Master of Legal Studies

Legal knowledge is a career superpower. Make it yours.

Most professionals deal with legal issues every day: contracts, compliance, employment disputes, regulatory risk—and most aren't equipped to handle them confidently. The Master of Legal Studies changes that.

Designed for non-lawyers who want to lead with authority, the Maurer MLS is a one-year, 30-credit-hour graduate degree that teaches you to think legally, navigate complexity, and protect your organization—without the full three-year commitment of law school.

The MLS gives you the legal knowledge your career demands, in as little as one year. Join one of the nation's top public law schools and gain the edge that sets you apart.

$22,500Total in-state tuition

30Credits can be completed in as little as one year.

Top 25Indiana Law is a top-25 public law school.

From artifacts to future art crime investigator

Claire Chaille MLS'26

Claire came in as an anthropology and classics student with a passion for art and archaeology. Through the MLS, she discovered the legal dimensions of cultural heritage protection — and is now exploring a potential career path connected to the FBI's Art Crime Team. The MLS didn't just teach her the law. It showed her what was possible.

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The MLS opens doors beyond the courthouse

Adam Willman MLS'26

He hadn't planned on law school. It was a backup option while he searched for a job after college. A year later, Adam Willman can't imagine his real estate career without it--a one-year degree that has reshaped how he reads contracts, zoning issues, and land deals, and became the edge he didn't know he needed.

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"I'm so much more confident in my abilities."

Jacquelyn Butler MLS'26

Jacquelyn Butler knew she wanted to work in law long before she stepped into a classroom at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. What she did not know was whether law school was the right next step—or how to break into the legal profession as a first-generation student navigating the process largely on her own. 

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