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.
