Civil Litigation and Advocacy

Loyola Law School offers six specializations to foreign law graduates and select U.S. students.

An LLM in Civil Litigation & Advocacy is an ideal choice for students interested in becoming international trial attorneys. Through this specialization, you will benefit from Loyola’s highly ranked trial advocacy program. You will learn in the Advocacy Center, with its several classrooms designed to replicate typical U.S. courtrooms and court facilities. You will take classes with professors with storied careers and experiences in the courtroom. Loyola is renowned for transforming students into stellar trial attorneys, and you will be no exception.

The LLM degree requires 24 total units of credit. The Civil Litigation and Advocacy Specialization will be recognized with the satisfactory completion of 17 units of prescribed coursework. This includes 17 units of required courses. Please note, this specialization is only available for students who start in the Fall term. 

Specialization Requirements