a well-deserved trip to Mexico and Florida helped me to recover from finals. It wasn’t quite as bad as it sounds at a first impressions. However, it was quite a change. After I hadn’t written any exams at the university for a long time, and…

Student Associations & Thanksgiving Today, I want to take the opportunity to give you a glimpse into not one but two parts of my experience at Duke: 1) Student Unions Some of you will probably remember them from your own university days — student unions. They have a much e in…

Besides written input, I would like to take the opportunity to give you a visual impression of the Duke campus. The pictures speak for themselves and for Duke anyway!

We are now in the middle of the first semester at the LL.M, the time of finding our way around and the „puppy protection“ is now finally over. Unlike most European law schools, attendance is compulsory here, so missing classes at regular intervals is not only not recommended, it might…

The last two weeks were very intense and that in many ways. After the completion of the orientation week, it was all about putting together the schedule in the best possible way. There are several things to keep in mind. On the one hand, Duke Law School offers several possibilities…

I’ve been sitting here in Durham, NC wondering for days now: How do you actually properly introduce a blog that will take you on what is probably going to be the most exciting academic and personal adventure of my life? I guess the best way is starting already at the…