Executive LLM in Seoul

Northwestern Law, regarded by the international community as one of the top law schools in the United States, has joined in collaboration with the KAIST Graduate School of Management in South Korea to offer a Master of Laws (LLM) degree program in Seoul.

The 12-month Executive LLM in Korea Program is designed to educate and train Korean attorneys and executives working in the areas of international trade, litigation, and intellectual property to become highly competent legal practioners in a competitive global environment.

The typical class has representatives from firms and companies of various sizes and legal backgrounds. By sharing their perspectives in the classroom and in social settings, students with work experience enrich the learning experience for all students.

The Executive LLM Program is taught entirely in English by members of Northwestern Law's distinguished faculty. Evening and weekend class schedules allow students to continue working full time.

The final two weeks of instruction take place at Northwestern Law's campus in Chicago where students will complete a two-week course and participate in a range of activities to help orient them to the U.S. legal community.

Interested students can also choose to enroll in a Spring Option, which would give them the opportunity to study longer in Chicago and take additional classes.

How to Apply

To apply to the Executive LLM Program please send the following, in English*:

The Application for Admission form, which must include the signed certification statement
A nonrefundable $120 application fee
A personal statement
One letter of recommendation
Official transcripts from all undergraduate, graduate, and law schools attended
CV/resume with dates and lengths of employment
Official copy of the applicant's TOEFL score report** (can be waived on a case-by-case basis)
Official letter of dispatch (Students sponsored by corporations or other organizations should have their personnel department or other related department provide the necessary letter of dispatch)

* English name on all forms should match name on passport

** TOEFL scores should be transferred to Northwestern University School of Law directly from ETS (University Code: 1565, Department Code: 03)

The Northwestern Law Executive LLM Program in Korea is not intended to qualify Korean lawyers to take any state bar examination or to practice law in the United States. Individuals interested in taking a state bar exam should direct inquiries directly to their state of interest.

For application inquiries, please contact:

Ms. Boo-Kyung Jung
Coordinator
Northwestern Law LLM Program
KAIST Graduate School of Management
Phone: 82-2-958-3928

All other inquiries:

Janet Garesche, Director, Executive LLM and Tax Programs
Northwestern University School of Law
357 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-3069
Phone: (312) 503-3672
E-mail: j-garesche@law.northwestern.edu