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Leadership Program in Law and Business

Program Overview

The Law and Business Niche
Today, as Asia explodes with economic growth, the welfare of our nation depends more than ever on our capacity to produce products and services that deliver value to a competitive global marketplace.   To do this successfully requires more than diligence and dedication. It requires a capacity for imaginative thinking when faced with novel circumstances that we believe law school education is exceptionally good at providing. 

It is therefore important to provide business-oriented students with the flexibility to move beyond the boundaries of traditional legal training.  New York University has recognized this for years, offering a four-year J.D./M.B.A. degree since 1992.  The Law School is now embarking on a path-breaking program.  The law and business focus at the Law School is expanding, and will allow students to avail themselves of the benefits of a cutting-edge law and business education by pursuing either of two tracks: an intensive four-year J.D./M.B.A. dual degree, or a more streamlined three-year J.D. with a concentration in law and business.

NYU’s Leadership Program in Law and Business is being designed to educate the next generation of business law entrepreneurs seeking a legal education as a background for leadership positions in business. Students joining the Leadership Program are provided with a recommended curriculum focused on law and business under the supervision of Leadership Program Faculty Co-Directors Gerald Rosenfeld, CEO of Rothschild North America, and Professor Helen Scott.