Overview

Program Benefits

The United States Law program at Pepperdine University allows students the flexibility to customize their education, and gain real-world experience through various clinics and externships. Pepperdine offered more opportunities to handle real cases than any other program in the US.

The professors are legal experts, international authors, and award-winning mentors. You will get hands-on guidance from nationally recognized scholars and educators.

The Caruso School of Law is well-known for the warmth and accessibility of its faculty and staff, and for its family atmosphere at the diverse, student body level. The LLM in U.S. Law offers a Fundamentals Track for students interested in sitting for a U.S. bar exam and a Flexible Track for those interested in maximizing the flexibility to design their own program.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Corporations
Civil Procedure
Contracts
Community Property
U.S. Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
Criminal Procedure
Evidence
Employment Discrimination Law
Family Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

Courses start in the Fall (mid-August), Spring (early January), and Summer (late May) terms.

Language

English

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100

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Credits

26 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Malibu Beach, United States

Disciplines

International Law Master of Laws (LLM) View 173 other Masters in Master of Laws (LLM) in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

All applicants are required to submit:

Application through LSAC
Official transcripts for all degrees earned or in-progress, including any available class rankings. Transcripts originating outside the United States must be evaluated before submission to Pepperdine
One to two page personal statement
Current resumé or CV
Two narrative letters of recommendation or completed Personal Evaluation Forms

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

64480 USD / year

≈ 64480 USD / year
Out-of-State

64480 USD / year

≈ 64480 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

64480 USD / year

≈ 64480 USD / year

Living costs

Malibu Beach

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Financing

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Funding

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Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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