MASTER OF LAW

  • Country United States of America
  • Course Duration 1 YEAR
  • Course Type Full Time
  • Courses Campus On Campus
  • Language Specification IELTS
  • Program Level Post-Graduate
  • Education Required Undergraduate
  • Total Credits 0 Units
  • Admission intake SEP
  • Minimum GPA 4.18

Application Charges

Application Fee Tution Fee
USD 85 USD 50,928

Application Date

Application Start Date Application Closing Date
2022-12-29
2023-02-21

Scholarships

Program Description

Program Description

  • Master of Law at Harvard University is offered as a 1-year teaching program.
  • This program has a co-op work option.
  • In order to be eligible to participate in a full-time Co-op Work Term, students must meet the GPA requirements.
  • The student to faculty ratio is 16:1 which bridges the gap between faculty and students.
  • Some of the main courses that students will study in this program are:
    • Business Law
    • Canadian Common Law
    • Constitutional Law
    • Criminal Law and Procedure
    • Energy and Infrastructure Law
  • The philosophy of the LL.M. program is to offer 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 recommended exposure to legal theory.
  • Students also have the opportunity to pursue a limited number of credits at other faculties within Harvard and other area schools and a variety of writing projects.
  • About half of the LL.M. class each year writes an extensive research paper of approximately 50 pages on a topic the student develops in consultation with his or her faculty supervisor.
  • Career positions may include:
    • Court Clerk
    • Court Reporter
    • Judge
    • Legal Executive
    • Legal Secretary, etc with an average salary of 36,475 USD per year.

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