In today’s legal world, lawyers are increasingly engaged in international and cross-border practice. We admit only a select small group of students and focus on providing you with the tools to succeed in the US and global legal arena. Loyola’s faculty are noted researchers, inspiring teachers, and engaged advisors who deeply care about their students’ progress.
Outstanding lawyers from over 55 countries have chosen Loyola to boost their career with a master's degree. Individualized academic and career counseling, supportive faculty, and access to Loyola’s worldwide legal networks are just a few benefits of our LLM Program for International Lawyers. Your educational experience and intercultural skills will be further enhanced through full immersion in our welcoming and diverse community.
As a Loyola student, you will study with leading researchers and practitioners in the same doctrinal, upper-level, and skills classes as your U.S. peers. You may choose to complete one of two tracks: Immersion in U.S. Law OR International Law with a Certificate Focus.
Curriculum
You can choose to start the program in the fall semester (mid-August) or spring semester (mid-January). The program is designed to be completed within one year, but you may complete the program part-time over up to two years. Flexible curriculum options include our weekend-program and evening classes that allow students to continue their employment while completing the LLM degree.
You will enroll in two mandatory classes that are designed exclusively for all international LLM students to introduce core concepts of the U.S. legal system and legal research and writing methods. We work with you to select the courses that suit your academic interests and professional goals best.
Track 1: Immersion in U.S. Law
Designed for foreign lawyers who seek to develop an expertise in American law, the rigorous curriculum immerses you in the foundations of U.S. law and legal thought and provides a thorough training in legal skills critical to advising clients in the U.S. or globally. The students in this track plan to sit for a bar exam and/or pursue a legal career in the US.
Track 1: Immersion in U.S. Law Courses
The curriculum for Track I is designed to include the core courses currently required by the New York State Board of Law Examiners for foreign lawyers obtaining an LLM degree. While we provide you with the required courses to satisfy the eligibility and admissions requirements to sit for New York's and select other bar exams, we make no representation or guarantee that any student or graduate of our LLM Program for International Lawyers will be qualified or eligible to sit for the New York or any other state bar examination.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 113 | Civil Procedure | 4 |
| LAW 185 | Business and the Law | 2 |
| LAW 221 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| LAW 270 | Business Organizations | 4 |
| LAW 325 | Conflict of Laws | 3 |
| LAW 414 | Professional Responsibility | 3 |
| LAW 601 | Child, Family, and the State | 2 |
| LAW 881 | Legal Research and Writing I | 2 |
| LAW 882 | Legal Research and Writing II | 2 |
| LAW 883 | Introduction to the Law of the United States II | 1 |
| Constitutional Law | |
| Contracts | |
| Criminal Law | |
| Property | |
| Evidence | |
| Secured Transactions | |
| Criminal Procedure:Investigation | |
| Criminal Procedure: Adjudication | |
| Family Law | |
| Estates | |
| Remedies | |
| Real Estate Transactions | |
| Federal Courts | |
| Sales | |
| Torts | |
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| Total Hours | 41 |
Track 2: International Law with a Certificate Focus
Designed for students interested in private and public international law, you may earn a focus certificate in any of Loyola’s specialty areas, all of which include strong international and comparative components: arbitration, mediation, negotiation; business and corporate; child and family; competition; environmental; health; human rights; immigration; intellectual property; tax; or trade law. Under the guidance of our engaged international faculty, you also may develop your own focus to match your academic interests and professional goals.
Track 2: International Law with a Certificate Focus Option Courses
In Track 2, you will enjoy flexibility in designing your own curriculum to match your academic interests and professional goals. You must complete the required courses and at least 7 credits in international law and 7 credits in any specialty area.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 883 | Introduction to the Law of the United States II | 1 |
| LAW 881 | Legal Research and Writing I | 2 |
| LAW 882 | Legal Research and Writing II | 2 |
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1 | |
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| Total Hours | 23 |
Degree Requirements
To earn your degree, you must complete at least 24 credit hours of coursework, while maintaining the GPA requirement. Visit our Registrar for a complete list of degree requirements, academic calendars, and registration process. You may access full course descriptions here.
Graduate & Professional Standards and Regulations
Students in graduate and professional programs can find their Academic Policies in Graduate and Professional Academic Standards and Regulations under their school. Any additional University Policies supersede school policies.
