Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law, LLM

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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 Courses

Students in this program must complete all 14 units of the following courses:

LLM - 325 Estate and Gift Taxation 3 unit(s)
LLM - 334 Estate Planning I 3 unit(s)
LLM - 344 Federal Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates 3 unit(s)
LLM - 300A Professional Responsibility for Trust & Estate Practice 2 unit(s)
LLM - 334C Probate Procedure 3 unit(s)

Elective Courses

Students in this program must complete the remaining 10 units from the following courses:

LLM - 348B California Property Tax 1 unit(s)
LLM - 334I Combatting Financial Elder Abuse 1 unit(s)
LLM - 334G Court Ordered Estate Planning 1 unit(s)
LLM - 334J Drafting Estate Plans 1 unit(s)
LLM - 334A Estate Planning II 2 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 - 337 Individual Retirement Plans and Distributions 3 unit(s)
LLM - 351 International Estate Planning 1 unit(s)
LLM - 334K Internet Law & Digital Asset Inheritance 2 unit(s)
LLM - 334H Litigating in Probate Court 2 unit(s)
LLM - 334D Mediating Trust & Estate Disputes 2 unit(s)
LLM - 323 Multistate Taxation of Individuals, Trusts and Estates 3 unit(s)
LLM - 393 Probate Court Externship 2-3 unit(s)
LLM - 325A Tax Aspects of Charitable Giving 1 unit(s)
LLM - 331 Taxation of Exempt Organizations 3 unit(s)
Addtional 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.