The LL.M. (Master of Laws) program is a one-year degree program that typically includes 180 students from some 65 countries. The Graduate Program is interested in attracting intellectually curious and thoughtful candidates from a variety of legal systems and backgrounds and with various career plans.

The philosophy of the LL.M. program is to offer our students a broad platform to design their own course of study within parameters set by the Harvard Law School faculty. Those parameters include some exposure to U.S. law, some writing experience, and, in the case of students who hold a J.D. degree from a school in the U.S. or Puerto Rico, a ...

The LL.M. (Master of Laws) program is a one-year degree program that typically includes 180 students from some 70 countries. The Graduate Program is interested in attracting intellectually curious and thoughtful candidates from a variety of legal systems and backgrounds and with various career plans.

The philosophy of the LL.M. program is to offer our students a broad platform on which to design their own course of study within parameters set by the Harvard Law School faculty. All students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 23 credits and a maximum of 28 credits in one academic year; most students complete between 23 and 25 credits.

Please find below the answers to many frequently asked questions about the LL.M. admissions process. In addition to referring to the FAQ, please review the full LL.M. Application Instructions (available on our online application site) carefully.

The application deadline for the LL.M. class beginning in August 2025 is December 1, 2024, at 11:59 p.m., U.S. Eastern time.

The LL.M. Class of 2024-2025. 187 new students: 97% international; 52% women; 85% have 2 or more years of practice or teaching/advanced studies experience; 24% hold advanced degrees; 62 countries / jurisdictions represented, from Afghanistan to Venezuela; 14 Fulbright Scholars; 17 Supreme or Constitutional Court clerks

2024年10月11日 · During the two-day reunion event at Harvard Law School, LL.M. graduates from around the world and across generations commemorated the 100th anniversary of the program. Watch a recap of the days’ events and festivities.

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LL.M. 100: Transforming Lives and Law Around the World The overarching theme of the event is the transformative power of the LLM program, both in the ways the program has transformed its participants, and in the ways those participants have had a transformative effect on the law and their countries and communities.