LLM in Comparative Law

28 Programs in Comparative Law offered by 26 Universities

• Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
  • Comparative and European Law (LL.M.)
• Chapman University
  • General (Self-Design) LLM
  • LL.M. in International and Comparative Law
• Duke University
  • JD/LLM in International & Comparative Law
• University of Illinois
  • Law for international lawyers
• Independent College Dublin
  • LL.M Comparative Media Law
• Universidade do Minho - Escola de Direito
  • LL.M in European and Transglobal Business Law
• Bahria University
  • LL.M.
• Southern Methodist University - SMU Dedman School of Law
  • LL.M. for Foreign Law School Graduates
• University of Florida
  • LL.M. in Comparative Law
• Louisiana State University ("LSU")
  • LL.M. in Comparative Law
• The Ohio State University - Moritz College of Law
  • LL.M. in International and Comparative Law
• The American University in Cairo
  • LL.M. in International and Comparative Law
• University of Notre Dame The Law School
  • LL.M. in London
• Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
  • LLM in Comparative Legal Studies
• Freie Universität Berlin
  • LLM in German and European Business Law (private and public...
• George Washington University
  • LLM in International and Comparative Law
• The University of Queensland
  • LLM in International and Comparative Law
• Santa Clara University School of Law
  • LLM in United States Law
• University of Derby
  • LLM International and Comparative Law
• Charles Darwin university School of Law
  • Master by Research (Lba) (MRSLBA)
• Indira Gandhi institute of development and research
  • Master of Law and Economics
• Universiti Teknologi MARA
  • Master of Laws
  • Master of Laws ( by research )
• Peking University - School of Transnational Law
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.)
• University of London International Programmes
  • Master of Laws (LLM) by Distance Learning
• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Masters of Laws (LL.M.)
• Ankara University
  • Private Law LL.M.

Comparative Law

The range of LLM in Comparative Law methodologies differs from program to program. While some focus on the diversity and experiences of the student body or the stark differences between cultures and legal systems, other programs have developed intricate comparative law methodologies.

At most institutions, the LLM in Comparative Law is a one year full-time program or a two year part-time program designed for students whose first law degree was earned at a school outside the United States. It is usually intended to enhance a student’s expertise for practice or scholarship in a specialized field of study, and most programs admit a small group each year, selected from professors, attorneys and recently graduated law students from around the world.

Attaining an LLM in Comparative Law will allow perspective students to gain practical and theoretical knowledge in selected areas of Comparative law, with an emphasis in comparative business and commercial law. In addition, it will enable students to learn the skills of legal research, analysis and communication essential to understanding and applying comparative law and succeeding as a professional in this area. An LLM Comparative Law will aid in obtaining a degree leading to potential employment in commercial law firms, governmental and non-governmental agencies, and/or academic institutions in the U.S. and abroad. Lastly, students usually end up obtaining a vast international network of professional contacts.