On-Campus LLM

General Program, Concentrations and Dual MBA Degree

• General Program

  Most on-campus students opt for the General Program because it provides the most flexibility to take the courses they want in pursuit of their professional interests and personal aspirations. Many LLM students also choose the General Program to qualify for a bar examination in one of the United States jurisdictions (Massachusetts or New York, for example) that admit lawyers trained outside the US. Whether you are a US or internationally trained lawyer looking for individualized professional growth or a candidate for a US bar exam, the General Program offers a foundation for you to advance your professional goals and to make a difference in the world.

  Curriculum

  The General LLM Program, which requires the completion of 24 credits, features:

  A Minimum of Required Courses: LLM students in the General Program who obtained their first law degree outside the US benefit from two foundational courses: Introduction to American Law and Legal Institutions and Introduction to Legal Research and Writing, which provide the background knowledge and basic skills needed to succeed in the US law school environment and in the global practice of law.

  A Maximum of Elective Courses: LLM students in the General Program enroll in upper-level JD courses based entirely on your personal interests and career goals, including the desire to qualify for a US bar exam. If you wish, you may focus your studies in a particular substantive area, such as corporate law, commercial law, trade law, public international law, intellectual property or international human rights. 

  Co-op: All Experiential LLM students in good academic standing spend a term completing a full-time legal practice experience. Co-op is an integral part of the Experiential LLM curriculum – no less important than your 24 credits of course work. Northeastern has developed placement opportunities with law firms engaged in advocacy work, nonprofits, government agencies, community organizations, NGOs and other advocacy groups around the world. Where students go on co-op — in the world and where within the profession — is up to them. The LLM Professional Development Advisor works with students to define where they want to go on co-op and refine how they present their qualifications. Our goal is to help students find the co-op opportunities that best meet their unique goals.

  More About Electives

  Northeastern University School of Law offers a broad choice of courses across a wide range of fields. If you wish, you may focus your studies in a particular substantive or practice area. Some of the areas in which you might focus are:

  • Business, Commercial and Trade Law
  • Constitutional and Comparative Constitutional Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Health and Social Insurance Law
  • Human Rights Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Law and Economic Development
  • Property Law
  • Public International and Comparative Law

• Health Policy and Law Concentration

  The LLM concentration in Health Policy and Law is designed to meet the needs of lawyers working in the area of health policy and law who are looking to enhance their practical skills and substantive knowledge as well as lawyers aiming to enter the field. With the implementation of the US Affordable Care Act and the proliferation of global health challenges and increasingly complex issues of bioethics, this is a dynamic and ever-expanding field of legal practice.

  This in-depth program helps prepare lawyers who aim to work with health care providers and insurers, government regulatory agencies, firms handling pharmaceutical products liability and toxic tort cases, and NGOs and community-based organizations in the United States and abroad, among others.

  In addition to enrolling in the wide range of health law-related courses offered by the School of Law, LLM students may benefit from the university’s interdisciplinary expertise by taking relevant courses in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities. LLM candidates are also encouraged to participate in events and activities sponsored by Northeastern’s Center for Health Policy and Law.

  Curriculum

  The concentration in Health Policy and Law, which requires the completion of 24 credits, features:

  A Minimum of Required Courses: All LLM students specializing in Health Policy and Law take Health Law and at least two courses of their choosing, including:

  • Bioethics and the Law
  • Current Issues in Health Law and Policy
  • Drug Law and Policy
  • Health Law Fraud and Abuse
  • International Health Law
  • Problems in Public Health Law
  • Public Health Law Clinic

  LLM students specializing in Health Policy and Law who obtained their first law degree outside the US benefit from two foundational courses: Introduction to American Law and Legal Institutions and Introduction to Legal Research and Writing, which provide the background knowledge and basic skills needed to succeed in the US law school environment and in the global practice of law.

  A Maximum of Elective Courses: LLM students concentrating in Health Policy and Law may take other health law-related courses of their choosing from a select list (see sample list of course options below).

  Students must also complete a paper on a health law topic.
  Co-op: All Experiential LLM students in good academic standing spend a term completing a full-time legal practice experience. Co-op is an integral part of the Experiential LLM curriculum – no less important than your 24 credits of course work. Northeastern has developed placement opportunities with law firms engaged in advocacy work, nonprofits, government agencies, community organizations, NGOs and other advocacy groups around the world. Where students go on co-op — in the world and where within the profession — is up to them. The LLM Professional Development Advisor works with students to define where they want to go on co-op and refine how they present their qualifications. Our goal is to help students find the co-op opportunities that best meet their unique goals.

  Sample Course Offerings in Health Policy and Law

  • Administrative Law
  • Advanced Legal and Interdisciplinary Research
  • Antitrust Law
  • Basic Income Taxation
  • Bioproperty
  • Disability Law
  • Economic Perspectives on Health Policy (at Bouvé, semester-long course)
  • Elder Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Global AIDS Seminar
  • Human Rights in the Global Economy
  • Human Behavior, Legal Doctrine & Policy Design
  • Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Private Litigation for Social Justice
  • Reproductive Rights and the Law
  • Social Welfare Law
  • State and Local Government Law

  Recommended courses offered through the Bouvé College of Health Sciences (HPL students may take four credits of graduate-level courses not listed as law school courses):

  • Economic Perspectives on Health Policy (also listed above)
  • Environmental Law
  • Evaluating Health Care Quality
  • Global Health
  • Classroom: Health Policy
  • Principles and History of Urban Health
  • Public Health Administration and Policy
  • Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States
  • Society, Behavior, and Health
  • Strategic Management and Leadership in Health Care
  • The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society

  Not all courses are offered each academic year. Consult the course catalog available from the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for specific information about when courses are offered.

• Human Rights and Economic Development Concentration

  Candidates for the LLM degree have the opportunity to concentrate in Human Rights and Economic Development. Both US and internationally trained lawyers are invited to join in the School of Law’s commitment to promote social, cultural and economic rights.

  Curriculum

  The concentration in Human Rights and Economic Development, which requires the completion of 24 credits, features:

  A Minimum of Required Courses: All LLM students concentrating in Human Rights and Economic Development take one of the following core courses as well as at least two additional courses from the list of core courses or sample course offerings listing below:

  • Community Economic Development
  • Human Rights in the United States
  • Human Rights, the Environment, Development and Community Resilience
  • Human Rights, IP and Access to Medicines
  • International Human Rights and the Global Economy
  • International Law
  • Law and Economic Development

  LLM students concentrating in Human Rights and Economic Development who obtained their first law degree outside the US benefit from two foundational courses: Introduction to American Law and Legal Institutions and Introduction to Legal Research and Writing, which provide the background knowledge and basic skills needed to succeed in the US law school environment and in the global practice of law.

  A Maximum of Elective Courses: LLM students concentrating in Human Rights and Economic Development enroll in JD upper-level courses (see sample list of courses related to human rights and economic development below).

  Students must also complete a co-op or paper related to human rights and/or economic development.

  Co-op: All Experiential LLM students in good academic standing spend a term completing a full-time legal practice experience. Co-op is an integral part of the Experiential LLM curriculum – no less important than your 24 credits of course work. Northeastern has developed placement opportunities with law firms engaged in advocacy work, nonprofits, government agencies, community organizations, NGOs and other advocacy groups around the world. Where students go on co-op — in the world and where within the profession — is up to them. The LLM Professional Development Advisor works with students to define where they want to go on co-op and refine how they present their qualifications. Our goal is to help students find the co-op opportunities that best meet their unique goals.

  Sample Course Offerings in Human Rights and Economic Development

  • Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic
  • Community Business Law Clinic
  • Comparative Law: Law, Markets and Democracy in East Asia
  • Creative and Innovative Economies: IP, Community Development, and Sustainable Business Practice
  • Current Issues in Health Law and Policy
  • Global Energy Justice
  • Immigrant Justice Clinic
  • Immigration Law
  • International and Foreign Legal Research
  • International Environmental Law
  • International Trade
  • Refugee and Asylum Law
  • Reproductive and Sexual Rights and Health
  • Social Welfare Law

  Not all courses are offered each academic year. Consult the course catalog available from the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for specific information about when courses are offered.

• International Business Law Concentration

  Candidates for the LLM degree have the opportunity to concentrate in International Business Law. Students have the ability to focus on how law and business interact in a global context. The concentration is designed for lawyers aiming to practice in the complex and constantly evolving world of business across national borders.

  Curriculum

  The concentration in International Business Law, which requires the completion of 24 credits, features:

  A Minimum of Required Courses: All LLM students concentrating in International Business Law are required to take one course from the following core courses as well as at least two additional courses from the list of core courses or sample course offerings listed below:

  • International Business Transactions
  • International Trade
  • Law and Economic Development

  LLM students concentrating in International Business Law who obtained their first law degree outside the US benefit from two foundational courses: Introduction to American Law and Legal Institutions and Introduction to Legal Research and Writing, which provide the background knowledge and basic skills needed to succeed in the US law school environment and in the global practice of law.

  Students must also complete a co-op or paper related to international business law.

  A Maximum of Elective Courses: LLM students concentrating in International Business Law enroll in upper-level JD courses (see list of international business law related offerings below).

  Co-op: All Experiential LLM students in good academic standing spend a term completing a full-time legal practice experience. Co-op is an integral part of the Experiential LLM curriculum – no less important than your 24 credits of course work. Northeastern has developed placement opportunities with law firms engaged in advocacy work, nonprofits, government agencies, community organizations, NGOs and other advocacy groups around the world. Where students go on co-op — in the world and where within the profession — is up to them. The LLM Professional Development Advisor works with students to define where they want to go on co-op and refine how they present their qualifications. Our goal is to help students find the co-op opportunities that best meet their unique goals.

  Sample Course Offerings in International Business Law

  • Comparative Law: Law, Markets and Democracy in East Asia
  • Corporations
  • Global Energy Justice
  • Immigration Law
  • International and Foreign Legal Research
  • International Environmental Law
  • International Human Rights and the Global Economy
  • International Investment Arbitration & Litigation Practice
  • International Law

  Not all courses are offered each academic year. Consult the course catalog available from the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for specific information about when courses are offered.

• Intellectual Property and Innovation Concentration

  Candidates for the LLM degree have the opportunity to concentrate in Intellectual Property and Innovation. Designed for lawyers with experience and/or interest in the ever-changing fields of technology and creativity, the concentration prepares students for a variety of practice areas (including operational advice, transactional work, litigation and policy) for clients ranging from start-up ventures to companies with global IP portfolios and inventors to government registries and regulators.

  Curriculum

  The concentration in Intellectual Property and Innovation, which requires the completion of 24 credits, features:

  A Minimum of Required Courses: All LLM students concentrating in Intellectual Property law are required to take one course from the following core courses as well as at least two additional courses from the list of core courses or sample course offerings listed below:

  • Copyright Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law

  LLM students concentrating in Intellectual Property and Innovation who obtained their first law degree outside the US benefit from two foundational courses: Introduction to American Law and Legal Institutions and Introduction to Legal Research and Writing, which provide the background knowledge and basic skills needed to succeed in the US law school environment and in the global practice of law.

  A Maximum of Elective Courses: LLM students concentrating in Intellectual Property and Innovation enroll in JD upper-level courses (see sample list of intellectual property-related offerings below).

  Students must also complete a co-op, clinic, or paper related to Intellectual Property and Innovation.

  Co-op: All Experiential LLM students in good academic standing spend a term completing a full-time legal practice experience. Co-op is an integral part of the Experiential LLM curriculum – no less important than your 24 credits of course work. Northeastern has developed placement opportunities with law firms engaged in advocacy work, nonprofits, government agencies, community organizations, NGOs and other advocacy groups around the world. Where students go on co-op — in the world and where within the profession — is up to them. The LLM Professional Development Advisor works with students to define where they want to go on co-op and refine how they present their qualifications. Our goal is to help students find the co-op opportunities that best meet their unique goals.

  Relevant Courses and Clinics

  • Antitrust
  • Bioproperty
  • Creative and Innovative Economies: IP, Commercial Development, and Sustainable Business Practice
  • Entertainment Law
  • Human Rights, IP and Access to Medicines
  • Information Security Law
  • Intellectual Property Transactions Practice
  • Internet Law
  • IP CO-LAB

  Not all courses are offered each academic year. Consult the course catalog available from the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for specific information about when courses are offered.

• MBA Dual Degree

  The LLM/MBA dual degree is offered through a partnership between Northeastern University School of Law and the D’Amore-McKim School of Business to position students to harness legal and business skills to serve their clients’ needs. In the LLM/MBA program, students prepare to assume leadership positions where they’ll navigate complex legal issues, answer their clients’ calls for legal expertise and engage as partners to develop new models for businesses, nonprofit organizations and governments worldwide.

  LLM/MBA students start taking classes in the business school, take law courses next and finish with business courses. Students specialize their program by selecting two in-demand business concentrations from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Or, they could add expertise in another professional area by choosing an interdisciplinary MBA x concentration in a highly relevant field offered through partnerships with other Northeastern colleges.

  Students will concurrently pursue the two degrees and may be able to count up to 12 semester hours of coursework toward both degrees. Students should consult their MBA and LLM program advisors for more information.

• MBA Dual Degree – Experiential

  The LLM/MBA dual degree is offered through a partnership between Northeastern Law and the D’Amore-McKim School of Business to position students to harness business and legal skills to serve their clients’ needs. In the LLM/MBA program, students prepare to assume leadership positions where they’ll navigate complex legal issues, answer their clients’ calls for legal expertise and engage as partners to develop new models for businesses, nonprofit organizations and governments worldwide.

  LLM/MBA students complete a semester-long co-op work experience arranged through Northeastern Law. During the course of their studies, students take classes in the business school and law school and complete a law co-op.

  Students specialize their degree by selecting two in-demand business concentrations from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Or, they could add expertise in another professional area by selecting an interdisciplinary MBA x concentration in a highly relevant field offered through partnerships with other Northeastern colleges.

  Students will concurrently pursue the two degrees and may be able to count up to 12 semester hours of coursework toward both degrees. Students should consult their MBA and LLM program advisors for more information.