Brief Introduction to the
LL.M. in Real Estate
Advanced Real Estate Training for Lawyers in the Heart of New York City

For full details, interested persons are encouraged to visit the LL.M. in Real Estate Homepage

Open to graduates of U.S. and foreign law schools

Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2010, Spring 2011 and Summer 2011.

Offering the degree of LL.M. in Real Estate to U.S. and foreign lawyers on a full- and part-time basis.

About the Graduate Real Estate Program
The Graduate Real Estate Program provides the LL.M. candidate with the opportunity to acquire a thorough grounding in the law, business, and regulation of real estate transactions, finance, and development. Through a comprehensive program of study, students will develop a rich understanding of the financial, business, and policy concerns that are an inseparable part of any sophisticated real estate practice. The program comprises a rigorous core curriculum providing a comprehensive foundation in real estate law and business, including deal structuring, financial analysis, and negotiation and drafting skills, and a broad array of electives that permit candidates to examine in depth areas of particular interest.

Concentration in Transactions Practice or Public Policy
LL.M. students may elect one of two available concentrations: Transactional Practice or Public Policy and Regulation. Both concentrations begin with the Core Curriculum, but they have differing upper-level requirements tailored to specific career objectives. The Transactional Practice concentration focuses on the evaluation, negotiation, and drafting of documents for a wide range of transactions. The Public Policy and Regulation concentration emphasizes public regulation of land use and real property development, including administrative law and procedures, environmental issues, zoning and land use regulation, and public dispute resolution. In each case, the program emphasizes close interaction with leading figures in the New York bar, who provide individualized feedback on student projects. Each program also offers opportunities for placements at private firms (legal and business) and public offices dealing with real estate issues.

Individualized Attention and Support
Students come to the Graduate Real Estate Program with different levels of preparation and different professional backgrounds and goals. In order to enable students to reach those goals, each is assigned to a faculty advisor who will help him or her develop an individualized course of study and career plan. The full resources of the Law School are available to LL.M. candidates, including the Office of Career Planning, the staff and collections of the Mendik Law Library, and our state-of-the-art electronic research resources.

The J.D./LL.M. Program
 Students applying to New York Law School, or those currently enrolled at New York Law School, may apply for a joint J.D./LL.M. program, which a student may complete in as little as seven semesters plus a summer. Alternatively, J.D./LL.M. students can take the full 27-credit LL.M., while receiving a tuition credit for the final eight credits of the program.

By applying to the joint J.D./LL.M. program, a student can not only reduce the time and cost of the two degrees, but can also ensure admission to the LL.M. program* while planning an integrated program of study from the beginning of his or her law school career.

* Admission to the LL.M. is still contingent on achieving a GPA of at least 3.0 during the first year of law school.