About the JD/LLM in LIT Dual Degree
The JD/LLM in Legal Innovation & Technology is a dual degree program that allows Suffolk Law students to earn both a JD and an LLM in an accelerated, integrated format. Building on Suffolk’s nationally recognized leadership in legal technology and innovation, the program equips students with advanced training in areas like artificial intelligence, legal operations, process improvement, and cross-disciplinary business skills. Students complete both degrees in approximately 3.5 years full-time (or less with summer coursework), gaining a competitive edge in the evolving legal services market where expertise in innovation and technology is increasingly desired.
For more information about Suffolk’s nationally-recognized LIT Center please visit our LIT Center website. JD/LLM in LIT students may also be involved in our award-winning LIT Lab.
Program Overview
The JD/LLM in Legal Innovation & Technology allows students to earn both degrees through a streamlined curriculum totaling 24 shared credits tailored to LIT. Students complete 12 JD credits from the existing Legal Innovation & Technology Concentration Courses—including required core courses and electives—and 12 LLM credits, consisting of two graduate-level business school courses (6 credits) and a supervised LIT LLM Capstone Project (6 credits). Under the direction of the LLM in LIT Academic Director, the Capstone project aims to meet students where they are regarding their individual career goals and interests. In the usual course, it would be completed over two semesters but could be completed in one, subject to the discretion of the program director. The Capstone project is intended to offer multiple pathways, such as externships, policy/clinical/community work, or tech development entrepreneurship projects.
Full-time dual degree students can complete both degrees in approximately 3.5 years—or 3 years with summer coursework—and part-time students in 4.5 years or less. Students must have a 3.0 GPA to apply and will receive both a JD and LLM in LIT degree at graduation.
The Suffolk Advantage
Suffolk Law is at the forefront of 21st-century legal education. We were the first law school in the nation to offer a LIT concentration, and National Jurist Magazine has ranked our LIT program No. 1 in the country on multiple occasions. Bloomberg Law has named us one of the nation’s most innovative law schools for two years running.
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