Below is a list of application deadlines for LL.M. programs at 40 US law schools beginning in Fall 2013. The law schools listed below were chosen based on the most-viewed US profiles on LLM GUIDE.
NYU -
Foreign Credential Applicants: December 17
Domestic Credential Applicants: April 1 (except for following programs)
LL.M. in Legal Theory: February 1
LL.M. in Taxation: February 1 (priority scholarship deadline); April 1 (final)
UC Berkeley - December 15
Georgetown -
Foreign-Trained Attorneys: November 20 (early action); February 15 (regular action)
US-Trained Attorneys: January 7 (early action); March 1 (regular action)
Harvard - December 1
BU -
American Law LL.M. and IP Law LL.M.: April 15; earlier encouraged
Taxation LL.M. and Banking & Financial Law LL.M.: May 31 (international applicants) or July 31 (domestic applicants)
Columbia - November 1 (early review); December 17 (regular deadline)
Stanford - December 14
UCLA - February 15
George Washington - March 15 (international); May 1 (domestic)
Miami - Rolling; May 1 is "priority deadline"
Northwestern - January 17
American - WCL -
LL.M. in Law & Government:
International Students - May 1; or March 1 (for funding consideration)
Domestic Students - July 1; or June 1 (for funding consideration)
International Legal Studies Program - May 1
Trial Advocacy LL.M. - August 1
Fordham - February 1 (priority) or March 1
Penn - December 1 (early notification) or February 1
USC - February 1
Yale - December 1
Cornell - February 1; or January 10 to be considered for fellowship
NYLS - American Business Law LL.M. - May 15
Tulane - May 1
Chicago - December 15
Cardozo - June 15
Florida (UF) - June 1 (Tax); April 30 (Environmental & Land Use Law LL.M. & Comparative Law LL.M.)
Loyola (Chicago) -
Houston - March 1
UC Hastings - May 1
Loyola (Los Angeles) - February 1
Chapman - April 15 (2012 deadline)
Vanderbilt - April 30
Texas (UT) - February 1 (for priority consideration)
University of Washington - February 1 (international); June 1 (domestic - IP) / July 1 (domestic - taxation)
Brooklyn Law School - December 1 (early action); February 1 (regular review); accepted until June 30
Tufts University - Fletcher - November 15 (early notification); January 10 (regular); March 1 ("late deadline")
UC Davis - January 10 (encouraged); applications accepted until August 15
Duke - January 20
John Marshall School of Law (Chicago) - August 10
University of Alabama - May 1
Florida Coastal - Rolling
Temple University - March 15
Penn State University - Rolling
University of Hawaii - April 1 (later applications considered if space is available)
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.
