Securities & Financial Law Certificate
There’s no better place to study securities and financial regulation than Georgetown Law. Our campus is within walking distance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Courts, and the Capitol. We are a short Metro ride to the other Federal regulatory agencies and the nation’s best law firms. Our faculty are experts in their fields and work at major firms or financial regulatory agencies.
The Certificate in Securities & Financial Law provides experienced lawyers with the opportunity to focus on securities and financial law, and it offers lawyers who are just starting their careers a window into this dynamic area of law.
For foreign-trained lawyers, the Certificate in Securities & Financial Law allows students to have a concentration in this area of law, and gain exposure to U.S. law and business law more broadly.
The requirements for the Certificate in Securities & Financial Law are:
- Successful completion of at least 10 credits from classes listed under Securities & Financial Law in the Curriculum Guide.
- Successful completion of the Securities Regulation course.
- U.S.-trained students must complete Securities Regulation, or its equivalent, either in prior J.D. degree program study, or enroll concurrently during their LL.M. degree program study. This course does not count toward the 10 specialization credits for the Certificate, but may count toward the overall LL.M. degree program credit requirements.
- Foreign-trained students must complete Securities Regulation as part of the 10 specialization credits to earn the Certificate.
- A minimum grade point average of “B-” or higher in the courses that are counted toward the Certificate requirements.
- The Certificate in Securities & Financial Law is open to U.S.-trained lawyers to pursue in conjunction with the LL.M. in International Business & Economic Law degree.
- The Certificate in Securities & Financial Law is open to foreign-trained lawyers to pursue in conjunction with the LL.M. in General Studies or LL.M. in International Business & Economic Law degrees.
- J.D. students are not eligible to pursue the Certificate in Securities & Financial Law as part of their J.D. degree studies.
- Students cannot be admitted into the Certificate in Securities & Financial Law program on a standalone basis.
- Students who wish to apply for the Certificate should do so by notifying their LL.M. Program Director no later than the last day of add/drop activity in the last semester before their graduation.
Refer to the Curriculum Guide for the current list of offerings that satisfy coursework for the Certificate in Securities & Financial Law. On the left-hand side Search Options menu, select Securities & Financial Law Certificate as the option under Courses in a Graduate Program.
For a sample listing of courses and their descriptions offered in previous years that satisfied coursework for the Certificate in Securities & Financial Law, refer to the Certificate in Securities & Financial Law Curriculum Essays page.