This is the time of the year when LL.M. admits come rolling in. It's normal that many students—especially those coming from overseas to places like the US or the UK—have a bit of anxiety about studying a novel legal system in English.
Fortunately, many law schools offer short summer programs, where students can work on their US Law or Legal English skills. 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.
These programs typically last a couple of weeks and tend to be fast-paced, covering a lot of ground very quickly. Many summer law programs are offered beginning in July, although there are some that begin as early as May.
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
USC Gould School of Law
- Summer Law & English Program: July 13 - August 7, 2020
Georgetown Law
- LL.M. Summer Experience: July 13 - August 21, 2020
Duke University
- Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture: July 20 - August 12, 2020
- Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law: June 14 - July 15, 2020
Washington College of Law - American University
- Summer English for Lawyers: July 6-23, 2020
Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)
- Intensive Legal English Program: July 6 - 31, 2020
Boston University
- US Business Law for the International Lawyer: July 27-August 14, 2020
Yale University
- Intensive English Program: June 29 - July 31, 2020
UC Davis School of Law
- English for Legal Professionals: June 28 - July 11, 2020
Vanderbilt Law School
- Summer Legal English Course: July 15 - August 9, 2020
Brooklyn Law School
- Legal English Summer Course: Three-week course runs June 29 - July 17, 2020; or four-week course June 29 - July 24, 2020
George Washington University Law School
- U.S. Legal English: Mid-July
University of Colorado - Boulder
- Legal English: Program dates not yet announced
University of Miami School of Law
- Global Summer Academy Legal English and Skills Program (two-week summer program): July 13 - 24, 2020
UC Berkeley
- Summer English Language Studies includes legal English as part of broader English studies: Dates not yet announced
Wake Forest Law
- Legal English Program: 2020 dates not yet announced
Summer Law Programs (US Law and Other Topics)
NYU Law
- Introduction to US Law and Introduction to US Legal Practice: August 12 - 23, 2020
Pitt Law
- US Law and Legal English Program: Dates not yet announced
Case Western Reserve University
- Summer Language and Law Institute: Second week of July - first week of August, 2020
Penn Law
- Penn Law LLM Summer Program:: Includes courses in Foundations of the US Legal System and US Legal Writing / Research: Dates to be announced
- US Corporate Law and Strategy: : July 13 - 17, 2020
- Regulatory Analysis and Decision-Making: May 19 - 22, 2020
Yale University
- Law Seminar: June 29 - July 31, 2020
George Washington University Law School
- U.S. Legal Methods: Introduction to U.S. Law: 2020 dates not yet announced
Boston University
- Pre-LLM: Dates to be announced
Columbia Law School
- US Business Law Academy: July 5 - 24, 2020
- Global Law and Business Seminar: July 26 - 30, 2020
- Summer Program in American Law at Leiden University, the Netherlands: July 6 - 30, 2020
Cornell University
- Prelaw Program (New York City): June 8 - July 17, 2020
University of Oxford
- Oxford Summer Law School runs various law courses throughout the summer
Cambridge University
- English Law and Legal Methods Summer Programme: July 5 - 25, 2020
UC Davis
- Orientation in USA Law: July 12 - August 8, 2020
Bucerius
- Summer Law Programs on various subjects are held throughout the summer.
Fordham University School of Law
- Fordham Law Summer Institute: July 6 - 24, 2020
Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
- Foundations of US Law: July 21 - August 7, 2020
University of Miami School of Law
- Global Summer Academy Legal English and Skills Program (two-week summer program): July 13 - 24, 2020
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