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LLM with a Specialization in Negotiation & Dispute Resolution at Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis, United States

Programme overview

A 24-credit LLM for practising lawyers specialising in negotiation and dispute resolution, preparing graduates to work as negotiators, advocates, mediators, arbitrators, diplomats, ombudspersons and policymakers.

Faculty: WashU Law  |  Duration: One year full-time, or part-time up to four years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

24 credits including 15 credits in the Negotiation & Dispute Resolution curriculum, which offers more than 25 courses, seminars, internships and competitions. Students with a first law degree from outside the US also complete Introduction to U.S. Laws and Methods I & II (4 credits) and Fundamentals of Legal Process (1 credit).

Career pathways

Mediators, ombudspersons and programme administrators for courts, corporations, government agencies, bar associations and nonprofits; NDR units in law firms.

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Entry requirements

WashU Law LLM programmes: applicants with a first law degree from an accredited non-US institution complete the Introduction to U.S. Laws and Methods courses as part of the 24 credits.

Requirements published at program group level.

Arts & Sciences master's programmes set their own deadlines, generally mid-December or mid-January.

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