Master of Laws (LLM) in Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (Part-Time)

Learn in Teams at the Intersection of Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Cornell Tech’s Master of Laws in Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship is the first degree of its kind in the world. Now available part-time for applicants with flexible schedules it offers an immersion in innovation, creativity and new business development that will have you learning side-by-side with designers, engineers and business students. Working together in teams, you’ll create new products for existing businesses in the Product Studio and develop your own new business in the Startup Studio or work inside businesses or organizations in PiTech Studio or BigCo Studio. You will dive into studying law and building the transactional skills that emerging technology companies need in practitioner-led courses designed specifically for this program. You will also have ample opportunity to network with the vibrant community of investors, business leaders and entrepreneurial faculty members that only a city like New York and a university like Cornell can provide.

Part-Time Program Requirements and Structure

The part-time path is a different way to take our rigorous Tech LLM Program, and therefore contains the exact curriculum requirements as the full-time program. The only difference is that students taking the part-time option can complete their coursework over 2 years, doing 8-9 credits per semester for a total of 33 credits. The program is fully in-person for both part- and full-time students.

The part-time Tech LLM allows students to participate fully in the Tech LLM curriculum while attending only two to three days per week. Classes are mostly offered during the day (with a few electives at night), so the program is best for those with flexible schedules who can take two days per week to engage in studies to advance their career.

Students should expect their two-year curriculum to proceed generally as follows:

Note for International Students

The part-time Cornell Tech LLM will not by itself qualify most foreign-trained lawyers to sit for the New York State bar examination.* In addition, students in the part-time program are not eligible for F-1 or J-1 visa sponsorship. Students who require additional training to qualify to sit for the New York State bar examination are encouraged to apply for the full-time Cornell Tech LLM three-semester option. The Cornell Tech LLM is not STEM-Designated.

*Requirements vary according to educational background, and bar examination requirements change often. We cannot counsel individual applicants regarding these requirements prior to their admittance into the program. We recommend students who earned their law degree outside of the US review the New York State rules at https://www.nybarexam.org/foreign/foreignlegaleducation.htm.

The Master of Laws in Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship is for practicing attorneys or recent law graduates who want to further hone their legal and leadership skills in the heart of New York City’s ever-evolving technology and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Whether your law degree is from the U.S. or law school outside the U.S., if you have a law degree and are seeking to enhance your technology law knowledge and practice, we welcome your application.

International students: Please note that the Cornell Tech LLM is not STEM-designated.