General

Arizona State University College of Law

Customized

The Customized LL.M. program is an opportunity for individuals to personalize graduate law coursework to support career goals. Working with the Director of Graduate Law Programs and relevant faculty, students plan a full-time or part-time curriculum uniquely designed for each student.

Application Deadline: Fall: July 1; Sp: Nov. 15
Application Fee: $60
Requirements: Application; Personal Statement; Resume; 2 Letters of Recommendation; Writing Sample; and Academic Transcipts. International Applicants will also need academic transcripts evaluated by World Education Service (WES) and take the TOEFL exam.

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: One academic year
Part-Time: Up to 3 years
Tuition Resident: $1,062
Non-Resident: $1,650

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 480-965-6847
Contact Email: llmasu@asu.edu
Contact Website: www.law.asu.edu/llm

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

General Studies

Application Deadline: Fall: June 15; Sp: Dec. 1
Application Fee: 75
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $46,224/yr
Non-Resident: $46,224/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 212-790-0274
Contact Email: llm@yu.edu
Contact Website: www.cardozo.yu.edu/MemberContentDisplay.aspx?ccmd=ContentDisplay&ucmd=UserDisplay&userid=10352&contentid=2442

Catholic University, Columbus School of Law

An advanced program of legal study customized to the needs of the individual student; concentrations in Communications Law, Securities Law, Jurisprudence or Comparative and International Law.

Application Deadline: March 9; June 1 (U.S.)
Application Fee: $65
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $1,515
Non-Resident: $1,515

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 202-319-5151
Contact Email: Dedoulis@law.edu
Contact Website: llm.cua.edu

Chapman University School of Law

General

Application Deadline: Rolling admissions (Fall: July 1)
Application Fee: $75
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 24 units
Part-Time: 24 units
Tuition Resident: $1,375
Non-Resident: $1,375

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 714-628-2635
Contact Email: llm@chapman.edu
Contact Website: www.chapman.edu/llm/

Cleveland State University

General Law

Application Deadline: Fall: Mar. 1; Sp: Oct. 1
Application Fee: $40
Requirements: application; 3 letters of recommendation; personal statement; official transcripts; TOEFL (if applicable)

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: up to 4 years
Tuition Resident: $764
Non-Resident: $1,046.30

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 216-687-4557
Contact Email: admissions@law.csuohio.edu
Contact Website: www.law.csuohio.edu

Cleveland State University

General Law

Application Deadline: Fall: Mar. 1; Sp: Oct. 1
Application Fee: $40
Requirements: application; 3 letters of recommendation; personal statement; official transcripts; TOEFL (if applicable)

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: up to 4 years
Tuition Resident: $764
Non-Resident: $1,046.30

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 216-687-4557
Contact Email: admissions@law.csuohio.edu
Contact Website: www.law.csuohio.edu

Columbia University Law School

General

Application Deadline: Early: Nov. 1; Reg: Dec. 15
Application Fee: 80
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $2,432
Non-Resident: $2,432

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 212-854-2655
Contact Email: gls@law.columbia.edu
Contact Website: www.law.columbia.edu/llm_jsd/llm

Cornell Law School

General

Application Deadline: Feb. 1
Application Fee: 80
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $56,490/yr
Non-Resident: $56,490/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 607-255-5141
Contact Email: gieger@cornell.edu
Contact Website: www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/degrees/lmm_jsd.cfm

Drake University Law School

General with concentration in Sustainable Development

Drake Law School's innovative graduate law program, open both to American and international students on a full-time or part-time basis, allows each student to pursue an individualized course of study toward an LL.M. (Masters of Law) degree.The Sustainable Development concentration encompasses the broad inquiry into how to provide for human resource needs without depleting diminished global resources.

Application Deadline: June 1
Application Fee: $50; fee is waived for applications submitted prior to June 1st
Requirements: • Drake Law School LL.M. application • Official law school transcripts (LL.M.) • Statement of Purpose as described on question 18 on the application • Letters of Recommendation are strongly encouraged

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 24 credits (1 year)
Part-Time: 24 credits (2 years)
Tuition Resident: $1,165
Non-Resident: $1,165

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 1-800-44-DRAKE, x2782
Contact Email: lawadmit@drake.edu
Contact Website: www.law.drake.edu/academics/?pageID=llmMJPrograms

Drake University Law School

General

Application Deadline: June 1
Application Fee: $50; fee is waived for applications submitted prior to June 1st
Requirements: • Drake Law School LL.M. application • Official law school transcripts (LL.M.) • Statement of Purpose as described on question 18 on the application • Letters of Recommendation are strongly encouraged

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 24 credits (1 year)
Part-Time: 24 credits (2 years)
Tuition Resident: $1,165
Non-Resident: $1,165

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 1-800-44-DRAKE, x2782
Contact Email: lawadmit@drake.edu
Contact Website: www.law.drake.edu/academics/?pageID=llmMJPrograms

George Washington University Law School

General Law

The General LL.M. program accepts a limited number of students to study in areas other than GW's specialized programs. Recent candidates have focused in areas such as criminal law, health care law, constitutional law and antitrust law. A thesis is required as part of the 24-credit degree program.

Application Deadline: Fall: May 1; Sp: Nov. 1
Application Fee: $80
Requirements: Personal statement, official transcripts, and 2 letters of recommendation; list of proposed courses and area of specialty for thesis.

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: 2 years
Tuition Resident: $1,608.50
Non-Resident: $1,608.50

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 202-994-0715
Contact Email: grad@law.gwu.edu
Contact Website: www.law.gwu.edu

Georgetown University Law Center

Individualized

Application Deadline: March 1
Application Fee: 80
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: 2 semesters
Part-Time: Up to 3 years
Tuition Resident: $23,432.50/yr
Non-Resident: $23,432.50/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 202-662-9020
Contact Email: llmadmis@law.georgetown.edu
Contact Website: www.law.georgetown.edu/graduate/indiv.html

Harvard Law School

General

Application Deadline: Dec. 1
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $43,900/yr
Non-Resident: n/a

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 617-495-4627
Contact Email: gpquery@law.harvard.edu
Contact Website: www.law.harvard.edu/academics/degrees/gradprogram/llm/

Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington

General

Application Deadline: Rolling admissions
Application Fee: n/a
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $1357
Non-Resident: $1517

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 812-856-7217
Contact Email: lgradadm@indiana.edu
Contact Website: www.law.indiana.edu/graduate

Louisiana State University

General

Application Deadline: Feb. 1
Application Fee: 50
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $11,722/yr
Non-Resident: $21,818/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 225-578-7831
Contact Email: llmadmissions@law.lsu.edu
Contact Website: www.law.lsu.edu/index.cfm?geaux=internationalprograms.llm

New York University School of Law

General

Application Deadline: n/a
Requirements: Graduate Online Application; Application Fee; Official Law Transcripts; Recommendation Letter; Personal Statement; Résumé

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: n/a
Non-Resident: n/a

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 212-998-6060
Contact Email: law.grad.moreinfo@nyu.edu
Contact Website: www.law.nyu.edu/llmjsd

Ohio State University

General

Application Deadline: April 15
Application Fee: 50
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $26,328/year
Non-Resident: n/a

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 614-292-8810
Contact Email: lawadmit@osu
Contact Website: moritzlaw.osu.edu/programs/llm/

SMU Dedman School of Law

Master of Laws (General)

The general LL.M. program offers law graduates an opportunity to broaden their backgrounds in certain specialized areas of law by enrolling in advanced courses and seminars and by engaging in specialized research. Although the School of Law awards no specific subject-designated LL.M. degrees under this program, most students seeking this degree concentrate in areas such as corporate and commercial law, international law, legal practice and procedure, natural resources law or property law.

Application Deadline: April 1
Application Fee: $75
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: 10 months (24 credit hours)
Part-Time: Up to 36 months (24 credit hours)
Tuition Resident: $42,057/yr
Non-Resident: $42,057/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 214-768-2550
Contact Email: bheine@smu.edu
Contact Website: www.law.smu.edu

Southern Illinois University School of Law

General

24 credit hour program

Application Deadline: May 1
Application Fee: $50
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: One year
Part-Time: Two years
Tuition Resident: $425
Non-Resident: $1,097

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 618-453-8858
Contact Email: ldavid@siu.edu
Contact Website: www.law.siu.edu/prospective.php?submenuheader=2

Southwestern Law School

General/Individualized Studies

Application Deadline: Fall: April 1; Sp: Oct. 1
Application Fee: $60
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: 1-2 years
Part-Time: 2 to 3 years
Tuition Resident: $1,400
Non-Resident: $1,400

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 213-738-5707
Contact Email: llmprogram@swlaw.edu
Contact Website: www.swlaw.edu/llmgeneral

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Self-Directed

24 credit degree

Application Deadline: Fall: June 15; Sp: Oct. 15; Sum: Feb. 15
Application Fee: None
Requirements: See website

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: 5 years
Tuition Resident: $631
Non-Resident: $631

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 517-371-5140 ext. 27030
Contact Email: llm@cooley.edu
Contact Website: www.cooley.edu

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

General

This program is a 24-credit program for JDs graduated from U.S. law schools.

Application Deadline: Rolling admissions
Application Fee: $60
Requirements: Law school transcript, 2 letters of recommendation, personal statement

Duration Full-Time: 2 semesters
Part-Time: 3 to 4 semesters
Tuition Resident: $1,425
Non-Resident: $1,425

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 631-761-7012
Contact Email: SusanT@tourolaw.edu
Contact Website: www.tourolaw.edu/Admissions/default.aspx?pageid=529

Tulane University Law School

General

Because the General LL.M. program is flexible, both international and U.S. students find it to be an attractive option. The program allows students to design their own courses of study.

Application Deadline: May 1
Application Fee: $60
Requirements: 1. Application 2. Personal Statement 3. $60 Application Fee 4. Two letters of recommendation 5. Official transcripts from previous institutions attended 6. Official TOEFL Report (for applicants whose native language is not English or if English was not the language of instruction where the first law degree was received)

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: Two semesters
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $43,684/yr U.S.
Non-Resident: $44,684/yr (Intl)

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 504-865-5930
Contact Email: admissions@law.tulane.edu
Contact Website: www.law.tulane.edu

University at Buffalo Law School

General

As a student in the General LL.M. program, you'll create a one-year degree program around your own particular course of study. If you're a lawyer educated outside the United States, and want to use the LL.M. to qualify to sit for the New York Bar Examination, we encourage you to pursue a specially designed program tailored for you that will take into consideration your prior legal education and experience while recommending the courses that will satisfy New York’s newly revised requirements for foreign-trained lawyers.

Application Deadline: April 1, 2012
Application Fee: $75
Requirements: Students who hold a J.D. degree from a U.S. law school or the equivalent of a J.D. degree (e.g., an LL.B. degree or a B.A. degree in law) from a non-U.S. law school can apply to the LL.M. programs. In addition to completing an LL.M. application form, applicants must provide official transcripts from every post-secondary institution they attended or are currently attending. Transcripts not in English must be accompanied by a certified translation. Applicants must also submit two letters of recommendation, preferably from law school professors. The Graduate Admissions Committee places particular emphasis on letters from law school faculty who are familiar with the applicant's law school performance and from employers or colleagues who are familiar with the applicant's employment record, particularly but not exclusively in law. Please ask your references to place their recommendations in an envelope and sign their name over the seal. Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL scores must be dated within two years of prospective enrollment at UB Law School. The language requirement will, in many cases, be satisfied by a minimum TOEFL score of 100 (iBT). Applicants with TOEFL scores below 90 (iBT) will not be considered. Applicants should arrange to have an official TOEFL score report sent to UB Law School from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) using the Institutional Code Number 2925, "St. U. of NY at Buffalo.”

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: One year
Part-Time: : n/a
Tuition Resident: $19,020/yr
Non-Resident: $32,020/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 716-645-2907
Contact Email: law-admissions@buffalo.edu
Contact Website: www.law.buffalo.edu/llm

University of California, Davis School of Law

Application Deadline: Jan. 10
Application Fee: 80
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $39,850/yr
Non-Resident: $39,850/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 530-757-8569
Contact Email: lawinfo@ucde.ucdavis.edu
Contact Website: www.law.ucdavis.edu/prospective/LLM/

University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

General Studies

UCLA School of Law has a reputation for excellence throughout the world. With its diverse academic programs, world-renowned faculty and innovative approach, UCLA Law is acclaimed as one of the nation’s finest institutions. The one-year LL.M. Program affords students the opportunity to pursue general studies in law, specialize, or create their own individualized study plan through its flexible curriculum. LL.M. students take their classes alongside the Law School’s Juris Doctor (J.D.) students.

Application Deadline: Feb. 1
Application Fee: $75
Requirements: Résumé/CV, Personal Statement, Official Transcripts, 2 Letters of Recommendation, Official TOEFL or LSAT Score

Duration Full-Time: 9 months
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: 52,500/yr
Non-Resident: 52,500/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 310-206-3947
Contact Email: llm@law.ucla.edu
Contact Website: www.law.ucla.edu/llm

University of Chicago Law School

General

Application Deadline: Dec. 15
Application Fee: 75
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $45,405/yr
Non-Resident: $45,405/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 773-702-9484
Contact Email: llm-admissions@law.uchicago.edu
Contact Website: www.law.uchicago.edu/llm-program

University of Colorado

General

Application Deadline: March 15
Application Fee: 65
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: 35,000/yr
Non-Resident: 38,700/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 303-492-7203
Contact Email: lawadmin@colorado.edu
Contact Website: www.colorado.edu/law/llm/

University of Hawaii at Manoa

General

Application Deadline: April 1
Application Fee: 60
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $33,552/yr
Non-Resident: $33,552/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 808-956-9038
Contact Email: kimurasp@hawaii.edu
Contact Website: www.law.hawaii.edu/llm-program

University of Michigan Law School

General

Application Deadline: Jan. 31
Application Fee: $75
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: August - May
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $23,293/sem
Non-Resident: $24,748/sem

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 734-764-0537
Contact Email: law.grad.admissions@umich.edu
Contact Website: www.law.umich.edu/prospectivestudents/graduate/Pages/advanced-index.aspx

University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law

General

Application Deadline: Rolling admissions
Application Fee: $60
Requirements: A personal statement is suggested; $60 application fee, application transcripts (undergraduate and law school).

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: Yes
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: 12 months
Part-Time: Up to 3 years
Tuition Resident: $600.20
Non-Resident: $1,281.26

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 816-235-1640
Contact Email: Bermanj@umkc.edu
Contact Website: law.umkc.edu/academics/degree-programs.asp

University of Pennsylvania Law School

General

Application Deadline: Feb. 1
Application Fee: $75
Requirements: n/a

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: n/a
Non-Resident: n/a

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 215-898-0407
Contact Email: gradadmissions@law.upenn.edu
Contact Website: www.law.upenn.edu/prospective/grad/

University of San Diego School of Law

General, with concentration

This program is designed to provide additional education in selected areas of study including criminal law, environmental law, health care law, intellectual property law, or labor and employment law. The degree is ideal for attorneys seeking in-depth training in an area of law in which they currently practice, as well as for those seeking to develop a new area of practice.

Application Deadline: Fall: Jun 1; Sp: Nov 1; Sum: Apr 1
Application Fee: $50 (waived if apply through LSAC)
Requirements: Completed LL.M. program application, $50.00 non-refundable application fee (waived for those who apply online through the Law School Admissions Council), personal statement, current resume/curriculum vitae, at least one letter of recommendation from a legal professional, official law school transcript from all law schools attended, official law school class rank.

Duration Full-Time: 1 year
Part-Time: Up to 6 years
Tuition Resident: $1,365
Non-Resident: $1,365

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 619-260-4596
Contact Email: llminfo@sandiego.edu
Contact Website: www.law.sandiego.edu

University of Virginia School of Law

General

Since the 1960s, the Graduate Studies program at Virginia has provided an American legal education to lawyers who have obtained their first law degree. Superbly talented individuals with wide-ranging interests and experiences, Virginia’s LL.M. students make important contributions in and out of the Law School classroom. The small and highly selective LL.M. program is designed to provide both a broad introduction to American law and legal theory, and advanced training in specialized areas of the law.

Application Deadline: Feb. 1
Application Fee: $80
Requirements: Complete application online, application fee, two letters of recommendation, official transcripts and proof of degree

Distance Learning?: No
Externship Option?: No
Is your program open to students from the United States?: Yes
Is your program open to students outside of your country?: Yes

Duration Full-Time: August - May
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $44,600/yr
Non-Resident: $49,600/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 434-924-3154
Contact Email: gradadmitlaw@virginia.edu
Contact Website: www.law.virginia.edu/graduatestudies

Yale Law School

General

Application Deadline: Nov. 15
Application Fee: 75
Requirements: n/a

Duration Full-Time: n/a
Part-Time: n/a
Tuition Resident: $50,275/yr
Non-Resident: $50,275/yr

Contact Information

Contact Phone: 203-432-1696
Contact Email: gradpro.law@yale.edu
Contact Website: www.law.yale.edu/admissions/llmprogram.htm

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