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Learn about LLM, master’s, and certificate programs available in the United States and Canada. Find information about individual programs, as well as other details about each school

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LSAC LLM and Other Law Programs

Certificate programs offered by ABA-approved law schools.

Post-JD law degrees for practicing lawyers and/or foreign lawyers seeking to practice in the U.S., such as:

LLM (Master of Laws)
MCL (Master of Comparative Law)

Academic master's degrees for non-lawyers, such as:

MLS/MSL (Master of Legal Studies/Studies in Law)
JM/MJ (Juris Master/Master of Jurisprudence)
MSLS (Master of Science in Legal Studies)
MPS (Master of Professional Studies)

Research and academic-based doctorate level degrees:

JSD (Doctor of Jurisprudence)
SJD (Doctor of Juridical Science)
MSLS (Master of Science in Legal Studies)
DCL (Doctor of Comparative Law)