Legal Risk Management, Contracting, and Compliance

Begin your application today by entering the Graduate Admissions Portal. Applicants can review our Admission Procedures, which includes information regarding required and optional application materials.

We encourage all applicants to submit their application by the priority deadline below to receive the quickest admissions decision. However, the J.M. Program can work with interested applicants to complete their application by the College of Law deadline.

If you are interested in applying after the priority deadline, please email jmadmissions@law.fsu.edu to discuss how to complete an application.

Summer 2024 Term
Currently accepting applications!
Priority deadline: March 1, 2024
College of Law deadline: March 25, 2024

Fall 2024 Term
Currently accepting applications!
Priority deadline: July 1, 2024
College of Law deadline: July 26, 2024

Spring 2025 Term
Currently accepting applications!
Priority deadline: November 1, 2024
College of Law deadline: November 8, 2024

    Learn more about the Juris Master degree by attending one of our information sessions. Each virtual presentation will provide a program overview, which will include curriculum, benefits, admission requirements, deadlines, and more. Our team will be ready to answer your questions.

    Thursday, March 21, 2024
    6-7 p.m. ET
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    Wednesday, April 17, 2024
    6-7 p.m. ET
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      If you have questions and would like to speak with a member of the Juris Master Program team, please contact us at jmadmissions@law.fsu.edu or 850.644.7591.

        The Juris Master in Legal Risk Management, Contracting, and Compliance is a 30-credit-hour degree specifically designed for non-lawyers, such as legal risk managers, claims managers, customer safety specialists and other types of corporate risk managers and compliance officers, seeking additional training to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the law and advance their careers.

        Professionals in the legal risk management, contract risk management and compliance fields can greatly benefit from the Juris Master program. Through foundational law courses and electives, students can gain an in-depth understanding of the law and regulations to enhance their professional development and effectiveness.

        Advanced courses in this area include Contract Risk Management, Vendors and Other Third-Party Risk Management, Insurance Contracts, Enterprise Risk Management, Business Organizations, Governance, Risk Management and Compliance, Consumer Protection Law, Government Contracting, Project Management: Contracting and Compliance, and a variety of cybersecurity, privacy, and data analytics courses.

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        Program Highlights

         100% Online Delivery – Built for working professionals, our 100% online and asynchronous platform affords students the flexibility they need to earn a degree while also working full-time.

         Innovative and Relevant Curriculum – Benefit from a career-focused curriculum developed with the advice of industry professionals and prominent in-house and outside counsel to combine academic knowledge and practice-based learning. The program offers numerous and varied courses that target real-world compliance issues faced by many industries.

        National Recognition – Earn a degree from a top 50 law school and top 20 Public University (U.S. News & World Report, 2022).

        ► Affordable Tuition Rates – The program is competitively priced for both in-state and out-of-state students.

         Flexible and Customizable – Take the number of courses that makes sense for your schedule. Students have the flexibility to take the number of courses that works best for them each semester. Additionally, students can select courses from other concentrations, tailoring their curriculum to meet their own professional and personal goals. 

         Top-Rate Law Faculty Engage in courses taught by highly respected full-time faculty of the College of Law and expert practitioners in their fields.

         Professional Networking  Work alongside world-class professors and industry experts in a collaborative and immersive learning environment.


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        If you have questions and would like to speak with a member of the Juris Master Program team, please contact us at jmadmissions@law.fsu.edu or 850.644.7591.