Graduate Admissions

Wake Forest Law offers graduate degree programs to students and researchers from across the country and all over the world. Our programs allow students to cultivate their knowledge and expertise in a community rich with opportunities for connecting with peers and world-renowned faculty.

Whether you’re an international lawyer seeking to enhance your legal knowledge through an LLM degree or a working professional who needs to better understand the legal landscape by earning an MSL degree, a degree from Wake Forest Law will get you where you want to go.

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Master of Studies in Law (MSL)

The online MSL program focuses on the complex legal and regulatory environments facing professionals today. Students take only MSL classes, collaborating with their cohort and MSL peers, each providing a relevant professional perspective.

Master of Laws (LLM)

The LLM degree program is designed for foreign-trained lawyers who want to develop their professional expertise and advance their legal careers through intensive legal study in the United States.

Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD)

The SJD degree is designed for scholars and teachers of law who seek to produce a publishable dissertation that uniquely contributes to a specific area of law.

Visiting International Student Program (VISP)

The VISP program is the gateway for highly qualified international law students to pursue for-credit coursework at a top-ranked US law school.

Visiting International Researcher (VIR)

The VIR program is specifically designed for international lawyers, professionals, and PhD students who seek to deepen their knowledge of international and U.S. law.

Semester Exchange and Exchange-to-LLM Transfer

Wake Forest Law welcomes students from partner institutions to study in the fall (August to December) or spring (January to May) semesters.