Criminal Law LL.M.

The Criminal Law LL.M. Program builds on the School of Law’s strength in the interdisciplinary study of criminal law. One of the only post-professional programs in New York devoted exclusively to the study of criminal law, this program has attracted lawyers from all over the world who intend to teach, do policy work, or work as prosecutors or judges in their home jurisdictions. They are advised by Professor Luis Chiesa, an internationally known criminal law scholar with extensive experience in Spain and Latin America.

In either program, you can choose to write a more extended piece of scholarly work under the guidance of a professor.

Among the strongest public law schools in the nation and a world-class center for interdisciplinary studies, the University at Buffalo School of Law provides students with a strong theoretical foundation and the practical tools they need to succeed in a competitive environment.

The University at Buffalo School of Law -- the only law school in the State University of New York system — is situated on the flagship campus of a world-class research intensive public university, the largest in the north-eastern United States. One of only a few law schools located on an international border, we offer a myriad of cross-border learning opportunities, including our new cross-border legal studies concentration. Many of our nationally prominent faculty members have a Ph.D. in addition to their law degrees, which allow us to offer a wide range of interdisciplinary course options taught by experts.

Our innovative January short courses offer an inside view of real life lawyering and a diverse menu of topics and forums, including: tax law in Paris, international trade law in New Zealand, legal culture in Thailand, and human rights law in Washington, D.C. The benefits of combining the classroom with service are brought together in our practicum courses that are among of the strongest in the country. These courses combine study of a substantive area of law under a full-time faculty member with service in the community under the guidance of practicing lawyers.