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LLM in Business and Finance Law

Faculty Director: D. Mitchell; Faculty Advisors: M. Abramowicz, J. Bearer-Friend, K. Brown, S. Charnovitz, T. Gabaldon, S. Kieff, W. Kovacic, J. Manns, D. Mitchell, R. Pierce, O. Simmons 

LLM candidates in Business and Finance Law (BFL) must complete a minimum of 16 credit hours from among the list of BFL-designated courses1, including two credits graded on the basis of a BFL-related research paper2. For non-U.S. law school graduates, the curriculum requirement must include at least four credits of Corporations (6250), unless they have previously completed equivalent course work.  Attendance at Business and Finance Law Program speaker events is also encouraged.

The research paper used to satisfy the written work requirement must be at least 8,000 words in length, and U.S. law school graduates must achieve a minimum grade of B+. For students who choose to write a thesis, Thesis (6690-91) and a minimum of 12 credits in the field of study are required. 

1 Courses noted with a double-cross (‡) require advance approval of the BFL Program Director and the Office of Graduate and International Programs to count toward the curriculum requirement.

2 Research papers must be written in a two-credit section from among the list of BFL-designated courses or, with the advance approval of the BFL Program Director and the Office of Graduate and International Programs, a BFL-related research paper may be written for independent legal writing or a course not included on the BFL-designated course list.