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Welcome to the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, and its Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits.
The M.S. and LL.M. 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.
LL.M. students may begin the program in the fall or the spring semester, but M.S. 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 LL.M. 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
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Current JMLS students interested
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