If you’re looking to take your legal practice to the next level, Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s domestic LLM program can be a great fit.
This program is ideal for U.S.-trained lawyers who wish to:
- Gain specialized education and experience in a particular area of law,
- Shift to a new field of law,
- Prepare for the bar exam with supportive resources,
- Restart a career after taking time away from practicing law, or
- Build on their JD education with an additional year of focused legal study.
Customize Your Degree
With numerous specializations available, the LLM curriculum is designed to suit your goals. We offer four different LLM options for U.S.-trained lawyers:
- U.S. and Global Legal Studies
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Business Law
- Criminal Justice and International Criminal Law
If accepted, you’ll be admitted directly into a specific area of concentration.
Degree Requirements
Specific degree requirements for each specialization are developed in consultation with an assigned faculty advisor, and will be based on your goals and interests, available courses, and prior coursework completed. The degree requires a minimum of 24 credits earned over at least two semesters of study.
Bar Prep Assistance
As a U.S.-based LLM student, you can opt in to our partnership with THEMIS, one of the largest national bar review providers. Although the LLM is not a bar preparation program—and completion of the degree does not guarantee eligibility for admission to any particular bar—additional bar exam support is available to students in other programs at the law school.