Legal English Summer Session

Syracuse University College of Law, in partnership with Syracuse University’s English Language Institute, offers a “Legal English” summer session to students seeking to further develop their English-language skills before enrolling in the Fall semester.

The Legal English course comprises three components designed to provide a foundation in legal terminology and language usage in various areas (listening, speaking, reading, legal research, and writing) for nonnative speakers of English who intend to earn an LL.M. degree in the United States. All components include group and pair work as well as individual assignments. The course provides 25 instructional hours per week.

The College of Law strongly encourages all of its LL.M. students who are non-native English speakers to enroll in the Legal English summer session in order to enhance their immersion into the classroom setting and to better facilitate contributions to legal discourse within the College of Law community.  Students who are conditionally admitted into the LL.M. program may be required to successfully complete the Legal English course before enrolling into the LL.M. program.