Program Overview

Program Overview

The JD/LLM in Finance with the Institute for Law and Finance, Frankfurt, Germany, is a unique opportunity for Boston University Law students to spend their entire third year enrolled as full-time LLM students at the Institute for Law and Finance (ILF) in pursuit of an LLM in Finance degree from Goethe University.

Program Details

• Instruction is entirely in English and is provided by experts from central and commercial banks, regulatory bodies, international law firms, auditing companies, and consultancies.
• Specialized courses cover the economic, transactional, and regulatory aspects of the global financial service industry.
• After completing their ILF coursework, students will receive the BU Law JD and, upon completing ILF’s thesis requirement, an LLM in Finance from Goethe.

Program Requirements

• Students who pursue the LLM in Finance Program will be required to complete a minimum of 10 classes.
• A master’s thesis is also required.
• A six-week internship at one of ILF’s sponsoring institutions from the financial, regulatory, central banking, international law, and accounting areas is mandatory.

Related Programs

• JD/LLM in Asian Legal Studies at the National University of Singapore
• JD/LLM in European Law at Paris 2
• JD/LLM in International Commercial & Investment Arbitration at Paris 2
• School of Law Study Abroad Programs
• JD/LLM in International & European Business Law at ICADE
• JD/LLM in Chinese Law with Tsinghua University in Beijing, China

Accreditation

Boston University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).