Overview

Launched in 2012 to capitalize on the depth and breadth of Suffolk University Law's curriculum, this LLM offers you maximum flexibility. You can create your own track in a field of your choosing or select courses from Suffolk's recognized areas of expertise, including dispute resolution and civil litigation, business law and financial services, biomedical and health law, intellectual property, or international law.

LLM Program Requirements

The Law (General) curriculum is primarily elective in nature. Students should meet with the assistant dean of graduate law programs to select courses to best fulfill their career objectives. International students are required to enroll in the seminar entitled, Introduction to US Law, Legal Reasoning and Writing in their first semester. The Legal English Institute is recommended for LLM students whose primary language is not English.

Twenty-four (24) credits are required to complete the Master of Laws degree. Students may select courses from this list to complete their 24 credits (JD graduates) or 22 credits (international law graduates).

You may also choose to take part in the LLM internship program, a unique opportunity to acquire practical experience for credit in the United States or abroad.

All LLM students must satisfy the LLM Legal Writing Requirement prior to graduation by completing a substantial legal research and writing paper in connection with a course, a Directed Study or an LLM thesis. Students must file the LLM Legal Writing Requirement form, signed by the supervising faculty member, with the Law Registrar before graduation.

Programme Structure

All International LL.M. students must satisfactorily complete a Required Course, Legal Reasoning and Writing."

Students must complete a substantial piece of written work for the LL.M., which must be certified as satisfactory by the Faculty member teaching the course or supervising the directed study for which it was written.
Alternatively, LL.M. students may complete a Thesis for 2 credits, which must be of publishable quality. The Thesis must be directly supervised by a Faculty Member, approved by the Associate Deans and certified by the Director. The Thesis will be defended in an oral examination open to all Faculty.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

24 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants are required to take either the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). If you take the GRE, you will need to tell the Educational Testing Service to send your scores to Suffolk Law—code: 4343.

Transcripts and Recommendations

Applicants are required to submit an updated resume with their application. Upload your resume as part of the LSAC.org application to Suffolk Law School.

Upload your personal statement (essay) as part of the LSAC application to Suffolk Law School.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

63432 USD / year

≈ 63432 USD / year
Out-of-State

63432 USD / year

≈ 63432 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

63432 USD / year

≈ 63432 USD / year

Living costs

Boston

United States

1560 - 3239 USD / month

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