Capital University Law School’s newest grant program is making it more affordable than ever for CapLaw and Capital University graduates to get an LL.M. degree and make themselves more marketable to the legal community.
The CapLaw LL.M. grant program cuts the tuition in half for its master of laws program for graduates of the Law School and for undergraduate campus alumni who received J.D. degrees at another law school. The law school offers LL.M. (master of laws) programs in taxation, business, and a combined business and taxation.
This offer is available starting this fall for all CapLaw and Capital University alumni who already have their J.D. degrees. The deadline to apply for this spring is December 10, 2012.
With the tuition grant, the cost is only $573.50 per credit hour. An LL.M. requires 24 credit hours for completion. In addition, students may be able to apply up to 12 credit hours from a Capital J.D. or up to six hours from other J.D. programs toward their LL.M.
Whether you are a recent law school graduate or a veteran attorney, an LL.M. increases your marketability in the legal community by teaching you specialized skills that differentiate you from the crowd. In highly specialized areas such as taxation and business transactions, employers want lawyers who have expertise in the area and whowill hit the ground running. An LL.M. degree creates access to additional job opportunities that aren’t available to someone holding a J.D. degree.
The LL.M. Grant Program will provide a half-tuition grant to all Capital University Law School graduates and Capital University graduates who received their J.D. degrees from other law schools. To take advantage of this offer, students must enroll in the LL.M. program during the 2012-2013 academic year.
To be eligible for a tuition grant, students must not be employed full-time in a law-related job at the time of enrollment and must maintain a 3.0 GPA while enrolled in the grant program.
The LL.M. in taxation has been offered at Capital since 1986. The LL.M. in business and taxation has been offered since the mid to late 1990s and the LL.M. in business has been offered since the early 2000s.
Watch this video for more information about the LL.M. program.