Harvard Law Schoolが2021年入学用の出願情報を発表しました。https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-application-deadlines-and-materials/
The application for the LL.M. class beginning in August 2021 will open in September 2020. The application deadline for the LL.M. class beginning in August 2021 is December 1, 2020, at 11:59 p.m., U.S. Eastern time.
In addition to submitting the online LL.M. application by the deadline, applicants must make sure that any other required documents (e.g., transcripts, TOEFL results) are sent out in time for delivery to our office on or before the deadline. Please note that the application deadline will be strictly observed. It is your responsibility to make certain that all required materials reach the Graduate Program office by the deadline.
〇 Application Materials
- Online application form
- CV/Résumé
- Personal statement, parts (A) and (B)
- Transcript(s) (including diplomas for all degrees that have been received)
- Recommendations (at least two)
- Official TOEFL report (if applicable; please note that we do not accept MyBest™ TOEFL score reports)*
- Financial Aid application (if applicable)
- Application fee of US$85**
注）：MyBestスコアの取り扱いは各ロースクールによって異なります。出願要綱に関するサイトで確認できない場合は、Admissions Officeにお問い合わせください。
The LL.M. Class of 2019-20のProfileは以下のリンクよりご確認いただけます。
https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-profiles/
- 182 students, 98% of them are international
- 82% have 2 or more years of practice or teaching/advanced studies experience
- 20% hold advanced degrees
- 61 countries / jurisdictions represented from Argentina to Zimbabwe
- 22 Fulbright Scholars
- 16 Supreme or Constitutional Court clerks
- 18 full or part-time law teachers
- 8 judges and 7 current or former prosecutors
〇English Proficiency Examination
- For the internet-based test (iBT), we require a total score of at least 100, with at least 25 in each of the four subsections.
- We do not accept IELTS scores in place of TOEFL scores.
- We do not accept MyBest™ TOEFL score reports.
https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-admissions-faq/#faq-3-3
MyBestスコアに加え、IELTS Scoreを受け付けるLL.M.プログラムはMinimum Scoreが関連サイトに掲載されますのでその都度ご確認ください。
〇 Personal Statement
The Personal Statement is an essential component of your application. It provides an opportunity for you to present your ideas and demonstrate your writing ability to the Committee on Graduate Studies. Please limit your statement to no more than 1,500 words —anything exceeding this limit will be disregarded. Please note that footnotes do not count towards the overall word limit as long as they are limited to providing sources and citations
https://hls.harvard.edu/content/uploads/2019/11/UPDATED-Sample-LLM-Application-2020.pdf
Your Personal Statement should address both of the following questions specifically, with Part (A) constituting at least half of the total length:
(A) Briefly describe either an important issue in your field of interest or a current legal problem facing a particular country, region, or the world, and then propose a theoretical framework or a legal analysis or strategy to address this issue.
(B) Please tell us something about yourself — in particular, why you wish to pursue an LL.M. degree at Harvard and how doing so connects with what you have done in the past and what you plan to do in the future.Please follow the instructions on the Personal Statement page of the online application to upload your Personal Statement. Note that your Personal Statement must be uploaded and submitted with the rest of your application. We will not accept any Personal Statement sent to us separately from the online application.