How long is the LLM in Law?

The LLM in Law runs for one year full-time or two years part-time, with on-campus, online and distance routes and a law-review-style dissertation as the capstone submission.

Can I study the LLM in Law online?

Yes. The LLM in Law is delivered fully online with live seminars, on-campus near the Inns of Court, or by distance learning with quarterly residentials including a UK moot-court element.

Is the LLM in Law recognised by UK firms and chambers?

The LLM in Law is aligned to SRA SQE2, Bar Standards Board and CILEx senior-specialist standards, with the moot programme chaired by serving UK barristers from the Inns of Court.

What are the entry requirements?

For the LLM in Law you need an LLB at 2:2 (or GDL/PGDL plus non-Law degree), IELTS 6.5 and a 500-800 word research proposal; international lawyers may apply with home-jurisdiction qualification evidence.

Are scholarships available for the LLM in Law?

Fees for the LLM in Law vary by route and domicile; merit awards and access scholarships are reviewed each intake — contact LSCT admissions for the current fee schedule and eligibility.

LLM in Law (Online, London) — UK Postgraduate | LSCT | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

Tooled for senior UK and international lawyers, the LLM in Law at LSCT sits inside the Law & Social Sciences department and is a postgraduate qualification for qualified solicitors, barristers, paralegals with strong LLB results and international lawyers seeking UK contextualisation. Delivered over one year full-time (or two years part-time) on-campus near the Inns of Court, fully online with live seminars, or by structured distance learning, the programme covers advanced commercial, international and human-rights law and develops the legal-research craft expected at chambers and senior in-house level.

Coursework is rooted in current UK and international case law. From the first month you will be drafting case notes, advising on transaction documents, writing law-review-style articles and preparing oral submissions for moot exercises chaired by working UK practitioners. The LLM is positioned as a senior specialist credential and a research apprenticeship for those considering doctoral work.

The LLM in Law timetable is built around UK assessment realities: continuous coursework that produces the artefacts employers actually ask for, plus end-of-module case-based assessments rather than rote examinations. Tutors include working practitioners drawn from the Inns of Court, the Royal Courts of Justice and Parliament Square — not only academics — so the standard being marked against is the standard legal and policy employers apply at first interview. Students join one cohort intake per year, so the cohort moves through the programme together and forms the working network that matters when first legal and policy-sector job applications start going out.

Key Features

Syllabus aligned to SRA SQE2, Bar Standards Board and CILEx senior-specialist standards.
Three study modes — on-campus near the Inns of Court, fully online with live seminars, or distance learning with quarterly residentials.
Specialism pathways — Commercial Law, International Law, or Human Rights and Public Law.
Moot court programme with serving UK barristers as bench panels.
Law-review-style dissertation as the capstone submission.
Mentor pairing with a working UK solicitor or barrister for the duration of the programme.

What You Will Learn

Graduates leave able to research advanced legal questions, write to academic and practitioner standards, present and defend submissions and contribute to a specialist UK or international practice area. Modules include:

Advanced Legal Research and Writing
Commercial Law and Contract Drafting
International Law and Dispute Resolution
Human Rights and Public Law
Corporate Governance and the FRC Code
Financial Crime, Sanctions and Compliance
Comparative Law and Civilian Systems
Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct
Dissertation (law-review style)

Who This Course Is For

Qualified UK solicitors and barristers building a specialist credential.
International lawyers requiring UK contextualisation before SQE or chambers applications.
Senior paralegals with strong LLB results moving towards qualification.
Legal academics and policy-track lawyers preparing for doctoral research.

Career Pathways

Graduates feed UK law firms, chambers, in-house teams and international tribunals at senior specialist level. Typical roles include:

Solicitor (specialist seat in City or regional firm)
Barrister (post-pupillage, building specialism)
In-House Counsel (commercial or regulated industry)
Compliance and Sanctions Specialist
Legal Academic or Doctoral Researcher
Policy Lawyer (UK government or NGO)

Many graduates progress to PhD research, the Bar Standards Board pupillage or senior in-house counsel roles after professional practice.

One pragmatic note for prospective applicants: UK firms, chambers and public-sector legal and policy teams continue to recruit at junior and senior level, and the LLM in Law is designed to produce the documented portfolio that gets a CV read rather than only an academic transcript that does not. Coursework is structured so that, on graduation, you can hand a hiring manager three or four pieces of evidence — a project, a report, a deck, a documented intervention — that map directly to a published UK job description. Personal academic tutors also run two one-to-one careers conversations during the programme to keep that mapping honest.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in Law (LLB or equivalent), or a non-Law degree plus a recognised conversion qualification (GDL/PGDL).
Applicants from non-cognate fields with five years' senior legal-adjacent experience (compliance, regulatory, policy) may apply with a portfolio.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement, two references and a research proposal of 500-800 words; international lawyers should submit evidence of qualification in their home jurisdiction.

Why Study at LSCT

The London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a specialist higher-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. We teach in small cohorts so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule that students can rely on, and partner with UK professional bodies so qualifications carry weight with employers. London puts Whitehall, the City, Silicon Roundabout, the Royal Courts of Justice, the West End and the NHS estate within a short tube ride of every classroom — and our students use that proximity in their projects, placements and graduate job hunts. For LLM students that proximity is decisive: tutorials are within walking distance of the Royal Courts of Justice, the Inns of Court and the UK Supreme Court at Parliament Square.

The teaching model is small-cohort and tutor-led on purpose. Discussion-based seminars, regular formative feedback and structured peer-review are how forensic-judgement is built — none of which scales to large lecture halls. Personal academic tutors are assigned at enrolment, and every student has a named contact for academic, pastoral and career-related questions. UK and international students mix in every cohort, which becomes an active strength in case sessions, group projects and the legal and policy-sector network that follows you after graduation.

Beyond classroom contact, the LLM in Law makes deliberate use of UK-specific resources that international comparators cannot reach as easily: open government data on the gov.uk estate, parliamentary publications, House of Commons Library briefings, Bank of England datasets, ONS releases and the open-access research output of British universities. Throughout the programme, tutors expect forensic writing — sourced, balanced, and precise about authority. Graduates often describe leaving LSCT with a set of writing and analytical habits they continue to use across a UK career — not only a transcript and a portfolio.

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