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. Harvard’s LL.M. students include lawyers working in …

As a result, they often are able to submit stronger applications, and those who end up enrolling in the LL.M. program often find that their experience makes it easier for them to select courses and identify research topics, and in general get more out of their LL.M. year.

The Graduate Program attracts lawyers of demonstrated intellectual and academic excellence from all over the world. The LL.M. and S.J.D. programs expose students to American modes of legal education (which emphasize critical thinking and self-inquiry) as well as to substantive law, and enhance our students’ ability to do advanced scholarly work. The Graduate Program also hosts the Visiting ...

The flexibility of the program enables students to take a varied curriculum, with courses ranging from environmental law to corporations to public international law and beyond, or to select courses primarily in a single area, such as constitutional law, business organization and finance, legal theory, or human rights.

Jan 28, 2025 · As updates are made to the AY2024-2025 course catalog, they will be posted here.

The only course requirement is that students must take one core course in U.S. law. The following courses have been pre-approved for this requirement: Antitrust Law and Economics – U.S., Contracts, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corporations, Criminal Law, Evidence, Family Law, Legislation and Regulation, Property, Separation of Powers ...

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Generally speaking, students can expect to earn up to a total of $3,500 over the course of the academic year in return for 6–8 hours of work per week. These positions cannot be arranged through the Graduate Program Office.

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 10 students engaged in …

Participating in an online program with Harvard Law School Executive Education will allow you to access the same faculty expertise, unparalleled content, and opportunities to engage with peers from around the world as our on-campus programs, but with the added flexibility of a …