- Graduate Studies Overview
- American Law (for Non-U.S. Lawyers)
- Banking and Financial Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Executive LL.M. in International Business Law
- Program Overview
- Director's Message
- Tuition and Program Details
- Program Design and Scheduling Options
- Concentration in International Taxation
- How to Apply
- Curriculum
- Residential Experience
- Virtual Open House
- Request Information
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Meet the Alumni
- Meet the Students
- Meet the Faculty & Staff
- News & Media
- Special Programs
- Taxation
- LL.M. Student Life
- Tuition and Financial Aid
- Visits & Tours
- Recruitment Events
"Our LL.M. graduates regularly tell us that the BU Law experience was one of the best of their lives."
—John Riccardi,
Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Programs
Graduate Studies Overview
BU Law offers post-graduate degrees in a variety of legal fields that can be pursued on-campus and online in both full-time and part-time formats.
- The LL.M. in American Law Program provides foreign-trained lawyers with a basic grounding in American law and the U.S. legal system by integrating them into the J.D. curriculum.
- The Graduate Program in Banking and Financial Law, the first program of its kind in the U.S., prepares international and domestic lawyers for work with public and private clients in the new global financial markets through a curriculum devoted solely to the study of banking and financial services law.
- The LL.M. in Intellectual Property Program is open to domestic and international lawyers who wish to take advantage of the School’s extraordinary strength in intellectual property teaching.
- The Graduate Tax Program, one of the first of its kind in the nation, leads to the LL.M. in Taxation degree. Open to both U.S. and foreign educated lawyers who may attend on either a part- or full-time basis, the program's curriculum allows students to concentrate in a sub-specialty of tax law.
NEW! Online Graduate Tax Program - The Executive LL.M. in International Business Law allows international lawyers the flexibility to obtain an advanced degree through a combination of classroom instruction and distance learning.

