General requirements for obtaining the LL.M. degree are (1) satisfactory completion of 24 semes-ter credit hours in course work, and (2) satisfactory completion of the massemes-ter’s thesis under the direction of an instructor. For specific requirements for your major, see the LL.M. Program De-gree Requirements and Academic Regulations, which is available from Prof. Paul Dubinsky, Di-rector of Graduate Studies, his secretary Olive Hyman, and on the Law School’s website.
A grade-point average of 2.33 or higher is required for graduation for the LL.M. Degree in Taxa-tion, Labor and Employment, and Corporate and Finance. A grade-point average of 3.0 or higher is required for graduation for the LL.M. Degree in United States Law.
An LL.M. student who earns a C-, D+, D or E in a course will have the mark of F entered on his/her record.
Students who have completed all of the requirements for an LL.M. degree except the master’s thesis must register for Master’s Essay Direction (as an auditor) during each semester that the thesis remains incomplete until the student either declares himself or herself no longer a candi-date for the degree or the student exhausts the six-year time period for completing the program.
Students enrolled as auditors for Master’s Essay Direction must pay tuition and fees associated with this course and their transcripts will reflect a mark of Z (Audit).
All students must complete the basic course in their respective major field of study: Taxation for Taxation majors; Corporations for Corporate and Finance Law majors; and Labor Law for Labor and Employment Law majors. If a student completed the basic course in his or her major (wheth-er at Wayne Law or elsewh(wheth-ere) during the five-year time p(wheth-eriod preceding the commencement of his or her LL.M. studies at Wayne Law, then the requirement may be waived by the Director of Graduate Studies, depending on the content of the course and the grade received. Students who have not completed the basic course within five years of enrollment must enroll in the course, unless the requirement is waived by the Director of Graduate Studies.
Students registering for the basic course in their major receive two semester credit-hours toward completion of the 24 credit-hours of course work required for the LL.M. degree regardless of the number of credit hours listed in the course catalogue.
Registering for the Master’s Thesis
Students who are planning to write their Master’s Theses during the 2014-15 academic year must have participated in the Master’s Thesis Workshop that was held during the Fall Term 2014. Al-so, these students must complete the Authorization for Master’s Essay form, available from the Law School’s website or in the Law School Records Office, and submit it with an Add/Drop form in order to register for the thesis.
Students electing to complete the thesis in connection with a seminar must register for Master's Essay Direction (LEX 8999) for 2 credit-hours, and Directed Study (LEX 7990) for 1 credit-hour.
(Do not register for the seminar.) Such students must notify the Law School Records Office by completing the Master’s Essay Direction form and include the name of the seminar associated with completion of the essay requirement. Students intending to write the Master’s Essay inde-pendently under the supervision of a professor must register for Master's Essay Direction (LEX 8999) for 2 semester credit-hours.
The total number of semester credit-hours required for the LL.M. degree is 26 whether the thesis is done in connection with a seminar or not.
LL.M. Courses
Unless otherwise specified, classes start during the week of January 12, 2015.
Listed on the following pages are pre-approved courses for each of the three majors. Students enrolling in such courses need not obtain the prior approval of the Director of Graduate Studies in order to have these courses count toward the requirements of their degree. In addition, students may take J.D. courses appropriate to their programs as electives. Such courses count toward the number of credits needed to graduate but do not satisfy the major-specific requirements unless approved in advance by the Director of Graduate Studies. Students who wish to fulfill the mas-ter’s thesis in connection with a J.D. seminar that is not listed as an approved LL.M. offering must secure permission from the Director of Graduate Studies.
To receive credit for a graduate-level course offered outside the Law School, the student must secure prior approval from the Director of Graduate Studies. The schedule of class offerings throughout the University is available at www.classschedule.wayne.edu.
University classes outside the Law School generally run from January 12 to April 27, 2015, with examinations scheduled from April 29 to May 5.
LL.M. students who have not had basic law school courses in their major fields, particularly Taxa-tion, Labor Law and Corporations, usually should plan to take these courses in their first semester of study.
For Corporate and Finance Law Majors Required Courses
Corporations
Prof. Beecher-Monas. 2 cr. T.,Th. 1:25-3:25, Rm. 1525. LEX 7156 002, CRN 25187.
Taxation
Prof. Cancelosi. 4 cr. M,W. 4:00-6:00, Rm. 1535. LEX 7816 002, CRN 26819.
Required Elective Courses Business Planning: A Transactional Approach [PS]
Profs. Schenk & Sugar. 4 cr. (8 req.) M,W. 3:50-6:00, Rm. 2242 (DJK). Year-long course, must be elected and completed in both the Fall 2014 and Winter 2015 Terms to receive credit. Prereqs.: LEX 7156 Cor-porations and LEX 7816 Taxation. Not open to students who have taken former JDC 728 Business Planning and Taxation of Corpora-tions and Shareholders, LEX 7821 Taxation of Corporations, LEX 7761 Securities Regu-lation, LEX 7146 Corporate Tax I, LEX 7151 Corporate Tax II, or LEX 7060 Business Planning (4 cr.) Class will meet for an addi-tional ten minutes to make up for classes that may be missed during the term. Stu-dents who wish to take LEX 7060 Business Planning (4 cr.) in the Fall 2015 Term must have completed LEX 7156 Corporations, LEX 7816 Taxation, LEX 7821 Taxation of Corporations, and LEX 7761 Securities Regulation prior to enrolling. LEX 7061 001, CRN 25112.
Corporate Finance
Prof. Zacks. 3 cr. T,Th. 10:45-12:10, Rm.
2255. Prereq.: LEX 7156 Corporations.
LEX 7141 001, CRN 23468.
Taxation of Corporations
Prof. Beale. 4 cr. M, W. 6:10-8:10, Rm.
2249. Prereq.: LEX 7816 Taxation. Not open to students who have taken LEX 7061 Business Planning: A Transactional Ap-proach, LEX 7060 Business Planning, LEX 7146 Corporate Tax I, LEX 7151 Corporate Tax II or LEX 7203 Elements of Corporate Taxation. LEX 7821 001, CRN 26820.
Approved Courses Alternative Dispute Resolution
Prof. Ackerman. 2 cr. Th. 4:00-6:00, Moot Court Room (2139). This Sec-tion/CRN limited and reserved for LL.M. stu-dents only. LEX 7016 002, CRN 26749
Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
Prof. Ruskin. 3 cr. M.,W. 1:25-2:50, Rm.
1535. Prereq.: LEX 6500 Property, Prereq.
or Coreq.: LEX 7756 Secured Transactions.
LEX 7051 001, CRN 24431.
Business and Community Law Clinic [PS]
Prof. E. Williams. 6 cr. M, W. 10:10-12:10, Rm. 1243 DJK. Limit 10 students.
Consent of instructor, required. Pre or coreq.: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibil-ity and LEX 7156 Corporations or consent of instructor. To apply, go to law.wayne.edu, click on Current Students, then click on Clin-ics, then click on the link for Wayne Law
Clinics Student Application LEX 8631 001, CRN 22022.
Contract Drafting Seminar [PS]
Prof. Wellman. 3 cr. M. 4:00-6:00, Rm.
2246 DJK. Limit 16 students. Prereq.: LEX 6200 Contracts A, LEX 6202 Contracts B and permission of instructor required prior to registering. LEX 8039 001, CRN 22465.
Employment Discrimination
Prof. Browne. 3 cr. M,W. 10:45-12:10, Rm. 1550. LEX 7216 001, CRN 26810.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Prof. Zacks. 3 cr. T, Th. 1:25-2:50, Rm.
1545. Prereq.: LEX 7156 Corporations and LEX 7816 Taxation . Enrollment limited to 30 students for Winter 2015. LEX 7603 001, CRN 24441.
Multistate Taxation in the Digital Age
Prof. Gandhi. 3 cr. T. 6:10-9:10, Rm.2261. Prereq.: LEX 7816 Taxation. Not open to students who have taken LEX 7771 State and Local Taxation. LEX 7605 001, CRN 26813.
Negotiation [PS]
Prof. Ackerman. 3 cr. M, W. 3:00-4:25, Rm. 2249. Space is limited to 24 students total. This Section/CRN limited and reserved for LL.M. students only. LEX 7616 004, CRN 25159.
Negotiation [PS]
Prof. Cholack. 2 cr. M. 6:10-8:10, Rm.
2013. Space is limited to 24 students total.
This Section/CRN limited and reserved for LL.M. students only. LEX 7616 002, CRN 22728.
Secured Transactions
Prof. Bartell. 3 cr. M,W. 10:45-12:10, Rm.
2242 DJK. Prereq.: LEX 6500 Property.
LEX 7756 001, CRN 23725.
Securities Regulation
Prof. Beecher-Monas. 3 cr. M,W. 1:25-2:50, Rm. 1545. Prereq.: LEX 7156 Corpo-rations. Not open to students who have tak-en LEX 7061 Business Planning: A Transac-tional Approach. LEX 7761 001, CRN 26817
Taxation of Corporations
Prof. Beale. 4 cr. M,W. 6:10-8:10, Rm.
2249. Prereq.: LEX 7816 Taxation. Not open to students who have taken LEX 7061 Business Planning: A Transactional Ap-proach, LEX 7060 Business Planning, LEX 7146 Corporate Tax I, LEX 7151 Corporate Tax II or LEX 7203 Elements of Corporate Taxation. LEX 7821 001, CRN 26820.
Taxation of Partnerships
Prof. Beale. 3 cr. M,W. 10:45-12:10, Rm.
2249. Prereq.: LEX 7816 Taxation. LEX 7311 001, CRN 23471.
Trademarks and Unfair Competition
Prof. Rothchild. 3 cr. T,Th. 6:10-7:35, Rm.2255. Prereq.: LEX 6500 Property. LEX 7831 001, CRN 22894.
For Labor and Employment Law Majors
Moot Court Room (2139). This Sec-tion/CRN limited and reserved for LL.M. stu-dents only. LEX 7016 002, CRN 26749National Labor Relations Act: Current Problems Seminar
Prof. Canfield. 3 cr. M. 6:10-8:10. Limit 16 students. Prereq.: LEX 7501 Labor Law LEX 8271 001, CRN 26828.
Negotiation [PS]
Prof. Ackerman. 3 cr. M, W. 3:00-4:25, Rm. 2249. Space is limited to 24 students total. This Section/CRN limited and reserved for LL.M. students only. LEX 7616 004, CRN 25159.
Negotiation [PS]
Prof. Cholack. 2 cr. M. 6:10-8:10. Rm.
2013. Space is limited to 24 students total.
This Section/CRN limited and reserved for LL.M. students only. LEX 7616 002, CRN 22728.
For Taxation Majors Required Courses
Taxation
Prof. Cancelosi. 2 cr. M,W. 4:00-6:00, Rm. 1535. LEX 7816 002, CRN 26819.
Required Electives Business Planning: A Transactional Approach [PS]
Profs. Schenk & Sugar. 4 cr. (8 req.) M,W. 3:50-6:00, Rm. 2242 (DJK). Year-long course, must be elected and completed in both the Fall 2014 and Winter 2015 Terms to receive credit. Prereqs.: LEX 7156 Cor-porations and LEX 7816 Taxation. Not open to students who have taken former JDC 728 Business Planning and Taxation of Corpora-tions and Shareholders, LEX 7821 Taxation of Corporations, LEX 7761 Securities Regu-lation, LEX 7146 Corporate Tax I, LEX 7151 Corporate Tax II, or LEX 7060 Business
Planning (4 cr.) Class will meet for an addi-tional ten minutes to make up for classes that may be missed during the term. Stu-dents who wish to take LEX 7060 Business Planning (4 cr.) in the Fall 2015 Term must have completed LEX 7156 Corporations, LEX 7816 Taxation, LEX 7821 Taxation of Corporations, and LEX 7761 Securities Regulation prior to enrolling. LEX 7061 001, CRN 25112.
Taxation of Corporations
Prof. Beale. 4 cr. M, W. 6:10-8:10, Rm.
2249, Prereq.: LEX 7816 Taxation. Not open to students who have taken LEX 7061 Business Planning: A Transactional Ap-proach, LEX 7060 Business Planning, LEX 7146 Corporate Tax I, LEX 7151 Corporate Tax II or LEX 7203 Elements of Corporate Taxation. LEX 7821 001, CRN 26820.
Approved Courses Corporate Finance
Prof. Zacks. 3 cr. T,Th. 10:45-12:10, Rm.
2255. Prereq.: LEX 7156 Corporations. En-rollment limited to 30 students for Winter 2015. LEX 7141 001, CRN 23468.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Prof. Zacks. 3 cr. T, Th. 1:25-2:50, Rm.
1545. Prereq.: LEX 7156 Corporations and LEX 7816 Taxation . Enrollment limited to 30 students for Winter 2015. LEX 7603 001, CRN 24441
Multistate Taxation in the Digital Age
Prof. Gandhi. 3 cr. T. 6:10-9:10, Rm.26813. Prereq.: LEX 7816 Taxation. Not
open to students who have taken LEX 7771 State and Local Taxation. LEX 7605 001, CRN 26813.
Taxation of Partnerships
Prof. Beale. 3 cr. M,W. 10:45-12:10, Rm.
2249. Prereq.: LEX 7816 Taxation. LEX 7311 001, CRN 23471.
Trusts and Decedents’ Estates
Prof. Cancelosi. 4 cr. W, F. 10:10-12:10, Rm. 1545. Prereq.: LEX 6500 Property. LEX LE 7841 001, CRN 26826.For all LL.M. Students
Directed Study
Prof. Dubinsky (adviser). 1-2 cr. Super-vising instructor to be selected by stu-dent. Prereq.: Consent of instructor. Au-thorization for Directed Study forms are available on the Law School website and in the Law School Records Office. Forms must be submitted to the Records Office no later than January 16, 2015. LEX 7990 002, CRN 20432.
Master’s Essay Direction
Prof. Dubinsky (adviser). Prereq.: Con-sent of instructor. Authorization for Master’s Essay Direction forms are available on the Law School website and in the Law School Records Office. Forms must be submitted to the Records Office no later than January 16, 2015. LEX 8999 001, CRN 21128.