Estate Planning, LLM

General LLM (Master of Laws) Requirements:

Successful completion of 24 or more units;
A cumulative GPA of 2.50 on a scale of 4.0
Successful completion of the courses required for the degree program;
Completion of the program requirements within the number of years below:
1. Environmental Law, 4 years
2. Intellectual Property Law, 4 years
3. International Legal Studies, 4 years
4. Taxation, 5 years
5. Estate Planning, 5 years
6. Dual LLM in Taxation and Estate Planning, 5 years
7. US Legal Studies, 4 years

Note: Program Directors may exercise the right to administratively withdraw any student who withdraws from two (2) or more courses without demonstrating special circumstances.

Required Courses - 18 units

LLM - 317A Tax Research 1 unit(s)
LLM - 318 Advanced Federal Income Taxation 3 unit(s)
LLM - 330 Property Transactions 3 unit(s)
LLM - 325 Estate and Gift Taxation 3 unit(s)
LLM - 334 Estate Planning I 3 unit(s)
LLM - 334A Estate Planning II 2 unit(s)
LLM - 344 Federal Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates 3 unit(s)

Elective Courses - 6 units

Choose 6 units from any of the following courses:

LLM - 334I Combatting Financial Elder Abuse 1 unit(s)
LLM - 312 Estate Planning Externship 2-3 unit(s)
LLM - 334B Estate Planning for the Blended Family 1 unit(s)
LLM - 300B Estate Planning Practice Management 1 unit(s)
LLM - 319 Federal Tax Procedure 3 unit(s)
LLM - 337 Individual Retirement Plans and Distributions 3 unit(s)
LLM - 351 International Estate Planning 1 unit(s)
LLM - 334D Mediating Trust & Estate Disputes 2 unit(s)
LLM - 393 Probate Court Externship 2-3 unit(s)
LLM - 334C Probate Procedure 3 unit(s)
LLM - 300A Professional Responsibility for Trust & Estate Practice 2 unit(s)
Additional Estate Planning elective courses as identified in the course schedule.

Internship/Externship

LLM in Estate Planning students may enroll in the tax and estate planning internship/externship programs and are allowed to apply up to six units of this type of non-classroom experience to their degree program. Students seeking to exceed this amount must receive the express permission of the LLM in Taxation and Estate Planning Program Director.