The Executive LLM in International Business Law Program is an online and blended learning graduate program that provides exposure to the core topics of international business practice.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate a basic understanding of international business law from a US perspective;
Students will demonstrate a cultural understanding of issues raised in international and US business law;
Students will demonstrate a basic understanding of the practical considerations of international business law (i.e., 鈥渢he law in practice鈥�);
Students will demonstrate familiarity with issue-spotting and problem-solving methods employed by US-trained lawyers; and
Students will demonstrate the ability to market their professional skills.
Online Concentrations
International Taxation Concentration
Executive LLM students may pursue a concentration in International Taxation. All tax classes will be offered entirely online, with no residency component, and are offered jointly by the Executive LLM Program, the Distance Education office, and the Graduate Tax Program.
International Environmental and Energy Law Concentration
Executive LLM Program candidates may pursue a concentration in International Environmental and Energy Law (IEEL). Offered in conjunction with Vermont Law School, the nation鈥檚 top law school for environmental law studies, this provides an opportunity to complete a concentration in this growing and important area of specialized legal practice. This concentration is offered entirely online, with no residential components, in a seven-week, intensive format. These courses therefore allow for an additional element of scheduling flexibility in addition to providing immersion in this highly relevant international field. Students may also enroll in these courses individually, subject to all prerequisites and other requirements, as all these courses will count toward the Executive LLM degree. As these are highly intensive and time-intensive courses, it is expected that students will take only one course from this basket at a time. These courses are offered at multiple times during the year.
Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance Concentration
Executive LLM Program candidates may pursue a concentration in Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance (ERMC). Offered in conjunction with Metropolitan College鈥檚 Administrative Sciences master鈥檚 program, the ERMC leverages industry and academic experts in the field of risk management, business continuity, and compliance at both LAW and MET. This concentration is offered entirely online, with no residential components, in a mix of 7-week, intensive courses and LAW鈥檚 standard 14-week courses. These courses therefore allow for an additional element of scheduling flexibility in addition to providing immersion in this highly relevant growth field in international business law. Students may also enroll in these courses individually, as all these courses will count toward the Executive LLM degree. These courses are offered at various times of the year, and not all courses will necessarily be available in the same calendar year.
January 2025
School of Law
765 Commonwealth Avenue,
BOSTON,
Massachusetts,
02215, United States
LLM degree program applicants must hold a first degree in law:
US-trained applicants must be graduates of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association at the time of matriculation.
Foreign-trained applicants must hold a first degree in law, or its equivalent, from an accredited or comparably recognized law school or law faculty outside the United States at the time of matriculation. Admission to the national bar of certain jurisdictions may meet the eligibility criteria.
Exception: highly-qualified candidates who hold a bachelor鈥檚 degree or its equivalent but do not have a law degree are occasionally admitted into our Executive LLM in International Business Law.
Proof of English Language Proficiency
TOEFL. If taking the TOEFL exam, you must demonstrate proficiency in English by achieving a minimum score of 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computer-based) or 100 (internet-based). If you have taken the new internet-based test, your scores on the individual sections should at a minimum be 25 (reading), 25 (listening), 25 (writing) and 25 (speaking). You must arrange for an official report of your TOEFL scores to be sent electronically to LSAC from the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
IELTS. If taking the IELTS exam, you must achieve a minimum score of 7.0.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
