If you’ve passed the PG Dip Law, Legal Practice Course, Bar Training or a PG Dip leading to SQE, this course will enable you to achieve a master's degree.
Designed to be as flexible as possible, this course and all assessments will be delivered entirely online with no live classes for you to attend.
As part of this course, you’ll:
There are three routes for entry to this course, applicants are required to meet one of the following entry criteria:
A postgraduate diploma in a legal subject (GDL, LPC, PG Dip SQE, BVC or BPTC)
Have achieved a qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales (either through the LPC and Training Contract or the SQE with Qualifying Work Experience)
Have achieved a qualification as a qualified lawyer in a jurisdiction recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority
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This course will improve your employability prospects in a competitive legal world. You’ll develop the expertise to move into specialised areas of law such as employment law, criminal law or international law. Law firms and barristers’ chambers appreciate the LLM as specialist training and favour candidates with this added qualification. If you aspire to work in legal education, an LLM is usually the minimum qualification required. A law degree also opens doors to other professions where legal skills and training is valuable such as:
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