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Suffolk University: Law School
Voted by preLaw Magazine (Winter 2021) as #1 in legal technology in the US, Suffolk Law is located in the heart of downtown Boston, surrounded by the city’s healthcare, technology, legal, and financial communities. Suffolk is committed to creating practice-ready lawyers, equipped with the skills and competencies to succeed in a shifting cultural and technological landscape.
Founded in 1906, Suffolk Law is a large, urban law school with an expansive curriculum featuring a wide array of specialty areas, with nationally ranked legal writing, dispute resolution, trial advocacy, and clinical programs. As a student, you have access to a distinguished, diverse, and supportive faculty. Our home, is classically designed, technologically advanced, and allows ready access to Boston’s vibrant legal community.
Suffolk Law is a national leader in legal skills and experiential learning. We are the only law school ranked by U.S. News in the top 20% of all skills specialty areas—legal writing, clinics, trial advocacy, and dispute resolution—for seven years running.
U.S. News & World Report 2023 Rankings:
Legal Writing #4
Clinics #15
Trial Advocacy #21
Dispute Resolution #22
Part-Time Program #26
Intellectual Property #28
Suffolk Law offers a general LLM, an LLM in Global Law and Technology, and a post-LLM degree (SJD). The Legal English Institute is also an option for those students whose first language is not English.
General LLM
If you want to tailor your legal skills to a particular field or emerging area of law, consider the general LLM.
Create your own track or choose from Suffolk’s recognized areas of expertise, including dispute resolution and civil litigation, business law and financial services, biomedical and health law, intellectual property, and international law.
The general LLM program is 24 credits and can be completed in 10 months (full-time) or three years (part-time). You may also choose to participate in the LLM internship program in the United States or abroad.
Learn more about the program curriculum and the admission process.
Global Law and Technology LLM
Suffolk's Global Law and Technology program was the first of its kind in the United States.
Create your own professional program from a wide range of courses, or choose from one of these four specializations:
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Biotechnology and Health Law
- Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law
- International Law and Business
- U.S. Law and Legal Methods
Learn more about the program curriculum and the admission process.
SJD
If you are seeking a career in academic law in the US or abroad, you may pursue a Doctor of Juridical Science.
Under the supervision of a committee chair and two advisors, candidates must complete the following 24 credits over a residency period of two consecutive semesters:
- SJD workshop (6 credits)
- Elective courses (10 credits)
- Research credits (8 credits)
Before the end of your third year of study, you will be expected to produce a dissertation that constitutes a substantial and valuable contribution to legal scholarship.
Learn more about the degree requirements and application process.
Legal English Institute
Suffolk Law is one of the only law schools in the United States that offers a special language program exclusively for LLM students.
This intensive three-week program introduces international students to the U.S. legal system, while assisting in the development of the specific language and academics skills needed to be successful at an ABA-accredited law school.
Topics cover note taking, grammar, writing, public speaking, legal vocabulary, and using U.S. legal materials.
The Institute is open to Suffolk students, as well as those accepted to other U.S. law schools.
Application Deadlines
Fall
LLM: May 15
SJD: March 1
Spring
LLM: October 1
Tuition and Fees
For current tuition rates, visit the Office of the Bursar.
Financial Aid
Tuition scholarships are available to qualified international applicants based on academic excellence and financial need. For information on available scholarship and funding options, visit the Office of Financial Aid.
For information, contact:
Bridgett C. Sandusky, Esq.
Assistant Dean of Graduate Law Programs
Suffolk University Law School
120 Tremont Street, Suite 280L
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 573-8171
bsandusky@suffolk.edu
suffolk.edu/law
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