How long is the MSc in Corporate Law?

The MSc in Corporate Law runs for one year full-time or two years part-time, with central London evening blocks, online live transaction clinics or a distance route.

Can I study the MSc in Corporate Law online?

Yes. The MSc in Corporate Law is offered fully online with live transaction clinics, or as distance learning with structured supervision and dissertation milestones.

Does the MSc qualify me as a UK solicitor?

No. The MSc in Corporate Law is an academic credential, not a UK solicitor qualifying route. It complements SQE preparation and supports paralegal and compliance careers.

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

A UK 2:2 in any subject (a law degree is not required), or five years' senior compliance/audit/in-house experience, IELTS 6.5 for non-native English speakers and a research proposal.

What does the MSc in Corporate Law cost and are scholarships available?

Fees vary by route and domicile. The MSc in Corporate Law offers a paralegal-progression bursary each intake — contact admissions for the current fee schedule.

MSc in Corporate Law in London Programme | LSCT London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Corporate Law at the London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a postgraduate degree for in-house counsel, paralegals, compliance officers and converting graduates working at the intersection of UK corporate law, financial regulation and international business. The MSc is built on the academic standards of the Society of Legal Scholars, the practice expectations of the SRA and CILEx pathways, and the regulatory frameworks of the FCA and Companies House. It is taught from our central London base with online and distance routes.

You will study corporate law as a working professional uses it — to scope a transaction, sign off on disclosures, navigate regulator interactions and steer a board on its statutory duties. Assessment combines a contract-drafting submission, a regulatory case study and a research dissertation. The MSc is an academic credential rather than a route to qualifying as a UK solicitor.

You will be taught in small seminars with tutors who actively practise or research in the field, so feedback on argument structure is detailed and pragmatic rather than templated. The proximity of teaching rooms to the Inns of Court, Whitehall and the major think tanks means students see the institutions they study from the inside as well as the outside.

Key Features

UK-aligned postgraduate syllabus mapped to Society of Legal Scholars references.
Three study modes — central London evening blocks near the Royal Courts of Justice, online with live transaction clinics, or distance learning.
FCA and PRA regulation module for financial-services corporates.
UK Companies Act 2006 deep-dive covering directors' duties and disclosure.
Cross-border transaction lab covering English-law contract drafting.
Dissertation supervised by a qualified solicitor or academic.

The programme is structured to mirror the discipline of UK research and legal practice — citations are taught early, argument-building runs across every module, and tutors flag weak reasoning the same way a senior would in chambers or a Whitehall private office.

What You Will Learn

The MSc trains four senior capabilities the UK corporate legal community interviews for — black-letter literacy, drafting precision, regulatory navigation and research credibility.

UK company law and the Companies Act 2006.
Contract law and English-law commercial drafting.
Mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance.
Financial regulation — FCA Handbook and PRA Rulebook.
Competition law and the CMA's enforcement role.
Corporate governance and directors' duties.
International commercial law and arbitration.
Research methods and the legal dissertation.

Modules build on each other deliberately so that by the final block, students can analyse a problem, locate the relevant doctrine or theory, and write a defensible piece in a single afternoon. Feedback is detailed and focused on argument structure as much as on substance.

Who This Course Is For

In-house counsel and paralegals strengthening their academic credentials.
Compliance officers entering legal-adjacent senior roles.
Non-law graduates converting into corporate-law-adjacent careers.
International applicants studying UK corporate law for practice in their home jurisdiction.

Career changers entering policy, social-research or rights-adjacent practice are welcome, with structured tutorial support to bring transferable analytical skills into the formal academic framework. International applicants gain extra orientation on UK statutory and common-law structures.

Career Pathways

Graduates work across legal-adjacent and corporate-governance functions. Typical destinations include:

Paralegal (Corporate Department)
Compliance Officer (Senior)
Legal Executive (post-CILEx route)
Company Secretary (Junior)
Policy Officer (Treasury / regulator)
Trainee Solicitor (post-SQE preparation)

Recent destinations include caseworker and paralegal roles in immigration and housing practices, junior policy posts in Whitehall departments and devolved administrations, research positions in select-committee teams and think tanks, and analyst roles in compliance functions. The placements team has long-standing relationships with London-based charities and policy bodies.

The MSc sits as a credible foundation for SQE preparation or doctoral study in commercial law.

The law and social sciences department maintains an active alumni network across UK paralegal, policy, research and third-sector functions, with former students regularly returning as guest tutors and direct referrers for current cohorts.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree (or international equivalent) — a law degree is not required.
Applicants from non-cognate fields may apply with five years' senior compliance, audit or in-house legal experience.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement, two references and a 500-800 word research proposal.

Mature applicants with relevant policy, legal or research experience may apply with a CV and a writing sample rather than the standard formal qualifications. International applicants are supported through pre-arrival orientation, CAS issuance and a tutorial briefing on the UK statutory and common-law landscape so seminar work is accessible from week one.

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. The law faculty includes qualified solicitors from City practices, so transaction labs reflect drafting standards English-law contracts actually carry.

The law and social sciences faculty teaches with current case law and current ONS data — the syllabus does not lag behind appellate decisions or new statistical releases, because tutors update materials between cohorts. Students are introduced to professional networks early, and the Inns of Court, Whitehall and the major think tanks are short walks or tube rides from teaching rooms.

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