Wayne State University Law School offers a graduate Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program for practicing lawyers in Michigan. The program provides advanced study in three popular fields of specialization:
- Corporate and Finance Law
- Labor and Employment Law
- Taxation
The graduate program is offered primarily in the evening on a part-time basis, although full-time curricula combining day and evening courses can be arranged. The degree requirements can normally be met in one year of full-time study or from two to six years of part-time study.
Graduate courses are taught by full-time members of the Law School faculty and by leading practitioners from the metropolitan Detroit area. The interaction of professional educators and skilled, practicing lawyers is an added benefit to graduate study at the Law School.
LL.M. Regulations
- To get LL.M. regulations, click here
LL.M. Approved Course List
- To get descriptions of approved courses, seminars, and internships, click here.
Application Information is at the following links:
- To apply online: Click here
- To apply online, you will need to create an account (by clicking on "Create Account"). For an overview of this online process, click "Notice to Applicants" at the bottom of the page you reach after clicking "Apply Online".
- Please submit a résumé in addition to the requested material.
If at any point in the application process you encounter difficulties, please contact Olive Hyman, Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies, at (313) 577-0088 or olive.hyman@wayne.edu
Application Deadlines:
- July 1 → for Fall term (May 1 for foreign)
- November 1 → for Winter term
- March 15 → for Spring/Summer (term begins in May; not offered to foreign students)
For international students who are not native speakers of English, the following language requirement must be satisfied::
- A score of 600 or above on the paper Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination;
- A score of 250 or above on the computer-based TOEFL examination; or
- A score of 100 or above on the internet-based TOEFL examination.
Financial Aid Information:
- For information about graduate school scholarships click here
- For information about non-scholarship financial aid click here
Good Neighbor Policy:
- Please note that residents of Northern Ohio and parts of Ontario Canada can qualify for the in-state tuition rate. For information, call the Graduate Admissions Office, (313) 577-8141.
Graduates of non-U.S. law schools:
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Each state establishes its own rules for admission to the practice of law in that state, which generally include a written examination administered by the state. Students with degrees from non-U.S. law schools are not permitted to take the examination, or apply for admission to the bar, in every state. Accordingly, international students interested in seeking admission to the bar in a particular state should refer to that state’s statutes, court rules and bar examination requirements. For example, Michigan LL.M. students generally may take the bar examination in New York and California, two states of high interest for lawyers with international practices. International students interested in seeking admission to the Michigan bar must comply with M.C.L. 600.934, available at http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-600-934. The State Bar of Michigan offers additional information on bar admission and eligibility requirements at http://www.michbar.org/professional/admissionprocess.cfm. The American Bar Association (ABA) offers links to each state’s bar admissions requirements at www.abanet.org/legaled/baradmissions/barcont.html.
For further information about the graduate program, contact:
Assoc. Professor Linda M. Beale
Director of Graduate Studies
Wayne State University Law School
471 W. Palmer St.
Detroit, MI 48202
For specific questions or to arrange an appointment, please email (preferred): lbeale@wayne.edu or phone: (313) 577-3941.
