Types of LL.M. Degrees
There are a wide range of LL.M. programs available worldwide, allowing students to focus on almost any area of the law. Most universities offer only a small number of LL.M. programs. One of the most popular LL.M. degrees in the United States is tax law, sometimes referred to as an MLT (Master of Laws in Taxation). There is also a parallel course for CPAs (Certified Public Accountants) at Villanova University School of Law's Graduate Tax Program that awards a non-law M.T. (Master of Taxation) degree to CPAs; lawyers (JDs) who participate and graduate from the program are awarded an LL.M.
Other developing areas are bankruptcy law, banking law or financial services law, and environmental law. Some law schools allow LL.M. students to freely design their own program of study from the school's many upper-level courses and seminars, including commercial and corporate, international, constitutional, and human rights law. In Europe, LL.M. programs in European law are recently very popular, often referred to as LL.M. Eur (Master of European Law). Other common programs include environmental law, human rights law, commercial law, intellectual property law, information technology law, estate planning (as a sub-specialty of tax), international law, maritime law, law and economics, litigation and dispute resolution, trial advocacy and insurance law.
Some law schools offer innovative LL.M.s in concentrated courses such as Criminal Law or Prosecutorial Sciences. Space and Telecommunications Law is one type of LL.M. offered and is only offered by one school in the United States. Some LL.M. programs, particularly in the United States, and also in China, focus on teaching foreign lawyers the basic legal principles of the host country (a "comparative law" degree). The top-tier law school at Washington University in St. Louis offers an online LL.M. in U.S. Law for foreign attorneys.
Moreover, some programs are conducted in more than one language, give the students the opportunity to undertake classes in differing languages. Many LL.M. programs require a thesis.
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