Global Business and Financial Law (J.D./LL.M.)

Illinois Institute of Technology

Deregulation of financial services, tax reforms, globalization, technology, and revolutionary market forces have created an environment in which attorneys must broaden their knowledge and sharpen their skills to handle the range of legal and related issues arising in the new and evolving financial services industry.

The LLM. in Global Business and Financial Law program offers students a unique opportunity to broaden their understanding of the principles underlying increasingly complex financial systems and services. By enrolling in the joint-degree program, J.D. students can complete up to half of the credits for the LL.M. degree while finishing their J.D.

Program Overview

Enrollment in the joint J.D./LL.M. in Global Business and Financial Law program enables a student to obtain an LL.M. in Global Business and Financial Law within one semester after receiving the J.D. degree.

Career Opportunities

Financial services lawyers can be found in law firms and private industry as well as in government departments and agencies such as the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency at the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Federal Reserve Banks.

Areas of focus within financial services law include securities regulation and transactions

futures, derivative, and swap regulations and transactions

banking regulation and transactions

and investment advisor regulation.

Possible jobs include:

Administrative law judge

Compliance officer

In-house counsel

Government attorney

Law firm associate or partner