Georgetown University Law Center

Introduction

Georgetown University Law Center combines a premier legal education with limitless opportunities for hands-on experience. You will learn from faculty members who are renowned scholars and leading practitioners in numerous fields, including international, tax, environmental, and health law. The opportunity to gain work experience through one of our many externships sets Georgetown apart. With more than 120 full-time faculty and almost 350 adjunct, Georgetown is able to offer the most comprehensive legal curriculum in the nation. We have all of the resources you need to build the career you imagine, while providing a personalized education.

Our location on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, means you will be able to practice law in the city where laws are made. The tight-knit legal community on our campus brings together students from around the world, along with staff and faculty who are dedicated to helping our students excel in the classroom and their careers.

Location and Facilities

Georgetown Law’s campus is located within walking distance of the US Capitol, the Supreme Court, the US Tax Court, the National Mall, and countless other national and international institutions. What this means is that our students study at the heart of where decisions are made that affect billions of people around the globe.

Georgetown Law is easily accessible by multiple modes of transportation and is within walking distance of three different Metro stops (Judiciary Square, Union Station, and Gallery Place [Chinatown]). It sits on two city blocks and is composed of five buildings and two greens. McDonough Hall is the academic and administrative center of the campus. The Edward Bennett Williams Law Library houses the fourth largest academic law library collection in the nation. The Eric E. Hotung Building brings all the major components of Georgetown’s international programs under one roof. The Scott K. Ginsburg Sport & Fitness Center features a four-lane lap pool, cardio and weight training equipment, basketball and racquetball courts, as well as a café and lounge area. The Gewirz Student Center provides housing in apartment-style accommodations. While the majority of LLM students choose to live in one of the many surrounding apartment complexes, some do choose to live in Gewirz every year.

LLM Programs

Georgetown Law offers both flexible and specialized LLM degrees, certificate programs, and dual degrees to enable you to choose a program that meets your goals and interests.

LL.M. Degree Programs

• General Studies (for foreign trained only)
• International Legal Studies (for foreign trained only)
• International Business & Economic Law
• Global Health Law
• Global Health Law & International Institutions
• Environmental and Energy Law
• National Security Law
• Technology Law & Policy
• Taxation (available both online and on campus)
• Master of Studies in Law (MSL) in Taxation (for non-lawyers; offered online only)

Specialized Certificates

• Employee Benefits
• Estate Planning
• Food & Drug Law
• International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
• International Human Rights Law
• International Taxation
• Refugees & Humanitarian Emergencies
• Securities and Financial Law
• US Health Law
• World Trade Organization (WTO) Law

Dual-Degree Programs

• Master of International Affairs and Law (MIA/LLM) with Sciences Po (Paris)
• MBA/LLM with HEC (Paris)
• MiM/LLM with HEC (Paris)

Career Services

One of the things that truly makes Georgetown Law special is the career advising and professional development resources offered to our LLM students. The Office of Graduate Careers works closely with students to provide quality information and advice on job-search strategies, interviews, and networking. In addition, they circulate job opportunities from employers around the world, and facilitate students' participation in the LL.M. International Student Interview Program and Taxation Interview Program. Students who would like to gain professional experience in a firm, institution, or other organization during the LLM have the opportunity to do so through an externship, earning credits that count toward the LL.M. degree.  Students have externed in over 100 different organizations in the DC area including the World Bank, IMF, IDB, FINRA, Amnesty International, US Tax Court, The Nature Conservancy, and many top-tier law firms.

Scholarships

Georgetown Law offers numerous scholarship opportunities for LLM students. All admitted students are considered for possible merit-based scholarships, based on their LL.M. application materials.  We also offer some specialized scholarships for students interested in taxation, global health, national security, and international arbitration. Consideration for these scholarships requires an additional application and materials.

For details on all scholarships at Georgetown, please visit our Fellowships, Scholarships, and Financial Aid website.