Executive LL.M. (IE-Northwestern University)

IE Business School and Northwestern University School of Law have created a revolutionary program for experienced lawyers who want to earn the LL.M. degree along with a Certificate in Business Administration without having to take a year away from work to do so.

The program content is based on Anglo-American common law and its application in European and international practices. Participants also study fundamental business administration subjects such as financial accounting, corporate finance, negotiation, marketing and business strategy.

The Executive LL.M. represents a partnership between two of the world’s leading institutions for law and business education both of whom are committed to providing participants with the knowledge and skills needed to take the next step up the up the career ladder.

The Executive LL.M. Program was launched in September 2006, and the inaugural class graduated in May 2007.

Structure:

The Executive LL.M. Program runs from September to May, and offers candidates maximum flexibility thanks to its two timetable options.

The first option combines three intensive on-campus periods, each roughly two weeks in duration. Two of these periods are held in Madrid on the IE campus (September and November/December), and the third and final period is held at the Northwestern Law campus in Chicago (April/May). In between the on-campus periods, participants continue their studies online, using our Online Campus platform. This option is specifically designed for the working lawyer who cannot take an extended period away from his /her firm.

The second option of study is ideal for candidates who can take more time away from their professional and personal obligations. This alternative lets participants complete the first two terms on-campus in Madrid. Then, from early January to mid-May, participants get the opportunity to travel to Chicago and spend the spring semester in residence at Northwestern Law, where they may choose courses from among the wide variety of subjects offered to Northwestern JD and LL.M. students.

Regardless of the study option chosen, all Executive LL.M. Program graduates will have the opportunity to attend the Northwestern Law all-campus graduation ceremony, held in Chicago at the end of the third on-campus period.