About the Programs Health Law SLU’s Master of Laws in health law is a one-year program that was created for two types of lawyers: those seeking an in-depth introduction to the practice of health law and those who have a health law background but who are seeking exposure to new developments in health law. This highly selective program allows each student individual attention and close faculty supervision. LL.M. students at SLU are encouraged to complete scholarly writing, attend the health law colloquia and participate in directed research projects. You may choose from a range of foundational and specialized health law and policy courses and learn from faculty with more than 177 years of collective health law teaching experience. LL.M. students are also offered externship opportunities including the “Health Law Semester” in Washington, D.C. LL.M. for Foreign Lawyers This one-year master's degree for foreign law graduates provides an introduction to U.S. law. The main feature of the LL.M. program for foreign lawyers is its attention to the individual needs of its students. Each LL.M. student is partnered with a faculty member who provides guidance on class selection and professional goals. Students also receive intensive academic support services and assistance in locating housing and orienting to the SLU LAW community. Students in the LL.M. program have access to SLU School of Law’s top-tier faculty as well as to leading scholars, practitioners, and employers. You will also have access to our network of more than 1,150 health law alumni across the country.

SLU’s LL.M. in health law prepares attorneys to work in the nation’s leading law firms specializing in health law. Graduates also work in large health care systems, federal and state agencies, academic medical centers, and provider trade associations. Selected employers of SLU health law LL.M. alumni include: Epstein Becker & Green P.C., New York Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Baltimore Baylor Health Care Systems, Dallas Polsinelli P.C., Dallas Quarles & Brady LLP, Phoenix Express Scripts Inc., St. Louis Genesis Health Systems, Davenport, Iowa Arent Fox LLP, Washington D.C. Oshner Health Systems, New Orleans