In today’s complex regulatory and litigation environment, the demand for business professionals who can anticipate and understand potential legal issues has never been more pressing.
Earning an Master of Science in Legal Studies from Cornell Law School will prepare you to navigate your organization’s most urgent legal and regulatory issues, and to be a confident, informed partner to your legal team. You will graduate ready to make sense of legal language, apply legal concepts to the business realities you face on the ground, and spot potential issues before they become costly and difficult legal problems.
The Cornell Law School designed this degree specifically for business professionals. Courses are online except for two one-week intensive sessions on Cornell’s Ithaca campus.
Program Overview
- Introduction to the U.S. Legal System
- Working with Business Contracts
- Employment Law
- Navigating the Intellectual Property Landscape
- Business Organizations and Corporate Governance
- Business Ethics
- Compliance Systems
- Regulatory Policy and Process
- Criminal Liability of Organizations
- Business Transactions
- Human Rights Obligations of Organizations
- U.S. Antitrust Law and Policy
- Business Immigration Law
- Working with Legal Professionals
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Cybersecurity: Policy & Governance
- Privacy Law, Regulation, and Business
Online Elective Courses:
- Health Law and Compliance
- Financial Institutions
- U.S. Securities Regulation
- Mastering Negotiations
- Persuasive Communication
- Conducting Legal Research
- Michael C. Dorf, Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law
- Mark Underberg, Adjunct Professor of Law
- W. Bradley Wendel, Professor of Law
- Oskar Liivak, Professor of Law
- Celia Bigoness, Associate Clinical Professor of Law
- Stewart J. Schwab, Jonathan and Ruby Zhu Professor of Law
- Stephen W. Yale-Loehr, Professor of Immigration Law Practice
- Richard John, Adjunct Professor of Law
- Stephen P. Garvey, A. Robert Noll Professor of Law
- Jed Stiglitz, Professor of Law
- Franci Blassberg, Adjunct Professor of Law
- Sital Kalantry, Clinical Professor of Law
- George A. Hay, Charles Frank Reavis Sr. Professor of Law
- Kristen Underhill, Associate Professor of Law
- Len Kennedy, Adjunct Professor of Law
- Saule Omarova, Beth and Marc Goldberg Professor of Law
- Dan Awrey, Professor of Law
- Charle K. Whitehead, Myron C. Taylor Alumni Professor of Business Law