Thank you for your email. Unfortunately it is not possible to transfer from an LLM Program to our J.D. Program. All applicants to the J.D. program are considered for admission by the standard process. Harvard Law School does not offer any advanced standing, nor do we grant credit towards a J.D. from undergraduate classes.
Thank you for your interest in Columbia Law School.
For those who have earned an LL.M. degree from another ABA-accredited law school, a maximum of one year's advanced standing may be granted so that the Juris Doctor (J.D.) could be completed in less time than the usual three years. In order to receive the J.D., all students must be in residence for two years of law study as a J.D. candidate. Typically, students who have completed an LL.M. would take the first-year foundation courses along with the entering class and subsequently take advanced courses in the following year to complete the J.D. degree.
Therefore, you would unfortunately be unable to apply for Regular Admission. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us.
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Columbia Law School
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