GW Law is a premier center of legal scholarship, producing leaders in government, business, judicial, and private legal spheres. Our faculty of experts with extensive real-world experience is committed to teaching, and our staff is dedicated to serving the needs of all our students. GW Law is located across the street from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Our nine-building complex creates an open, collaborative atmosphere and features state-of-the art technologies.
One Year of Intensive Study. A Lifetime of Benefits. Situated in one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation and located in America’s friendliest city, Vanderbilt is consistently ranked among the top 20 American law schools by U.S. News & World Report. Vanderbilt offers an intellectually rigorous curriculum and specialized programs – including law & business and international law. Vanderbilt LL.M. students can take advantage of the English for Legal Purposes Institute, a four week s...
Ranked as the #1 graduate program in Dispute Resolution by the U.S. News for 13 of the last 14 years, Pepperdine University's Straus Institute provides advanced training in dispute resolution through professional training and academic programs. Straus has one of the most comprehensive ADR programs in the United States. Law and graduate students, as well as mid-career professionals, can study the fields of mediation, negotiation, arbitration, international dispute resolution, and peacemaking.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, located in New York City's Greenwich Village, offers four distinct LL.M. degrees for students who have already received their first law degree from an institution in a country outside the United States or from an ABA-approved law school. The Intellectual Property LL.M. is the capstone of Cardozo's renowned IP program, which is recognized as one of the five strongest in the United States. The General Studies LL.M. program is distinctive in its flexibility and br...
American University Washington College of Law is a dynamic law school at the center of policy, business, and all things international. We are a law school of over 1,700 JD, LL.M., and SJD students who Champion What Matters. We offer more than 20 specialized programs including international law, human rights, law and government, intellectual property, business, and gender studies, as well as nationally recognized clinical and trial advocacy programs. Our location in Washington, D.C. opens up extr...
Founded in 1869, the Notre Dame Law School brings together centuries of intellectual and moral tradition, the historic methods and principles of the common law, and a thorough engagement with the reality of today's legislative, regulatory, and global legal environment. The law school offers an LL.M. in U.S. Law, an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law, as well as an LL.M. in London.
Consistently ranked as a top tier law school in the United States, the University of Minnesota Law School offers an outstanding legal education from a faculty that prides itself on its quality of teaching and accessibility to students. The UofM Law School's LL.M. program enables lawyers from all over the world to come and gain a specialized legal education in their area of choice, such as in international business transactions, intellectual property, or environmental law.
An In-Depth Look at Finance LL.M.s
By B. Xu on Sep 04, 2018
To keep up to speed in today’s fast-changing world, LL.M. programs are adapting their finance curriculums to reflect updated needs.
Inside LL.M.s in Corporate Law
By B. Xu on Jan 05, 2018
A look into how Corporate Law LL.M.s are adapting to the shifting business landscape, and what graduates can expect for job prospects
What Can I Do With An LL.M.?
By Vanessa Ellingham on Jul 10, 2017
We meet three LL.M. graduates to find out what they’ve done with their degrees
A Fresh Look at Technology LL.M.s
By B. Xu on Jun 26, 2017
A look at technology-focused LL.M. programs that prepare students for the spectrum of legal work in the sector.
Using an LL.M. to Make the Jump to Big Law
By Emily Cataneo on Nov 04, 2015
How one woman transitioned from working in domestic law in Russia to working at White & Case in Paris
Pondering Ethical Questions in a Biotechnology LL.M.
By Emily Cataneo on Jul 13, 2015
In response to a burgeoning market, specialized LL.M. programs are offering students the opportunity to study the ethical and legal side of biotech
A Degree for the High Seas: A Look at Maritime LL.M.s
By Beina Xu on Jun 29, 2015
With burgeoning global trade and evolving issues like piracy and oil spills, maritime law is an evergreen field for young law graduates
How Many Big Law Associates and Partners Have an LL.M.?
By A. Hassan, V. Wish, M. Filtz on Jun 04, 2015
LLM GUIDE surveys over 20,000 Big Law employees to find out how many have LL.Ms. and where they work
LL.M. Programs in Financial Regulation
By V. Wish on Jan 04, 2013
Can specialized programs help lawyers seeking to work in one of the hottest fields of law?
LL.M. Programs in Australia
By V. Wish on Jul 19, 2012
Exploring the legal masters options for international and domestic lawyers Down Under.
The LL.M. in International Criminal Law
By V. Wish on Oct 27, 2010
A closer look at some of the specialized LL.M. programs in this emerging field
The LL.M. in Competition Law
By Anna Blackridge on Aug 19, 2010
An international and comparative perspective is key in this area of law. That's where an LL.M. can help.
The LL.M. in Maritime Law
By V. Wish on Jan 26, 2009
Postgraduate programs remain a key port of call for careers in one of the oldest fields of law.
