Wayne State University Law School offers the only graduate Master of Laws (LLM) Program for practicing lawyers in Michigan. The program provides advanced study in three popular fields of specialization:
- Corporate and Finance Law
- Labor and Employment Law
- Taxation
The graduate program is offered primarily in the evening on a part-time basis, although full-time curricula combining day and evening courses can be arranged. The degree requirements can normally be met in one year of full-time study or from two to six years of part-time study.
Graduate courses are taught by full-time members of the Law School faculty and by leading practitioners from the metropolitan Detroit area. The interaction of professional educators and skilled, practicing lawyers is an added benefit to graduate study at the Law School.
LL.M. Regulations
- To get LL.M. regulations, click here
LL.M. Approved Course List
- To get descriptions of approved courses, seminars, and internships, click here.
Application Information is at the following links:
- To apply online: Click here
- To apply online, you will need to create an account (by clicking on "Create Account"). For an overview of this online process, click "Notice to Applicants" at the bottom of the page you reach after clicking "Apply Online".
- For a hard copy application (domestic or international), go to www.law.wayne.edu; at the "Quick Links Menu" (top right side of screen) choose Application Forms, and click on the appropriate download.
- Please submit a résumé in addition to the requested material.
If at any point in the application process you encounter difficulties, please contact Olive Hyman at (313) 577-0088 or olive.hyman@wayne.edu
Application Deadlines:
- July 1 → for Fall term (May 1 for foreign)
- November 1 → for Winter term
- March 15 → for Spring/Summer (term begins in May; not offered to foreign students)
TOEFL Test-- Language Requirement for International Students:
- A score of 600 or above on the paper Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination;
- or an equivalent score of 250 or above on the computer-based TOEFL;
- or 100 or above on the internet-based TOEFL
Financial Aid Information:
- For information about graduate school scholarships click here
- For information about non-scholarship financial aid click here
Good Neighbor Policy:
- Please note that residents of Northern Ohio and parts of Ontario Canada can qualify for the in-state tuition rate. For information, call the Graduate Admissions Office, (313) 577-8141.
Graduates of non-U.S. law schools:
- Please also note that effective June 30, 2004, LL.M. graduates without a U.S. J.D. may or may not qualify to sit for the Michigan bar. Applicants and current students should review the revised rule, at here
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For further information about the graduate program, contact:
Professor Peter J. Henning
Interim Director of Graduate Studies
Wayne State University Law School
471 W. Palmer
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-3906
E-mail: peter.henning@wayne.edu
