APPLICATION FOR FALL 2013 NOW
BEING ACCEPTED!
Student Selection
Standards
The student body will be limited to outstanding candidates
who have the capacity to handle a rigorous academic curriculum.
Acceptance will be based on the individual’s performance at
undergraduate and law schools, experience in practice (where
applicable), published and unpublished written work, and, where
appropriate, personal interviews. Particular emphasis will be
placed on the applicant having achieved an outstanding academic
record in obtaining a Juris Doctor from an accredited A.B.A. law
school and on the applicant’s employment history and documented
promise in the practice of bankruptcy law. The evaluation of
applicants will be conducted by an appropriate LL.M. program
faculty committee in concert with the law school Faculty Admissions
Committee and the Dean of Admissions.
Rolling Admissions and Application
Deadline - APPLY NOW FOR FALL 2013!
Students may commence the program either in the
Fall or Spring terms. We use a rolling admissions process and
consider applications as they come in and make every effort to
inform you of our decision as soon as possible after receipt of
your completed application. An application is considered
complete when the School of Law has received the following:
- Completed & signed application
- Two letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
- Resume
- Official transcripts from law school (including class rank)
and undergraduate schools attended**
- LSAT Score (a copy of the front sheet of the applicant’s LSDAS
report, indicating his/her LSAT score provided by Law School)
- Application fee of $100 (non-refundable)
A prospective student may apply by sending the completed
application to:
LL.M. in Bankruptcy Program
St. John’s University School of Law
8000 Utopia Parkway - Room 118-D
Queens, N.Y. 11439
APPLY NOW FOR FALL 2013: (Now available)
LL.M. Application Form - (PDF form for printing and
mailing)
LL.M. in Bankruptcy Program
St. John’s University School of Law
8000 Utopia Parkway - Room 118-D
Queens, N.Y. 11439
Apply
Online Now (LSAC) (Available Feb. 28, 2013)
**Online applicants must also have their official
transcripts from law school (including class rank) and
undergraduate schools sent to the LL.M. in Bankruptcy Program,
as well as submitting them through LSAC
Students will be expected to submit at least two letters of
recommendation with the application, directed to the student’s
capacity to handle the intensive program contemplated, preferably
from one faculty member and, where appropriate, one practicing
insolvency professional with whom the applicant was employed. In
addition, the student must submit a personal statement explaining
why the applicant desires to enroll and how the applicant believes
the program will advance his or her career goals and objectives.
The statement should be written in a clear, concise manner,
reflecting the applicant’s personal writing style, and be
approximately 250 to 500 words. Students may supplement these
materials with published or unpublished work written by the student
or other information or material the applicant believes may be
helpful in the selection process.
Foreign Applicants: Foreign applicants
must complete the Foreign Applicant
Addendum portion of this application. You
must also register with the LL.M. Credential
Assembly Service, administered by LSAC. Registration can be
done through their website at
www.llm.lsac.org. Foreign student applications not
made through the LSAC will not be considered. Foreign
applicants (other than students from Australia, English-speaking
Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom) are required
to have taken the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and
obtain a grade of at least 600 on the Paper-Based TOEFL Test, a
score of at least 250 on the Computer-Based TOEFL Test, or a score
of at least 100 (a minimum of 25 on each component) on the
Internet-Based TOEFL. In addition, applicants must obtain a
grade of at least 5 on the TWE component of the TOEFL
Test. The TOEFL score report codes are 2799 for the
institution and 03 for the department. Applicants should
contact:
TOEFL
P.O. Box6155
Princeton, NJ 08541-6155
Telephone: (609) 921-9000
www.ets.org
or
CITO/SYLVAN Learning Systems
P.O. Box1109,
6801 BC Arnhem,
The Netherlands, 31263521577.
All TOEFL scores are to be sent to the LSAC as indicated on its
website.
New York Bar Examination:
The New York bar examination has often been the choice for
foreign-educated lawyers who complete an LL.M. program at an
ABA-accredited law school. In April 2011, changes were made to the
eligibility requirements that become effective August 2012.
Eligibility requirements for the New York bar examination found at
http://www.nybarexam.org.
APPLY NOW FOR FALL 2013: (Now available)
LL.M. Application Form - (PDF form for printing and
mailing)
LL.M. in Bankruptcy Program
St. John’s University School of Law
8000 Utopia Parkway - Room 118-D
Queens, N.Y. 11439
Apply
Online Now (LSAC) (Available February
28, 2013)
**Online applicants must also have their official transcripts from
law school (including class rank) and undergraduate schools sent to
the LL.M. in Bankruptcy Program, as well as submitting them through
LSAC