Emory University School of Law

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 also have unique backgrounds and interests—from pioneering feminism and legal theory, to exploring the intersection of law and religion, to shaping the AI revolution to better human health, generate economic value, and promote social justice.

Join an academic community that is educating lawyers who can flourish in the practice of law anywhere—and who can lead their legal and broader communities with professionalism and character.

Emory University

Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the nation’s leading research universities and 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.

Situated in the bustling city of Atlanta, Emory students’ learning resources are vast and rich. In addition to Emory’s nationally recognized college, the city is home to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the nearby Georgia Institute of Technology.

Physical Facilities

• The MacMillan Law Library is a beautiful, usable space that spans five floors and includes 132 study carrels, 450 seats, and spaces that work for every study style.
• MacMillan Law Library’s collection of print and digital materials exceeds 350,000 items, including hundreds of study aids to help our students thrive here at Emory Law.
• Free wireless access is available throughout the law library and law school building.
• Faculty offices are clustered around classrooms.
• State-of-the-art fitness and exercise facilities are convenient to the law school.

Housing

• Emory University's on-campus graduate and professional housing, The Ridge, is a great option for incoming students.
• Additional off-campus housing opportunities can be found using the Emory Off-Campus Housing website.

LLM Optional Areas of Focus

Emory Law’s LLM program offers graduates of US and foreign law schools the opportunity to pursue a Master of Laws from one of the top law schools in the United States and expand their legal skillset, benefitting from a wide range of courses and faculty expertise. Students may design a course of study, drawing widely from Emory’s many areas of impact, to align their coursework with their interests and goals. These include:

• Business Law
• Health Law
• International Law
• Civil and Human Rights Law
• Law and Religion
• Practice of Law in the US (bar readiness)
• General LLM

How to Apply

Students interested in applying to the LLM program should complete the online application available through your LSAC account. Learn more about how to apply.

Student Services and 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 60+ 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 Center for Professional Development 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 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.

Many of our foreign-trained LLM students are preparing for careers at global corporations or law firms where knowledge of the US legal system is relevant and beneficial. Emory’s LLM program offers a solid grounding in US law and can serve as a significant differentiator for students upon return to their home countries. Foreign-trained LLM students may also access our LLM Job Search Correspondence Guide, an in-depth resource developed by the Center for Professional Development regarding the legal employment search process in the United States.