United States Legal Studies, 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, Trust, and Probate, 5 years
6. Dual LLM in Taxation and Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate, 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 for Foreign Educated Students

LLM - 350 Introduction to the US Legal System 3 unit(s)

Required for All Students

Complete one of the following:

LLM - 399 Directed Study 1-3 unit(s)
LLM - 395 Curricular Practical Training (LLM) 1-2 unit(s)
LAW - 896A Externship: Civil Field Placement 2-8 unit(s)

Elective Courses

Students must complete the remaining units from the Law School’s course offerings. Alternatively, students may choose to concentrate in one of the following areas of law: Corporate & Commercial Law, Immigration Law, Employment Law, Litigation and Lawyering Skills, US Legal Practice, Property Development/Real Estate Law. Note that not all courses are offered every year.

Bar Exam Preparation (Recommended Courses)

LAW - 802A Business Associations 4 unit(s)
LAW - 700A Civil Procedure I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 801A Constitutional Law I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 705A Contracts I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 710 Criminal Law 3 unit(s)
LAW - 803E Criminal Procedure I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 804 Evidence 4 unit(s)
LAW - 805A Professional Responsibility 2 unit(s)
LAW - 715 Property 4 unit(s)
LAW - 806 Remedies 3 unit(s)
LAW - 720 Torts 4 unit(s)
LAW - 807 Wills and Trusts 3 unit(s)

US Legal Studies Concentrations

Students may elect to concentrate in a particular field of law and obtain an “LLM with a concentration.” Students should submit the application form to the Registrar’s Office by the deadline specified on the form. Students electing to earn a concentration must complete 16 units in a concentration, which will also count toward the 24 units needed for the LLM degree. Each concentration requires completion of 16 units of required and recommended courses, with the approval of the program director.

Academic Research Paper

Students may complete a substantial academic research paper in the concentration area, either in connection with certain courses or through a faculty-supervised directed study project.

Curricular Practical Training or Clinic

Students may complete 1-4 units of Curricular Practical Training or clinic as part of the units required to complete a given concentration.

Corporate & Commercial Law Concentration

Required:

LAW - 802A Business Associations 4 unit(s)

Additional 12 units

Students must complete an additional 12 units from among the following courses for a total of 16 units:

LLM - 360A International Investment Law 2 unit(s)
LAW - 705A Contracts I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 705B Contracts II 3 unit(s)
LAW - 802B Securities Regulation 3 unit(s)
LAW - 802J Corporate Compliance & Ethics 2 unit(s)
LAW - 803B Secured Transactions 2 unit(s)
LAW - 815 Alternative Dispute Resolution 3 unit(s)
LAW - 816A Accounting for Lawyers 2 unit(s)
LAW - 823E Intellectual Property Law Survey 3 unit(s)
LAW - 826R Business Bankruptcy 3 unit(s)
LAW - 831 Employment Law 3 unit(s)
LAW - 832A Employment Discrimination 3 unit(s)
LAW - 838B Federal Income Taxation 3 unit(s)
LAW - 842B Business Immigration Law 2 unit(s)
LAW - 858D Business of Solo & Small Firm Law Practice 1 unit(s)
LLM - 319A Foreign Acct. Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) 1 unit(s)
LLM - 321N International Taxation 3 unit(s)
LLM - 321D Transfer Pricing I 1 unit(s)
LLM - 321F Transfer Pricing II 1 unit(s)
LLM - 322 International Trade Regulation 3 unit(s)
LLM - 322A Corporate Taxation 3 unit(s)
LLM - 328 Partnership Taxation 3 unit(s)
LLM - 346H Federal Income Taxation of Limited Liability Companies & S Corporations 2 unit(s)
LLM - 346W Bankruptcy Taxation 1 unit(s)
LLM - 360 International Business Transactions 3 unit(s)

Immigration Law Concentration

Required:

LAW - 842A Immigration Law 3 unit(s)

Additional 13 Units

Students must complete an additional 13 units from among the following courses, for a total of 16 units:

LAW - 801A Constitutional Law I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 801B Constitutional Law II 3 unit(s)
LAW - 811 Administrative Law 2 unit(s)
LAW - 842B Business Immigration Law 2 unit(s)
LAW - 842D Immigration & Refugee Policy Seminar 2 unit(s)
LAW - 885B Women’s Employment Rights Clinic 2-3 unit(s)
LAW - 885S Women’s Employment Rights Seminar 2 unit(s)
LLM - 364 International Human Rights Seminar 3 unit(s)

Labor & Employment Law Concentration

Required:

LAW - 831 Employment Law 3 unit(s)
LAW - 832A Employment Discrimination 3 unit(s)

Additional 10 units

Students must complete an additional 10 units from among the following courses, for a total of 16 units:

LAW - 811 Administrative Law 2 unit(s)
LAW - 833 Entertainment Law 3 unit(s)
LAW - 842B Business Immigration Law 2 unit(s)
LAW - 885B Women’s Employment Rights Clinic 2-3 unit(s)
LAW - 885S Women’s Employment Rights Seminar 2 unit(s)

Litigation & Lawyering Skills Concentration

Required:

LAW - 804 Evidence 4 unit(s)

Additional 12 units

Students must complete an additional 12 units from among the following courses, for a total of 16 units:

LAW - 700A Civil Procedure I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 700B Civil Procedure II 3 unit(s)
LAW - 725A Writing and Research I 2 unit(s)
LAW - 725B Writing and Research II 3 unit(s)
LAW - 727E Advanced Legal Research 2 unit(s)
LAW - 732 Appellate Advocacy 2 unit(s)
LAW - 803E Criminal Procedure I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 805A Professional Responsibility 2 unit(s)
LAW - 806 Remedies 3 unit(s)
LAW - 811 Administrative Law 2 unit(s)
LAW - 815 Alternative Dispute Resolution 3 unit(s)
LAW - 825A Criminal Procedure II 3 unit(s)
LAW - 837F Family Law Practice 2 unit(s)
LAW - 855 Professional Presentation & Persuasion 2 unit(s)
LAW - 858D Business of Solo & Small Firm Law Practice 1 unit(s)
LAW - 863 Practical Legal Writing 2 unit(s)
LAW - 896A Externship: Civil Field Placement 2-8 unit(s)
LAW - 896C Externship: Judicial 2-13 unit(s)
LAW - 897A Civil Litigation: Pretrial Phase 3 unit(s)
LAW - 897C Civil Litigation: Depositions 2 unit(s)
LAW - 898A Criminal Litigation 3 unit(s)
LAW - 899B Trial Advocacy 3 unit(s)

Property Development/Real Estate Law Concentration

Required:

LAW - 715 Property 4 unit(s) (Will be waived if student has completed course at a US law school.)

Additional 12 units

Students must complete 12 additional units (16 if the Property requirement is waived) from the following courses, for a total of 16 units:

LAW - 715C Real Estate Transactions 2 unit(s)
LAW - 806 Remedies 3 unit(s)
LAW - 834F Federal Environmental Law & Policy 3 unit(s)
LAW - 838B Federal Income Taxation 3 unit(s)
LAW - 834H California Environmental and Land Use Law 3 unit(s)
LAW - 882D Real Estate Development 3 unit(s)
LLM - 326 Real Estate Taxation 3 unit(s)
LLM - 328 Partnership Taxation 3 unit(s)

US Legal Practice Concentration

Required:

LAW - 805A Professional Responsibility 2 unit(s)

Additional 14 units

Students must complete an additional 14 units from among the following courses, for a total of 16 units:

LAW - 700A Civil Procedure I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 700B Civil Procedure II 3 unit(s)
LAW - 705A Contracts I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 705B Contracts II 3 unit(s)
LAW - 710 Criminal Law 3 unit(s)
LAW - 803E Criminal Procedure I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 825A Criminal Procedure II 3 unit(s)
LAW - 715 Property 4 unit(s)
LAW - 720 Torts 4 unit(s)
LAW - 725A Writing and Research I 2 unit(s)
LAW - 725B Writing and Research II 3 unit(s)
LAW - 732 Appellate Advocacy 2 unit(s)
LAW - 801A Constitutional Law I 3 unit(s)
LAW - 801B Constitutional Law II 3 unit(s)
LAW - 802A Business Associations 4 unit(s)
LAW - 804 Evidence 4 unit(s)
LAW - 806 Remedies 3 unit(s)
LAW - 807 Wills and Trusts 3 unit(s)
LAW - 808A Community Property 2 unit(s)
LAW - 858D Business of Solo & Small Firm Law Practice 1 unit(s)
LAW - 863 Practical Legal Writing 2 unit(s)
LAW - 896A Externship: Civil Field Placement 2-8 unit(s)