LLM: Application Process

• Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law
• Estate Planning (Heckerling)
• International Arbitration (White & Case)
• International Law - includes General LL.M. - U.S. and Transnational Law for Foreign-Trained Lawyers
• Maritime Law
• Real Property Development (Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig)
• Taxation
• Taxation of Cross-Border Investment

Applicants may be admitted to the program during either the Spring or Fall term. The priority deadline are November 1 and May 1. Part-time enrollment and option in Intensive English (https://admissions.law.miami.edu/academics/llm/intensive-english-llm/) are available. A JD from an ABA-approved law school or a foreign law degree equivalent may be used to meet the admission requirements. 

Applicants may be admitted to the program during the Fall term. Part-time enrollment is available. A JD from an ABA-approved law school is required to meet the admission requirements; foreign-trained LL.M. applicants who do not hold a J.D.from an ABA-approved law school are not eligible to apply to the Estate Planning LL.M. Pre-requisite courses include: JD level Federal Income Tax for 4 credits and JD Level Wills and Trust (Trust and Estates) for 4 credits. For more information, please contact Laura Adams at ladams@law.miami.edu or 305-284-4918. 

Applicants may be admitted to the program during either the Spring or Fall term. The priority deadlines are December 15 for the Fall term and November 1 for the Spring term. Part-time enrollment and option in Intensive English are available. A foreign law degree equivalent or a JD from an ABA-approved law school may be used to meet the admission requirements. For more information, please contact Alexandra Sellers at intl-llm@law.miami.edu or 305-284-5402.

Applicants may be admitted to the program during either the Spring or Fall term. The priority deadlines are May 1 for the Fall term and November 1 for the Spring term. Part-time enrollment and option in Intensive English are available. A foreign law degree equivalent or a JD from an ABA-approved law school may be used to meet the admission requirements. For more information, please contact Alexandra Sellers at intl-llm@law.miami.edu or 305-284-5402.

Applicants may be admitted to the program during either the Spring or Fall term. The priority deadlines are December 15 for the Fall term and November 1 for the Spring term. Part-time enrollment and option in Intensive English are available. A foreign law degree equivalent or a JD from an ABA-approved law school may be used to meet the admission requirements. For more information, please contact Alexandra Sellers at intl-llm@law.miami.edu or 305-284-5402.

Applicants may be admitted to the program during the Fall term. Part-time enrollment, including for distance learners, is available in the Fall or Spring semesters. For more information, please contact Laura Adams at rpdinfo@law.miami.edu or 305-284-1754.

Applicants may be admitted to the program during the Fall term. Part-time enrollment, including for distance learners, is available in the Fall or Spring semesters, at the Director’s discretion. For more information, please contact taxllm@law.miami.edu or 305-284-1754. Note that prior to enrollment, applicants must have successfully completed a basic Federal Income Tax course at the JD level. 

Applicants may be admitted to the program during the Fall term, which begins in the summer for this program, unless they obtain permission from the Director to start in the Spring. Part-time enrollment, including for distance learners, is available in the Fall or Spring semesters, at the Director’s discretion. This program may be completed either remotely or in person. For more information, please contact taxllm@law.miami.edu or 305-284-1754.  

Applicants who need to improve their English proficiency prior to embarking on their LL.M. studies may select the Intensive Legal English + LL.M. Program as their preferred study option; this 3-semester program only starts in Spring. This program has its own deadline and offers limited spots. Applications will be considered as soon as they are complete, and ideally should be submitted by November 1.

The application fee is $60 (non-refundable) and will not be credited toward tuition or any other account in the event of admission. Please note that separate registration and report fees apply for applicants choosing to use the LSAC's LL.M. CAS service.

Applicants must submit a personal statement of approximately 500 words in English through the LSAC application. Applicants should address their own academic and professional background, professional goals, specific interest in the study and practice of your chosen field, and other matters they deem of importance. The personal statement must be prepared by the applicant without any outside help and should contain a statement to that effect. 

Applicants must summarize their academic and professional background in a resume or curriculum vitae and upload it as part of the LSAC application. 

Applicants must obtain two letters of recommendation from law school professors, stating in detail their opinion of the applicant’s qualifications for graduate law study in the LL.M. Program. Applicants who have practiced law for more than two years may submit one letter of recommendation from an employer or colleague; the other letter of recommendation should be from a law school professor if possible. We encourage you to submit letters of recommendation through the LSAC application. Submissions will also be accepted via email to LLMAdmissions@law.miami.edu.

Applicants must arrange for official transcripts and diplomas from all colleges and universities attended to be sent to the University of Miami School of Law. We encourage you to submit official transcripts through the LSAS Credential Assembly Service (CAS). Submissions will also be accepted via email to LLMAdmissions@law.miami.edu. 

Electronic Transcripts 

Official electronic transcripts should be sent by the institution or through a secure site formally linked to the sending institution, such as eTranscript, Parchment Exchange, eSCRIP-SAFE, or National Student Clearinghouse to LLMAdmissions@law.miami.edu. 

Physical Transcripts 

Official hard copy transcripts should be mailed by the institution to: 

University of Miami School of Law 
Office of Admissions P.O. Box 248087 
Coral Gables, FL 33124-8087, USA 
 
This includes academic work at the undergraduate, graduate, or professional level, completed in the United States or abroad. All documents not in English must be translated into English by an approved translation service of the American Translators Association, or the English translation must be certified as complete and accurate by the issuing institution.  

Foreign Credentials 

Applicants who completed more than one year of post-secondary work outside the United States (including its territories) should submit their international transcripts through the LL.M. CAS’s International Transcript Authentication and Evaluation Service (ITAES). The University of Miami School of Law’s LL.M. CAS school code is 5815. Foreign credential evaluation reports from other NACES-member evaluation agencies may also be considered. 

Transcripts for any work completed after an applicant has been admitted, such as transcripts for a final semester or degree conferral, should be sent prior to matriculation. 

All offers of admission are conditional upon receipt of the applicant’s official transcript and diploma prior to matriculation conferring a Juris Doctor degree from an institution accredited by the American Bar Association or a first degree in law from an accrediting institution outside of the United States with equivalent standing.  

The admissions committee reserves the right to request additional documentation in order to verify academic records submitted as part of the application process.

Applicants who graduated with a J.D. from a U.S. law school should arrange for a copy of their LSAC Credential Assembly Service (CAS) report, which includes their Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) score, to be sent directly to the University of Miami School of Law as part of the LSAC application. Submissions will also be accepted via email to LLMAdmissions@law.miami.edu. 

Applicants whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate education is from outside the U.S. are required to submit the results of an English language proficiency test. Miami Law will accept scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), and Duolingo English Test (DET). 

Prospective students may apply for admission even if they have not yet taken an English language proficiency test. Official TOEFL, IELTS, or DET score reports must be provided as soon as possible to finalize the application process. 

For applicants who did not achieve the minimum required score, Miami Law may recommend or require enrolling in an Intensive Legal English course designed for foreign-trained law graduates who need to improve their English proficiency before embarking on their LL.M. studies. Depending on the TOEFL or Academic IELTS score achieved, students may enroll in Intensive Legal English courses at Miami Law during the spring semester immediately preceding the LL.M. Program start, or concurrently during the student's first semester in the LL.M. Program. Learn more about Miami Law's Intensive Legal English + LL.M. Program here. 

At the discretion of the program director, waivers of the English language proficiency test requirement may be granted in situations where the applicant can present other evidence of English language capability, such as a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution in the U.S. or other English-speaking country or from an accredited institution where courses are taught entirely in English. To apply for a waiver, please contact the LL.M. Program to which you are applying for further details.