Asian Law Center
LL.M. in Asian Law, Global Business Law, or Sustainable International Development Law
Legal practice and legal policy today are interdisciplinary and global. Lawyers
need a sophisticated understanding of legal and regulatory systems beyond their
own in order to advise and lead in a complex world of global challenges. We educate
lawyers for this changing world.
The Asia, Global Business & Development LL.M. program provides advanced
specialist courses for lawyers and policy makers who are pursuing careers in Asian,
Islamic, international commercial or development law. The program focuses on global
and cross-jurisdictional issues in international governance, institution-building,
regulation, commercial transactions, and sustainability.
University of Washington Law School classes are uniquely designed to team J.D. and
LL.M./Ph.D. students and Visiting Scholars in the same classroom and often in teams
working on practical problems. The unique mix of U.S. and international LL.M. students
in one program also provides a valuable reciprocal learning experience.
We expect many of our students to sit for the New York or California Bar as part
of their preparation for the next stage of their careers. We team with a commercial
provider of Bar preparation courses, so that students may attend bar preparation
classes on the UW campus.
This LL.M. program offers several tracks in which students can customize their course
of study and career path. Choose from one of the following tracks:
Asian Law Track
This track is for lawyers who wish to be recognized as truly expert in the legal
systems and cultures of China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia or Central Asia.
It is a challenging program that builds professional competence in the substantive
laws of one or more Asian jurisdictions. Students complete a sequence of Asian and
comparative law courses and legal research projects. After graduation they pursue
legal careers in Asia, Europe or in the United States, focusing on Asia-related
transnational work. Many graduates pursue policy-related careers or become legal
academics.