


Law shouldn’t be limited to those who make their careers as lawyers. At the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, our philosophy is that law affects all of us, no matter what field we are in. Our Master in Law candidates are an incredibly diverse and accomplished group of professionals and students who make up an integral part of our collegial and collaborative Law School community. They infuse our classrooms with their experiences as physicians, nurses, technologists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and more. In turn, ML candidates receive an education that immerses them in legal study and illuminates the connections between the law and the wide range of related fields in which they have developed expertise.

11+ years of professional experience
at time of application



Dentistry
Education
Engineering
Environmental Sciences

Business Administration
Medicine
Non-Profit Leadership
Nursing

Public Health
Regulatory Affairs
Social Work
Veterinary Medicine

hold
1 or more advanced degrees
ML degree candidates design their own educations. No matter the professional or academic focus, the ML Program provides the knowledge and skills to navigate complex issues and effectively manage the risks and needs of organizations as law and regulations continue to evolve. In addition, the ML can be combined with other graduate programs at Penn—many students complement their primary degrees in medicine, business, education, engineering, public policy, and more with the ML degree.
In addition to the degree, the ML Program offers other possibilities to engage with the law including the Certificate in Law and ad hoc ML courses for members of the Penn Community and summer classes for visiting students. Visit our website to learn more.
U.S. Law and Legal Methods
General Business Law
Navigating the Regulatory State
American Constitutional Law
Technology Law and IP for Non-Lawyers
Medical Liability and Negligence
Contracts and Negotiations
Corporate Compliance
Entrepreneurship and the Law
Health Law and Policy
Fundamentals of U.S. Legal Research (online)
Health Law and Comparative Health Systems Overview (online)
Patent Law (online)

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LAWM 528
LAWM 529
LAW 602
LAW 659
LAWM 522
LAWM 536
LAW 509

LAWM 511
LAWM 528
LAWM 529
LAWM 530
LAW 588
LAW 916
LAW 939
LAW 943

LAWM 511
LAWM 528
LAWM 529
LAWM 506
LAW 966
LAW 930
LAW 677
LAW 507

LAWM 511
LAWM 528
LAWM 529
LAWM 505
LAW 705
LAW 780
LAW 949
LAW 969

LAWM 511
LAWM 528
LAWM 529
LAWM 522
LAW 769
LAW 908
LAW 646
LAW 750

LAWM 511
LAWM 528
LAWM 529
LAWM 530
LAW 506
LAW 982
LAW 515
LAW 613

LAWM 511
LAWM 528
LAWM 529
LAWM 505
LAW 979
LAW 676
LAW 991
LAW 968

LAWM 511
LAWM 528
LAWM 529
LAWM 522
LAW 530
LAW 939
NURSING 548
NURSING 540

LAWM 511
LAWM 528
LAWM 529
LAWM 576
LAW 507
LAW 931
LAWM 506
LAW 943

LAWM 511
LAWM 528
LAWM 529
LAWM 530
LAW 704
LAW 505
LAWM 536
LAW 939
JD Course Sampling*
Administrative Law
Advanced Issues in Private Finance
Advanced Topics in Technology and Policy
Anatomy of a Divorce
Animal Law and Ethics
Antitrust: Mergers, IP & Vertical Restraints
Artificial Intelligence Law
Black Lives Matter in Historical Perspective
Business Strategy, Private Equity and Corporate Law
China and International Human Rights
Church & State in America: Contemporary & Historical Perspectives
Climate Change Law and Policy
Commercial Finance – Secured Transactions
Comparative Health Systems and the Law
Conflict of Laws
Constitutional Interpretation
Consumer Financial Regulation
Copyright
Corp Gov, Ethics, Compliance
Corporate Finance: Economics and Law
Corporate Restructuring
Corporate Taxation
Corporations
Crimmigration
Crisis Management
Cybercrime
Deals: Economic Structure of Transactions & Contracting
Development and Diversity of American Criminal Law
Discrimination in Education
Election Law
Empirical Law and Economics
Employee Benefits
Employment Discrimination
Energy Law and Climate Change
Entertainment Law
European Union Law
Family Law
Fashion Law
Federal Income Taxation
Federal Indian Law
Finance, Economics and Law of Financial Crises
FinTech Challenge
First Amendment
Food Systems, Sustainability and the Law
Foreign Relations Law
Freedom, Responsibility and Neuroscience
General Counsel
Health Care Financing
Health Care Fraud: Investigation and Prosecution
Health Law and Policy
Immigration Law
In-House Counsel/Corporate Generalist
Intellectual Property Transactions
Intelligence Law Seminar
International Business Transactions
International Human Rights
International Investment Arbitration
International Tax
International Trade Regulation
Labor Law
Land Use Law
Law and Candidacy
Law and Commerce in American History
Law and Economics
Law of Financial Institutions
Law of Investigations
Law of the Professor: Cont Problems in Higher Education
Law of the Sea
Local Government Law
M&A Through the Business Cycle
Mediation Theory and Skills
Mental Health Law
Mergers and Acquisitions
Military, Law, and Society
Money Laundering
National Security Law
Nonprofit Organizations: Law, Governance and Ethics
Oil and Gas Law
Patent Law
Patents, Innovation and Value
Pharmaceutical Regulation and Enforcement
Power & Privilege in Public Service
Private Action: Antitrust, RICO & the Class Action
Prosecution and Defense in the 21st Century
Public Corruption and the Law
Real Estate Transactions
Refugee Law
Regulatory Law and Policy
SEC Enforcement
Securities Regulation
Social Media Law
Sport and Law in Comparative Perspective
Structuring Venture Capital and Private Equity Transactions
Tax Policy Seminar
Topics in Defamation
Trade Secrets
Trade War: Economic Laws of National Security
Trademarks
Transformation of the Financial Sector
Trusts and Estates
Unincorporated Business Entitites
Visual Legal Advocacy
White Collar Crime
Administrative Law
Advanced Issues in Private Finance
Advanced Topics in Technology and Policy
Anatomy of a Divorce
Animal Law and Ethics
Antitrust: Mergers, IP & Vertical Restraints
Artificial Intelligence Law
Black Lives Matter in Historical Perspective
Business Strategy, Private Equity and Corporate Law
China and International Human Rights
Church & State in America: Contemporary & Historical Perspectives
Climate Change Law and Policy
Commercial Finance – Secured Transactions
Comparative Health Systems and the Law
Conflict of Laws
Constitutional Interpretation
Consumer Financial Regulation
Copyright
Corp Gov, Ethics, Compliance
Corporate Finance: Economics and Law
Corporate Restructuring
Corporate Taxation
Corporations
Crimmigration
Crisis Management
Cybercrime
Deals: Economic Structure of Transactions & Contracting
Development and Diversity of American Criminal Law
Discrimination in Education
Election Law
Empirical Law and Economics
Employee Benefits
Employment Discrimination
Energy Law and Climate Change
Entertainment Law
European Union Law
Family Law
Fashion Law
Federal Income Taxation
Federal Indian Law
Finance, Economics and Law of Financial Crises
FinTech Challenge
First Amendment
Food Systems, Sustainability and the Law
Foreign Relations Law
Freedom, Responsibility and Neuroscience
General Counsel
Health Care Financing
Health Care Fraud: Investigation and Prosecution
Health Law and Policy
Immigration Law
In-House Counsel/Corporate Generalist
Intellectual Property Transactions
Intelligence Law Seminar
International Business Transactions
International Human Rights
International Investment Arbitration
International Tax
International Trade Regulation
Labor Law
Land Use Law
Law and Candidacy
Law and Commerce in American History
Law and Economics
Law of Financial Institutions
Law of Investigations
Law of the Professor: Cont Problems in Higher Education
Law of the Sea
Local Government Law
M&A Through the Business Cycle
Mediation Theory and Skills
Mental Health Law
Mergers and Acquisitions
Military, Law, and Society
Money Laundering
National Security Law
Nonprofit Organizations: Law, Governance and Ethics
Oil and Gas Law
Patent Law
Patents, Innovation and Value
Pharmaceutical Regulation and Enforcement
Power & Privilege in Public Service
Private Action: Antitrust, RICO & the Class Action
Prosecution and Defense in the 21st Century
Public Corruption and the Law
Real Estate Transactions
Refugee Law
Regulatory Law and Policy
SEC Enforcement
Securities Regulation
Social Media Law
Sport and Law in Comparative Perspective
Structuring Venture Capital and Private Equity Transactions
Tax Policy Seminar
Topics in Defamation
Trade Secrets
Trade War: Economic Laws of National Security
Trademarks
Transformation of the Financial Sector
Trusts and Estates
Unincorporated Business Entitites
Visual Legal Advocacy
White Collar Crime

In addition to the rich, interdisciplinary curriculum, ML degree candidates are encouraged to take advantage of the varied extra-curricular opportunities at the Law School, including involvement with student affinity groups, engaging with centers and institutes and attending many events throughout the year.

ML lecturers are renowned academics and practitioners with many years of experience in their fields, bridging legal principles and practice. Appreciating that ML degree candidates often enter into the Program without a law background, our lecturers make legal concepts digestible while providing students with solid foundations for their future JD courses.
As an ML degree candidate, you will also have the opportunity to take classes and interact with prominent faculty teaching in the JD curriculum.
For more about our distinguished faculty, visit www.law.upenn.edu/faculty.






Master in Law Program

Catharine Restrepo, Esq. L’93
Executive Director, Master in Law Program
Michael Knoll
Theodore K. Warner Professor of Law
Academic Director, Master in Law Program
Natalie Dury Green
Director of Operations, Master in Law Program
Kait Johnstone
Assistant Director, Master in Law Program
All information in this viewbook is subject to change as our programs are constantly evolving. For the most up to date information, please visit our website.
