Below is a list of application deadlines for LL.M. programs at 30 US law schools beginning in Fall 2012. The 30 law schools listed below were chosen based on the most-viewed university profiles on LLM GUIDE.
NYU
For all applicants with foreign credentials - December 15
For domestic applicants:
- Legal Theory LL.M. - February 1
- Taxation LL.M. - April 2 (preferred by February 1 for scholarship applicants)
- All other full-time LL.M. programs: April 2
- Part-time LL.M. program: June 1
Berkeley - December 15
Harvard - December 1
Columbia - November 1 (early review) or December 15
Boston University -
- LL.M. in American Law - April 15
- LL.M. in Intellectual Property - April 15
- LL.M. in Banking & Financial Law - July 31 (domestic applicants); May 31 (foreign applicants)
- LL.M. in Taxation - July 31 (domestic applicants); May 31 (foreign applicants)
UCLA - February 15
Georgetown -
- November 15 (early action - foreign applicants)
- January 5 (early action - domestic applicants)
- February 15 (regular action - foreign applicants)
- March 1 (regular action - domestic applicants)
Stanford - December 15
Northwestern - January 17
Fordham - March 1
University of Miami - May 1 (priority deadline)
USC - February 1 (priority deadline)
American WCL -
LL.M. in Law and Government - June 1
LL.M. in International Legal Studies - May 1
LL.M. in Trial Advocacy - August 1
S.J.D. - February 1
George Washington - March 15
Cardozo - June 15
Tufts Fletcher - November 15 ("early notification"); January 15 ("regular deadline"); March 1 ("late deadline")
Yale - December 1
UPenn - November 15 ("early notification") or February 1 (regular deadline)
Cornell - February 1
Loyola -
LL.M. for Foreign-Trained Attorneys - February 1
LL.M. Taxation - June 30
Stetson -
LL.M. in International Law - 3 months prior to the start of the program
LL.M. Elder Law - June 1
Boston College - March 1
NYLS - Rolling
UC Davis - January 10 (though applications also accepted thereafter)
Chapman - March 1 (priority deadline) or June 1
Vanderbilt - April 30
Tulane - May 1
Hawaii - April 1
Penn State - Rolling; most applications reviewed between January and May
Duke - January 20
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.
Deadlines for programs at 30 law schools in the United States
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