Starting an LL.M. in the fall? You may want to consider signing up for a pre-LL.M. summer program. Especially for non-native English speakers, or those who don't have a grasp of the US legal system, these summer programs can quickly help fill in the gaps. Even those who are not going to start an LL.M. in the fall might find value in a summer law program.
Fortunately, many law schools in the US and UK offer legal English courses over the summer, as well as programs on the local legal systems.
Below you'll find a list of law schools offering summer law programs.
You can also read more about summer law programs on the LLM GUIDE article Summer Law Programs for Incoming LL.M. Students.
Summer Legal English Programs
Duke University
- Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture: July 22 - August 14, 2019
- Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law: June 16 - July 17, 2019
Washington College of Law - American University
- Summer English for Lawyers: July 8-25
Boston University
- US Business Law for the International Lawyer: July 26-August 16
Georgetown University
- LL.M. Summer Experience: July 15 - August 23, 2019
USC
- Summer Law & English Program: July 15 - August 9, 2019
Yale University
- Intensive English Program: July 1 - August 2, 2019
UC Berkeley
- Summer English Language Studies includes legal English as part of broader English studies: Dates not yet announced
UC Davis
- English for Legal Professionals: June 23 - July 6, 2019
Vanderbilt University
- Summer Legal English Course: July 16 - August 10, 2019
UC San Diego
- Intensive Legal English: not offered in summer, but in Spring: March 11 - May 10, 2019
Brooklyn Law School
- Intensive Legal English Program: Three-week course runs July 1 - 19, 2019; or four-week course July 1 - July 26, 2019
George Washington University Law School
- U.S. Legal English: July 18 - July 27, 2019
Fordham
- Legal English and Communication Skills: Dates not yet announced
University of Miami School of Law
- Global Summer Academy Legal English and Skills Program (two-week summer program): July 15 - 26, 2019
Summer Law Programs
Penn Law
- Foundations in US Law and Culture: Includes courses in Foundations of the US Legal System and US Legal Writing / Research: Dates to be announced
- US Business Law Certificate for the International Practitioner: July 7 - 12, 2019
- US Law and Technology: July 14 - 19, 2019
Yale University
- Law Seminar: July 1 - August 2, 2019
George Washington University Law School
- U.S. Legal Methods: Introduction to U.S. Law: July 27 - August 10, 2019
Boston University
- Pre-LLM: Dates to be announced
Columbia University
- US Business Law Academy: July 14 - August 2, 2019
- Summer Program in American Law at Leiden University, the Netherlands: July 1 - 26, 2019
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
- Prelaw Program (New York City): June 3 - July 12, 2019
University of Oxford
- Oxford Summer Law School runs various law courses throughout the summer
Cambridge University
- English Law and Legal Methods Summer Programme: July 7 - July 27, 2019
UC Davis
- Orientation in USA Law: July 7 - August 3, 2019
Widener University
- Summer Law Programs are delivered throughout the summer.
Bucerius
- Summer Law Programs on various subjects are held throughout the summer.
Cardozo
- New York Summer Seminar for Foreign Lawyers / Law Students: July 9 - 22, 2019
Fordham
- Fordham Law Summer Institute: July 8 - 26, 2019
Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
- American Law & Language Program: July 23 - August 9, 2019
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