Below is a list of application deadlines for LL.M. programs at 50 US law schools beginning in Fall 2015. The law schools listed below were chosen based on the most-viewed US profiles on LLM GUIDE.
NYU -
Foreign Credential Applicants: December 15
Domestic Credential Applicants: April 1 (except for following programs)
LL.M. in Legal Theory: February 2
LL.M. in Taxation: February 2 (priority scholarship deadline); April 1 (final)
Part-time programs: June 1
UC Berkeley - January 10
USC - March 1
Georgetown -
Foreign-Trained Attorneys: November 14 (early action); February 10 (regular action)
US-Trained Attorneys: January 5 (early action); February 27 (regular action)
Scholarship consideration: February 10
Columbia – January 5
Harvard - December 1; November 15 strongly encouraged
UCLA – March 1
Stanford - December 5
BU -
American Law LL.M. and IP Law LL.M.: April 15; earlier encouraged
Taxation LL.M. and Banking & Financial Law LL.M.: April 15 (international applicants) or July 31 (domestic applicants) for Fall enrollment
Executive LL.M. in International Business Law: June 30
UPenn - November 15 (early notification) or December 15
George Washington - March 15 (international); May 1 (domestic)
Northwestern - January 15
Miami -
LL.M in Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law; LL.M. in Estate Planning: Rolling
LL.M. in International Law: Rolling (priority deadline of May 1)
Cornell - February 1
Fordham - March 1
Duke - January 20
Chicago - December 15; Applications considered in order completed.
American - WCL -
International Students - May 1; or March 1 for funding consideration
Domestic Students - July 1; or March 1 for funding consideration
University of Washington -
LL.M. (General, Asian Law, Global Business and Sustainable International Development): February 1 (international); May 1 (domestic)
Health Law LL.M.: February 1 (international); July 1 (domestic). Rolling admissions.
IP Law & Policy: February 1 (international); June 1 (domestic). Rolling admissions.
Taxation LL.M. – February 1 (international); July 1 (domestic)
(Priority scholarship deadline: March 15)
Hawaii - Rolling from October 1 to May 1
UC Davis - January 10 (encouraged); applications accepted until August 15
Yale - December 1
Cardozo - June 15 (Fall); Rolling admissions begin September 1
Virginia - February 1
Vanderbilt - April 30
UC Hastings - Rolling; March 1 (scholarships and financial aid consideration)
Oklahoma – Rolling until June 15 (international); Rolling (domestic)
Michigan – January 31
Brooklyn Law School - December 1 (early action); February 1 (regular review); accepted until June 30
Penn State – Rolling
Loyola (Chicago) -
LL.M. in Business and Corporate Governance Law - July 1
LL.M. in Child and Family Law – Rolling
LL.M. in Health Law - July 1
LL.M. in Health Law (Online) - August 15
LL.M. in Rule of Law for Development (PROLAW) – Rolling
LL.M. for International Lawyers – Rolling
LL.M. in Taxation - July 1
Tulane – May 1
Houston - March 1
Loyola (Los Angeles) -
LL.M. for Foreign Trained Attorneys: February 1
LL.M. in Tax Law: June 30
University of San Diego - June 1; Rolling admissions
NYLS -
LL.M. in Taxation: May 15
LL.M. in American Business Law: June 1
Texas (UT) - March 1 (for priority consideration)
Tufts - Fletcher - November 15 (early notification); January 10 (regular); March 1 ("late deadline")
USF -
LL.M. in Tax: July 5
LL.M. in IP and Technology Law / LL.M. in International Transactions and Comparative Law: February 14
John Marshall (Chicago) - August 1
Minnesota - April 1
Pepperdine – Rolling Applications; Deadlines are 4 months before each starting term (mid August, January and late May).
Emory - April 15
Florida (UF) -
LL.M. in Tax Law: June 1;
LL.M. in Comparative Law: April 30;
LL.M. in Environmental & Land Use Law: June 15.
WUSTL -
May 1
Florida Coastal - Rolling
Pace University – Rolling, December 22 (for scholarship consideration)
Chapman – March 1 (priority), June 30 (final); Admissions are rolling
Golden Gate – July 1
Boston College - April 1
IMPORTANT: All prospective students are advised to double-check the above application deadlines with law schools as soon as possible before applying.
For more information about the individual programs, please follow the links below.
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