Commerce and Technology
Master of Commerce and Technology (MCT)
In 1999, Pierce Law established the Center for Law, Technology and Management to be the focus for research projects and programs at the intersection of the technological, legal and managerial worlds. Professor William Murphy was appointed the first director and continues in that role. The Master of Commerce and Technology degree is for those students interested in the emerging technologies which so significantly transform the way we conduct business and manage intellectual property. The degree focuses on a variety of increasingly important Information Age law areas such as cybercrime, internet regulation, identity theft, e-Commerce and Information Age civil liberties, as well as the interface between law and business. The (MCT) program enrolls lawyers, law students, business executives, patent and trademark practitioners, administrators and technology managers. The program is designed to meet the needs of working commerce and technology professionals.
Master of Laws in Commerce and Technology (LLM-CT)
The Master of Laws in Commerce and Technology (LLM-CT) is an academic degree designed for law graduates (JD or LLB) who desire a postgraduate law degree. The LLM degree is particularly recommended for candidates who are interested in pursuing a career in teaching and research in commerce and technology and allows the student to earn a graduate law degree which focuses more on the business and transactional aspects of intellectual property practice, rather than on purely legal issues. The LLM candidate must complete 30 credits of resident coursework. Lawyers and members of law faculties who have come for the LLM, without prior enrollment in commerce and technology courses, will find Pierce Law's program particularly useful for pursuing specialized intellectual property practice.
Attendance at our Intellectual Property Summer Institute in Concord, NH, is included in the tuition for the MCT or LLM program.
Students may enter the MCT or LLM program in the Fall or Spring semesters.
