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Stanford Law School is mentioned in an article by Compensation & Benefits For Law Offices about the hiring needs of law firms, including the growing desire for lawyers who are well-versed in "transnational studies":
Job seekers with a global perspective would have an advantage over others with a more traditional legal education. More than 70 percent of the law firms expressing a view in MLA's study think law schools should focus more on transnational studies and offer study-abroad programs.
International law is no longer just about treaties. Lawyers are increasingly called upon to advise businesses, individuals, nongovernmental entities, and governments in matters that involve parties, laws, and decisionmakers in two or more countries. The training of young lawyers has long ignored this reality. Georgetown and Stanford Law School are two institutions that have taken up this challenge.