By Chris Caesar
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winter 2026
Suffolk Law launched its LLM in Legal Innovation & Technology (LIT) this fall—the first STEM-designated program of its kind in the U.S.—with a JD/LLM dual degree option coming in 2026. The move builds on the Law School’s track record as a leader in legal technology education, including two recent top rankings from The National Jurist and consistent recognition as a Bloomberg Law “Top Law School Innovator.”
The LLM in LIT prepares lawyers to navigate a profession transformed by AI and emerging technologies. Students explore courses such as Generative AI and the Delivery of Legal Services and The Law of Artificial Intelligence. The JD/LLM option offers an accelerated path, allowing students to earn both degrees in as little as three years with summer study, as well as a required externship and capstone project.
LIT LLM courses emphasize real-world application. Students gain hands-on experience with technologies and workflows that are reshaping legal services, including generative AI, document automation, legal design thinking, and data-driven strategies for efficient delivery of legal services.
“We’re teaching students to be discerning innovators who know when to leverage technology and when to rely on human expertise,” says Professor Dyane O’Leary, JD ’05, director of the LIT Center. “That’s what law firms and legal departments need: lawyers who can navigate the intersection of legal judgment and technological possibility.”
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