• Our Master of Laws (LLM) focuses on the U.S. legal system, with a flexible and far-reaching curriculum that prepares international students for leadership roles in the increasingly globalized marketplace.
  • The full-time, one-year LLM provides you with foundational skills and knowledge that are immediately applicable to real-world legal practice.
  • The LLM is ideal for international:
    • attorneys
    • judges
    • government officials
    • prosecutors
    • corporate legal counsel
    • bankers
    • recent law graduates
  • Their LLM curriculum stimulates critical thinking and practical problem solving in addition to providing you with a thorough grounding in American law.
  • The comprehensive array of courses allows you to customize your degree to fit your career goals.
  • As an LLM student, you will have access to an academic support system led by a full-service staff dedicated exclusively to aiding international students. You will have the opportunity to benefit from:
    • one-on-one help with course registration
    • tools for exam preparation
    • seminars on study techniques
    • individualized career development advisement
    • workshops on résumé and cover letter writing, interviewing and job-search strategies
    • participation in the International Student Interview Program job fair in New York and the UCLA Interview Program in Los Angeles
    • Early Bar Preparation and other bar exam workshops
    • USC Gould Continuing Legal Education events, where you can network with leading professionals in tax, entertainment, corporate, real estate and intellectual property law, among other fields
    • the Summer Law and English four-week intensive
    • social and athletic outings with fellow LLM students, including a night at the Hollywood Bowl, a USC Trojan football game and a basketball game at Staples Center