London LL.M. Admission

london woman Admission to the LLM Program in International and Comparative Law is limited to persons who have received a degree in law from a recognized law school, and whose academic performance in law school shows ability and promise for further legal studies. Admission to the program is competitive, as there are always more applicants than positions available.

To be considered for admission to the program, an applicant must:

  • submit a nonrefundable application fee of $60 (in U.S. Dollars);
  • write a personal statement, including the reasons for wanting to participate in the London LL.M. Programme;
  • provide two recent letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the applicant’s scholarly abilities.
  • International applicants to the LLM Program must register with LSAC’s LLM Credential Assembly Service. As a subscriber to this service, LSAC will collect, authenticate, and distribute the applicant’s university records (and TOEFL score(s)—if required) to five law schools. Additional information about this service is available at www.LLM.LSAC.org. The fee for this service is $185 (US).

Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications early in the admissions process. Applications may be submitted as early as September 1, but no later than May 1. Qualified students are admitted on a rolling basis as application files are completed. The Admissions Committee may in its discretion decline to review any application that is not completed by June 1.

All classes are conducted in English. Therefore, students must be proficient in reading, writing, speaking and listening to English. Students from non-English-speaking countries must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language, and should see that copies of the test results are forwarded to to the LSAC LLM Credential Assembly Service.

Please note, Notre Dame prefers the TOEFL; however, we can accept the official results of IELTS. Students must achieve an overall band score of 7.5 or higher.