How long is the LLM in Labour and Employment Law at LSLPE?

The LLM in Labour and Employment Law runs one year full-time or two years part-time. Online and distance routes follow the same weekly seminar rhythm as the on-campus LLM in Labour and Employment Law.

How is the LLM in Labour and Employment Law delivered?

The LLM in Labour and Employment Law is delivered on-campus in London, online and by distance learning. All three modes share case-room seminars, tribunal advocacy and dissertation supervision.

Is the LLM in Labour and Employment Law UK-recognised?

Yes, the LLM in Labour and Employment Law is a UK Level 7 postgraduate award aligned with SRA employment competencies, ELA practice standards and CIPD legal knowledge benchmarks.

What are the entry requirements for the LLM in Labour and Employment Law?

The LLM in Labour and Employment Law expects a UK Bachelor's at 2:2 or above in law or a related discipline, or an international equivalent. Portfolio entry is available for senior employment practitioners.

What does the LLM in Labour and Employment Law cost and is funding available?

The LLM in Labour and Employment Law is quoted on the LSLPE fees page with staged payment plans and employer sponsorship documentation. Admissions issues a personalised funding letter for the LLM in Labour and Employment Law on request.

LLM in Labour and Employment Law | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The LLM in Labour and Employment Law at LSLPE is a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree running one year full-time or two years part-time across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes. The programme is aligned with Solicitors Regulation Authority guidance on employment competencies, Employment Lawyers Association practice standards and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development legal knowledge benchmarks. Teaching sits within a short tube ride of the Central London Employment Tribunal and the specialist employment chambers of Devereux and Old Square.

By graduation you will have drafted an ET1 and ET3, produced a Barber v Guardian Royal-style pensions equalisation opinion, run a mock employment tribunal advocacy exercise and completed a substantial dissertation supervised by a practising employment lawyer.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with SRA employment competencies, ELA practice standards and CIPD legal knowledge benchmarks.
Case-room seminars using Employment Appeal Tribunal, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court decisions.
Drafting workshops covering ET1, ET3, witness statements and settlement agreements.
Advocacy sessions run in the employment tribunal format.
Named programme-tutor support across all three study modes.
Dissertation supervision by a practising employment barrister or solicitor.

What You Will Learn

Individual employment rights under the Employment Rights Act 1996.
Discrimination law under the Equality Act 2010 including protected characteristics and indirect discrimination.
Unfair dismissal, redundancy and TUPE transfers.
Collective labour law including trade union recognition and industrial action.
Working time, minimum wage and holiday pay following Bear Scotland and Harpur Trust.
Workplace investigations under the ACAS Code.
Employment tribunal procedure and case management.
Pensions equality, equal pay and gender pay gap reporting.

Who This Course Is For

Practising solicitors and legal executives moving into senior employment practice.
In-house counsel and HR directors with legal responsibility.
Trade union legal officers and case workers.
Recent LLB and JD graduates targeting an employment specialism.
International lawyers pursuing a UK-facing LLM in Labour and Employment Law.

Career Pathways

Employment Solicitor
Employment Barrister
Legal Executive with an employment focus
In-house Counsel with employment portfolio
Trade union Legal Adviser
Compliance Officer on workplace investigations
HR Legal Adviser
Legal Analyst on employment litigation

The LSLPE careers service holds at least one careers day each academic year connecting LLM in Labour and Employment Law students with employment chambers, City employment teams and in-house HR legal functions.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) in law or a closely related discipline, or an equivalent international qualification.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with five or more years of senior employment law, HR or trade union legal experience are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference.
A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement identifying a proposed dissertation topic.

Why Study at LSLPE

LSLPE is the specialist law, politics and economics division of Harold International College of London, teaching in small tutor-visible cohorts within a short tube ride of the Central London Employment Tribunal, the Employment Appeal Tribunal at Rolls Building and the specialist employment chambers of Temple. The LLM in Labour and Employment Law reads its subject through the tribunal decisions and settlement agreements that make up daily employment practice.

Three parallel study modes let progressors, working practitioners and portfolio-route applicants complete the LLM without leaving employment, and the LSLPE careers service refreshes curriculum annually against SRA guidance. The programme is a strong foundation for senior employment practice; SQE and Bar routes remain separate.

Apply for LLM in Labour and Employment Law

Applications for the LLM in Labour and Employment Law open with rolling intakes and admissions responds within one working day. Enrol on an LSLPE Master's programme with a dissertation supervised by a practising employment lawyer, and take a credentialed UK step into senior labour and employment practice. Enrol Now