Executive LL.M.

Hybrid LL.M. in global business law combining online semesters with an intensive 12-week summer residency in New York, designed to minimise time away from home and work.

School and department

Columbia Law School

Subject or specialization

Commercial law, Corporate lawRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.

Teaching language

English

Qualification

LLM and Master of Laws

Purpose

Academic legal studiesAcademic study of law without a stated professional-qualification role.

Exact award

LL.M.

Credential type

DegreeA degree awarded by a degree-granting institution.

Academic credit

Credit-bearing

Awarding institution

Not stated on the pages we checked

Access and price model

PaidPaid enrolment.

Professional eligibility must be confirmed with the relevant regulator. Where an official source has been recorded for a jurisdiction, see professional pathways. Academic recognition is not professional recognition.

• Verified in official recordAmerican Bar AssociationProgram approval

  Reference: Listed on the ABA Council-Approved Law Schools list (alphabetical); year in parentheses is the year approved as printed by the ABA

  Scope: J.D. program (J.D. degree-granting law school approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar)

• Verified in official recordMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationAccreditation

  Reference: Accredited since 07/01/1921

  Scope: Institutional accreditation of the parent institution, Columbia University in the City of New York (IPEDS ID 190150); the law school is part of it

Duration

online spring and fall semesters with an on-campus summer residency; degrees awarded in October

Delivery

Online with required campus attendanceMostly remote study with mandatory campus attendance or residencies, as the provider describes them.

Physical attendance

Periodic residencies requiredRequired in-person time: Intensive on-campus summer residency (12 weeks); the 2027 cohort residency runs May 21 - August 13, 2027.

Live or recorded

Live and asynchronous

Schedule

Cohort-based

Required components (internships, residencies, exams, visits)

Introduction to American Law for students without a US law degree; Global Business Law Colloquium during the residency.Shown separately from the teaching duration.

Teaching location

Columbia Law School

Prior law degree

Not stated

Prior degree

Not stated

Work experience

Not stated

Admission test

Not stated

International applicants

Not confirmed

Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current fees, equipment costs and any deposit or refund terms.

Curriculum

Online classes meet live about once a week on Zoom for 2-3 hours New York morning time, with recorded lectures and discussion boards.

Not published on the program’s source pages: price, prerequisites.