Law School

Academic Programs & Degrees

Adrian Neritani


 
 
 
The John Marshall Law School  Programs & Degrees  |  Law School Directory  |  Search & Site Map  |  Contact  |  Catalog  | Home
Home > Academic Programs > Tax and Employee Benefits Law >

Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits

PROSEPCTIVE STUDENTS FOR THE
GRADUATE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS

Welcome to the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, and its Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits.

The MS and LLM programs in Employee Benefits reflect the fact that employee benefits law has become increasingly complex and multi-disciplinary in nature. Thus, our courses enable attorneys and other employee benefit professionals to acquire the substantive knowledge and skills necessary to solve employee benefits issues. The programs stress a transactional approach, dealing with actual problems encountered by employers and employee organizations in developing and maintaining employee benefit plans.

LLM students may begin the program in the fall or the spring semester, but MS students must start in the fall. Classes are offered in the evenings or on Saturdays. Externships and practicums are available to obtain practical experience in governmental agencies, such as the IRS or Department of Labor, or in a law firm environment. Some students begin the program immediately upon completion of their JD degree – requiring only one additional semester of classes. Others enter after several years of working in the employee benefits field. These professionals often complete their degrees in as little as two semesters or over a two to three-year period.

Courses are taught by full-time professors and Chicago’s leading employee benefits practitioners, including current and former members of the IRS’ Office of Chief Counsel.

The LLM Program began in 1998 as the only graduate employee benefits degree program in the nation. It continues to be the only one of its type! Students come across the country to Chicago to learn this area of law. Alumni work in a variety of settings – law firms, governmental agencies, consulting firms, in-house corporations, and not-for-profit entities. With a 95% placement rate, our alums are in high demand upon graduation.

Professor Kathryn J. Kennedy

Download an LLM application

Download an MS application

Current JMLS students interested
in a joint J.D./LL.M. degree

Attorneys and law school grads interested
in an LL.M. degree

Non-attorney benefits professionals interested
in a MS degree

 

Watch a video introduction

See a Recent Brochure

 

return to Employee Benefits page


Center News and Events | Faculty and Advisory Boards | home

Employee Benefits Curriculum | Current students | Prospective students | home 

Tax Law Curriculum | Current students | Prospective Tax students | home 
The John Marshall Law School home

 


Home | Admission | Programs & Degrees | A-Z Index | Contact Us

Stay connected to The John Marshall Law School:

Questions or suggestions for this web site?
Please contact The John Marshall Law School web site manager.

© 2009 The John Marshall Law School
Privacy PolicyNon-Discrimination Policy

 


The John Marshall
Law School

315 S. Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL 60604
312.427.2737 ph

 


Last Updated On: 8/10/09