Graduates will become better prepared to ask the right questions when leading cross-border and domestic transactions. They will be able to identify issues and challenges effectively and in collaboration with local and foreign counsel, auditors, and other parties. Armed with a GPLLM, graduates will add immediate value to their clients, businesses, organizations and agencies.The GPLLM has been specially designed for today's ambitious lawyers in the private sector, in corporations and in the public sector, as well as business executives and government officials with a strong interest in law.
Learn important legal and business concepts and theories that can be immediately applied to better serve your clients and employers.
The GPLLM will help you excel in the practice of business law within the context of today's important global influences and forces.
Gain thorough knowledge of the constructs of globalization through real-life pragmatic business examples.
The GPLLM applies academic focus to real-life business and legal problems and challenges. Whether you are working on a cross-border acquisition, helping raise capital for a client in a foreign market, or evaluating your company's offshore operations, this degree will help you navigate an increasingly complex business environment.
Learn about the implications of global regulatory events on Canada's complex business environment.
Gain fluency and high-level awareness of global economic issues and events - like global banking regulations or international corporate tax laws. Learn how to ask the right questions and spot important issues.
Gain an advanced understanding of how the law interacts with both the private and public sectors.
As a government professional, better serve the public good and evaluate investments on behalf of the State. As a practicing lawyer or business leader, learn how to structure public-private partnerships and master the regulatory environment.
Gain an academic edge with exposure to top legal minds from U of T's faculty and the best experienced legal and business leaders.
U of T has an academic reputation that is second to none. Although the program can be completed in one year, it maintains the academic excellence and intellectual depth that are hallmarks of the U of T Faculty of Law.
What Makes the GPLLM Unique?
The GPLLM in Business Law is unique in a number of important ways:
- Combines U of T's renowned academic prestige with the best of the legal profession's practical expertise.
- Can be completed in one year during evenings and weekends, allowing students to continue to work while enrolled in the program.
- Case-study methodology will offer a pragmatic focus that provides immediate real-world value to legal practitioners and business professionals.
- Because this is a specialized program for practicing lawyers and business and government professionals, there is no thesis requirement. Evaluation will be based on a mix of take-home exams and short writing assignments.
- Access to the unparalleled alumni network of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
Based on its innovative curriculum and program delivery model, the Global Professional LL.M. was selected for presentation at Future Ed 2: Making Global Lawyers for the 21st Century, an invitational conference at Harvard Law School in October 2010. Alongside some 30 other proposals outlining ground-breaking reforms and new ideas in legal education, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law’s Global Professional LL.M. in Business Law was evaluated by an audience of expert scholars, practicing lawyers, regulators, and business leaders. The program was refined during working group sessions with other leaders at the cutting-edge of legal education, and offers a carefully designed program for lawyers and leaders in business and government seeking intellectual engagement and practical training.
Note: The GPLLM does not in itself qualify graduates to practice law in Canada. However, starting in September 2012, students will be able to take courses designed to meet the National Committee of Accreditation's requirements for internationally trained lawyers.
