October 28, 2013

Boston University launches Two-Year LLM Track of Legal English Certificate Program (LECP)

Beginning in fall 2014, Boston University (BU) Law will offer a Legal English Certificate Program (LECP), a two-semester, 25-credit full-time program designed for international lawyers and professionals who seek to improve their general English and legal English communications skills.

Developed in collaboration with BU’s Center for English Language and Orientation Programs (CELOP), the LECP will be available through two tracks: (1) a two-year LL.M. track, for international LL.M. candidates whose admission to a BU Law LL.M. program is conditioned on their completing the one-year LECP; and (2) a “certificate-only” track, open to foreign professionals – including non-lawyers – who seek only a legal English training credential, with no plans to pursue LL.M. studies.

BU Law will begin accepting applications for the LECP program (and Two-Year LL.M. track) in December 2013.