The Program
The Law and Entrepreneurship LLM Program is a two-semester, 23-credit program. Admission is limited to applicants who hold a JD or an LLM from an ABA-approved U.S. law school, or who are admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction.
The LLMLE program:
- provides students with a deep understanding of the historical and current perspectives on entrepreneurship and the law;
- enables students to understand the business, institutional, and strategic considerations applicable to entrepreneurs;
- fosters an understanding of the public policy and legal frameworks that promote innovation;
- ensures that students master both the core substantive law and the lawyering skills that are necessary for effective representation of entrepreneurs;
- and provides students with an opportunity to explore their own potential for entrepreneurship.
The Coursework
Fall Semester Core Courses
During the first semester all students will be required to complete a three-course core curriculum. This core includes the following:
- Entrepreneurship and the Law: Develop a deep understanding of the relationship between entrepreneurship and law. Course features regular visits and discussions with entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial lawyers.
- Advising the Entrepreneurial Client: Learn how to handle the legal issues inherent in the life cycle of a typical startup, from inception and incorporation through the liquidity event.
- Business Strategy for Lawyers: (Students may place out of this requirement and instead take an additional elective.)
Spring Semester Core Courses
- Equity Valuation
- Entrepreneurship and the Law Practicum: Work in a venture capital firm, government agency, trade association, private law firm, general counsel's office, or similar setting.
Selected Electives
Students will have access to a wide variety of elective courses at the Law School, including:
- Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Taxation
- Entrepreneurship Clinic
- Fixed Income Markets and Quantitative Methods
- Intellectual Capital and Competitive Strategy
- Intellectual Property Law
- Partnership Taxation
- Patent Law and Policy
- Securities Regulation
- Sports and the Law
- Trademark Law and Unfair Competition
