The LL.M. Program is highly selective in nature. Only candidates who have exhibited exceptional ability in the past and whose record, as a whole, promises high potential for the future will be considered for admission to the program. Applicants must have completed a Juris Doctor from an ABA-approved law school, or its equivalent from a foreign law school. 

Students will be admitted in the fall semester, beginning in August. There is no spring semester admission.

• Official transcripts 
• Three letters of recommendation
• Personal statement 
• A check or money order for $50 
• Official TOEFL score
• Passport-size photo

The LL.M. Program is highly selective in nature. Only candidates who have exhibited exceptional ability in the past and whose record, as a whole, promises high potential for the future will be considered for admission to the program. Applicants must have completed a Juris Doctor from an ABA-approved law school, or its equivalent from a foreign law school. 

Students will be admitted in the fall semester, beginning in August. There is no spring semester admission.

• Official transcripts 
• Three letters of recommendation
• Personal statement 
• A check or money order for $50 
• Official TOEFL score
• Passport-size photo

• Orientation program (beginning two weeks prior to the start of the fall semester) to adjust to the language and study of law at a United States law school
• Introduction to United States Law

The LSU Law Center then offers candidates a full range of law courses, seminars, and skills development classes, especially in the business, transactional, corporate, and commercial law areas that are often important to international lawyers.

Classes are also available in: 

• Civil and international law; 
• Intellectual property law; 
• Labor and employment law; 
• Environmental law; 
• Mineral and energy law; 
• Law, science and public health; 
• Constitutional and administrative law; 
• Family law; 
• Torts, admiralty and insurance; 
• Professional responsibility and the practice of law and procedure (including international criminal law and white-collar crime); 
• And other areas (find out the Law Catalog)

If you are thinking about or planning to take the Louisiana Bar Exam, there are some requirements set by the Louisiana Supreme Court that you will need to consider when planning your courses. 

• Orientation program (beginning two weeks prior to the start of the fall semester) to adjust to the language and study of law at a United States law school
• Introduction to United States Law

The LSU Law Center then offers candidates a full range of law courses, seminars, and skills development classes, especially in the business, transactional, corporate, and commercial law areas that are often important to international lawyers.

Classes are also available in: 

• Civil and international law; 
• Intellectual property law; 
• Labor and employment law; 
• Environmental law; 
• Mineral and energy law; 
• Law, science and public health; 
• Constitutional and administrative law; 
• Family law; 
• Torts, admiralty and insurance; 
• Professional responsibility and the practice of law and procedure (including international criminal law and white-collar crime); 
• And other areas (find out the Law Catalog)

If you are thinking about or planning to take the Louisiana Bar Exam, there are some requirements set by the Louisiana Supreme Court that you will need to consider when planning your courses.