For prospective LL.M. students looking to study in the United States, here is a short list of application deadlines for programs beginning in the Fall of 2008. The 20 law schools listed below were chosen based on the most-viewed university profiles on LLM GUIDE.
- NYU - Foreign-trained lawyers: December 1, 2007; US-trained lawyers: April 1, 2008
- Harvard - December 1, 2007 (strongly encouraged by November 15)
- Columbia - December 15, 2007
- USC - February 1, 2008
- UCLA - February 1, 2008
- Fordham - February 28, 2008
- UC Berkeley - December 15, 2007
- Boston University -
* IP & American Law LL.M. programs: April 15, 2008
* Banking & Financial Law LL.M.: May 31, 2008 (foreign students), June 30, 2008 (domestic)
* Taxation LL.M.: May 31, 2008 (foreign), July 31, 2008 (domestic) - Stanford - December 14, 2007
- Cardozo - June 15, 2008
- George Washington - November 15 (early action); February 15 (regular action foreign attorneys); March 15 (regular action US-trained attorneys)
- University of San Diego - July 1, 2008
- Penn State - Not specified
- Tufts (Fletcher) - November 15, 2007 (early) or January 15, 2008 (regular)
- Penn - December 1 (early notification); February 1 (regular)
- Yale - November 15, 2007
- Cornell - February 1, 2008
- University of Texas, Austin - February 1, 2008
- Chapman - Taxation: April 15, 2008; Prosecutorial Science: December 1, 2007
- Boston College - March 1, 2008
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.
