TJSL.edu - Online Law School Exec. Training and Professional Certification:

Recognition of the AAFM ® American Academy of Financial Management ®

Professor G. Mentz has been named the Director of the Diamond AAFM ® Chapter and Alliance between the law school and the AAFM. Special joint AAFM®/Law School courses are available online globally which is a direct path to certification for qualified applicants.

The AAFM ® Approved Private Banking, Wealth Management, Investment Management and Compliance curriculums and courses are provided by this ABA recognized Law School post-graduate program. Other ABA reviewed courses and programs include: Estates and Trusts, AML Anti Money Laundering, E-Business/PM, International Finance, and International Tax.

Faculty, Counselor & Board Certification Advisor G. Mentz, JD, MBA, CWM - AAFM ® Email: info at llmprogram.org

The LLM Courses are sanctioned by the American Academy of Financial Management™ (AAFM®). Successful graduates of relevant certification path courses would be automatically eligible to petition for charter and certification without further examination. The AAFM already has articulation agreements with the The AACSB International and the ACBSP Accreditation Agencies. After your petition and nomination by Prof. Byrnes, you can process your application with Dean Byrnes' Offices.

Professional Designation and Board Certification eligibility requires an accredited degree plus: (I) a graduate level course, (II) passing the examinations of specialized courses within the designated field of study approved by Dean, International Board of Standards, or Faculty Advisor, (III) a professional experience verification, (IV) abiding by the Board’s code of ethics, and (V) an obligation to annually obtain a minimum amount of hours of continuing professional education. Of the Master of Laws 30+ available Courses , listed below are the certifications that can be earned by successfully completing course(s) .

Certification Fact Sheet 2009-10 - Click Here to View or Download PDF

Here are the certifications that successful graduates of relevant Diamond Graduate Law Courses can apply for.

1. CWM ™ Certified/Chartered Wealth Manger - AAFM ® Charter
2. CTEP ™ Chartered Trust and Estate Planner - AAFM ® Charter
3. CAM ™ Chartered/Certified Asset Manager - AAFM ® Charter
4. MFP Master Financial Planner – AAFM ® Charter
5. CPM ™ Certified/Chartered Portfolio Manager - AAFM ® Charter
6. RFS ™ Registered Financial Specialist or MFM™ - AAFM ® Charter
7. CMA ™ Chartered Market Analyst ™ - Financial Analyst Designate - AAFM® Charter and Designation
8. CCA ™ Chartered Compliance Analyst - IBS Charter & AAFM® Charter
9. CRA ™ Chartered/Certified Risk Analyst - IBS Charter & AAFM® Charter
10. CAMC ™ Certified Anti-Money Laundering Consultant - IBS Charter & AAFM® Charter
11. CAPA ™ Certified Asset Protection Analyst - IBS Charter & AAFM® Charter
12. CEC Certified E-Commerce Consultant - - IBS Charter & AAFM® Charter
13. MCP™ Management Consultant Professional - IBS Charter & AAFM® Charter
14. CTS™ Certified Transfer Pricing Specialist™ - IBS Charter & AAFM® Charter
15. MPM™ Master Project Manager – Legal Analyst - IBS Charter & AAFM® Charter
16. CITA ™ Certified International Tax Analyst - IBS Charter & AAFM® Charter
17. RBA™ Registered Business Analyst - IBS Charter & AAFM® Charter

* IBS International Board of Standards - Graduate Board of Management

Certification Requirements below

1. CWM Chartered Wealth Manager ™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Wealth Management & Private Banking 1
Wealth Management & Private Banking 2
Any of the Trusts or Estates Courses

2. Chartered Trust and Estate Planner Designation™ CTEP™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Any of the Trusts or Estates Courses
Trust Company Law, Administration, and Compliance
International Estate Planning
Estate & Gift Taxation

3. Chartered Asset Manager™ CAM™ Board Certification

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Wealth Management & Private Banking 1
International Estate Planning
Estate & Gift
Investment Management & Compliance
International (Offshore) Financial Services
Financial Instruments

4. MFP Master Financial Planner ™ MFP ™ - Professional Designation

Any 4 of the courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only 2 courses if five years or more of professional experience: Wealth Management I & II

5. Chartered Portfolio Manager CPM™ Board Designation

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Investment Management & Compliance
International (Offshore) Financial Services
Financial Instruments

6. RFS™ Registered Financial Specialist or Master Financial Manager™ MFM™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Investment Management & Compliance
Advanced International Tax Planning
Tax Treaties
Financial Instruments

7. Chartered Market Analyst™ CMA™ or FAD Financial Analyst Designation

A minimum 7 years of professional experience and these 2 courses:

Investment Management & Compliance
Wealth Management I or II

8. Chartered Compliance Analyst™ CCA™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only one course if five years or more of professional experience:

Anti-Money Laundering & Compliance 1
Anti-Money Laundering & Compliance 2
Investment Management & Compliance
Financial Crimes & Security
Cyber-Crime and Techno-Torts
Online Contracting
Privacy Law

9. Certified Risk Analyst™ CRA™ Certified in Risk Management

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only the Financial Crimes course if five years or more of professional experience:

Financial Crimes & Security
Cyber Crime and Techno Torts
Investment Management & Compliance or the AML/Bank Secrecy Course
Financial Instruments

10. Certified Anti Money Laundering Consultant™ CAMC™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only the AML/Compliance course if five years or more of professional experience:

• Anti-Money Laundering & Compliance 1 Anti-Money Laundering & Compliance 2 Anti-Money Laundering & Compliance 3 Financial Crimes & Security
• Cyber-Crime and Techno-Torts
• Tax Treaties Law & Planning
• Offshore Financial Services

11/ Certified Asset Protection Analyst ™ CAPA ™ Board Certification

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only the CAPA course if five years or more of professional experience:

CAPA Course and Seminars

• Wealth Management
• Tax Treaties Law & Planning, Offshore Financial Services, Advanced International Tax Planning

12. Certified E-Commerce Consultant ™ CEC™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only the Global e-Commerce Law course if five years or more of professional experience:

Introduction to E-commerce Law
Global e-Commerce Law & Taxation
Online Contracting
Privacy Law
Cyber Crime & Techno-Tort

13. MCP Management Consultant Professional ™ MCP ™

Any 4 of the courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only 2 courses if five years or more of professional experience: International Tax & Financial Centers required.

14. Certified Transfer Pricing Specialist™ CTS™ Board Certification

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only the Transfer Pricing course if five years or more of professional experience:

International Transfer Pricing
Law and Tax of Intellectual Property
Tax Treaties Law & Planning Offshore Financial Services Advanced International Tax Planning
MPM ™ Master Project Manager ™

Any 2 of the contract or project management courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only 1 Project Management Law course if five years or more of professional experience: Project Management Law and Scope.

15. MPM™ Master Project Manager – Legal Analyst - IBS Charter & AAFM Charter

Take the Law School Project Management and Financial Risk, Contracts, and Scope course.

16. Certified International Tax Analyst ™ CITA™

Any two of the following courses (or their curricular equivalents) if less than 5 years of professional experience, or only the advanced tax planning course if five years or more of professional experience:

Introduction to International Tax Planning
Tax Treaties Law & Planning International (Offshore)
Financial Services International Anti-Avoidance Legislation
Advanced International Tax Planning

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These courses are recognized by the ABA International Law Graduate Section:

Accreditation: This ONLINE LLM, JSM and JSD degree program is offered from the TJSL law School in the USA which is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the American Association of Law Schools. The Law School Post Graduate Programs are authorized to offer Online International Law Courses toward Certification

LLM Graduate Law Program – TJSL Law School – IBS International Board of Standards or AAFM Certification Curricular Requirements –

Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate Awards

Degree and non-degree candidates may seek a Law School issued PG Post Graduate or Higher Diploma of Expertise in a certain fields, generally in association with certification of the relevant professional association. Such Law Certificate/Diploma requires 12 credit hours or a minimum of 4 courses within that specialization or field.

(1) International Financial Services

(2) Anti-Money Laundering & Compliance

(3) Wealth Management & Private Banking

(4) E-commerce / Intellectual Property

(5) United States Taxation

(6) Trusts & Estates Administration & Law

(7) International Taxation

The International Tax & Financial Services program was the pioneer 11 years ago with online interactive graduate law courses and best-in-industry accredited training. Our distinguished global team of law professors and current students includes experts, partners and senior managers at firms, directors and vice-presidents of banks, governments and regulatory officials, counsel for multinational companies, as well as staff from international financial service providers, financial advisors, and the firms that consult to them.

Because we developed as an online interactive program to serve the global industry from 1996, instead of a residential program trying to deliver itself to more students, our team is a cohesive network of faculty and alumni that reside globally (Asia, Africa, Europe, North & South America, the Caribbean), connect via our social networks, who approach learning from the working realities of our professional lives, from Senior Manager presentation deadlines, to family vacation commitments.

Certification and Professional Designation articulation has been obtained with professional boards of standards, where graduates of law courses from the accredited ABA school are immediately eligible for certification registration. Most all Certifications are obtainable as a non-degree seeking student. The program delivers online or residential in-house professional certification as well as corporate training to a variety of service providers.

Networking includes an integrated Career Services approach within lectures as well as alumni support – a bold approach whereby each student receives an alumni mentor and is required to engage with 10 years of previous alumni. Courses may include interactive real time lectures and full access to our online research library of international materials via Westlaw, Lexis, CCH, Checkpoint, IBFD, BNA, Tax Analysts, World Tax Executive, Oceana, Butterworths, and numerous other legal, tax, compliance, e-business, and wealth management databases.

For more information or an application, visit http://www.llmprogram.org or
http://llmprogram.tjsl.edu or send an email to llm@tjsl.edu

Dean William Byrnes, Esq. & Dir. Hester Ros, Esq. - Thomas Jefferson School of Law . 2121 San Diego Avenue . San Diego , CA 92110 - Phone: 619.297.9700 ext. 6955. Toll Free: 800.936.7529 .ext 6955 Email: llm@tjsl.edu

Certification Contact: Prof. George S Mentz, JD, MBA, CWM regarding any Certification eligibility.

http://www.tjsl.edu/llm_programs

*Legal Note: Each jurisdiction globally and in the USA in particular may have various promotional rules and advertising regulations for persons who provide legal advice, advice for a fee, and and hold out legal or other credentials to the public. Thus, please check with your local authorities or state bar before using the words "Board Certified". In many jurisdictions, under the US Supreme Court Case IBANEZ or PEEL Decision, the use of designations, board certification, academic qualifications, and other certification credentials is permitted. Most members in 150+ countries of AAFM (which is implied) are using their designations, charters, and credentials in the: finance, tax, investment, banking, government positions, legal and regulatory, consulting, academic & teaching, and accounting world.