U.S. and Transnational Law for Foreign Lawyers LL.M. Requirements
Students must complete 24 credits with a minimum grade point average of 2.50/4.00 in order to receive the Masters of Law in International Law degree with specialization in U.S. and Transnational Law for Foreign Lawyers. Many students pursue different paths in reaching this goal.
Required Courses:
- Introduction to U.S. Law, which is a three credit course and only offered in the fall semester.
- Legal Research and Writing, which is a two credit course that meets once a week and continues through the spring semester. Two sections of Legal Research and Writing are offered to allow for the most personal attention to students.
Additional Courses:
Most students will take an additional two courses in the fall semester and four courses in the spring semester. Students must have 24 credits to graduate, so the exact number of courses taken depends on how many credits are associated with each course. Students studying on less than a full time basis should begin with the two required courses in the fall semester.
U.S. Law Courses:
Some students are particularly interested in taking courses that will introduce them to the American Legal System. One approach would be some of the first year required courses for J.D. students. First year students at UM are required to take: Contracts, Torts, Civil Procedure, Property Law, Constitutional Law I, and Criminal Procedure.
Some of these topics will be covered in the required Introduction to U.S. Law Course, but certainly not in the depth of the first year course. These courses tend to be quite comprehensive and extremely difficult. In the fall, students may choose among two sections of Contracts, four sections of Property, and six sections of Torts.
The large majority of our foreign students will take Business Associations, which is offered in three sections for the fall semester. This course will provide an overview of the American Corporation; many students view this course as fundamental to their studies and long-term professional interests.
New York Bar Subjects:
Please note that students considering sitting for the New York Bar Exam must have at least two courses in basic American Law. The Introduction to U.S. Law is considered one such course, but students must take at least one additional course. For this purpose, the New York Bar Examiners are counting those subjects which are tested on the New York Bar Exam. This is the list that is set forth in Section 6000.6 of the State Board of Law Examiners Regulations:
(1) business relationships;
(2) conflict of laws;
(3) constitutional law (N.Y. and Federal);
(4) contracts;
(5) criminal law and procedure;
(6) evidence;
(7) family law;
(8) New York and federal civil jurisdiction and procedure;
(9) professional responsibility;
(10) real property;
(11) remedies;
(12) torts (including statutory no-fault provisions);
(13) trusts, wills and estates;
(14) UCC articles 2, 3 and 9.
Transfer to the JD program:
Students that are contemplating transferring to the JD program should consider taking one basic US Law course that demonstrates their ability to handle JD-level work for the fall semester. It will also be advantageous to study with at least one tenured member of the law school faculty. By the spring semester students can discuss other academic requirements with their advisor that will need to be satisfied.
International and Comparative Law Courses:
Many students are most interested in our varied international and comparative law courses. Popular choices from past years, as well as some new course offerings, would include those listed below.
Comparative Law
Comparative Law
Comparative Contract Law Seminar
Basic Notions of Latin American Contracts Workshop
Latin American Law
European Community Law
Introduction to Caribbean Law
Islamic Legal Systems Law
Introduction to U.S. Law (for foreign lawyers)
Comparative Food Law
Comparative Corporate Governance
Comparative Criminal Law
Law of Obligations
International Business and Trade
Doing Business in Latin America
International Business Transactions
International Economic Law
International Sales
International Credit Transactions
Project Finance in Latin America
International Tax
International Finance
International Law
International Law
International Human Rights
International Copyright
Research Methods in International Foreign and Comparative Law Seminar
Press Freedoms in the Americas (seminar)
Democracy, Constitutions and Human Rights Seminar
International Organizations (seminar)
International Moot Court
International Criminal Law
Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediation Workshop
Arbitration
Transnational Litigation
Transnational Litigation and Arbitration
International Commercial Arbitration Seminar
International Commercial Arbitration Workshop
Immigration
Immigration Law
Asylum and Visa Workshop
Advanced Immigration Seminar
Citizenship Seminar
Ocean and Coastal Law
Law of the Sea
Law of the Sea Seminar
Admiralty 1
Admiralty 2
Coastal Law
Marine Insurance Seminar
Marine Ecology & Law
Maritime Personal Injury
Marine Pollution Seminar
Other Interesting Subjects:
This listing includes some very innovative courses offered by UM that defy traditional categories:
Cultural Property and Heritage Law
Intellectual Property
Privacy Law
Internet Law
Banking Law
Reparations and Restorative Justice Seminar
Aviation Law
Antitrust Law
Environmental Law
Everglades/Ecosystem Seminar
Work Law
Communications Law
Copyright Law
UM Law does offer several courses in Spanish. These courses are intended for J.D. law students who are trying to improve their knowledge of technical Spanish. We discourage native Spanish speakers from taking these courses.
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