In our top-ranked Advocacy LLM program, students learn trial skills from the best full-time and adjunct professors (including judges) and practice those skills in state-of-the-art courtroom facilities. The program combines innovative curriculum and rigorous academics with a breadth of practical litigation training to prepare students in all aspects of litigation. Courses focus on using modern technology in litigation and training of ethical trial lawyers. In our top-ranked Advocacy LLM program, students learn trial skills from the best full-time and adjunct professors…

Our most advanced law degree, the SJD program brings you together with other aspiring legal academics and top legal professionals from around the world to research and write publishable dissertations under the instruction of faculty members who are recognized experts and leading practitioners in their fields. Candidates’ areas of scholarship include international finance and tax law, criminal justice reform, intellectual property law, environmental law, and international human rights law. Our most advanced law degree, the SJD program brings you together with other aspiring legal academics and top legal…

AUWCL is a leading law school committed to equity and inclusive excellence and preparing students to practice in all areas of the law. With our JD, you’ll get the intellectual foundations for legal study then focus on your specific area of interest through advanced classes, clinics, and writing projects. Our renowned programs in clinical legal education, international law, trial advocacy, intellectual property, and health law and policy are just a few of our areas of excellence. AUWCL is a leading law school committed to equity and inclusive excellence and preparing students to practice in all…

You’ll join students from more than 50 countries and over 4000 alumni worldwide in our international legal studies LLM program, among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation. Drawing on the law school’s number six ranking in international law, it features an extensive curriculum of 100-plus internationally-focused courses, world-renowned faculty with longstanding ties to employers in the United States and abroad, and internship opportunities with top employers in Washington, DC. You’ll join students from more than 50 countries and over 4000 alumni worldwide in our international legal studies …

Grasp the issues at the intersection of law, politics, and all levels of government through a broad-based examination of public law in the US. Designed for both domestic and international law graduates who have a strong interest in US government and politics, the LLM in law and government prepares you to solve today’s most complex public policy issues, mastering the theories, political forces, and institutional realities that define public law. Grasp the issues at the intersection of law, politics, and all levels of government through a broad-based examination of…

The online master of legal studies (MLS) is designed for non-lawyer professionals who have law-related responsibilities and understand the law’s important influence on their daily job functions and community at large. An MLS will allow you to gain fundamental legal training and industry-specific knowledge you need to help your organization solve problems and comply with rapidly changing policies and regulations. The online master of legal studies (MLS) is designed for non-lawyer professionals who have law-related…

Long a leader in intellectual property and technology law, this LLM harnesses AUWCL’s strengths with a unique program for international and domestic law graduates looking to enter or grow in these overlapping areas of practice. The program takes advantage of our Washington, DC, location and flagship research and policy centers to connect you with the judges, legislators, trade negotiators, scholars, and industry and public interest lawyers whose work shapes this rapidly changing area of the law. Long a leader in intellectual property and technology law, this LLM harnesses AUWCL’s strengths with a unique…

The LLM in human rights and humanitarian law—available in English and Spanish—addresses the need for specialized training in international human rights law. You’ll integrate practical knowledge from top experts in the human rights field while nourishing your professional career. This LLM is taught in a hybrid in-person/online format by a prestigious group of AUWCL and international faculty, including more than 40 world-renowned experts. The LLM in human rights and humanitarian law—available in English and Spanish—addresses the need for…