Upenn Law Programs

The University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law is one of the most selective and longest-running law schools in the United States. Penn Carey Law is home to eleven different academic centers, institutes, programs, and research groups. The law school`s emphasis on combining theory and analytical thinking with experiential learning encourages students to test and improve their skills as they develop, preparing them to lead their future fields with innovation, dexterity, and integrity. The law school is located on the historic Ivy League campus in Philadelphia and is known for its emphasis on interdisciplinary studies. For example, all LLMs are eligible to enroll in the Wharton Business and Law Certificate program, designed specifically for LLMs and taught by Wharton Faculty, a short walk from the law school. Our LLM degree begins with a unique early summer program. Students receive five weeks of academic preparation and immersive extracurricular, social, and cultural programs so that our LLMs can be fully integrated into the JDs and the broader Philadelphia community during the academic year. Visit our website to learn more about the University of Pennsylvania`s Carey Law School. Our Office of Career Strategy provides students with a competitive advantage throughout their careers. Students have access to a variety of legal, national and international employers, as well as Penn alumni around the world. A multitude of resources and programs help students determine their career goals and prepare for rewarding careers.

Penn Carey Law, is an institution of the Ivy League, it dates back to a series of lectures given in 1790 by James Wilson, signatory of the Declaration of Independence of the United States and its Constitution. Today, he continues to lead the world of legal education with world-class professors who are both celebrity academics and dedicated teachers. Penn Carey Law`s unique culture of collegiality allows students to feel welcome and supported, encourages them to take risks, and maximizes their academic, professional, and personal experience. Its small size (about 750 JD students and 115 LLM students) facilitates close relationships between faculty and students, as well as between JD and LLM students. In addition to LLM, Penn Carey Law also offers ML, LCDC and SJD programs. Penn Carey Law Professors differ in the depth and breadth of their intellectual interests, the quality of their science, and their excellence in teaching. About 70% of permanent faculty members have graduate degrees in addition to the JD, and many have secondary appointments or affiliation with another school at the university. Research institutes, centres and programmes foster innovation and attract leading academics and practitioners from around the world to address critical legal issues and issues affecting society in areas such as economics, environment, international and comparative studies, health, intellectual property, regulation and technology. In addition, Penn offers joint JD/PhD degrees in American legal history, philosophy, and psychology. Other courses include urban and regional planning, dentistry, engineering, environmental sciences, Islamic studies, medicine, public administration, public health, and social work.

We also promote ad hoc interdisciplinary studies and offer a double master`s degree in finance and law with Sciences Po in Paris and a JD/LLM with the University of Hong Kong. Penn Carey`s graduate law programs have been training international lawyers for more than a century. Penn Carey Law offers three graduate programs: Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Comparative Law (LLCM), and Doctor in Juridical Science (SJD). Penn Carey`s graduate law programs annually welcome talented and diverse lawyers, judges, and diplomats from around the world. Penn Law is home to eleven different academic centers, institutes, programs, and research groups where students and faculty collaborate on interdisciplinary fellowships. These include the Penn Program on Regulation, led by law and political science professor Cary Coglianese; the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice under the direction of Faculty Director Paul Heaton. Other centres and institutes are: Centre for Asian Law; Centre for Technology, Innovation and Competition; Institute of Law and Economics; Department of Law and Philosophy; Criminal Law Research Group; Legal History Consortium; Centre for Tax Law and Policy; and Penn Program on Documentaries and the Law. Students at the University of Pennsylvania`s Carey Law School are constantly pursuing careers at top law firms, leading public interest organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions across the country and around the world. The strength of our programs, coupled with our extensive alumni network, allows graduates to enter the market in the fields they love and write the future of law nationally and internationally. The Application Tracker tool allows you to track and view the status of your LLM applications online and connect with others interested in the same programs. Add a program to your personal App Tracker watch list by clicking the “Track” button that appears in each law school entry.

View the activities of all the schools you`ve tracked by going to App Tracker. You can view and change the status of your app tracking in your account at any time. The Application Tracker tool allows you to track and visualize the status of your LLM applications online. Please visit Graduate Programs for condensed information about our programs and application information. In addition, students can earn certificates in African Studies, Business Economics and Public Policy, East Asian Studies, Energy Management and Policy, Entrepreneurship in Engineering, Environmental Policy or Science, Experimental Ethnography, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Global Human Rights, Latin American and Latin American Studies, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Neuroscience, Nonprofit Administration, not-for-profit leadership, policy, public finance and economic development. and other customized programs. More than 90 student groups provide countless opportunities for students to work together and socialize. Activities cover a wide range of academic interests, identity groups, political affiliations, sports, magazines, advocacy and mock trial programs, and service organizations.