Legal Administration Program at DU

Are you interested in managing and operating a law firm, court, or legal organization? Know someone who is? Check out the Master of Science in Legal Administration at the University of Denver. Billed as the MBA for legal professionals, the is rather similar to a Master of Business Administration degree, but with particular focus on legal organizations.
Currently, the MSLA can be completed in a single year (two semesters and a summer externship)of full-time study or between two and four years of part-time study. To help accommodate the needs of a variety of students, all MSLA courses are available either in-person or online.

Students pursuing the MSLA degree choose a focus from amongst three different concentrations:

1) Law Firm Administration Concentration
Concentration Information
Concentration Course Plan
Concentration Video Link

2) Court Administration Concentration
Concentration Information
Concentration Course Plan
Concentration Video Link

3) International Court Administration Concentration
Concentration Information
Concentration Course Plan
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The MSLA Program also benefits from an active group of alumni, and the program has made efforts to make keeping in touch after graduation even easier in a variety of ways. It has established a presence on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and professional sites like LinkedIn, as well as hosting events for alumni like a dinner for those attending the National Association for Court Management conference and distributing a free quarterly newsletter.

Those interested in earning both a J.D. and MSLA degree may also be interested in the joint degree program at DU.

For more information on the MSLA Program at DU, contact Hope Kentnor at 303-871-6308 or via e-mail at hkentnor@du.edu or use the contact web page. Also, see the
MSLA Information Brochure .

Written by Hope Kentnor, Director, MSLA Program