LLM in Law

Transcripts from an international institution must be translated and evaluated by a U.S. transcript evaluation service (e.g., Educational Credential Evaluators, International Education Evaluation, International Education Research Foundation, SpanTran, or World Education Services) before the application is considered for admission.

One copy of Official Transcripts from all schools attended since high school (secondary school).

Letters can comment on the applicant's intellectual capacity, analytic and communication skills, character traits, and professional experience. Academic and/or employer or supervisor letters are accepted. Candidates are required to submit a maximum of three letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation should be sent directly from the recommender to our office by email.

The personal statement should address the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for the LLM program. The personal statement should be typed, double-spaced, and submitted (electronically attached) with the application. The required font size of the personal statement is 10 pt. or larger; the recommended length is two pages. The personal statement must be the original work of the applicant.

Applicants are required to submit a résumé. Résumés should not exceed two typed pages and may include education information (including honors and awards), employment history, extracurricular or community activities, publications, special achievements, etc.