How long is the LLM in Corporate Law?

The LLM in Corporate Law runs for one year full-time or two years part-time at LSLPE, and includes a dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project.

How is the LLM in Corporate Law delivered?

The LLM in Corporate Law is available on-campus in central London, online, and by distance learning, all with the same seminar timetable and dissertation supervision.

Is the LLM in Corporate Law recognised in the UK?

Yes, the LLM in Corporate Law is a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree aligned with SRA competency benchmarks; it complements SQE-route preparation without conferring a right to practise.

What are the entry requirements for the LLM in Corporate Law?

You need a UK Bachelor's degree at 2:2 or above, IELTS 6.5 if a non-native speaker, and a 500-word research proposal; senior practitioners are considered on portfolio for the LLM in Corporate Law.

What are the fees and funding options for the LLM in Corporate Law?

Fees are confirmed at application, with instalment plans and employer-sponsorship guidance available for practising lawyers enrolling on the LLM in Corporate Law.

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Course Overview

The LLM in Corporate Law is a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree running one year full-time or two years part-time. It offers senior-track study of the English company-law framework, listing and disclosure regimes, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate insolvency and corporate crime. The syllabus is calibrated against the working practice of City firms, the Financial Conduct Authority, the London Stock Exchange listing rules and the Solicitors Regulation Authority competency framework, and it complements rather than replaces SQE-route preparation.

By graduation you will have completed advisory memoranda on live-standard M and A structures, drafted a set of listing-related disclosures, written a corporate-insolvency opinion, and defended a full dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project supervised by a practising City lawyer. The LLM does not itself confer a right to practise as a solicitor or barrister but is a rigorous senior-track credential for those already qualified or on the SQE and Bar routes.

Key Features

One year full-time or two years part-time, on-campus, online or by distance learning.
Syllabus aligned with SRA competency benchmarks, FCA disclosure regime, and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators frameworks.
Guest input from City partners, in-house general counsel and FCA supervision practitioners.
Dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project supervised by a practising corporate lawyer.
Case material drawn from live-standard M and A deals, published listing decisions and reported insolvency judgments.
Named programme tutor and full academic-writing support for the dissertation.

What You Will Learn

Advanced English company-law: constitution, duties, capital maintenance, group structures.
The UK listing, disclosure and market-abuse regimes, and the working practice of the FCA.
Mergers and acquisitions: private treaty, tender offers, scheme of arrangement, cross-border deals.
Corporate finance instruments: equity, debt, convertibles, structured products.
Corporate insolvency: administration, CVAs, restructurings and cross-border insolvency.
Corporate crime, the SFO, bribery and sanctions enforcement.
ESG-related disclosure, climate reporting and directors' duties evolution.
Independent legal research, doctrinal argument and legal-and-empirical dissertation methods.

Who This Course Is For

Qualified solicitors and barristers seeking a senior-track corporate-law credential.
In-house counsel working in listed companies, private equity or financial services.
International lawyers pursuing UK advisory experience or a UK-based practice.
Compliance and regulatory officers advancing to senior legal-and-regulatory roles.

Career Pathways

Corporate Counsel
In-house Counsel in listed or PE-backed companies
Contract Lawyer specialising in corporate matters
Compliance Officer at senior level
Legal Adviser to boards and audit committees
Legal Analyst on regulatory-and-transactional questions

The LSLPE careers service holds year-round links with City firms, in-house counsel functions, chambers with corporate practices and the FCA-adjacent regulatory sector, and supports LLM candidates from CV clinic through to dissertation and interview.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in a relevant discipline; a law degree is preferred but not required.
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 corporate law, compliance or corporate finance are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference.
A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement.

Why Study at LSLPE

The London School of Law, Politics and Economics reads corporate law from the perspective of the City firms, in-house teams and regulators that make it work. Seminars run beside the Inns of Court and the FCA, and guest sessions come from practising partners, in-house general counsel and FCA supervision alumni.

Three parallel study modes let qualified practitioners, in-house counsel and international lawyers complete the LLM without leaving employment, and the LSLPE careers service maintains active links with City firms, listed-company secretariats and the wider regulatory ecosystem.

Apply for LLM in Corporate Law

Applications for the LLM in Corporate Law are open, with named admissions support for international lawyers. Enrol on an LSLPE Master's programme, dissertation, capstone or sponsor project supervised by practising barristers, policy advisers and City economists. Enrol Now