Programs of Golden Gate University School of Law

JD Full-time

San Francisco , United States

GGU Law prepares its students to be creative, savvy, and socially conscious practitioners. Courses in the full-time program are taught by our exceptional faculty, representing expertise across a broad range of academic fields and areas of legal study. If you are just beginning to explore your career interests, our curriculum offers the flexibility to select from a wide variety of electives, hands-on clinical programs, and practical training opportunities that are designed to help you shape your professional path.

$51,000 International

$51,000 Domestic

$14,500 Living cost

JD Part-time Evening Program

Golden Gate University School of Law

San Francisco , United States

The part-time evening program at GGU Law serves a diverse and professional community. The innovative curriculum, requiring class attendance just three nights a week, is carefully designed to accommodate the unique needs of parents, commuters, and those working full-time during the day.

$40,800 International

$40,800 Domestic

$14,500 Living cost

SJD in International Legal Studies

Golden Gate University School of Law

San Francisco , United States

The Doctor of Juridical Sciences (SJD) in International Legal Studies is designed to give students the opportunity to acquire specialized knowledge in a particular area of international law, with an emphasis on the legal, cultural, sociological, and business activities of the Pacific Rim, the European Community, and other regions of the world as they interact with one another and with the United States.

$42,000 International

$42,000 Domestic

$14,500 Living cost

Taxation Law

Golden Gate University School of Law

San Francisco , United States

GGU Law's Taxation LLM has been ranked as The Best Tax LLM in California by TaxTalent for the past three years, and it is consistently recognized as among the top graduate tax programs nationally for training in taxation, estate planning, and eldercare. Faculty members include tax practitioners from well-respected law firms, counsel from the IRS, and judges from the US Tax Court and the Alameda Superior Court.

$43,200 International

$43,200 Domestic

$14,500 Living cost

US Legal Studies

Golden Gate University School of Law

San Francisco , United States

The LLM in US Legal Studies program provides core training in United States law and comprehensive preparation for foreign attorneys and law graduates to take the state bar examination. The program also allows students to concentrate on a particular area of U.S. law. It teaches foreign-educated lawyers about the basic foundations of American law and prepares them to understand, analyze, and write about issues in American law. Graduates of the program will understand the foundations of U.S. law, know the basics of several specific areas of U.S. law, gain strong legal analysis skills, perform effective legal research, apply legal authority to facts, and write documents in acceptable U.S. format with correct citations. They will be prepared to succeed in their electives using the approach and skills that they have learned, and at the end of their studies will be prepared to work in an American law office or similar setting as an intern/extern.

$43,200 International

$43,200 Domestic

$14,500 Living cost