Application

• JD/LLM applications are reviewed through the regular Law School process.
• The admissions committee pays particular attention to applicants with prior international experience and foreign language study.
• We encourage applicants to address their interest in international and comparative law, either in their personal statement or include the JD/LLM Addendum attachment.
  
• The LSAT is required for all Law School dual degree applicants.
  

Further information on the JD application here.

Application

• JD/LLM applications are reviewed through the regular Law School process.
• The admissions committee pays particular attention to applicants with prior international experience and foreign language study.
• We encourage applicants to address their interest in international and comparative law, either in their personal statement or include the JD/LLM Addendum attachment.
  
• The LSAT is required for all Law School dual degree applicants.
  

Further information on the JD application here.

Curriculum

The JD/LLM program is designed so that students can complete both degrees in six semesters of law study and four weeks at one of Duke's summer institutes.

The degree requirements for the JD/LLM include twenty-one credit hours of coursework specifically for the LLM degree. Of those twenty-one credits, students who pursue the JD/LLM must take International Law, Comparative Law, Research Methodology in International, Foreign, and Comparative Law, an exclusive JD/LLM seminar, and course work or an independent study for which a significant piece of writing is required.

Students work closely with international and comparative law faculty to sharpen their academic and professional goals.

Find out the courses here. 

Program

The JD/LLM program is designed so that students can complete both degrees in six semesters of law study and four weeks at one of Duke's summer institutes. 

The degree requirements for the JD/LLM include twenty-one credit hours of coursework specifically for the LLM degree. Of those twenty-one credits, students who pursue the JD/LLM must take International Law, Comparative Law, Research Methodology in International, Foreign, and Comparative Law, an exclusive JD/LLM seminar, and course work or an independent study for which a significant piece of writing is required. 

Students work closely with international and comparative law faculty to sharpen their academic and professional goals.

Find out the courses here.