Graduate Studies
The Program
Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, the University of Virginia School of Law is consistently ranked among the top 10 law schools in the United States.
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Virginia’s Graduate Studies Program provides an American legal education to lawyers who have obtained their first law degree in their home countries. By maintaining a small and highly selective program of about 50 students, the Law School ensures a supportive atmosphere. LL.M. candidates take classes alongside J.D. students, allowing participants to fully engage in the community and plan their own coursework.
About UVA Law
Studying for an LL.M. or S.J.D.
Find out more about what life at UVA Law is like for students in the Graduate Studies Program.
Fast Facts, 2021-22
LL.M. & S.J.D. Enrollment
Total J.D. Enrollment
Student-Faculty Ratio
Meet the Graduates
Graduate Studies Program alumni discuss UVA Law.
Kai-Ping Chang
Taiwan
"I had a wonderful journey in the UVA LL.M. program. Students have access to learn from the top business law scholars and successful lawyers."
Yumiao Wang
China
"The excellent and available professors, the diverse and high-quality courses, and the cohesive and friendly atmosphere make everything worth it."
Maria Londono
Colombia
"The LL.M. program at the University of Virginia School of Law is small and selective. Students in the program can enroll in any class offered in the J.D. program, including first-year courses."
Shafira Putri
Indonesia
"All of the school-sponsored lunches and dinners provide a different room for professors and students to interact, exchange thoughts and learn from each other. Combined with the allocation of office hours, the amount of dedication that UVA Law professors show for the students is top-notch."
Daniel I. Parodi
Chile
"One of the most remarkable things about the School of Law is how smart the J.D.s are. The questions and interactions between students and professors are brilliant."
Eliane Vieira Da Motta Mollica
Brazil
"The UVA LL.M. program combines academic rigor with the genuine warmth and friendship of an internationally diverse community, where you get inspired and led by highly accomplished professors to become the best version of yourself personally and professionally."
Eduardo Paschoin O. Campos
Brazil
" The John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program was a delightful surprise for me as a transactional lawyer. Under this program, many corporate law-related courses are designed to integrate business and legal analysis into the law school classroom."
Thierry von Aarburg
Switzerland
"I chose UVA Law because of its excellent reputation, the great student-faculty ratio and class sizes, and the large number of courses, as well as its location."
Carlos Ibarguengoitia Zugarramurdi
Mexico
"There were many reasons for me to come to UVA, among others: its academic excellence; its flexibility to design a high-quality, multi-disciplinary program; and the fact that UVA seeks to create a true community (with all that that implies)."
Dean Fernandez
Australia
"Apart from the classes in which you study with J.D. students and are taught by highly engaging professors, during lunch and after hours there are a whole host of interesting seminars, conferences and colloquia held at the law school where you can supplement your American legal education."
Contact
Graduate Studies Office
graduatestudies@law.virginia.edu / (434) 924-3154 / Fax: (434) 982-6682
Slaughter Hall Room 126A
