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:

1. Interpret cases, statutes, and regulations related to the law and policy of compliance and risk management across myriad industries.
2. Analyze the role of the U.S. legal system, especially administrative bodies, in relation to business or industry compliance and risk.
3. Examine compliance and risk through a legal lens, to include legal analysis, research, and written and verbal communication.
4. Demonstrate an ability to perform critical non-attorney roles ethically and with cultural competency regardless of industry or business environment.

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:

• Official transcripts from all academic institutions where you have studied. A certified translation must be attached if the transcript is not in English.
• If English is not your first language, official TOEFL score report must be sent directly from ETS. TOEFL is waived for students whose first language is English, who attended an educational institution in which English was the primary language of instruction, or who have worked in an English-speaking environment for one year or more.

Our MLS program is built with both asynchronous and synchronous components.

• Asynchronous components (readings, pre-recorded lectures, discussion threads, etc.) can be completed at your convenience.
• Synchronous components (live online classes) involve engagement with faculty and classmates with the recommendation of real-time attendance.

• Part-time and fully online
• Fall and Spring term starts
• 3 terms per year
• 14-week terms
• Complete within 2 years