佛罗里达国际大学

Our core LL.M curriculum provides foreign lawyers with a solid foundation in United States and transnational law, and advanced research and writing skills in English, while also allowing our students to tailor their coursework to their own professional goals by designing a personalized academic schedule that serves their needs. To this end, FIU Law offers several Pathways to the Profession that help our students build their law career to their individual goals. LL.M students may take advantage of these options and enroll in virtually every course offered in the J.D. program including those designed for the first year curriculum, and courses approved by the New York Board of Bar examiners, and other jurisdictions.

Our LL.M. is a post-graduate academic degree exclusively designed for foreign lawyers.

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate, you will need to take and approve courses equivalent to 24 credit hours while at FIU. Most courses offered at FIU Law range between 2 and 4 credit hours, which means that you would be taking between 8 and 12 courses to complete your LL.M. Our academic program provides a robust foundation in United States law, legal reasoning, research and writing through three mandatory LL.M. courses exclusively designed for foreign lawyers. The rest of the LL.M. curriculum is customizable, thus allowing you to choose from a broad range of law courses across the 16 different pathways offered at FIU Law, and assemble a study plan that fits your individual goals. As a full-time student, you should be able to complete our LL.M. program in one academic year (two semesters), which runs from August to May.

Professional and Academic Opportunities after the LL.M.

An LL.M. from FIU Law will open a world of opportunities for you. Whatever your professional goals are, our highly qualified faculty advisors, and staff will be ready to help you make the best choices for your future.

Upon completion of the LL.M curriculum, a growing number of students express their interest in preparing for the Bar exam needed to obtain a license to practice law in certain United State jurisdictions. Others prefer to gain work experience through an Optional Practical Training (O.P.T.); while others, decide to pursue other academic or professional endeavors. Below, we offer important information regarding each path.