LL.M. Programs

Multiple Options to Meet Your Career Goals

Miami Law has one of the oldest LL.M. programs in the U.S. Since 1952 we have offered Masters of Laws programs for domestic and foreign lawyers that attract students from 30+ countries yearly.

With a variety of choices, you select the best LL.M. for your professional future and can take advantage of hands-on learning options like practicums, moot courts, and clinics.

General LL.M. Program

This degree, for foreign-trained lawyers, allows you to select courses to meet your professional goals. You can work individually with an academic advisor to design your own program of study.

⋅ General LL.M. - U.S. and Transnational Law

⋅ Intensive Legal English + General LL.M.

Specialized & Online LL.M. Programs

These LL.M. programs provide practical learning and skills of high value which can provide the tipping point for attorneys contending for jobs in competitive areas.

⋅ Entertainment, Arts, & Sports Law

⋅ Estate Planning

⋅ International Arbitration

⋅ International Law

⋅ Maritime Law

⋅ Real Estate/Property Development*

⋅ Tax

⋅ Taxation of Cross-Border Investment*

*online option available

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Joint Degrees and Pathway Options

Joint (concurrent) degrees allow you to earn an additional graduate degree in less time, and at a lower cost, than pursuing the degrees separately. In addition, Miami Law offers several pathways to help you build your law career toward your individual goals.

Joint Degrees

⋅ J.D./LL.M. in Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law

⋅ J.D./LL.M. in Estate Planning

⋅ J.D./LL.M. in International Arbitration

⋅ J.D./LL.M. in International Law

⋅ J.D./LL.M. in Maritime Law

⋅ J.D./LL.M. in Real Estate/ Property Development

⋅ J.D./LL.M. in Taxation

Triple Degrees

⋅ J.D./M.B.A. + LL.M. in Estate Planning

⋅ J.D./M.B.A. + LL.M. in Real Estate/Property Development

⋅ J.D./M.B.A. + LL.M. in Tax

Pathway Options

⋅ Intensive Legal English + LL.M.

⋅ LL.M. to J.D. Joint Degree Transfer Option

⋅ LL.M. to S.J.D. Pathway

Information for Foreign-Trained Lawyers

Miami Law offers a welcoming environment that has drawn foreign-trained lawyers from around the globe for 70+ years.

Graduates include judges and law firm partners, leaders in governments, CEOs, heads of corporate legal departments, and university professors.

They form a valued part of the law school’s vast network of 22,000+ J.D. and LL.M. alumni and have an easy time being part of the campus and larger community.

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Studying Law in Miami

Home to headquarters for 1400+ multinational corporations, pivot point between the Americas and Europe, and the second largest financial capital in the U.S. — LL.M. students have vast opportunities for networking and internships.

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By the Numbers

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Six programs included in LLM Guide’s 2022 top 10 lists of programs by specialty

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Different career advisors dedicated to LL.M. students

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Law student organizations to get involved in the campus and legal community

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Best international law program in U.S. News & World Report, 2023

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178 Current LLM and SJD students from 39 Countries

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Grades in Estate Planning, Entertainment, Real Estate and International Law
PreLaw Magazine, Winter 2023

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Teaching a small group of students

LL.M. students are supported here. When you arrive, you not only get access to your LL.M. advisor, but also a variety of advisors, each specifically helping with career advising, professional support and personal satisfaction with law school.

In addition, with a 7:1 faculty/student ratio, Miami Law professors know your name and are engaged and approachable.

They mentor students and bring to them their depth of experience as dedicated educators, and the school has one of the largest faculties that teach or do scholarly research in international law of any American law school.

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