How long is the LLB in Comparative Law at LSLPE?

The LLB in Comparative Law at LSLPE runs three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated routes available. The three-year plan includes a year-two placement in a City cross-border department or arbitration chambers.

How is the LLB in Comparative Law delivered?

The LLB in Comparative Law is delivered on-campus in central London, live online and by structured distance learning. All three modes share the same seminar and moot-arbitration calendar.

Is the LLB in Comparative Law recognised in the UK?

The LLB in Comparative Law is a UK Level 6 honours degree with modules aligned with SQE preparation content. It is a strong foundation for the SRA and BSB routes but does not, alone, confer solicitor or barrister status.

What are the entry requirements for the LLB in Comparative Law?

BBB at A-level or equivalent, GCSE English and Maths at 4/C, IELTS 6.5 for non-native English speakers, and a personal statement. International applicants for the LLB in Comparative Law receive dedicated visa and accommodation support.

What does the LLB in Comparative Law cost and is funding available?

Fees for the LLB in Comparative Law are published on the LSLPE fees page. Staged payment plans and international-scholarship windows are available. Contact admissions for a costed offer including placement year.

LLB in Comparative Law | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The LLB in Comparative Law at LSLPE is a UK Level 6 honours degree running three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated routes available. The programme delivers the working LLB core (contract, tort, criminal, public, property, equity and EU law) alongside a specialisation stream in comparative legal traditions: civilian systems, mixed systems, Commonwealth systems and the international harmonisation projects working across them.

By graduation you will be running structured comparative case notes, drafting bilingual contract clauses, producing UNIDROIT and harmonisation reform notes, and completing a supervised dissertation of around 10,000 words. Year-two placement is served through City firms with cross-border practice, chambers with international arbitration work, and academic law-reform bodies.

Key Features

Three-year Level 6 LLB with a specialisation stream in comparative law.
Reading list aligned with Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Bar Standards Board (BSB), International Bar Association (IBA) and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) themes.
Year-two placement in City firms, international-arbitration chambers or academic law-reform bodies.
Modules on the civilian tradition, mixed systems, Commonwealth systems and harmonisation instruments.
Moot advocacy on international-arbitration and comparative-contract materials.
Dissertation supervision by tutors with cross-border practice backgrounds.

What You Will Learn

Compare English common law with the civilian tradition.
Analyse mixed and Commonwealth legal systems.
Read UNIDROIT Principles and the CISG.
Draft bilingual and cross-border contract clauses.
Apply the CIArb framework to international arbitration.
Compare property, contract and tort across systems.
Prepare an LLB-standard comparative dissertation.
Present oral argument in an international-arbitration moot setting.

Who This Course Is For

Aspiring solicitors and barristers with cross-border practice ambitions.
Career-changers moving into international arbitration or comparative research.
International applicants preparing for common-law practice from a civil-law background.
Working paralegals in City firms with cross-border departments.
Graduates aiming to progress to the LLM in International Law.

Career Pathways

Solicitor (subject to separate SRA qualification)
Barrister (subject to separate BSB qualification)
Corporate Counsel
Legal Adviser
Legal Researcher
Legal Analyst
In-house Counsel

The LSLPE careers service links LLB in Comparative Law finalists with City cross-border departments, international-arbitration chambers, and the leading comparative-law research houses.

Entry Requirements

A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above, OR a UK Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3 in a law-relevant area.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Two academic references and a personal statement explaining your interest in comparative law.
International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSLPE admissions.

Why Study at LSLPE

LSLPE reads comparative law inside a school where the political and economic drivers of cross-border legal harmonisation are examined alongside doctrine. The LLB shares selected modules with the Politics and PPE departments and gives students routes into City cross-border practice and international-arbitration chambers.

Central London puts the Royal Courts of Justice, the leading City cross-border firms, CIArb and the international-arbitration chambers within a short tube ride of every classroom. Three parallel study modes let working paralegals continue in employment while completing the LLB. The programme is a strong foundation for the SQE and Bar routes but does not, alone, confer solicitor or barrister status. The careers service refreshes curriculum alignment annually against SRA, BSB, IBA and CIArb guidance.

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