Advance Your Career and Leadership Skills with an Online Master’s of Legal Studies.
Advance Your Career and Leadership Skills with an Online Master’s of Legal Studies.
Seattle University School of Law offers a valuable degree for individuals looking to advance in their careers. Technology rapidly advances, regulations quickly follow, and compliance efforts have keep up. But if a business wants to succeed, it needs in-house trusted experts to manage risks and assess opportunities. SU trains you to be the prime candidate for the job. Training in legal methods, analysis, and communication will prepare graduates to perform these tasks and assume leadership roles within organizations.
Our fully online masters program prepares you to lead compliance efforts in any organization and industry. Graduate with a highly sought knowledge of law, legal analysis, and the frameworks used to identify, assess, and respond to risk. Understanding these regulations and how they impact organizations is critical to working effectively as a compliance officer.
Our structured, expertly designed program optimizes your learning potential. Begin with a series of foundational courses in legal institutions, methods, and communication, including research and writing. Move next into the core aspects of compliance operations, e.g., investigation, auditing, and report writing. If applicable to your career goals, choose to develop specialized knowledge in one or more of the featured industries (healthcare, finance, data, cybersecurity, and sports).
Learn from a faculty composed of experienced legal educators and adjunct faculty drawn from Seattle’s leading businesses.
At the end of this degree program, graduates should be able to:
To be eligible for admission to the MLS program, candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree.
The following items must be sent to the law school directly from the appropriate institutions:
Our MLS program is built with both asynchronous and synchronous components.
Watch our program overview video to learn more about the Online MLS in Compliance and Risk Management at Seattle U. Hear from Program Director, Kelli Rodriguez Currie, as she shares key insights about the program, explores our in-demand concentrations, and discusses the promising career outcomes you can expect.
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