How is the LLM in Civil Justice delivered?

The LLM in Civil Justice is delivered on-campus in central London, live online and by structured distance learning. All three modes share the same senior-seminar and moot-court timetable.

Is the LLM in Civil Justice recognised in the UK?

The LLM in Civil Justice is a UK Level 7 Master's degree aligned with BSB, SRA and CIArb frameworks. It is a strong foundation for senior practice but qualifying as solicitor or barrister requires separate SRA and BSB-regulated steps.

What are the entry requirements for the LLM in Civil Justice?

A UK Bachelor's at 2:2 or above in law, IELTS 6.5 for non-native speakers, references and a 500-word research proposal. Applicants with 5+ years of litigation or ADR experience without a Bachelor's are considered on portfolio for the LLM in Civil Justice.

What does the LLM in Civil Justice cost and is funding available?

Fees for the LLM in Civil Justice are published on the LSLPE fees page and admissions offers staged payment plans and international scholarships. Contact admissions for a costed offer including sponsor project.

LLM in Civil Justice | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The LLM in Civil Justice at LSLPE is a UK Level 7 Master's degree running one year full-time or two years part-time across on-campus, online and distance routes. The programme is a senior-practice qualification focused on the civil justice system of England and Wales: the Civil Procedure Rules, the reform agenda emerging from the Civil Justice Council, the growth of ADR, and the ongoing debate about digital justice and access-to-justice funding.

By graduation you will have written LLM-standard case notes on leading civil-procedure decisions, produced a reform proposal for a chosen area of the CPR, argued a moot on a live procedural question, and completed a dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project of around 15,000 words for a chambers, firm or reform body.

Key Features

UK Level 7 LLM with dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project.
Reading list aligned with Bar Standards Board (BSB), Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), CILEX and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) frameworks.
Senior seminars set in a case-room tradition with tutors drawn from chambers and civil-litigation firms.
Optional strands in civil procedure, ADR, access to justice, and digital justice.
Live-client sponsor projects with legal-reform bodies and third-sector organisations.
Dissertation supervision by tutors with practising civil-litigation backgrounds.

What You Will Learn

Read and apply the Civil Procedure Rules in litigation strategy.
Analyse leading civil-litigation decisions from the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Interpret access-to-justice research from the leading UK reform bodies.
Draft procedural reform proposals for a Civil Justice Council-style audience.
Apply the CIArb framework to commercial and consumer ADR.
Prepare a dissertation of around 15,000 words on a civil-justice question.
Run a moot on a live procedural or costs question.
Present findings at senior-seminar standard.

Who This Course Is For

Working solicitors, barristers and Legal Executives in civil litigation.
In-house counsel handling contentious matters.
Court staff and judicial clerks preparing for senior roles.
ADR practitioners and civil-justice researchers.
International applicants preparing for senior legal or reform-body roles.

Career Pathways

In-house Counsel
Barrister (subject to separate BSB qualification)
Solicitor (subject to separate SRA qualification)
Legal Executive
Judicial Clerk
Legal Researcher
Compliance Officer
Legal Analyst

The LSLPE careers service links LLM in Civil Justice students with chambers, City litigation firms, the CIArb membership community, judicial recruitment and legal-reform bodies.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in law.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with 5+ years of senior professional experience in litigation, ADR or judicial support are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference.
A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement.

Why Study at LSLPE

LSLPE reads civil justice as a system shaped equally by legal doctrine, political reform priority and economic constraint on court funding. The LLM sits in small senior-seminar cohorts led by staff drawn from chambers, litigation firms and the reform-body community, with modules shared with the LSLPE Politics and Economics departments where relevant.

Central London puts the Royal Courts of Justice, the Inns of Court, the CIArb headquarters and the leading civil-litigation chambers within a short tube ride of every seminar. Three parallel study modes let senior practitioners complete the LLM without leaving employment. The programme is a strong foundation for senior practice but qualifying as a solicitor or barrister requires separate SRA and BSB-regulated steps. The careers service refreshes curriculum alignment annually against BSB and SRA guidance.

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