Application Deadlines for LL.M. Programs in the United States
Short list of upcoming deadlines for programs beginning in Fall 2008Nov 13, 2007
For prospective LL.M. students looking to study in the United States, here is a short list of application deadlines for programs beginning in the Fall of 2008. The 20 law schools listed below were chosen based on the most-viewed university profiles on LLM GUIDE.
- NYU - Foreign-trained lawyers: December 1, 2007; US-trained lawyers: April 1, 2008
- Harvard - December 1, 2007 (strongly encouraged by November 15)
- Columbia - December 15, 2007
- USC - February 1, 2008
- UCLA - February 1, 2008
- Fordham - February 28, 2008
- UC Berkeley - December 15, 2007
- Boston University -
* IP & American Law LL.M. programs: April 15, 2008
* Banking & Financial Law LL.M.: May 31, 2008 (foreign students), June 30, 2008 (domestic)
* Taxation LL.M.: May 31, 2008 (foreign), July 31, 2008 (domestic) - Stanford - December 14, 2007
- Cardozo - June 15, 2008
- George Washington - November 15 (early action); February 15 (regular action foreign attorneys); March 15 (regular action US-trained attorneys)
- University of San Diego - July 1, 2008
- Penn State - Not specified
- Tufts (Fletcher) - November 15, 2007 (early) or January 15, 2008 (regular)
- Penn - December 1 (early notification); February 1 (regular)
- Yale - November 15, 2007
- Cornell - February 1, 2008
- University of Texas, Austin - February 1, 2008
- Chapman - Taxation: April 15, 2008; Prosecutorial Science: December 1, 2007
- Boston College - March 1, 2008
All prospective students are advised to double-check with law schools as soon as possible before applying.
For more information about the individual programs, please follow the links below.
Related Programs
- New York University (NYU) School of Law
- Harvard University - Harvard Law School (HLS)
- Columbia University - Columbia Law School (CLS)
- University of Southern California - USC Law School
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Fordham University School of Law (New York City)
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
- Boston University School of Law (BU Law)
- Stanford University - Stanford Law School (SLS)
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - Yeshiva University (New York City)
- Georgetown University Law Center (GULC)
- University of San Diego (USD) School of Law
- Penn State Dickinson School of Law
- The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy - Tufts University
- University of Pennsylvania Law School - Penn Law
- Yale University - Yale Law School (YLS)
- Cornell University - Cornell Law School
- The University of Texas School of Law (UT Law)
- Chapman University School of Law
- Boston College Law School (BC Law)
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