Roche International Business Transactions LLM
The Roche International Business Transactions (IBT) LLM program allows students to develop their knowledge and skills in a variety of international business courses. Students interested in international business transactions with a focus on energy and natural resources law can also take advantage of the range of classes in that field to enhance their future.
Beginning Fall 2024, students enrolled in the LLM in International Business Transactions who are eligible for and seeking to sit for a bar exam in the United States after graduation — and who have not previously been licensed to practice law in any U.S. jurisdiction — will be provided with Themis Bar Review’s complete post-graduation bar review course designed specifically for foreign-trained LLM students at no cost, completely funded by the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Please see additional notes below concerning eligibility.
Scholarship opportunities are available thanks to the support provided by a generous gift from the Roche Family Foundation and Denver Law alumnus Robert Roche, JD ’88.
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Required Course
All students entering the program are required to complete LAWS 4315, International Business Transactions (3 credits).
US Law Practice and Research:
1) Enter the LLM having obtained a Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA-accredited institution in the United States; or
2) Students who received their first law degree outside of the United States must pursue one of the following options during the first year of study: 1) a minimum of 50 hours of experiential training through an internship (LAWS 4589); or 2) completion of LAWS 4287 Legal Research Skills; or 3) completion of a 10-15 page paper with the Associate Dean of Graduate and International Legal Programs or their designee as part of a non-credit directed research study (LAWS 4999).All students who received their first law degree outside of the United States must also take:
Introduction to the American Legal System (L4064) (2 credits)
Legal Research and Writing for Graduate Students (L4034) (2 credits)Drafting/Negotiation Requirement:
Students must take one of the following: LAWS 4178, Contracts Drafting; LAWS 4181, Corporate Drafting Seminar (3 credits); LAWS 4182, Negotiation and Drafting in an International Business Context (3 credits); LAWS 4341, International Commercial Arbitration (3 credits); or LAWS 4462, Negotiating Natural Resource Agreements (3 credits).For the remaining elective course requirement students may customize their course of study from the list of approved found in the Graduate Bulletin (found here), depending upon individual professional goals. The College of Law offers over forty courses in advanced degree programs, divided equally between international and domestic issues.
Please note that not all courses are offered every semester. Please click here for the latest schedule.
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Bar Licensure
Students seeking to pursue licensure in a U.S. jurisdiction, including Colorado, must complete any courses required by the Colorado Supreme Court or the relevant bar authority as part of their 24 required credit hours in addition to the required courses above. Information on the requirements for Colorado are here. Please note that eligibility to sit for any state’s bar exam is determined by that state and not by the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and students should review the relevant rules for the jurisdiction they are interested in. Students interested in Colorado are advised to review Colorado Supreme Court’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel’s “Eligibility for Foreign-Educated Individuals to Sit for the UBE in Colorado or Transfer an Eligible UBE Score”, which can be found on the Colorado Supreme Court website. Among other things, graduates of the degree seeking Admission to the Practice of Law in Colorado with a law degree from a civil law jurisdiction have different requirements from students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction.
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