Summer Law Programs 2018: Legal English & US Law

For non-native English speaking law students, Pre-LL.M. programs offer the chance to improve your language skills so you will be fully prepared for your LL.M. program when it begins in the fall.

Many law schools in the US and UK offer legal English courses over the summer, as well as programs on the local legal systems.

For those who aren’t familiar with US law, a short pre-law program can help them to cover the basics before starting their LL.M. program.

Here we list a number of summer law programs available to students preparing for LL.M. study.

You can also read more about summer law programs on the LLM GUIDE article Summer Law Programs for Incoming LL.M. Students.

LEGAL ENGLISH PROGRAMS

Washington College of Law - American University

• Summer English for Lawyers: July 9-26

Boston University

• English for Legal Practitioners: Dates to be announced

USC

• Summer Law & English Program: July 9 - August 3, 2018

Yale University

• Intensive English Program: Dates to be announced

UC San Diego

• Intensive Legal English: not offered in summer, but in Spring: March 5-May 4

Duke University

• Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture: Dates to be announced
• Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law: June 17-July 17

UC Berkeley

• Summer English Language Studies includes legal English as part of broader English studies: July 2 - August 9

UC Davis

• English for Legal Professionals: June 24-July 7 

Vanderbilt University

• Summer Legal English Course: July 17-August 11

Edinburgh University

• English for the LL.M.: Dates to be announced

Brooklyn Law School

• Intensive Legal English Program: Three-week course runs July 2-20, or four-week course July 2-29.

Georgia State University

• English for Professional Purposes: Law: June 11-July 23

Fordham

• Legal English and Communication Skills: July 2-20

George Washington University Law School

• U.S. Legal English: Dates to be announced

Georgetown University

• Summer Legal English Program: Dates to be announced
• Legal English Pre-LLM Program: June 18-July 27

LAW PROGRAMS

Boston University

• Pre-LLM: Dates to be announced

Columbia University

• US Business Law Academy: July 8-27 
• Summer Program in American Law at Leiden University, the Netherlands: July 2-27

Oxford University

Oxford Summer Law School runs 5 sessions:

• Session 1: 1 July – 14 July
• Session 2: 15 July – 28 July
• Session 3: 29 July – 11 August
• Session 4: 12 August – 25 August
• Session 5: 26 August – 8 September

Yale University

• Law Seminar: Dates to be announced

Cambridge University

• English Law and Legal Methods Summer Programme: July 8-July 28

Washington University

• The Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice: Dates to be announced 

UC Davis

• Orientation in USA Law: July 8-August 4

Widener University

• Pre-LLM Program: June 4-June 25

Bucerius

• Bucerius Summer Program in International Business Law: July 9–27 

Cardozo

• New York Summer Seminar for Foreign Lawyers / Law Students: Dates to be announced 

Cornell University

• Prelaw Program (New York City): June 4-July 13 

Fordham

• Fordham Law Summer Institute: July 2-20

Penn Law

• Foundations in US Law and Culture: Dates to be announced 
• US Business Law Certificate for International Practitioners: July 9-13

Ohio State - Moritz College of Law

• American Law & Language Program: Dates to be announced 

George Washington University Law School

• U.S. Legal Methods: Introduction to U.S. Law: Dates to be announced

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