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LLM Concentrations
WashULaw offers international lawyers the opportunity to select a graduate program that best fits their particular academic and professional goals. We offer different one-year long LLM programs:
- General LLM
- LLM in US Law
- LLM in Intellectual Property and Technology Law
- LLM with a concentration in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
We also offer a two-year LLM program with a focus on Legal English during the first year for students who desire to strengthen their technical language skills before engaging in substantive law courses.
The LLM for International Lawyers is designed for students who are interested in increasing their knowledge of US or international law to more effectively practice in today’s global legal environment. Students will improve their ability to represent clients who have business dealings in the US or with US companies and firms that conduct business abroad.
- Join a student body drawn from diverse legal cultures and learn from faculty who are experts in both US and international law.
- LLM students design their own curriculum to suit their own academic and career goals. This will allow you to concentrate in specialized fields such as corporate or environmental law or to select a general course of study to increase your breadth of US and international legal knowledge.
- Strengthen your advocacy skills in moot court competitions.
- While enrolled as an LLM students, you can earn a Certificate in a specialty area in addition to the LLM degree.
- An LLM may permit students, as WashULaw graduates, to sit for the bar examination in several states, including the New York State Bar Exam.
- Successful LLM students may also apply to transfer to the JD program, earning an LLM and a JD degree in three years.
LLM Certificates
LLM students have the opportunity to pursue a Certificate in one of four specialty areas. A Certificate is optional and requires 9 credit hours in the specialty area as part of a 24-credit LLM requirement. Students may earn an LLM and one Certificate in an academic year
LLM with a Certificate in Negotiation & Dispute Resolution
The Certificate in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution provides LLM students with a substantial foundation in conflict theory and dispute resolution, as well as hands-on opportunities to gain practical skills in the fields of business negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. Students can tailor the certificate to best fit their needs as the approved courses for the certificate draw from an extensive list of courses related to negotiation and dispute resolution. Click here for a list of representative courses in this discipline.
LLM with Certificate in Business & Corporate Law
The Certificate in Business and Corporate Law provides LLM students with an opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become well-rounded business lawyers. The approved courses for this certificate draw from the curriculum in this area which ensures that students develop a strong understanding of fundamental areas of business and corporate law while also acquiring advancing training in specialized areas such as corporate finance, law, and economics, publicly traded corporations, and taxation. Click here for a list of representative courses in this discipline.
LLM with Certificate in International Law
The Certificate in International Law will equip LLMs with a strong foundation in international law and specialized training appropriate to their practice interests. The approved courses for this certificate draw from a variety of international law courses, thus allowing students to focus their course of study on areas such as international human rights, international intellectual property, and international commercial arbitration. Click here for a list of representative courses in this discipline.
LLM with Certificate in Intellectual Property and Technology Law
The IP/TL curriculum allows students to study introductory and advanced intellectual property law and to scrutinize the politics affecting those areas of the law under the guidance of leading scholars in the field. The approved courses for this certificate draw from a variety of IP and technology law courses including patent, trademark, and copyright issues. In addition, students have the opportunity to consider new and emerging technologies as they relate to other areas of the law. Click here for a list of representative courses in this discipline.
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For questions, please contact Juan Del Valle, Director of International Programs and Lecturer in Law: juandelvalle@wustl.edu
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