Master of Laws - St. George

The Master of Laws (LLM) is a one-year degree program that provides students with an opportunity for more profound study beyond their first law degree. (Please note: the LLM program is an academic program and is not designed to meet National Committee on Accreditation [NCA] requirements.) The LLM program can be thesis intensive (with either a shorter or longer thesis) or coursework only. The longer thesis option is for law students who have demonstrated a strong potential for advanced research and writing in a common law system. The shorter thesis option and coursework-only formats are for law students who wish to specialize in a specific area of law or explore common law at an advanced level.Within the LLM program, students also have the option of applying to pursue one of four areas of concentration: Business Law; Criminal Law; Health Law, Ethics and Policy; or Legal Theory. Students accepted into a concentration will receive a designation on their transcript. The number of places available for students in each of the areas of concentration will be limited, and acceptance into the concentrations will be on a competitive basis.

Applicants to the LLM program must have a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) from a recognized University, and must have achieved the equivalent of a University of Toronto B+ standing in the final year of their LLB/JD. If an applicant is still in the process of completing their LLB or JD at the time of application, the grades from their second-last year of the program will be considered for the purposes of assessing whether an applicant has met our minimum admission standards. These grades will be averaged with any available grades earned during the final year.