US Law for Foreign Lawyers LL.M. Program

LLM Class of 2025

The U.S. Law for Foreign Lawyers track is a general LL.M. that allows for optimal curricular flexibility. Students in this concentration have the ability to choose from the majority of Colorado Law courses to meet their degree requirements and, when relevant, achieve US state bar eligibility. This is a common LL.M. concentration for students who need the curricular flexibility to potentially qualify for a U.S. state bar examination, to enroll in courses designed to improve graduate performance on a US state bar examination, and to enroll in their courses aligned with professional interests and trajectories.

Further, all students in this general LL.M. maintain access to all Colorado Law programming, including programming relevant to our specialized LL.M. program.

US Law for Foreign Lawyers LL.M. Program

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Curriculum

General Degree Requirements:ÌýAll LL.M. students are required to complete a minimum of 24 credits for degree completion and conferral.Ìý LL.M. students with a non-US JD are required to complete the following two-credit courses in the fall semester.Ìý LL.M. students with a first degree in law from a common law country are eligible to waive either course:

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  2. Intro to US Legal Practice: Legal Writing, Research and Analysis

Concentration Requirements:ÌýThe U.S. Law for Foreign Lawyers LLM is a general LLM degree and students enrolled in this program can complete any number of combinations from the law school catalogue to achieve the 24 credits needed for degree conferral.

Notes: Students are eligible to enroll in a small number of graduate-level courses outside the Law School for credit toward the degree. Non-law courses must be approved in advance by the International Programs Director.

Academic

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Professional

  • Career Development Office (CDO): LL.M. students enjoy access to our CDO's programming and resources and have a CDO advisor embedded in the Career Development Office. NOTE: much of the language in the CDO's website is geared towards JD students, but all of the programs, resources, and advising opportunities are available to LL.M. students.
  • (CBA): LL.M. students enjoy free student membership in the Colorado Bar Association, which affords highly notable programming and networking opportunities with the Colorado legal community. More info is available here: Ìý

Community

  • Student Organizations
  • Doman Amici Peer (DAP) JD-LLM Program: The DAP program was created to help our international LLM students/attorneys better integrate into the Colorado Law community and establish a cultural, social and academic JD student reference. In turn, the DAP program also presents a unique opportunity for our JD students to learn from their LL.M. Peer and for all Peers to increase their global legal knowledge, competencies, and network.
  • Public Service Pledge: LL.M. students can opt into our Public Service Pledge, which requires a minimum of 25 public service hours for completion and recognition.Ìý

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As a student in the US Law for Foreign Lawyers LL.M. program, you have access to the overwhelming majority of Colorado Law courses and their faculty experts.Ìý

A comprehensive list of Colorado Law faculty can be found . More details for particular areas of focus related faculty can be reviewed here.