LLM stands for Master of Laws and is a master's degree, pursued by graduates with bachelor's degree in law and interested in a professional degree for admission into legal practice. LLM or Master of Laws is usually a specialized course "taught" that includes lectures, exams and a dissertation and lasts from one up to two years full-time. The diploma may be awarded by boys and girls after passing an examination. Students, women and men can decide to attend one of these master's degrees by public or private universities to award a professional practice and become lawyer, jurist, judge, expert in criminal, family, financial or corporate law. Some specializations of LLM can bring to legal profiles like federal prosecutors, federal defenders or private defense counselors.