400 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Phone: 617.373.5149 | Website: www.northeastern.edu/law
Introduction
Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern is a worldwide leader in experiential learning and interdisciplinary research aimed at meeting global and societal needs. The university's broad mix of experience-based education programs—our signature cooperative education program, as well as student research, service learning, and global learning—helps students to build the knowledge and connections that enable them to transform their lives and the world. The university offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
Northeastern University School of Law is the preeminent US law school in experience-based legal education. Our unique approach to training lawyers brings together outstanding classroom teaching with simulation courses based on real-world legal problems, clinical programs working with real clients, and legal placements with law firms, courts, corporations, and governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the United States and around the world. Students gain the intellectual tools, practical experience and confidence they need to become outstanding legal professionals.
Law School Enrollment
Northeastern University School of Law is a small, close-knit community of legal scholars and practitioners housed inside one of the most dynamic private universities in the United States.
Law Student Profile 2012–2013
- Total number of LLM students: 11
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Women: 55%
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Men: 45%
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People of Color: 36%
- Total number of JD students: 604
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Women: 60%
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Men: 40%
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People of Color: 35%
LLM Programs/Areas of Specialization
The School of Law's LLM program combines the best elements of our extensive academic offerings with courses specifically designed to give LLM students the foundational knowledge and skills they need to become effective global lawyers. Whether you are looking to enhance your understanding of the US legal system, gain firsthand practice experience working with US lawyers, increase your expertise in a particular field of law, or enhance your attractiveness to employers in your home country, an LLM from Northeastern University School of Law will help you to achieve your personal and professional goals. We invite you to experience the Northeastern difference by enrolling in the Northeastern University School of Law LLM program.
For detailed information about the LLM program at Northeastern, please visit the School of Law website.
The General LLM
The Northeastern LLM program is small and diverse—designed to ensure that you get the legal foundation and skills you need to succeed while affording you the freedom to tailor your coursework, legal placement, and research to meet your interests.
The LLM curriculum includes
- hands-on practical legal experience required as an integral part of the LLM curriculum—in a law office, clinic, court, government agency, or advocacy institution;
- courses specifically designed to provide you with the skills and training necessary to succeed in a US law school and a global legal practice environment;
- courses you choose from the JD curriculum based on your own interests (for more information, please visit our School of Law website);
- the freedom to concentrate your studies in a substantive area of your choosing, such as intellectual property, corporate law, commercial law, public international law, human rights law, trade law, and many others; and
- the opportunity to do independent research and writing under the direction of a Northeastern University School of Law faculty member.
The LLM with a Specialization in Health Policy and Law
The Health Policy and Law specialization is designed to meet the needs of lawyers who are working in health policy and law and hope to enhance their skills, or lawyers who wish to enter this rapidly growing field. With the implementation of the US Affordable Care Act, public health challenges, global public health issues, and questions about bioethics, this is a burgeoning field with tremendous potential for those with an LLM.
The specialization in Health Policy and Law combines a core of required courses with a diverse range of health-related elective courses and practical legal experience. The curriculum provides students with a strong substantive foundation in health policy and law while giving them substantial freedom to choose their own courses and pursue their own interests.
The LLM + an MA in Sustainable International Development
Interested in international development? In just two years, you can have your Master of Laws plus a master's degree in Sustainable International Development from one of the leaders in the field, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. When you graduate, you will have the legal knowledge and developmental expertise you need to grow your career. You will also have the benefit of a development and law practicum to put you on the road to professional success.
Contact Information
For more information, please visit Northeastern University School of Law's Master of Laws (LLM) Program website, or contact:
Patrick Cassidy
Director, LLM and International Programs
Northeastern University School of Law
400 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
USA
Phone: 617.373.8546
Fax: 617.373.5056
E-mail: LLMinfo@neu.edu
The Faculty
NUSL faculty practice what they teach. In addition to being exceptional scholars and researchers, they are authors of trailblazing casebooks and widely read articles in the most prestigious journals. Our faculty includes active litigators, committed advocates, respected consultants, and influential policy shapers. Law isn't simply a subject to them; it's a tool that they sharpen and wield with authority.
As busy as they are, our faculty members—including distinguished adjunct and visiting faculty, specialists, lecturers, and program managers—are available, accessible, and eager to offer advice and assistance. They are passionate about teaching and take great pride in inspiring the next generation of professionals who will make their mark on the world.
Application Procedure
All LLM applicants must hold a first degree in law. For international applicants, the requirement may be fulfilled by an LLB or its equivalent from an accredited or comparably recognized law school outside the United States. For domestic applicants, a JD is required.
The Northeastern University School of Law LLM application is available through LSAC's LLM Credential Assembly Service (CAS).
Application Requirements
- Northeastern School of Law LLM application form (available now through LSAC's LLM CAS)
- $75 application fee
- Résumé or curriculum vitae (CV)
- Personal statement of purpose
- Current LSAC LLM CAS report, including two letters of recommendation and official transcripts, and (if applicable) score reports for the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Student Services and Organizations
At Northeastern University School of Law, we cultivate a collegial and supportive atmosphere that begins in the classroom and extends throughout campus. Students regard one another as peers rather than rivals—teaming up for projects and study sessions, collaborating as members of student groups, and forging professional and personal bonds that endure long after graduation.
LLM students are invited and encouraged to participate in the law school's more than 25 student organizations and to take advantage of amenities like the Marino Center, which help keep you physically fit and mentally alert.
When you're not studying in the stacks of the law library or taking full advantage of all the campus has to offer, Boston is your professional arena and personal land of adventure.
Northeastern University is located in one of America's most beautiful, exciting, and truly livable cities. Within walking distance of the law school, you can take in the galleries at the Museum of Fine Arts, a Boston Pops concert at renowned Symphony Hall, or a Red Sox baseball game at historic Fenway Park. Or, if you want to soak up local and international culture, hop on the T (Boston's subway) right outside of the law school's doors for a short ride to the Italian North End or Chinatown for authentic regional cuisines. Or go shopping at Faneuil Hall or relax in Boston's famed Public Garden. What's more, because the city is filled with hundreds of thousands of students, there are tons of opportunities to get student discounts at great museums, theaters, concerts, and events.
Boston is also one of the most sophisticated legal markets in the United States. A center for health care, Boston is home to some of the oldest and most prestigious teaching hospitals in the country.
Career Services
The law school provides a wide range of career services for students, graduates, and employers, including career counseling, informational programs and workshops, job fairs, job listings, and more. Graduates of the LLM program will join a strong network of the law school's 6,000-plus graduates who are working across the globe as partners in prominent law firms; judges; professors at distinguished law schools; prosecutors; directors of legal aid offices, public defender programs, and advocacy organizations; and lawyers in international organizations and institutions, as well as human rights organizations and nongovernmental organizations in the United States and around the world.
Physical Facilities
- Library: The Law Library houses more than 322,000 volumes, over 100 unique electronic databases, and is continually adding to its collection in all areas. Four of the library's eight professional librarians hold both the JD and a master's degree in library science.
- Technology: The law school offers more than 50 lab computers. Our larger classrooms each contain a teaching station with built-in technology to aid in class presentations. Wireless Internet is available throughout the university for laptop users, and there are also network ports available for those who do not have a wireless card. All students receive a personal e-mail account as well as access to Lexis and Westlaw computer research databases.
- Recreational Facilities: There are three state-of-the-art sports centers on the Northeastern University campus offering a variety of recreational activities free of charge to Northeastern University students. Facilities include a swimming and diving facility; a cardiovascular, weight lifting, and exercise facility; racquetball, squash, and badminton courts; an indoor soccer field and track; and an ice skating rink.
Housing
Law school students live off campus, usually within a short walk or a convenient ride from the school. Public transportation to and from the campus is excellent: subway, rail, and bus service abounds. Northeastern University offers housing services to assist incoming LLM students in finding appropriate accommodations.
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