How long is the LLM in Law at LSLPE?

The LLM in Law runs for one year full-time or two years part-time. Online and distance students complete the LLM in Law on the same weekly seminar rhythm as the London cohort.

How is the LLM in Law delivered?

The LLM in Law is delivered on-campus in central London, online and by distance learning. All three modes share the case-room seminars, elective menu and dissertation supervision.

Is the LLM in Law UK-recognised?

Yes, the LLM in Law is a UK Level 7 postgraduate award aligned with Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board guidance. It is a strong foundation for the SQE and Bar routes.

What are the entry requirements for the LLM in Law?

The LLM in Law expects a UK Bachelor's degree at 2:2 or above, preferably in law. Portfolio entry is available for lawyers with substantial senior legal practice.

How much does the LLM in Law cost and is funding available?

Fees for the LLM in Law are set on the LSLPE fees page, with staged payment plans, scholarship windows and employer sponsorship letters available. Personalised funding statements for the LLM in Law are issued on request.

LLM in Law | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The LLM in Law at LSLPE is a UK Level 7 Master of Laws designed as a general postgraduate award for law graduates and practising lawyers who want the widest possible choice of electives, running one year full-time or two years part-time on-campus, online and by distance learning. The programme is aligned with Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board and International Bar Association guidance and structured to sit comfortably alongside SQE preparation, pupillage applications and in-house progression.

By graduation you will have completed advanced modules in your chosen electives, argued moot problems in the case-room, produced a substantive comparative legal memorandum and completed an original dissertation supervised by a practising lawyer. The LLM in Law is a strong foundation for those preparing for SQE and Bar routes and for lawyers seeking a specialist UK-facing postgraduate credential.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board and CILEX competency frameworks.
Wide elective menu covering commercial, criminal, human-rights, technology and international law.
Case-room seminars in the Inns of Court tradition, using judgments of the Supreme Court and the higher courts.
Legal-research skills sessions covering English law reporting, comparative research and empirical methods.
Choice of dissertation, capstone consulting project or drafting portfolio.
Named programme-tutor support across all three study modes.

What You Will Learn

Advanced doctrinal analysis across your selected electives.
Comparative legal method between common law and civil law jurisdictions.
Empirical and doctrinal research design suitable for a Master's dissertation.
Legal drafting to a professional standard, including memoranda and opinions.
Advocacy skills in moot exercises modelled on higher-court hearings.
Ethical and regulatory obligations of lawyers under UK guidance.
Statutory interpretation and the domestic constitutional framework.
Case-management and dispute-resolution strategies used by City firms and chambers.

Who This Course Is For

Practising solicitors, barristers and legal executives seeking a general postgraduate credential.
Recent law graduates preparing for SQE, Bar or in-house progression.
International lawyers requiring a UK-facing Master of Laws.
In-house counsel widening their doctrinal range across electives.
Compliance officers and legal analysts advancing to senior roles.

Career Pathways

Solicitor
Barrister (via BSB routes)
Legal Executive
In-house Counsel
Legal Adviser
Compliance Officer
Legal Researcher
Corporate Counsel

The LSLPE careers service runs at least one careers day each academic year connecting LLM in Law students with chambers, City firms, in-house teams and government legal services.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification, preferably in law.
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 legal practice are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference.
A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement.

Why Study at LSLPE

LSLPE places every classroom within a short tube ride of the Royal Courts of Justice, the Inns of Court, Chancery Lane and the City, and reads law alongside politics and economics as three interlocking disciplines. The LLM in Law runs in the case-room and select-committee tradition — evidence-led, argued in public — with named programme-tutor support across every study mode.

Three parallel study modes let progressors, working practitioners and portfolio-route applicants complete the LLM in Law without leaving chambers, a firm or an in-house team, and the LSLPE careers service refreshes curriculum alignment against Bar Standards Board and Solicitors Regulation Authority guidance each year.

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