The LLM in American Law Program curriculum is specifically designed to prepare foreign lawyers for the challenge of global practice. In this program, students are fully integrated into BU Law's JD classes, where they sit side-by-side with American students being trained in the tradition of US legal education.
You will not only learn the substance of US doctrine in virtually any area of interestintellectual property law, international business law, mergers and acquisitions, alternative dispute resolution, to name only a fewbut you will learn something equally as important: how US lawyers are trained to analyze legal questions and advocate on their clients behalf.
By the end of the year, we expect you will have developed skills to make you a more effective global practitioner. You will have gained unique insight into the mindset of US lawyers and others trained in the common law. You will have the necessary perspective to work across borders, and transact with lawyers from diverse traditions and backgrounds.
BU Law's leadership in corporate, business, commercial, banking, tax, and financial law is renowned. Students who concentrate in International Business Practice will immerse themselves in a range of business or commercial law courses offered through the School's JD Program, LLM in Banking & Financial Law Program, or Graduate Tax Program. Students will select from over 50 specialized courses, receiving exposure to such important topics as international business transactions, corporations, international trade, securities regulation, international project finance, transnational litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and antitrust. The concentration requires a minimum of four classes, including a required fall-semester corporations class.
2 Semesters 12 Courses 24 Credits
