Loyola Law School Los Angeles

Loyola Law School's LLM Program is designed for foreign law graduates and for experienced foreign and American lawyers. Our school offers a different type of LLM programs.

GENERAL LLM

This program is designed for students who received their law degree from a school in a foreign country. The program is fully customizable and students will have the option to select courses that are more closely related to their interest and goals. Our Faculty Director, Professor Aaron Ghirardelli, will guide students through the selection of courses and the designing of the LLM curriculum. The General LLM program is usually chosen by students interested in becoming eligible to take the California or New York Bar Exam or by students having an interest in areas of law that are not currently covered by one of our specializations.

SPECIALIZED LLM

Loyola Law School also offers specializations in several areas of law. Enrolling in a specialization is the perfect choice for students particularly interested in a particular area of law. The curriculum of each specialization has been carefully tailored to equip graduates with a comprehensive understanding of the specialized topic.

• Civil Litigation and Advocacy
• Criminal Justice
• Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
• Entertainment & Media Law
• Intellectual Property
• International Business Law

Bar Track LLM

The Bar Track LLM is designed for students interested in completing an LLM degree as a way to become eligible to sit for the Bar exam in California and/or New York. Loyola has one of the highest bar passage rates in California and its faculty has extensive experience in training students for the bar exam. Our Bar Track LLM takes advantage of this experience and offers to our students a unique course of  study, created by keeping in mind the specific challenges that foreign law graduates face when preparing for the bar exam.

LOYOLA’S BENEFITS
• One-on-one counseling with our LLM Director to design a course of study that will maximize your chances of passing the bar exam.
• Fall workshop for foreign law graduates on the structure of the bar exam in California and New York.
• Spring bar writing course specifically designed for foreign law graduates.
• Exclusive one-on-one private tutoring from one of our leading professors on bar readiness, offered following graduation and up to the date of the bar exam.

JSD DEGREE PROGRAM

The Doctor of Juridical Science Degree (JSD) is a research and academic-based doctorate level program. The JSD program is primarily designed for applicants interested in becoming legal scholars or pursuing a teaching career in law.

FALL 2019 APPLICATION IS OPEN

Application Deadline: March 1, 2019

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, with a campus designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, is ideally positioned in downtown Los Angeles, California - a legal, tech, media, fashion and financial capital. We are the closest ABA-accredited law school to Los Angeles' primary courthouse and law firm scene, yet only 30 minutes away from beautiful beaches, like Malibu, Venice Beach, and Santa Monica.

WHY LOYOLA?

• Highly customizable curriculum allows you to choose courses that meet your interests and goals, including first-year JD courses that many other schools do not offer to international students;
• Externship opportunities help our students gain practical experience in law firms, companies, and public interest organizations;
• Moot court and experiential learning programs allow students to practice lawyering skills by assisting clients in a wide-range of cases;
• A network of more than 17,000 alumni and our Career Development Center help students obtain valuable working experience after the program and during the Optional Practical Training Period;
• Los Angeles is the capital of entertainment and technology! Our campus is located in downtown Los Angeles, close to top law firms and courthouses and only 30 minutes away from Silicon Beach.
• At Loyola students are offered a one-on-one mentoring service by our Faculty Director, Professor Aaron Ghirardelli, a former LLM student himself. Our faculty and staff, including our Career Development and Externship offices, provide full support to our students.

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Loyola Law School students benefit greatly from the faculty's vast experience and their accessibility. There are 75 full-time professors, including two former U.S. Supreme Court clerks, several former federal prosecutors, and many alumni from the largest national and international law firms. Their areas of expertise cover more than 120 legal specialties ranging from accounting, administrative law, and admiralty law to white collar crime, wine law, and youth education law, to name just a few. Students have a multitude of opportunities to interact with their professors in class and during office hours and special events. Students are even invited to join the professors at their faculty workshops.

LLM - Foreign applicants should have a TOEFL score of at least 80. The Admissions Committee prefers 90 and higher.

JSD - Foreign applicants should have a TOEFL score of at least 100.

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles processes applications through LSAC. Use the following link to submit your application today:

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Tuition and fees for 2018-2019 are $57,230. For more information about tuition and fees, click here.

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles has a generous LLM Scholarship Program that awards up to $25,000 to qualified students. No separate application is needed. All applicants are considered for a scholarship.

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles is located in downtown Los Angeles, California, in the neighborhood known as "Koreatown." The campus occupies an entire city block. A series of contemporary buildings surround a central courtyard making the campus feel both intimate and open. Designed by award-winning architect Frank Gehry, the campus has been the subject of much architectural acclaim, locally and internationally.

Because the law school is centrally located within the city of Los Angeles, the campus is accessible from anywhere in the greater Los Angeles area by car or by public transportation. Being downtown is extremely advantageous for Loyola students, because of the convenient access to federal and state courts and to the central offices of many major law firms. Downtown also provides a variety of leisure activities to balance a student's schedule. Of course, the beaches and mountains of Southern California offer many relaxation opportunities.

Loyola does not offer on-campus housing.  However, we do offer a housing guide and the housing classifieds for registered students. Students in need of housing should research accommodations one to two months before the program start date.

We think of Loyola's campus as our home and we want to make our students feel the same. We strive to give our students a personal approach, where faculty and staff members are committed to your success. We want to know you, we want to guide you, we want to help you achieve your goals!

Our Campus

Designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, our campus is ideally positioned in downtown Los Angeles - a legal, tech, media, fashion and financial capital. We are the closest ABA-accredited law school to LA's primary courthouse and law firm scene, yet only 30 minutes away from beautiful beaches.

The campus was created to meet the needs of law students. The Burns Building is the first one you will see when you'll enter our campus. It hosts all of our faculty offices as well as a number of our staff. Some of the classrooms are located in this building as well. The terrace boasts a number of hidden terraces for studying and a fantastic view of the Los Angeles skyline.

A diverse community

At Loyola, you will meet students from all over the United States. Loyola attracts a diverse student body thanks to our outstanding faculty and unique program offerings. In addition to our Juris Doctor students, our campus is enriched by the presence of our international students. We have LLM and JSD students from all over the world and our faculty, staff and JD students truly enjoy the opportunity of cultural exchange that our international students offer.

Our Alumni

Our strong 17,000+ Alumni Network reaches across the U.S. and into 35 different countries and includes current and former ambassadors, governors, high-level government officials, movie studio executives, and business leaders. Our former students are there to mentor our current students and help them achieve their goals.

During the year, we hold several alumni events on campus to allow students to meet them and interact with them. There is a strong bond between Loyola and its students that continues well after graduation.

So many things to do!

Life at Loyola is extremely exciting and there are so many things to do on campus. Students can enroll in one of the many students' groups focusing on several areas of interest, from the Business Law Society, to our Entertainment & Sports Law Society or our Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Start-Ups Club.

For a complete list of students' organizations, click here.

All LLM students admitted to Loyola Law School, Los Angeles are invited to join our exclusive and free Summer Program (the Summer Institute). Summer Institute will teach you how to write objective legal memoranda and case briefs. Students will gain an introduction to other fundamental lawyering skills such as legal reasoning and legal research. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with law professors, collaborate with your peers, and learn in a small class setting.

The Summer Institute starts on July 23, 2018 and will continue until August 9, 2018.