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 2010. The 40 law schools listed below were chosen based on the most-viewed university profiles on LLM GUIDE.
NYU - Foreign-trained lawyers: December 1, 2009; US-trained lawyers: April 1, 2010
Harvard - December 1, 2009 (strongly encouraged by November 15)
UCLA - February 1, 2010
Columbia - Early Review: November 2, 2009; Regular: December 15
Georgetown - Foreign-trained lawyers: early action (November 13, 2009); normal (February 15, 2010); US-trained lawyers: early action (January 5, 2010); normal (March 1, 2010)
UC Berkeley - December 1, 2009
Fordham - February 28, 2010
American (WCL) - May 1, 2010
Boston University -
* IP & American Law LL.M. programs: April 15, 2010
* Banking & Financial Law LL.M.: May 31, 2010 (foreign students), June 30, 2010 (domestic)
* Taxation LL.M.: May 31, 2010 (foreign students), July 31, 2010 (domestic)
Stanford - December 15, 2010
USC - February 1, 2010
University of San Diego (USD) - July 1, 2010
George Washington - March 15, 2010 (foreign applicants); June 1, 2010 (domestic)
Tufts (Fletcher) - November 15, 2009 (early); January 15, 2010 (regular); March 15, 2010 (late - without scholarship)
Yale - November 16, 2009
Miami - May 1, 2010
Penn State - Not specified
Cardozo- June 15, 2010
NYLS - July 1, 2010
Chapman - Rolling basis
UC Davis - Encouraged by January 10, 2010
Boston College - March 1, 2010
Penn - December 1, 2009 (early notification); February 1, 2010 (regular)
Hawaii - April 1, 2010
Stetson - 3 months before classes begin
Vanderbilt - April 30, 2010
UConn - June 1, 2010
Cornell - February 1, 2010
Minnesota - April 1, 2010
St. John's - Bankruptcy Program: May 15, 2010
Denver - Tax Law: Rolling; Environmental Law: July 1 (foreign applicants) and July 30 (US applicants)
Northwestern - General LL.M.: February 1, 2010; LLM/Kellogg: January 17, 2010
Lewis & Clark - March 15, 2010 (recommended)
Illinois Urbana-Campaign - Rolling (beginning in February 2010) until program is full
Ohio State - April 15, 2010
Washington -
* Asian Law: February 1, 2010;
* Health Law: June 1;
* IP Law: November 1, 2009 (international applications); Februarry 1, 2010 (domestic)
* Sustainable Development: February 1;
* Tax Law: November 1, 2009 (international applicants), July 1, 2010 (domestic)
Florida - Tax Law: June 1, 2010; Comparative Law: Rolling; Environmental Law: April 30, 2010
Duke - January 20, 2010
Indiana - April 1, 2010 (International applicants); July 1, 2010 (US applicants)
All prospective students are advised to double-check application deadlines with law schools as soon as possible before applying.
For more information about the individual programs, please follow the links below.
