Business and Commercial Law LLM

Introduction

The LLM is approved by both the Law Society and Bar Council as an appropriate programme of study for purposes of Continuing Professional Development for practising solicitors and barristers. It is also a stand-alone qualification for those wishing to enhance their career prospects through acquiring vocationally relevant knowledge and skills.

This is a high quality flexible programme of study aimed at providing participants with high order critical and analytical skills in relevant areas of Law so enabling them to contribute to the strategic decision making processes of UK organisations. The programme culminates in a bound dissertation that allows you to carry out an in-depth investigation into an area of law that interests you.

Four compulsory core modules are studied for 15 credits each:

• Business and Social Organisations
• Corporate Governance
• Commercial and Consumer Relations
• Legal Writing and Research

You select four option modules, of 15 credits each, from:

• Competition Law
• Commercial Leasing
• Cyberspace Law
• Employment Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Commercial Contracts
• Investment Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Information Technology
• Human Rights
• EC Automotive Law
• Introduction to EU Law

Career prospects

Students completing the LLM have gone on to take up senior positions in a broad range of sectors, such as Legal Practice, Public Sector and Social Enterprise.  The programme aims to prepare participants to become strategic decision makers in their organisation.

Entry requirements

A recognised first degree in Law, or a degree with substantial law content of at least a good Second Class Honours standard. The requirements of a Second Class degree may be waived where it can be shown that an applicant has achieved a comparable academic standard through past studies and where previous work experience has made the applicant suitable for this Masters programme.

Additionally, candidates whose entry qualifications were not assessed in English, must have attained a level of competence in English at least equivalent to an IELTS score of 6.5