9 Online Finance LLM Degree Programs

The LLM in Financial Services Law combines academic study with a very important practical dimension, which involves undertaking case studies in a number of modules. The course provides a programme of postgraduate study which will develop your understanding of the legal dimension to activities taking place in the financial services field and the extent to which they might give rise to legal issues.

Equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to handle the regulatory, transactional, and compliance needs of financial services clients in today’s global economy, our graduates hold influential positions worldwide—in banks, governments, law firms, corporations, financial institutions, and multilateral and nongovernmental organizations. Since conferring our first LLM in Banking & Financial Law in 1984, our program remains the only financial services LLM program in the country with its own faculty and a curriculum designed exclusively for graduate study.

While the 24-credit LLM in Banking & Financial Law can be completed in one year of full-time study, BU Law offers several other enrollment options based on your educational background, professional experience, and English proficiency, and location. With more than 25 courses offered, you can choose from a variety of classes and schedules that best suit your needs and interests. The Banking & Financial Law program offers the same challenging program of LLM studies in an entirely online format, an attractive alternative for domestic and internationally trained attorneys whose jobs preclude them from attending our traditional on-site program option in Boston. The online courses are taught by residential faculty and no distinction is made on a student’s transcript or diploma. The online graduates receive the same transcript and diploma as students in the residential program.

Fordham Law’s LL.M. program in Corporate Compliance—the first of its kind in the country—introduces students to a rapidly emerging field that is often global in scope.

Albany Law School is located in the capital of New York, which hosts one of the largest financial centers in the world. Our Financial Compliance and Risk Management program leverages this location to provide the highest quality of instruction that is designed to advance the career of working professionals.

Our Risk Management program provides you the knowledge and skills you need to work successfully in a fast paced, highly-structured, deadline driven culture.

Our Wealth Management program gives you the knowledge and skills you need to advise wealthy clients and help manage their assets.

Designed for lawyers and law school graduates who want to specialize in tax law, Washington University School of Law’s online Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation program prepares students to assist individuals and organizations in all major areas of tax, such as estate planning, employee benefits and corporate taxation.

This degree program is ideal for students who expect international tax law to play an important role in their professional careers, have a solid foundation in their own domestic tax system, and have enough experience to bring their own questions to the program.