1301 Clifton Road, Gambrell Hall, Atlanta, GA 30322-2770, USA
Phone: 404.727.6802 | Website: www.law.emory.edu
Introduction
At Emory Law, we equip you with both a theoretical and practical understanding of the law. We offer real-world experiences, and we expose you to diverse opportunities to help you determine where your passions lie—whether it's fighting to protect a patent or a human life.
Our professors have unique backgrounds and interests—from pioneering the Feminism and Legal Theory Project to uncovering the intersection of law and religion, to fighting for justice for Guantanamo Bay detainees.
But they all share a culture of openness and collaboration with their students and with one another.
As an Emory Law student, you are encouraged to challenge the status quo and follow your mind and your heart. At Emory, we prepare you for more than practice. We prepare you to challenge and change the world.
Emory University
Emory University, a top 20 research university located in Atlanta, Georgia, is an inquiry-driven, ethically engaged and diverse community whose members work collaboratively for positive transformation in the world through courageous leadership in teaching, research, scholarship, health care, and social action.
The university is recognized internationally for its outstanding liberal arts college, superb professional schools, and one of the Southeast's leading health care systems.
With the thriving international city of Atlanta in our backyard, government agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Environmental Protection Agency down the street, Georgia Institute of Technology close by, and Emory's nationally ranked college, Goizueta Business School and Rollins School of Public Health, the learning resources you can tap into as an Emory student are vast and rich.
Law School Enrollment
- Emory Law's enrollment comprises 825 students pursuing a variety of degrees including the JD, LLM, and SJD.
- All of our degree-seeking students are full time; part-time programs are not offered.
Physical Facilities
MacMillan Law Library holds more than 400,000 volumes and more than 4,000 serial subscriptions.- Free wireless access is available throughout the law library and law school.
- Faculty offices are clustered around classrooms.
- State-of-the-art fitness and exercise facilities are convenient to the law school.
Housing
LLM Programs/Areas of Specialization
Emory Law's LLM program offers graduates of US and foreign law schools the opportunity to pursue the Master of Laws from one of the top nationally ranked law schools in the United States.
LLM Program Options
LLM students may choose from among three broad tracks:
- a traditional LLM designed around a student's particular interests and expertise and drawing from the breadth of Emory's curriculum in health law, intellectual property, international law, tax law, and other areas;
an LLM in one of six formal concentrations developed by the Emory Law faculty, including:
- a Joint LLM with Central European University in Budapest, Hungary.
How to Apply
Students interested in applying to the LLM program should complete the online application available through LSAC. Learn more about how to apply on Emory's website.
Student Services and Organizations
Emory Law has nearly 40 student organizations.
As a law student, it is extremely important that you take advantage of all the opportunities to increase your participation and visibility within the legal community. Become active in some of the law school's numerous student organizations. These groups will provide your first and strongest link to a network of attorneys that will assist you in your academic and professional development.
A few of those organizations include the Student Bar Association, which is the students' governing body for the law school. The International Law Society promotes awareness of world issues in relation to the legal profession. The Emory Public Interest Committee (EPIC) is committed to making public interest jobs accessible to Emory Law students and provides summer grants for students who accept volunteer positions or clerkships in public interest organizations.
Career Services
The Office of Career Services (OCS) provides a full range of services to assist students and graduates with the employment search process.
Services offered to domestic LLM students and graduates include one-on-one career advising, job search correspondence development assistance and critique, job search skills training, and access to educational programming about the range of career options for individuals with a legal education and a variety of career resource materials. Foreign-trained lawyers enrolled as LLM students may access our LLM Job Search Correspondence Guide, an in-depth resource developed by OCS regarding the legal employment search process in the United States.
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