Prospective students must have received a law degree from an accredited U.S. law school or a Bachelor of Laws from a foreign law school, or will have received such a degree prior to seeking admission.

Personal statement: A personal statement is required and must accompany your application for admission. It should not exceed two pages, and may provide the LLM Admission Committee with information regarding such matters as intellectual interests and pursuits, personal, family or educational background, experiences and talents of special interest, reasons for applying to the LLM program as they may relate to personal goals and professional aspirations, or any other factors that will assist the committee's evaluation of your candidacy for admission.
Resume: A current resume is required, should not exceed two pages and must accompany the application. It should include a complete employment record and identify honors, scholarships, and commendations received, membership in any bar, scholastic, honorary, and professional associations, as well as community, volunteer and extracurricular activities.
Two letters of recommendation: Two letters of recommendation are required for all applicants, and additional letters are helpful. Letters may be written by employers or colleagues who are in positions to make critical and informed appraisals of qualifications. Letters from your law school professors also are particularly useful. Letters of recommendation can be submitted to LSAC or sent directly to the Office of Law Admission - LLM Program.
Evaluated law school transcript: Transcripts will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis by LSAC CAS, WES, ECE, or from another organization approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). A current list of NACES members can be viewed here.
TOEFL/IELTS/DET score: 90 on the iBT, 577 on the PBT, 6.5 on the IELTS. For applicants who do not meet minimum language requirements, please see conditional admission. GPA - 2.5