How long does the LLM in Equity and Trusts take?

The LLM in Equity and Trusts runs one year full-time or two years part-time at UK Level 7, with online and distance-learning routes.

How is the LLM in Equity and Trusts delivered?

The LLM in Equity and Trusts is available on-campus in central London, online and by distance learning, with the same weekly seminar structure.

Is the LLM in Equity and Trusts recognised in the UK?

Yes. The LLM in Equity and Trusts is a UK Level 7 Master's degree and its syllabus is aligned with SRA and Law Society competencies. It is a strong foundation for the SQE and chancery routes, which remain separate qualifications.

What are the entry requirements for the LLM in Equity and Trusts?

Applicants typically hold a UK Bachelor's (2:2 or above) in law or a related discipline. Senior professional experience is considered on portfolio. IELTS 6.5 is required for non-native English speakers.

What funding is available for the LLM in Equity and Trusts?

LSLPE offers instalment plans and employer-sponsored routes for the LLM in Equity and Trusts. International applicants are supported by dedicated admissions guidance.

LLM in Equity and Trusts | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The LLM in Equity and Trusts is a UK Level 7 research-informed Master's degree running one year full-time or two years part-time, with online and distance-learning routes. The programme takes classical equity through the constructive trust, tracing, breach of fiduciary duty, and the modern private-client context. The syllabus is aligned with themes referenced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and the Law Society of England and Wales.

By graduation you will have argued equitable-remedies problem questions, drafted trust deeds and letters of wishes, prepared submissions on tracing and constructive trust reasoning, and completed a dissertation on a live area of trust-law development.

Key Features

Level 7 credential aligned with SRA and Law Society competencies.
Full coverage of express, resulting and constructive trusts.
Case-room seminars run in the Inns of Court tradition.
Guest sessions from practising solicitors, barristers and CIArb-listed arbitrators in trust disputes.
Live private-client sponsor projects where appropriate.
Dissertation supervised by an LSLPE tutor with active academic or practitioner profile.
Careers-service introductions to City private client teams and chambers.

What You Will Learn

Doctrine of the trust, three certainties, and formalities under the Law of Property Act 1925.
Fiduciary duty and the equitable jurisdiction of the Chancery Division.
Tracing and following in equity, including recent Supreme Court reasoning.
Constructive and resulting trusts in family and commercial contexts.
Charitable trusts and their regulation by the Charity Commission.
Beneficiary rights, breach of trust, and equitable remedies.
Drafting trust deeds, letters of wishes and beneficiary communications.
Producing an original dissertation using UK case law and academic literature.

Who This Course Is For

Practising solicitors and barristers formalising a trusts specialism.
In-house private client and wealth management professionals.
Bachelor's graduates in law targeting the Chancery Bar or private client work.
International lawyers wanting UK equity depth for cross-border trust work.
Compliance and tax professionals working with trust structures.

Career Pathways

Solicitor in a City private client, chancery or wealth planning team.
Barrister specialising in trusts and equitable remedies.
In-house Counsel to a trust corporation or family office.
Legal Adviser to a charity or philanthropic vehicle.
Corporate Counsel handling employee benefit trusts.
Contract Lawyer on trust-related private client structures.
Legal Researcher in a chambers set or academic centre.

The LSLPE careers service coordinates introductions with chambers, City firms and private client teams and runs at least one careers day each academic year.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent, ideally in law or a related discipline.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Applicants without a Bachelor's but with 5+ years of senior legal or trust-related experience 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 teaches in small, tutor-visible cohorts and reads law, politics and economics as three interlocking disciplines. Central London gives LLM students access to the Royal Courts of Justice, the Inns of Court and City private client teams within a short tube ride.

Every intake shares the same weekly seminar structure, and the careers service maintains curriculum alignment against SRA and Bar Standards Board guidance.

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