International Business Law - Full-Time

The Full-Time Professional LLM in International Business Law from York Universityisa graduate program designed specifically forlawyers and professionals with legal work experience.Each of our distinct specializations focuses on interdisciplinary learning and provides you with a unique mix of academic, applied,and theoretical perspectives.

This Professional LLM in International Business Law from York University offersan in-depth examination ofCanadian and comparative private law concepts.The required course provides an overview of the classification and operation of major legal systems around the world.Designated Elective courses addressvaried elements of international business practice, including business transactions, cross-border taxation, international arbitration, and international trade. You will explorecurrent trends in international law practice,learning about relevantinternationallegalinstruments,regulatory changes,andimportant ethical considerations.InternationalBusiness Law students may take courses from many of our business-related specializations, including Business Law, Intellectual Property, Securities, and Financial Law.International Business Law students who are internationally-trained lawyers pursuing accreditation topracticelaw in Canada may take NCA-accredited electives as well.

Who is this Specialization for?

• Lawyers or law graduates with legal work experience who have astrong demonstrated interest in international business law and wish to establish or develop a practice in this area ofspecialization
• Professionals without a law degree who have at least five years of senior-level work experience directly related tointernationalbusiness law in areas such asgovernance, compliance, risk management, orfinance
• Note:International Business Law is available on both a full-time and part-time basis.Our full-time Professional LLM options are geared to applicants who are in a career transition period or wish to take time away from work to focus on their studies. While full-time students are welcome to work part–time during their studies, we encourage those working full–time to consider ourpart-time option.

Courses include:

• Canadian Graduate Legal Research and Writing

• Graduate Legal Studies
• Canadian LLM Studies