GPA - Typically at least 3.30 GPA on a 4.0 point system.
Minimum education - An LLM or other relevant and appropriate master's degree.
Documents
Applicants must provide a 10-page statement describing their research interests and propose a dissertation project.
A C.V.
Writing Sample: Should be approximately 10-30 pages long. It must be your own original writing. It should be reasoned scholarly or professional work that serves to demonstrate to a committee of professors that you have a well-developed capacity for writing, analysis and research. It may be published or unpublished. Do not submit writing that you co-authored with someone else: application files relying on co-authored work will be treated as incomplete. Do not submit any material that is confidential or to which others might have claims of privilege, e.g. confidential or privileged memoranda prepared for clients or employers.
Work samples - Writing sample required.
English language proficiency
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL ibt) score of 97.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7.0 (minimum of 6.5 in each section).