Application Deadlines for LL.M. Programs in the United States
Short list of upcoming deadlines for programs beginning in Fall 2009Nov 6, 2008
For prospective LL.M. students looking to study in the United States, here is a short list of application deadlines for programs beginning in Fall 2009. The 25 law schools listed below were chosen based on the most-viewed university profiles on LLM GUIDE.
NYU - Foreign-trained lawyers: December 1, 2008; US-trained lawyers: April 1, 2009
Harvard - December 1, 2008 (strongly encouraged by November 15)
UCLA - February 1, 2009
Columbia - Early Review: November 3, 2008; Regular: December 15, 2008
Fordham - February 28, 2009
Georgetown - Foreign-trained lawyers: early action (November 14); normal (February 16); US-trained lawyers: early action (January 5); normal (March 16)
Boston University -
* IP & American Law LL.M. programs: April 15, 2009
* Banking & Financial Law LL.M.: May 31, 2009 (foreign students), June 30, 2009 (domestic)
* Taxation LL.M.: May 31, 2009 (foreign), July 31, 2009 (domestic)
American (WCL) - May 1, 2009
USC - February 1, 2009
UC Berkeley - December 1, 2008
Stanford - December 15, 2008
Cardozo - June 15, 2009
George Washington - March 1 (foreign applicants); June 1 (domestic)
University of San Diego - July 1, 2009
Tufts (Fletcher) - November 15, 2008 (early); January 15, 2009 (regular); March 15, 2009 (late - without scholarship)
Chapman - Rolling basis
Penn State - Not specified
Boston College - March 1, 2009
Penn - December 1, 2008 (early notification); February 1, 2009 (regular)
Loyola - June 30, 2009 (though encouraged before)
Stetson - 3 months before classes begin
Vanderbilt - April 30, 2009
UConn - June 1, 2009
Cornell - February 1, 2009
Minnesota - April 1, 2009
Yale - November 15
All prospective students are advised to double-check with law schools as soon as possible before applying.
For more information about the individual programs, please follow the links below.
Related Programs
- New York University (NYU) School of Law
- Harvard University - Harvard Law School (HLS)
- Columbia University - Columbia Law School (CLS)
- Fordham University School of Law (New York City)
- Georgetown University Law Center (GULC)
- Boston University School of Law (BU Law)
- American University (AU) - Washington College of Law (WCL)
- University of Southern California - USC Law School
- University of California, Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall)
- Stanford University - Stanford Law School (SLS)
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - Yeshiva University (New York City)
- George Washington University - Intellectual Property Law Program
- George Washington University Law School (GW Law)
- University of San Diego (USD) School of Law
- The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy - Tufts University
- Chapman University School of Law (Southern California)
- Penn State University
- Boston College Law School (BC Law)
- University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) Law School - Penn Law
- Loyola Law School Los Angeles
- Stetson University College of Law
- Vanderbilt University Law School
- University of Connecticut School of Law (UConn Law)
- Cornell University - Cornell Law School
- University of Minnesota Law School (UofM Law School)
- Yale University - Yale Law School (YLS)
Comments
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William lee, Thu Dec 11, 2008 04:40 AM
Do anyone know the deadline for application
for programs beginning in spring 2010?
Thanks a lot! -
LLM2010, Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:48 AM
I am searching the same kind of information that William Lee is searching. Can anyone tell? Thanks in advance.
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MG, Tue Mar 10, 2009 08:27 PM
In the U.S. pretty much all LLM programs for foreign lawyers start in the fall and the application deadline for the fall are the ones posted above. It doesn't change.
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bilolo-kabamba, Thu Oct 22, 2009 03:04 PM
I need to study LLM programme.
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