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70% Scholarship for LL.M in the USA for Ukrainian Lawyers

SAL is the first and only program in Ukraine that provides an opportunity to obtain a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in the USA in just 5 or 9 months with a discount on tuition and without requiring the TOEFL exam.

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SAL Ukraine Program

The School of American Law (SAL Program) is associated with the Chicago-Kent College of Law of the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, USA). SAL successfully functions in different European and Asian countries. The program is based on Chicago-Kent's experience offering American Law studies in Europe since 1998. The School of American Law is the first and only program in Ukraine to provide an LL.M. in just 5 or 9 months.

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About Chicago-Kent

Chicago-Kent College of Law, part of the Illinois Institute of Technology, is the second-oldest and one of the most prestigious law schools in Illinois. Chicago-Kent’s intellectual property law program is ranked as the ninth (#9) program in the U.S., and its trial advocacy program is ranked as the twelfth-best program in the U.S. by the U.S. News and World Report 2025 rankings.

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Chicago-Kent by the Numbers

12th

in the U.S. for TRIAL ADVOCACY (U.S. News and World Report 2025 rankings)

9th

in the U.S. for INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (U.S. News and World Report 2025 rankings)

90.57%

ULTIMATE BAR PASS RATE based on 2021 law school graduates who passed the bar exam in any jurisdiction within two years of graduation

88.2%

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT RATE 10 months post-graduation, which includes graduates working in bar passage required, J.D. advantage or professional positions

Benefits and Opportunities

Benefits:

  • 100% guarantee of admission to Chicago-Kent College of Law IIT (Chicago, USA) after successful completion of the SAL Program and meeting the admission requirements
  • 3 years after graduation from the SAL Program, students have a guaranteed right to continue their LL.M. studies at Chicago-Kent College of Law, IIT
  • No need to take the TOEFL exam
  • SAL Program graduates have significant benefits and discounts if they choose to continue their studies at LL.M. programs at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, IIT in Chicago, USA
  • Support with obtaining an American student visa

Opportunities after receiving an LL.M in the USA:

  • Work in international companies that require qualitative international legal education
  • Obtain the right to take the NY bar exam in the USA
  • Start legal practice in the USA (provided LL.M. graduates meet immigration and work authorization requirements)

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Lecturers

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Adam Weber

 Former Prosecutor, Associate Dean of International Programs at Chicago-Kent College of Law IIT (Chicago, USA)
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Richard Warner

 SAL Worldwide Director, Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law IIT (Chicago, USA)
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Jonathan Decatorsmith

 Director of Clinical Education at the Chicago-Kent College of Law IIT
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Edward C. Harris

 Professor of Legal Research and Writing, Associate Dean for Administration and Strategic Initiatives
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Geoffrey Mazullo

 Director of Emerging Markets ESG, Adjunct Professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law IIT

Courses

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Who can Apply?

  • Practicing lawyers, attorneys, judges, prosecutors, regardless of age
  • Bachelors, Masters of Law, as well as Doctors of Juridical Science
  • Law students (3rd, 4th, 5th year)
  • Professionals of non-legal specialties (primarily economists, specialists in applied sciences and information technologies, management and administration, political scientists, historians, sociologists, journalists, etc.)

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News

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Chicago-Kent Strengthens Support for Ukrainian Lawyers by Reducing LL.M. Tuition

The new tuition rate will remain in effect for Ukrainian students throughout the duration of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

20 More Candidates Can Join SAL Ukraine 2026–2027

The Center of American Law in Ukraine, in partnership with Chicago-Kent School of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology (USA), is opening 20 additional places in the SAL Ukraine 2026–2027 program.

43 SAL Ukraine Graduates Begin Their LL.M. Studies at Chicago-Kent School of Law

Last week, orientation sessions began at Chicago-Kent School of Law for Ukrainian students continuing their legal education in the United States after completing the Pre-LL.M. stage of the SAL Ukraine program.