The IP Program is ideal for students who would like to specialize in intellectual property issues in their professional careers. Both programs provide courses that introduce foreign-trained students to legal research and writing and the basics of US law and legal systems. Cardozo Law School is committed to helping each LL.M. student develop a program of study that meets his or her professional and academic objectives, and provides a great deal of individualized attention to each student. In addition, we offer more informal programs that foster a general atmosphere of collegiality and shared learning that we hope will lead to a lifetime of personal friendships and professional contacts. General LL.M. Program Cardozo's General LL.M. Program is distinctive for its flexibility.
Students design their own curriculum in keeping with their specific goals and interests.
The Director of Graduate and International Programs works closely with each student to develop a program of study that makes sense for that particular student. Students enrolled in the General LL.M. Program take most of their courses with students from the overall law school population, making it possible to share ideas with a wide range of students from the US and around the world. Intellectual Property Law LL.M. Program Cardozo has one of the strongest intellectual property programs in the United States. The intellectual property faculty boasts a prestigious and dedicated group of professors known worldwide for their expertise and scholarship. This core group is supplemented by a group of accomplished First Amendment scholars, and adjunct professors whose practice places them on the front lines of cutting-edge issues in the IP field.