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University of Limerick appoints new Adjunct Professor of Law
The School of Law of the University of Limerick is delighted to announce the appointment of former Chief Justice The Hon Mr Justice John Murray as Adjunct Professor of Law. Mr Justice Murray will hold this honorary office for a period of two years and will attend the School of ... More
We are now live on Twitter @llmstudy.com
LLMstudy.com is now live on Twitter @llmstudy.com and we would LOVE you to follow us! We are busy scouring law school websites worldwide so we can bring you all the latest funding opportunities, scholarship information, new LLM programmes and events information as soon as possible. We’ll be tweeting the most ... More
QMUL launches new LLM programme in Law and Economics
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) and the School of Economics and Finance at Queen Mary, University of London, have joined forces to create a new specialist Master of Laws programme, the LLM in Law and Economics. The LLM in Law and Economics will provide training in theoretical and ... More
School of Law at Leeds has ESRC-funded scholarships available
The School of Law is inviting applications from prospective PhD students for a full-time or part-time ESRC funded 1+ 3 or +3 quota studentship in socio-legal studies and/or criminology commencing October 2012. The School of Law is also offering ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Centre Network Studentships. These funded studentships ... More
Penn State Law is hosting an LLM virtual open house!
Penn State University Dickinson School of Law will be hosting a virtual open house session for prospective LLM students on Wednesday 25th January. This online event will take place from 8.30-9.15am EST (1.30-2.15pm GMT). This 45-minute live streaming video session will enable prospective LLM applicants to "visit" Penn State Law, ... More
Leeds Met is hosting a Postgraduate Law Open Evening
Leeds Metropolitan University is hosting a Postgraduate Law Open Evening on Tuesday 7th February 2012 from 5-7pm. This Postgraduate Law Open Evening is an ideal opportunity to meet postgraduate law course leaders and find out what Leeds Metropolitan University can offer you. As the city of Leeds is the largest ... More
Launch of the Study Law in Holland Consortium
A group of Dutch law schools have got together to promote postgraduate law studies in the Netherlands. Holland is an outstanding destination for law studies, and this group of law schools has decided that instead of operating independently in this area it is a better to combine and have therefore ... More
College of Law launches new scholarships
The College of Law has launched two new scholarships for its BPTC students to help the aspiring barristers with their fees. The College of Law has launched these awards for students undertaking the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) starting in Autumn 2012. There is one full scholarship available to cover ... More
College of Law awards honorary degrees to four top lawyers
Four of the Britain’s most eminent lawyers were presented with Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees by the The College of Law at a ceremony on Saturday 26th November 26 at Central Hall Westminster. The degrees were awarded to Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger; Dr Mark Ellis, Executive Director of ... More
BPP Law School launches a new masters business programme
BPP Law School is launching a bespoke masters business programme in January 2012 to give students the chance to graduate with a masters in business in just 15 weeks after completing their Legal Practice Course (LPC) or Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC.) The Legal Services Act has lead to more ... More
University of Leeds has a studentship in Law and/or Criminology
The School of Law at the University of Leeds is delighted to be offering a PhD studentship in Socio-legal Studies and/or Criminology beginning in October 2012. The School of Law is inviting applications from prospective PhD students for this full-time or part-time ESRC funded studentship. Click here for further information ... More
Mercer Law School launches new LLM
Mercer Law School in Georgia, USA, will be offering an LLM degree in Federal Criminal Practice and Procedure starting in Autumn 2012. This is the first LLM program of its kind to be offered in the US, and is a one-year advanced legal degree will prepare graduates for careers in federal criminal law. The LLM ... More
College of Law launches new range of scholarships for 2012
The College of Law has launched a new range of scholarships for students undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and its new undergraduate LLB law degree, which starts next year. One full scholarship is available for each of the full-time GDL and LPC programmes ... More
Vanderbilt Law School is hosting an LLM information session and reception
US institution Vanderbilt Law School is hosting an LLM information session and cocktail reception on Thursday 17th November from 5.30-7.30pm. This is open to current law students and recent graduates who are considering pursuing an LLM degree in the United States, and is being held at The Law Society, 113 ... More
Swansea University LLM students receive prestigious prizes
Two LLM graduates from Swansea University School of Law have been awarded prizes for their achievements during their studies. In June 2011, Susanna Marsden was awarded the Ince & Co Prize for securing the highest overall performance within the examination stage of the degree. The Ince & Co Prize is ... More
Penn State Law enhances its LLM program for international students
Penn State Law is continuing to enhance the English language skill-building initiatives for its LLM students - the purpose of this is to support the needs of international lawyers who are using English in their global legal practice. Before the start of the LLM program and throughout the year, students ... More
University of Oklahoma law professor receives national teaching award
A professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law - Professor Owen L Anderson - is the 2011 recipient of a national teaching award that recognises an outstanding educator in natural resources law. The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation recently presented Professor Anderson with the Clyde O Martz Award ... More
Penn State Law LLM application deadline is approaching
Penn State Law's LLM application deadline for admission to its LLM program in January 2012 is Monday 31st October 2012. The curriculum of this LLM program is designed to be flexible and each student can structure a program of study to meet his or her needs. Students at Penn State ... More
Swansea Law School launches a new LLM in International Business Law
The School of Law at Swansea University is pleased to offer a new LLM in International Business Law for Autumn 2011. While their existing LLM programme in International Commercial Law places an emphasis on trade and broader commercial responsibilities, this new postgraduate programme will focus on the practical difficulties experienced ... More
Sydney Law School has announced postgraduate programme for 2012
Sydney Law School is pleased to announce its postgraduate programme for 2012. With over 160 units of study scheduled to be taught in 2012, this law school at the University of Sydney offers one of Australia's largest postgraduate programmes in law. 80% of these units of study are set to ... More
University of Oklahoma announces new LLM program
The College of Law at the University of Oklahoma has announced the new John B Turner LLM Program in Energy, Natural Resources, and Indigenous Peoples. This program extends the University of Oklahoma's history of excellence and expertise in law relating to domestic and international energy law, natural resources law, and ... More
University of Dundee is recruiting for its joint LLM with the University of Toulouse
The School of Law at the University of Dundee is currently recruiting for students for its innovative Joint LLM in Comparative & European Private International Law. Students of this LLM programme will spend the first two semesters in Dundee with 12 students from the University of Toulouse. The first semester ... More
Sign up for help with your postgraduate future and win an iPad2, plus the chance to apply for a £500 study bursary!
If you have just started the final year of your undergraduate course and are considering starting a postgraduate programme in 2012, Postgrad Solutions is here to help you make the right choice. Sign up to our Student Services at Postgrad.com and you will receive the most up-to-date postgraduate news, as ... More
Reading School of Law is offering scholarships for Commercial Law LLMs
The School of Law at the University of Reading is offering scholarships for students on its LLMs in Commercial Law. Several scholarships are available for candidates who are starting their studies in January 2012. These Reading School of Law scholarships are worth £1,000 each towards the tuition fees, and are ... More
QMUL Law School representative heading overseas during October
There are some opportunities to meet a representative from Queen Mary, University of London School of Law overseas this month. Nichole Carpenter, the Law Marketing Manager at Queen Mary, University of London, will be at a number of overseas events during October 2011 to meet international students who are interested ... More
DePaul University to host the Chicago LLM Program Fair
DePaul University College of Law is hosting the Chicago LLM Program Fair on Monday 24th October at 3.30pm. This event is suitable for all prospective LLM students wishing to study an LLM in the United States. This LLM Program Fair will give all of its attendees the opportunity to meet ... More
College of Law gets degree-awarding powers renewed
The College of Law has become the first provider of private education to have its degree-awarding powers renewed. Unlike public universities, private institutions must have these powers renewed at least every six years. The College of Law was actually the first independent institution to be granted degree-awarding powers as well ... More
American University is hosting an admissions and scholarship online chat
Admissions staff at the Washington College of Law at the American University are hosting an admissions and scholarship online live chat on Wednesday 21st September at 8:30am Eastern Daylight Time (13:30pm British Summer Time / 12:30pm Greenwich Mean Time). This online chat will allow students to find out about the ... More
Sydney Law School is hosting 2011 Graduate Options Expo
Sydney Law School is hosting 2011 Graduate Options Expo on Thursday 22nd September 2011 from 3pm-7pm. This is the ideal event to receive advice on postgraduate study at Sydney Law School, and will include presentations on International Law, Criminology, Environmental Law and Labour Law. The presentations will take place at ... More
LLM at London Met
London Metropolitan University's Faculty of Law, Governance and International Relations is the largest academic body of its kind in the UK, attracting high calibre students from across the globe. The faculty has more than 70 specialist academic staff and a range of high quality courses. Yvonne Smyth is the course ... More
It’s not too late to apply for the LPC or GDL at Northumbria University
Don't worry if you think you have left it too late to apply for the LPC or GDL here at Northumbria. We still have places on both our full time and part time routes for September 2011 start and will accept applications until mid August so don't miss out - ... More
Application deadline for LLM International Business Law, University of Portsmouth School of Law is approaching
Led by Professor Munir Maniruzzaman, the LLM International Business Law is informed by cutting-edge research being conducted in the field of international business law. Whether your ambition is to work in the global business arena or develop a research career, Professor Maniuzzaman and his team of published and research-informed teaching ... More
Birkbeck, School of Law
Birkbeck's School of Law is a leading international centre for world-class legal research and scholarship. The School provides a range of innovative Masters degrees on a part-time (2 years) or full-time (1 year) basis and hosts a flourishing community of students engaged in graduate research. All members of teaching staff ... More
Application deadline for the INSEAD LLM International Business Law at Sorbonne University is approaching
The application deadline for the first wave of applicants for the LLM in International Business Law at Sorbonne University is Wednesday 13th July. The LLM in International Business Law on offer at this French university provides students with an innovative training in law, economics and business. It was created in ... More
University of Exeter launches brand new LLM Master of Laws
The University of Exeter has launched a brand new LLM Master of Laws programme for 2011. This will allow the postgraduate law students to select any combination of taught postgraduate modules that are offered by Exeter Law School. The Programme Director is Professor Charlotte Waelde and the LLM Master of ... More
Exciting new book to guide you through choosing and applying for an LLM in the USA is being published
This July a great new book is being published which is aimed at guiding prospective LLM students through the process of choosing and applying for an LLM in the United States. LLM Roadmap: An International Student’s Guide to US Law School Programs by Professor George E Edwards provides its readers ... More
University of Vienna is offering an LLM in International Construction Law
The University of Vienna is offering an LLM in International Construction Law starting in October 2011. This postgraduate programme is to be offered in English and German, and will provide students with a continued education in law with a special focus on international construction law as well as in construction ... More
Hebrew University of Jerusalem launches new LLM programme
The Law Faculty at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has launched a new LLM programme in Human Rights and International Law. This new postgraduate programme is due to start in October 2011 - and will be taught in the English language. The LLM in Human Rights and International Law is ... More
City Law School is hosting an LLM information session
If you are interested in civil or criminal legal practice you should attend the City Law School Professional LLM Information Session on Thursday 9th June. The professionally focused LLM in Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution and LLM in Criminal Litigation at City Law School are an ideal way to develop ... More
Postgrad Solutions launches fantastic new design competition
Postgrad Solutions has launched a great new design competition with the winning prize of an iPad2, not to mention a fantastic boost to your CV! We have teamed up with renowned information designer and author of Information is Beautiful, David McCandless, for an exclusive design competition. David, an independent data ... More
College of Law is offering accelerated LPC to all students
The College of Law is going to offer its accelerated Legal Practice Course (LPC) to all students from 2012. The accelerated LPC will be seven months long rather than the usual ten and will be available in two specialist study routes, this will allow students to focus on either corporate ... More
Singapore Management University launches LLM programme
The School of Law at Singapore Management University is launching an LLM programme. Dean of the School of Law, Professor Michael Furmston, says, "The SMU LLM programme is designed to meet the growing needs of legal professionals in the region and beyond. As alternative dispute resolution gains pace in Asia, ... More
Nottingham to host Summer School on Protecting Human Rights through United Nations Mechanisms
The Human Rights Law Centre at the University of Nottingham will be running a Summer School on Protecting Human Rights through United Nations Mechanisms from 13th-17th June 2011. This summer school will give participants an insider’s understanding of the mechanisms of the UN systems, and will equip them with ways ... More
Over 80% of College of Law graduates get work in legal profession
A recent survey of the College of Law’s 2010 Legal Practice Course (LPC) graduates shows that more than four out of five have secured a job in the legal services market, this is despite the current tough economic conditions. The survey was carried out by the College of Law's career ... More
Vermont Law School launches new online LLM programme
This week Vermont Law School has launched an online LLM in Environmental Law. Vermont Law School is the premier environmental law and policy school in the US and it launch two online degree programs on Monday 16th May - LLM in Environmental Law and Master of Environmental Law and Policy ... More
University of Nottingham holds Human Rights Careers Event
The University of Nottingham's School of Law held a Human Rights Careers Event on Friday 15th April. It was organised by Masters Plus @ the School of Law in association with the LLM Society and was attended by 40 LLM students. This event was held at Amnesty International’s Human Rights ... More
Edinburgh is offering Global Japan Earthquake Masters Scholarships
The School of Law at the University of Edinburgh is offering up to six masters scholarships for students from the Japanese regions of Tohoku, Northern Kanto, and Hokkaido. This is following the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck the east coast of Japan on Friday 11th March 2011. These are ... More
Queen Mary students are top UK team in International Moot Court Competition
LLM Students at the School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London came first out of all the UK teams to enter an International Moot Court Competition. The team of Queen Mary postgraduate students finished ahead of all the other UK university teams and went through to the final ... More
Suffolk Law has announced a new postgraduate programme
Suffolk University Law School in Boston has announced that it is offering a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) degree. This is a post-LLM degree programme that provides qualified attorneys with the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree, using legal research methods as the tools for analysing key issues in law. ... More
University of Edinburgh School of Law announces new LLM programmes
The School of Law at the University of Edinburgh is pleased to announce four new LLM programmes - LLM Comparative and European Private Law; LLM Competition Law and Innovation; LLM International Economic Law; and LLM in Law and Chinese. All of these new programmes build on Edinburgh Law School's considerable ... More
University College Cork in Ireland announces two new LLM programmes
The Faculty of Law at University College Cork has announced two new LLM programmes that will start in September 2011. These two programmes are an LLM in Child and Family Law and an LLM in International Human Rights Law and Public Policy. The application deadline for both programmes is Sunday ... More
Kent Law School appoints two new Honorary Professors
Kent Law School is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Honorary Professors - Sir Terence Etherton and Professor Jeremy Cooper. The Rt Hon Lord Justice Sir Terence Etherton is a distinguished member of the judiciary and is widely regarded to have been one of the most influential and ... More
College of Law predicts that legal trainee vacancies will outnumber LPC graduates
The College of Law is urging the legal profession to try harder to attract bright new candidates as it is predicting that the legal vacancies will soon outnumber LPC graduates. The College is warning the profession that it needs to make more of an effort to attract bright students into ... More
UEA is offering scholarships for its MRes in Social Science Research Methods
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is offering scholarships worth £4,500 for students starting its MRes Social Science Research Methods programme in October 2011. The MRes Social Science Research Methods degree is offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences at UEA and is an advanced programme of research training. On ... More
Kent Law Clinic has won Attorney General’s Award
The Kent Law Clinic has won the prestigious ‘Best Contribution by a Law School’ for Kent Law School at the LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards 2011. This highly sought-after award was announced on Wednesday 30th March and presented by Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP to the the students ... More
LLM Fair Europe being held in Germany
The seventh LLM Fair Europe is taking place on Thursday 16th June 2011 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Münster in Germany. This LLM Fair Europe is run in conjuction with JurStart, the largest university-run career fair for lawyers in Germany at which over 600 interested law ... More
Penn State Law is offering an intensive US law programme in Istanbul
Penn State University Dickinson School of Law is running a four-week Intensive Introduction to American Law programme at the Yeditepe Faculty of Law in Istanbul, Turkey this summer. This programme is for lawyers and business executives, and will run from Saturday 2nd July to Friday 29th July 2011. The Intensive ... More
Florida Coastal is accepting applications for its online LLM programme
If you are considering starting an LLM programme this Autumn, then Florida Coastal School of Law is now accepting applications for its online LLM programme that starts on Monday 12th September 2011. The Florida Coastal LLM is the only fully online programme that teaches the US legal system to attorneys ... More
Fordham Law School to run a programme covering developments in US Law
Fordham Law School in New York City is hosting a week-long course entitled Recent Developments in US Law. This event is taking place from Monday 27th June - Friday 1st July 2011. This programme is designed primarily for international attorneys seeking exposure to current issues of US business law. The ... More
Glasgow now accepting applications for its Diploma in Professional Legal Practice
Applications are now being accepted for the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at the School of Law at the University of Glasgow. The Diploma in Professional Legal Practice ensures that students are prepared to enter the legal profession in Scotland. The programme comprises of a number of core subjects; Criminal ... More
Applications now open for LLM scholarships at the University of Reading
The Law School at the University of Reading is now accepting applications for its postgraduate scholarships, including its three new new commercial law LLM programmes. There are a number of scholarships available for the University of Reading's LLM and MRes programmes. These scholarships will provide £1,000 towards the cost of ... More
College of Law in Birmingham launches new part-time course
The College of Law in Birmingham will be offering a part-time Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) from September 2011. The centre in Great Hampton Street will offer the new BPTC - which runs over two years - from September, after successfully delivering the full-time version of the course for the ... More
Birkbeck establishes new Centre for Law and the Humanities
Birkbeck, University of London’s School of Law has established a new Centre for Law and the Humanities The Centre for Law and the Humanities will build on the research strengths of the School of Law. These include law and aesthetics; law and literature; law and psychoanalysis; critical legal theory; legal ... More
Glasgow to launch two new LLM programmes
The University of Glasgow is launching two new LLM programmes, these are an LLM in Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy and an LLM in International Law and Security. The LLM in Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy is to be offered as either a full-time course over 12 months, ... More
University of Reading launches three new LLM programmes
The School of Law at the University of Reading has launched three new LLM programmes, these are the LLM in International Commercial Law, LLM in International Corporate Finance, and the LLM in International Financial Regulation. All three programmes are to be taught in conjunction with the International Capital Markets Association ... More
Kent Law School is offering PhD studentships and bursaries
Kent Law School at the University of Kent is inviting applications for its research studentships leading to the award of PhD commencing in September 2011. Kent Law School is looking for studentship candidates whose research will contribute to existing debates in their chosen field of study. These studentships will provide ... More
Sheffield School of Law announces two postgraduate scholarships
The School of Law at the University of Sheffield has announced two postgraduate taught scholarships. This is the Edward Bramley Scholarship Scheme, and there will be one scholarship attached to each of the new LLM programmes that the School of Law has just launched, for students starting September 2011. The ... More
Comillas ICADE launches new double international law programme
The Faculty of Law (ICADE) at the Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid has launched a new programme for a double degree in law (E-1, American) and a Master in Laws from partner universities in the USA. Dean, Concepción Molina says, "The approval of this programme means a step forward in ... More
Birmingham Law School is visiting Canada this March
A representative from Birmingham Law School will be visiting Canada between 12th-19th March to talk to prospective students about studying in the UK. Mr Steve Webley, Admissions & Recruitment Manager at Birmingham Law School, will be available to discuss the law programmes available and the University of Birmingham in general. ... More
UEA launches new hi-tech LLM programme in IT and IP Law
The University of East Anglia Law School is launching a new LLM in Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law. This postgraduate degree is open for entry for 2011/12. This LLM programme is a revised version of a popular programme that has been offered at UEA for a number of years. ... More
Kent Law School appoints honorary professor
Kent Law School at the University of Kent is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Jeremy Cooper as Honorary Professor. Professor Cooper is a Judge of the Upper Tribunal and of the First Tier Tribunal, he is also the Training Adviser to Lord Justice Carnwath, Senior President on Tribunals. ... More
Nottingham Law School makes links in India and Nigeria
Nottingham Law School at Nottingham Trent University was one of a select number of law schools invited to attend the Education UK Knowledge Law Mission in Pune, India in January 2011. The purpose of this event, which was organised by the British Council, was to demonstrate the benefits of studying ... More
The University of Dundee is offer an LLM in Mineral Law and Policy
The Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee is offering an LLM in Mineral Law and Policy. This LLM will provide the students with the required knowledge and skills to deal with the current legal, policy and economic issues and challenges in ... More
Cambridge University to launch new Masters of Corporate Law
The Faculty of Law at Cambridge University is launching a new Masters degree (the MCL) in Corporate Law in 2012. This new programme will offer students the opportunity to engage in detailed study of the legal and regulatory framework within which companies are governed and financed. The MCL is a ... More
Swansea launches new LLM in International Business Law
The School of Law at Swansea University has launched a new LLM in International Business Law for September 2011. This new LLM will focus on the practical difficulties experienced by international business. As well as offering a broad spectrum of International Business Law modules, the new LLM in International Business ... More
University of Sheffield launches two new LLM programmes
The School of Law at the University of Sheffield has launched two new LLM programmes: LLM in International Commercial Law and Practice and LLM in European Health Law and Policy. Both programmes are available to study from Autumn 2011. The LLM in International Commercial Law and Practice must be taken ... More
Applications now being accepted for new LLM programmes at Edinburgh
In December of last year, Edinburgh Law School at the University of Edinburgh announced the introduction of three new LLM programmes for Autumn 2011 - these are the LLM in International Economic Law, the LLM in Competition Law and Innovation and the LLM in Comparative and European Private Law. Edinburgh ... More
The University of Haifa and the University of Ottawa have launched a joint LLM
The University of Ottawa in Canada and the University of Haifa in Israel are offering a new joint 12-month LLM programme, that is to be taught in the English language. This programme will accept 14 students a year, and those who graduate from it will receive an LLM degree from ... More
Win an Apple iPad!
If you fill in this quick social media survey you will get the opportunity to win an Apple ipad! Euro RSCG Heist - an independent market research company - is conducting a survey on behalf of a number of UK universities. This survey will take students no more than 20 ... More
The University of Lincoln unveils new business and law building
The University of Lincoln has unveiled the £6m conversion of a former office block into a brand new base for its Faculty of Business and Law. This means the university can now offer some of the most cutting-edge facilities for business and law students in the UK. The new Faculty ... More
Floridal Coastal School of Law has a new LLM learning system
Florida Coastal School of Law has a great new distance learning system for its LLM program, it is known as Desire2Learn. As well as providing the LLM students with live, interactive online classes, Desire2Learn also gives the students lots of opportunities to access learning materials and interact with professors outside ... More
UCLA is hosting the West Coast International LLM Job Fair
UCLA School of Law in Los Angeles is going to host the West Coast International Job Fair on Friday 25th February. This is a recruitment venue for employers interested in enlisting internationally trained lawyers currently enrolled in LLM programmes at one of the law schools listed below: * University of ... More
Kent Law School is offering PhD Studentships and Bursaries
Kent Law School at the University of Kent is inviting applications for its research studentships leading to the award of PhD starting in September 2011. As a centre of world-leading critical legal research, Kent Law School is looking for studentship candidates whose research will contribute to existing debates in their ... More
Edinburgh School of Law is launching three new LLM programmes
The School of Law at the University of Edinburgh is pleased to announce the launch of three new LLM programmes in September 2011. These three new programmes are the LLM in Comparative and European Private Law, the LLM in Competition Law and Innovation and the LLM International Economic Law. These ... More
Four universities combine to offer North Sea Energy Law Programme
The Universities of Aberdeen (United Kingdom), Groningen (the Netherlands), Oslo (Norway), and Copenhagen (Denmark), have joined forces to offer an advanced curriculum on energy law, from wellhead to burnertip. Due to a process of liberalisation, globalisation and climate change, the energy sector and its legal framework is constantly changing. These ... More
Law professor at the University of Bristol is on Government’s Human Rights Advisory Group
Professor Malcolm Evans OBE, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Bristol, has joined the Government’s Human Rights Advisory Group. The Human Rights Advisory Group has been established to give the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, the best possible information about human rights challenges, and for the Foreign Office ... More
Nottingham Law School has appointed a new Dean
Nottingham Law School at Nottingham Trent University has appointed a new Dean - Andrea Nollent. Andrea Nollent has come to Nottingham Law School from Sheffield Hallam University where she was Assistant Dean. She was previously Head of Law. Andrea is also a visiting professor at the University of Paris XII. ... More
QMUL School of Law announces LLM and MSc Scholarships for 2011-12
The School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London is offering over £142,000 worth of scholarships and bursaries for its LLM and MSc Law and Finance programmes for students bstudying in 2011/12. The School of Law is offering five International (non-eu) and seven Home/EU LLM scholarships covering full tuition ... More
Brooklyn Law School offers LLM programme for foreign-trained lawyers
Brooklyn Law School has an LLM programme that gives foreign-trained lawyers the opportunity to study United States law and to learn how US lawyers approach specific types of legal issues. This LLM programme is designed to train the lawyers in using legal English as it is used in American legal ... More
Penn State Dickinson School of Law is hosting an LLM virtual open house session
Penn State Dickinson School of Law is hosting an LLM virtual open house session on Wednesday 19th January 2011. This virtual open house session is for prospective LLM students and will take place from 8:30am to 9:15am EST (which is GMT minus 5 hours). The 45-minute live streaming video session ... More
Florida Coastal's LLM program provides students with e-casebooks
Florida Coastal School of Law now provides e-casebooks free of charge to students enrolled on its LLM Masters of US Law Program . This LLM program is fully online, and works with custom publishing companies who obtain permissions to print legal casebooks in a downloadable PDF file format. Aron Mujumdar, ... More
Postgrad Solutions announces the 10 lucky £500 bursary winners for 2010!
Postgrad Solutions has awarded 10 lucky postgraduate students a £500 study bursary each to help with the cost of their postgraduate programmes. The winners are from all over the world - from Peru and Pakistan, to The USA and Zimbabwe, and yes there are even a couple from the UK! ... More
BPP Law School to launch three more regional branches
BPP Law School is gearing up to launch three new branches in Cambridge, Liverpool and Newcastle in 2011. This move will mean that BPP Law School will overtake the College of Law as the biggest Legal Practice Course (LPC) provider as it will then have nine branches in comparison the ... More
University of Nottingham to introduce new MA in International Law, Security and Terrorism
The University of Nottingham is launching a new MA programme in International Law, Security and Terrorism in September 2011. Students of this new programme will be taught by experts from two world leading academic schools at the University of Nottingham - the School of Law and the School of Politics ... More
£15,000 HM Hubbard Law Scholarship available for overseas study
The HM Hubbard Law Scholarship is offering a great opportunity to obtain an insight into the law of France, Spain or Canada. This is an annual scholarship providing up to £15,000 to trainee solicitors or solicitors in England and Wales within three years of admission. Richard Debenham, Chairman of Trustees ... More
College of Law to launch an online Legal Practice Course
The College of Law is to launch an online Legal Practice Course (LPC) in February 2011, using the latest e-learning technology. This will give the students much more flexibility as well as increased one-one tutor supervision. The new part-time course follows the College of Law’s launch earlier this year of ... More
Boston University launches new LLM programme
Boston University has launched a blended-learning Executive LLM in International Business Law. This new programme is designed for US and foreign-trained international business law practitioners, and offers a flexible format that combines intensive two-week residential periods with cutting-edge distance learning. The Executive LLM in International Business Law can be tailor-made ... More
Legal careers offer better starting salaries than The City!
With the current economic climate still looking bleak, it seems that many potential law students are having to seriously weigh up the financial benefits of continuing with their studies... but it seems that it is so worth it! We have uncovered various interesting pieces of information about pursuing law careers, ... More
BPP: It's our 35th anniversary! Join the celebration
Proudly marking our 35-year commitment to high-quality training programmes for business and law professionals. Celebrate with us by receiving a 35% discount on our LLM, MBA and MSc courses at our London centres* *On selected courses (see below). Offer valid until 5pm on 24th September 2010. Courses BPP Business School ... More
New Maritime and Transportation LLM at City University of Hong Kong
For the 2010-2011 year City University of Hong Kong will introduce a Maritime and Transportation stream in their LLM programme. The course will focus on the legal issues surrounding shipping, insurance and aviation law. Four compulsory modules are required to be studied: maritime law, maritime insurance law, international air law ... More
Joint LLM at University of Dundee and University of Toulouse
A joint LLM in comparative and private international law is now being offered by the University of Dundee and the University of Toulouse. The joint masters offers an unrivalled opportunity to study private international law from both a common law and civilian perspective. The programme has a single entry date ... More
New LLM in Legal Practice at OXILP
The Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (OXILP), in conjunction with Oxford Brookes University, has introduced a new research led LLM in Legal Practice. The course is designed to improve a student’s employability through in-depth research into an area of legal practice. The programme involves a two-week course on Advanced ... More
LLMs on offer at BPP Law School as University College status is confirmed
Only three years after the BPP College of Professional Studies was first given the power to award degrees, the private institution has been granted University College status by David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Skills. BPP Law School offers LLMs in commercial law, financial regulation and compliance, and ... More
7 ways to fund your Masters!
Funding a Masters degree can be tough - especially in the current economic climate. Click here to see seven sensational ways to afford your degree programme. Looking for funding for postgraduate studies in 2010? Check out the exclusive bursaries on offer from Postgrad Solutions. Content added on 23rd July 2010. More
LLM in Competition and Economics Law launched in Brussels
The newly founded Brussels School of Competition in Brussels, Belgium, is going to offer an LLM in Competition and Economics Law beginning in October 2010. The 9-month programme will be taught in English, and covers a variety of subjects related to European Competition Law and Economics issue. These include joint ... More
China University of Political Science and Law launches LLM Programmes
China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) is going to launch LLM and PhD Programmes in English for international students starting in September 2010, this is following an increase in demand. CUPL is based in Beijing, and is the elite Law University in China. Many of CUPL’s alumni go ... More
Sydney Law School to launch Juris Doctor
Sydney Law School is delighted to announce the introduction of a Juris Doctor (JD) as its graduate entry law degree from 2011. The Sydney Law School JD will provide students with a world-class legal education that prepares them for the global and international environment in which they will provide legal ... More
LLM university: Does such a place exist?
Our research has shown us that thousands of potential LLM students are searching on the internet for an ‘LLM University’ in the same way as people search for a ’Business School’, the trouble is - there is no such place! But while it is true to say that there are ... More
LLM application deadlines approaching at Glasgow Law School
The deadlines for LLM applications at Glasgow Law School are coming up soon. International (non-EU) students need to have their application forms in by Friday 16th July 2010. Home and EU students need to get their application forms in by Friday 27th August 2010. Find out more about Glasgow Law ... More
University of Southampton to launch MSc Crime Analysis
The University of Southampton is launching a new MSc in Crime Analysis which is due to start in September 2011. This new programme is being co-ordinated by Southampton School of Law lecturer Phil Palmer. This new MSc aims to link the processes of preventing and detecting of crime, disorder and ... More
University College Cork launches new LLM (Practitioner)
The Faculty of Law at University College Cork in Ireland, and the Law Society of Ireland have devloped an innovative new masters programme - LLM (Practitioner). The aim of this new programme is to facilitate practicing legal professionals to gain an internationally recognised masters degree in a flexible manner. The ... More
Deadline for LLM applications for EU students wishing to study at Queen Mary, University of London is approaching!
The deadline for applications for 2010 entry from home/EU students wanting to study an LLM at QMUL is Thursday 1st July. LLM applications are however now closed for international students for 2010 entry. Existing applicants who are waiting for a decision will be contacted shortly by admissions with an update. ... More
Southampton LLM students to represent the School of Law in an International Mooting Competition
A team of students from the School of Law at the University of Southampton will be heading to Sydney, Australia to take part in the 11th International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot Competition. The team consists of Socrates Ioannou, Archontoula Kalou, Aias Retsinas and Tughan Thuraisingam and oral arguments take place ... More
Senior lecturer and postgraduate student at Glasgow Law School are trying to help protect victims of domestic abuse
Proposed new legislation drawn up by a senior law lecturer and a postgraduate student at Glasgow Law School, designed to improve protection for the victims of domestic abuse is to go before the Scottish Parliament on 1st June 2010. Clare Connelly, senior lecturer in the University of Glasgow Law School, ... More
Sydney Law School is offering World Trade Organization Law as a unit of study
Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney is offering World Trade Organization Law (WTO Law) as a unit of study through its LLM programme. WTO Law explores various fundamental principles, including 'most favoured nation', national treatment and non-discrimination, tariff bindings and customs duties, subsidies and non-tariff barriers to trade. ... More
Southwestern Law School is offering online LLM in Entertainment and Media Law
Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California, is offering its LLM in Entertainment and Media Law as an online programme from Autumn 2010. This means that lawyers from around the world will now be able to take advantage of this highly regarded LLM. Southwestern Law School's Dean, Bryant G. Garth, ... More
Sydney Law School launching JD
The Sydney Law School at Sydney University is launching a new Juris Doctor (JD) in 2011. Full information about this new JD will be available in June 2010 at the Sydney Law School website. You can register your interest now. Find out more about studying law in Australia. Looking for ... More
The Kent Law Clinic has been shortlisted in The Lawyer Awards
The Kent Law Clinic has been shortlisted for ‘Pro Bono Team of the Year’ in the Lawyer Awards, which are recognised as the premier legal awards in the UK. The shortlists are dominated by high profile litigants, with teams from major City and international law firms - Kent Law Clinic ... More
Bournemouth University is offering three Career in Law Progression Scholarships
The Head of the Department of Law at Bournemouth University has three scholarships to award to students who are committed to a continuous programme of legal study at Bournemouth University. These scholarships are available for students of any nationality who are planning to start their postgraduate law programme in September ... More
Postgraduate Open Evening at Birmingham City University Law School
If you're interested in postgraduate study in the field of law, visit the Faculty of Education, Law and Social Sciences at Birmingham City University's Postgraduate Open Evening on Thursday 27th May from 4pm-7pm. At this open evening academic staff from the School of Law will be on hand to discuss ... More
BPP Law School wins four international awards
Students from the BPP Law School won four international awards at a Chicago based competition. The BVC students won an outstanding 4 out of 5 awards at the International Academy of Dispute Resolution competition held in the United States. This annual event attracted 36 teams from around the world. All ... More
Florida Coastal School of Law is offering online LLM
Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville is delighted to be offering the first online LLM programme for international lawyers. This US institution has the sixth largest law student enrollment in the United States. Their new LLM in US Law is the first programme to be offered via the internet, ... More
LLM Fair Europe to be held in Germany
The sixth annual LLM Fair Europe is to be held in Munster, Germany on Thursday 27th May. At this event 12 law schools from seven different countries will be on hand to give advice and information to prospective LL.M. students The fair will be offered in conjunction with JurStart, a ... More
The University of Reading is offering scholarships for LLM European Law
The School of Law at the University of Reading is offering scholarships of up to €24,000 for LLM European Union Law students. Under the European Neighbourhood Policy the EU will award around 40 scholarships to students from partner countries who are pursuing Masters degrees in fields of European studies. The ... More
Swansea students - including law students - impress at the British Council’s International Student Awards
Two students - Jing Xu and Pavan Kumar Sriram - from Swansea University have been named runners-up in the regional finals of the International Students Awards. This is the eighth annual International Student Awards, which is a major initiative from the British Council. The purpose of the awards is to ... More
Birkbeck has fee awards on offer for law Masters students
Birkbeck School of Law is offering a small number of fee awards for postgraduate students applying to the following taught postgraduate programmes: * MRes (the Jason Schone award) * LLM/MA Human Rights * LLM/MA Criminal Law and Criminal Justice * LLM Law and Political Justice * LLM International Economic Law, ... More
City University is hosting a postgraduate legal careers evening
The City Law School is holding a holding a postgraduate legal careers evening on Thursday 13th May from 5:30pm-8:30pm. The purpose of this event is for students to find out more about the application process for courses starting at The City Law School in September 2010. Students will also be ... More
City LLMs – still time to apply!
There’s still time to apply for one of The City Law School’s specialist LLMs! City’s LLMs help you to stand out in an increasingly crowded employment market. Each LLM is specifically designed to develop your legal knowledge and skills in the specialist area of your choice. The City Law School ... More
Birkbeck School of Law is offering great funding opportunity
Prospective postgraduate students could benefit from the funding opportunity on offer at Birkbeck School of Law - the Ronnie Warrington Studentships for Doctoral Students. The School of Law at Birkbeck College is internationally recognised for innovation and excellence in research, and in 2010 it is offering one research studentship for ... More
The University of Bristol School of Law awarded a Jean Monnet Chair in European Law
The University of Bristol School of Law is an international centre for the study of the law of the European Union. In recognition of its excellence in teaching and research of European law, the School of Law has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair in European Law by the European ... More
Glasgow School of Law welcomes top international lawyers to workshop
The University of Glasgow School of Law recently welcomed Judge Bruno Simma, who sits on the International Court of Justice, and Professor James Crawford SC, Director of the Lauterpacht Centre, University of Cambridge and Whewell Professor of International Law at Cambridge, to an International Law Workshop. The workshop was part ... More
University of Nottingham alumnus wins Francis Lieber Prize
Dr James Green, former PhD candidate at the University of Nottingham School of Law, has been awarded the prestigious Francis Lieber Prize for his book The International Court of Justice and Self-Defence in International Law (Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2009). The prize is awarded annually by the American Society of International ... More
Utrecht University's LLM Legal Research nominated best Dutch research master
In the most recent annual ranking carried out by Dutch current affairs magazine Elsevier, the LLM programme Legal Research at Utrecht University School of Law was awarded with a first place among the academic research masters in the Netherlands. The student survey conducted by Elsevier shows that students award the ... More
Swansea LLM students introduced to the job market at the Career Fair
On 17 March 2010, the Swansea University School of Law hosted a Career Fair with an intention of presenting its LLM students an opportunity to meet representatives from international law firms (such as Ince and Co, Holman Fenwick and Willans and Norton Rose), P & I Clubs, consultancy firms, as ... More
Northwestern to offer new Accelerated LLM programme
Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago has announced the launch of its Accelerated LLM (ALLM) programme. This is a 15-week degree programme that will bring together law graduates from diverse non-US jurisdictions and give them the opportunity to study at the Chicago-based School of Law. ALLM students will spend ... More
Sydney to offer new intensive postgrad study unit
Sydney Law School is offering Children and Family Law as an intensive study unit for May and June 2010, and it is to be delivered by Professor Patrick Parkinson. Children and Family Law examines the various issues regarding parenting after a couple separate. It also analyses other aspects of a ... More
Kent Law School Taught Masters Overseas Scholarships
The deadline to apply for Kent Law School’s Overseas Scholarships, which provide a full scholarship covering the cost of overseas tuition fees, is approaching, with the final deadline of 23 April. Kent Law School offers a select number of scholarships to students who are liable to pay overseas students’ fees ... More
Queen Mary MSc Law and Finance student wins essay contest
Nana Esi Atsem (pictured below), current student on the MSc Law and Finance programme, has won the $7,500 prize in an inaugural essay contest on banking regulation sponsored by the International Centre for Financial Regulation and the Financial Times, for her essay 'What works best for banking regulation: market discipline ... More
Application deadline for LLM programme in Transnational Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention 2011
The application deadline for the LLM programme in Transnational Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention (an initiave of both the Faculties of Law of the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, as well as Humboldt University, Berlin Germany) is 31 May 2010. Interested candidates should visit http://transcrim.org/index.php for more information ... More
Law School set to expand into London’s Somerset House
King’s College London is to acquire the East Wing of Somerset House, one of London’s most beautiful and iconic buildings, which will provide a unique opportunity for London as an arts complex in a building which will bridge the worlds of higher education, policy and the arts. The signing of ... More
Scotland's Justice secretary visits University of Strathclyde
Scotland's Justice Secretary, Kenny MacAskill, was given an insight into the work of Strathclyde's pioneering Law Clinic, based in the University's Law School, when he paid a visit there last month. Mr MacAskill met staff and students at the award-winning, student-run Clinic, which offers free advice and representation to members of ... More
Boston University announces London Summer Legal Institute
Boston University School of Law has announced a Summer Legal Institute in London for 2010. It will run in two consecutive three-week sessions between Sunday 4th July and Sunday 15th August. The annual program is designed exclusively for lawyers and advanced law students that have trained outside of the United ... More
University of Hertfordshire offers 100% distance learning Graduate Diploma in Law
If you are a graduate wanting to enter the legal profession, but do not have a law degree, the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL/CPE) conversion course at the University of Hertfordshire's School of Law enables you to cover the first academic stage of legal training with 100% distance learning. On ... More
Riga Graduate School of Law announces LLM scholarships
The Riga Graduate School of Law in Riga, Latvia has announced that its is offering scholarships for LLM in Public International Law and Human Rights. The scholarships cover tuition and fees for the LLM, and an additional scholarship is allocated for travel, accommodation, and incidental education expenses. Scholarships are available ... More
University of Portsmouth opens mock courtroom!
The first mock courtroom in the south east of England openned last week at the University of Portsmouth. It will be used to train lawyers, expert witnesses, social workers and probation officers of the future and was opened by Resident Judge of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, Richard Price. ... More
University of York launches new LLM
The Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York is launching an LLM in International Human Rights Law & Practice for October 2010, and there are two scholarships available. The key paradox of international human rights law is that the recent proliferation of treaties and adjudicative bodies has ... More
City to host postgraduate open evening
If you're thinking about a career in law come to the City University London’s Postgraduate Open Evening to talk about your future on Wednesday 17th February from 5pm until 7.30pm. On the evening you will have the opportunity to find out more about The City Law’s School’s: Graduate Diploma in ... More
UCLA to host LLM job fair
The 2010 West Coast International LLM Job Fair will be held at UCLA School of Law on Friday 19th February. This will be the third year of this annual event which is a recruitment venue for employers interested in enlisting internationally trained lawyers currently enrolled in LLM programmes at one ... More
King's law alumnus wins Human Rights award
A former law student of King's College London has won a Human Rights award. Daniel Carey, a former King’s LLB student who graduated from King's in 1998, has won the esteemed Peter Duffy Award at the Human Rights Awards organised by JUSTICE and Liberty. Mr Carey won the award for ... More
Kent law lecturer wins award
Nick Jackson, Senior Lecturer at Kent Law School, has won the Oxford University Press Alistair MacQueen Memorial Grant. His award of £1,000 will be used to produce public information and facilitate student training for the benefit of those using the Mortgage Possession Desk run by Canterbury Housing Advice Centre and ... More
Law professor at Nottingham Trent gets important appointment
Professor Mary Seneviratne, Professor of Law at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, has been appointed to the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (AJTC) by The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State, Jack Straw. She is one of five appointees who will serve for a period of four years. Her ... More
UEA law studentships deadline approaching
The Norwich Law School at the University of East Anglia is offering a number of Studentships for entry in 2010. All prospective applicants are advised to access the individual School’s research areas and interests and the academic profiles re prospective supervisors. Applications are particularly welcomed in Competition law where students ... More
The Chapman University School of Law in California announces LLM fellowship
The Chapman University School of Law and the Economic Science Institute (ESI) invite applications for the Vernon L Smith LLM Fellowship in Law & Economics for 2010-11. The Fellowship is designed to encourage the award winner to pursue study and research in law, economics, business and related fields. The Fellowship ... More
Sydney Law School anounces new unit
The Law School at Sydney University is pleased to announce a new unit for its Sydney Law School in Europe Programme in 2010 called Comparative Climate Law. This unit analyses the different ways in which three jurisdictions, the European Union, the USA and Australia have responded to the phenomenon of ... More
CityU offers LLM programmes for Chinese judges
Hong Kong has become a prime education destination for members of the Chinese judiciary studying common law and international law. The City University of Hong Kong (City U) is offering a pioneering programme for Chinese judges, the first legal programme of its kind available outside of mainland China. This programme ... More
King's College London joins forces with Paris-based business school
The School of Law at King's College London has joined forces with the ESSEC Business School in Paris to offer a double degree programme. Students within each of the institutions' degree programmes will be able to obtain a double Master's degree - an LLM from King's College London and an ... More
QMUL School of Law announces LLM scholarships
The School of Law, comprising the Department of Law (Dept) and the Centre for Commercial Studies (CCLS), has just announced the following LLM scholarships. Four Department of Law scholarships available for Home/EU students and two for Non-EU students pursuing course work in: Environmental Law European Law Public Law Public International ... More
New LLM in Corporate and Financial Law at University of Glasgow
Faced with an increasingly competitive global employment market, Glasgow School of Law offers a carefully tailored set of specialist postgraduate programmes that respond to current global issues. Due to the increasing complexity of financial instruments and markets, Glasgow School of Law recognised the need for modern lawyers to understand the ... More
Leading experts to introduce new distance learning LLM in IT & Telecoms Law at Southampton
Professors Ian Lloyd and Steve Saxby are to launch a new distance learning LLM in IT and Telecommunications Law at University of Southampton with effect from 2010–11. Prof Lloyd created the UK's first distance learning LLM in the field (and possibly the world) at the University of Strathclyde in 1994, ... More
QMUL announces bursaries for MSc in Law and Finance
The School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London is offering five bursaries for September 2010 students. Launched in September 2008, the Department of Economics and CCLS which jointly run the MSc in Law and Finance, will be offering five bursaries worth £3,000 to outstanding candidates starting in September ... More
Melbourne Law School wins gold medal!
Melbourne Law School secured the Gold Medal in the Australasian Legal Business (ALB) Service Provider Awards. The ALB Magazine’s inaugural Service Provider Awards highlight the best service providers in the business – as chosen by the very legal profession they serve. Melbourne Law School was the first to teach law ... More
Edinburgh Law School announces scholarships for LLM students
The University of Edinburgh Law School is delighted to announce The Binks Trust Scholarships to support students taking the LLM in European Law. This new initiative forms part of a wider effort by the School of Law, its alumni and supporters, to enhance financial support for its students at all ... More
Kent Law School announces PhD Studentships and Bursaries
Kent Law School is delighted to invite applications for its research studentships leading to the award of a PhD commencing in September 2010. Kent Law School is a centre of world-leading critical legal research and is seeking studentship candidates whose research will contribute to existing debates in their chosen field ... More
Two scholarships are available for LLM students at Goethe University
There are two full-tuitions scholarships on offer for LLM students at the Institute for Law and Finance, Goethe University in Frankfurt. These scholarships are available for students for the academic year 2010/2011 and are sponsored by Citi. Applicants for the scholarships must have either German citizenships or German residencies, and ... More
Boston University announces new Executive LLM
Boston University School of Law (BU Law) is pleased to introduce its Executive LLM in International Business Law. This 20-credit graduate programme is designed to accommodate the careers of international lawyers whose work commitments make it difficult to attend a traditional, full-time nine-month residency programme in the United States. Therefore, ... More
Scholarships in Law and the Social Sciences available at Oxford Brookes
Oxford Brookes University’s School of Social Sciences and Law has announced the availability of scholarships worth £2,000, £3,000 and £5,000 for postgraduate students starting in September 2010. To apply for one of the scholarships, you should first apply for your place on one of the courses listed below. All applications ... More
Applications now open for postgraduate law scholarship at Sydney University
Applications are now open for the 2010 Justice Peter Hely Scholarship at the Law School at Sydney University. The Scholarship was established by the Law School through contributions from the friends and colleagues of the late Justice Peter Hely to promote postgraduate study in the fields of commercial law and ... More
Welsh law school announces new LLM in Governance and Devolution
Cardiff University Law School has announced a new LLM in Governance and Devolution from September 2010 subject to validation. The 12-month full time course aims to offer knowledge and expertise of special interest to persons working in local, devolved or central government or in the public sector. Find out more ... More
Two law scholarships available at Reading University for postgraduate students
The Law School at the University of Reading is offering up to two fees-only scholarships to applicants for full-time study in their M Res (Law & Society), MA Res (Legal History), and M Res (Law) programmes. The scholarships will cover fees at the rate for UK/EU students. These two scholarships ... More
Kent Law School is hosting a Postgraduate Open Evening
On Wednesday 2nd December Kent Law School will be present at the University of Kent’s Postgraduate Open Evening which takes place between 5-8pm at Woolf College at the University of Kent. Academic staff will be available to talk about the 13 different taught LLM programmes and the research opportunities up ... More
American law school announces two new LLM programmes
Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio has announced that it will be offering two new LLM programmes - LLM in Intellectual Property Law and the LLM in International Business Law. Both programmes are full-time, one year long courses. Find out more about Case Western Reserve University ... More
LLM student success in UN agency competition
Onyinye Nwezi, a 2008–9 LLM Computer and Communications student at Queen Mary, has won the 2009 ITU Cybersecurity and ICT Applications Essay Competition. Her prize was a paid three-month internship in Geneva at the UN agency for telecoms from January to March. The aim of the competition was to increase ... More
University of Colorado at Boulder announces new LLM programmes
The University of Colorado at Boulder has announced three new LLM programmes due to begin in August 2010. They are all one-year, full-time programmes, and the first LLM programmes to be offered by the university. The programmes on offer are: LLM Entrepreneurial Law LLM Information Technology & Intellectual Property Law ... More
New York university announces dates for its 2010 summer institute
Fordham University School of Law in New York City has announced the dates of its Fordham Law Summer Institute for 2010 - next year’s programme will run from Monday 12th July to Friday 30th July, 2010. The annual programme provides an overview of the US legal system for non-American trained ... More
Queen Mary, University of London Postgraduate School of Law Open Evening
Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) is holding a postgraduate open evening for its School of Law on Wednesday 25th November, 2009. The event will take place from 5-7.30pm at QMUL’s new Postgraduate Law Centre at Lincoln’s Inn Fields. At the open evening prospective postgraduate students will be able to ... More
Postgraduate Studies Open Evening at The City Law School
If you are thinking about the next step in your legal education, The City Law School is hosting an open evening on Thursday 10th December 2009 from 6pm - 9pm. This is a one-stop-shop for all those important questions you have about furthering your studies, and is a must for ... More
Newcastle Law School announces three ASEAN scholarships
Newcastle Law School has established up to three scholarships for postgraduate students from the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The scholarships are for students wishing to study on one of the following programmes in 2010: LLM International Trade Law LLM International Commercial Law LLM Environmental Law ... More
Application deadlines for BPP Law School programmes approaching!
If you’re interested in doing a Legal Practice Course (LPC) or a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) at BPP Law School in 2010, application deadlines are approaching. The first round full-time LPC application deadline is 1st December 2009 for a September 2010 start date. You will need to apply through ... More
Teesside is University of the Year
There was plenty to celebrate at Teesside University after it was named the University of the Year by the Times Higher Education magazine. The award - one of the most prestigious in the higher education calendar - was presented to the Vice Chancellor of Teesside University, Professor Graham Henderson, at ... More
King’s College London announces new Medical LLM for 2010
King’s College London School of Law is offering a new LLM in Medical Law for September 2010. Due to its dedicated Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, King’s College London is particularly well regarded in this area - it already has a long-standing MA in Medical Ethics and Law. This ... More
Sydney Law School professor appointed chair of UN committee
Professor Ron McCallum - the former Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Sydney - has been appointed Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2010. Professor McCallum’s election took place on Friday 23rd October in Geneva, Switzerland. A joint media ... More
University of Reading Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday 25th November
If you're interested in studying law at a postgraduate level, then the University of Reading open day is well worth a visit. The event is being held on Wednesday 25th November for all prospective postgraduate students, but law graduates should go to the Palmer Building to see the Law School ... More
Australian university announces global law programme
The University of Sydney Law School has launched a new Master of Global Law for 2010. Candidates will get the opportunity to gain exposure to units of study in international law, comparative and foreign law, and domestic (Australian) law. ‘Global law encompasses not just international law, but an approach to ... More
New York University and Melbourne University have an exciting dual JD and LLM programme!
New York University (NYU) School of Law is now open for applications for the Melbourne-NYU Dual JD / LLM Programme from current JD students at Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne. Students in this programme earn their JD degree from Melbourne and their LLM from NYU School of Law in ... More
The University of Sussex has launched an exciting new LLM in European Law
The University of Sussex Law School has launched a new LLM to develop an advanced level of understanding of the subject of European law, including the law of the European Union (EU), the European Convention on Human Rights and comparative European legal studies. The programme examines issues that highlight the ... More
Dundee Law School LLM January 2010 intake - application deadline approaching!
Students wishing to start an LLM programme in January 2010 at the University of Dundee Law School must get their application in by Friday 27th November 2009. Dundee Law School offers a broad portfolio of private and public law LLM programmes reflecting the expertise of their academics - from International ... More
Dundee Law School offers three scholarships for its LLM programmes
The University of Dundee Law School will be offering up to three Scrymgeour Scholarships to the value of £3,000 to applicants for its taught and research LLM programmes for the 2009-2010 academic year - January 2010 entries only. To be considered, applicants must already have applied for admission to an ... More
Surge in popularity of the Sydney LLM
The LLM programme coordinator at the University of Sydney Law School has announced that there has been a noticeable uptake in students for the Sydney LLM - this coursework degree is becoming more popular and increasingly more likely to be held by practising lawyers. The coordinator - Dr Arlie Loughnan ... More
Application deadline of 27th November approaching for University of Edinburgh's LLMs with January 2010 start date
The University of Edinburgh Law School is now offering a January 2010 start date on the following distance learning LLMs: Medical Law & Ethics Innovation, Technology & the Law Intellectual Property Law Information Technology Law The application deadline for all of these programmes is Friday 27th November 2009. Apply online ... More
University of Kent lecturer is recognised as being a leading UK law teacher
A senior lecturer at the University of Kent’s Law School - Nick Jackson - has been short-listed for the Law Teacher of the Year Award 2010. Mr Jackson has been heavily involved in the development of electronic learning resources in Kent Law School, receiving a National Teaching Fellowship in 2002 ... More
Birkbeck School of Law in the media
Birkbeck’s School of Law is a leading international centre for world-class legal research and scholarship. The School provides a range of innovative Masters degrees and hosts a flourishing community of students engaged in graduate research. All members of teaching staff carrying out multidisciplinary research in exciting and innovative areas. The ... More
Leading US law school announces exciting new LLM programmes
The George Washington University Law School in Washington DC has announced two new LLM programmes - an LLM in Energy and Environmental Law, and an LLM in National Security and US Foreign Relations Law. The LLM in Energy and Environmental Law will feature courses in Energy Law and Regulation, Air ... More
Highest mark awarded to former University of Nottingham Law student
The University of Nottingham’s School of Law are delighted to report that Claire San Filippo, a former Law student who took the European Masters in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) course in 2008/09, has been awarded the highest mark for a dissertation by the examiners this year (out of 84 students ... More
LLM programmes starting January 2010 at the University of Aberdeen
Applications are still being welcomed for the University of Aberdeen’s January 2010 start Master of Laws programmes. As well as offering popular programmes in Commercial Law, International Law and Oil & Gas Law, the Law School also offers smaller specialist programmes which reflect other areas of its research expertise, including ... More
Glasgow Law School's graduate programme celebrates 90 years
2009 was a special year at the University of Glasgow Law School. The School’s graduate programme celebrated its 90th anniversary. Although the study of law at the University of Glasgow first started in 1451, the same year when the University itself was founded, in its modern form postgraduate legal education ... More
New York university launches new LLM programme
Fordham University School of Law in New York City has just announce its newest LLM specialty programme, the Master of Laws in US and Comparative Law. This programme, which will start in Autumn 2010, is designed for students who have received their primary legal education in a civil law country and ... More
Swedish university launches new law course
This year the School of Economics and Management at Lund University in Sweden is launching a new masters programme - European and International Tax Law. This is the first time the opportunity to study this subject at this level has been available in Scandanavia. The MSc is designed to meet ... More
Further recognition for the LLM degrees offered at Swansea by legal community
Since their introduction in 2000, the LLM programmes at Swansea have aimed at enhancing students' practical understanding in the realm of commercial and maritime law in addition to offering a sound academic background in these subject areas. To this end, strong links have been consistently established with the legal profession ... More
The latest from the School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London
LLM applications are now open for the 2010 intake – click here for more information. New LLM modules for 2009 include: Corporate Insolvency Law – new for 2009 Insurance Contracts and Risk Management in Construction (half module) Law of Insurance Contracts (half module) Law of Insurance Regulation (half module) Further ... More
Programme for senior mainland judges promotes Chinese legal development
City University of Hong Kong's (CityU) School of Law held its inauguration ceremony for the Advanced Programme for Chinese Senior Judges on 25 May. The second cooperative venture between CityU and the National Judges College of the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China, the programme provides a ... More
The LLM Challenge is coming to Southampton
2009 entrants to the LLM at Southampton will be the first to participate in the LLM Challenge. This is an exciting addition to what is already a very dynamic programme and will pitch teams of LLM students against fellow students as they compete in rounds until the final challenge in ... More
Kent Law School adds two new programmes to its portfolio of International LLM degrees
Kent Law School now offers 13 taught LLM programmes after recently adding an LLM in International Criminal Justice, and an Erasmus LLM which enables students to study at both Kent and at a European partner during the one year programme. Rated as the sixth best law school in the 2008 ... More
Study trip to Geneva: University of Reading LLM
The School of Law at the University of Reading is very pleased that it will again be offering a three or four day study trip to Geneva to visit several international organisations and meet with their staff. Students who went to Geneva in 2008-09 found it to be an excellent ... More
Strathclyde: new postgraduate opportunities
Responding to students' needs and key social and legal developments, the provision of innovative taught programmes is one of Strathclyde Law School’s hallmarks. 2009 sees the widest choice of courses ever offered, including two new LLM programmes in International Economic Law, and International Law & Sustainable Development to go live ... More
Utrecht law students score well in Fulbright scholarships
Seven Fulbright scholarships, out of a total of 26 available, have been landed by Utrecht University, four of which by the School of Law. All four law students will be heading for the States this coming year, where they have received offers from top universities: bachelor student Kirsten Boele, is ... More
The latest from the School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London
Top-ten ranking for the School of Law The School of Law has been ranked 9th in the UK and 8th in England by both the recent Guardian University Guide 2010 and Times Good University Guide 2010, confirming our status as one of the leading law schools. Meet us at JURAcon ... More
Middlesex University takes human rights law around the globe
Human rights law academics from Middlesex University have launched a pioneering project to train human rights defenders in Central Asia. With a £99,000 grant from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, a team of Middlesex University law staff are travelling to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazhakstan to provide strategy sessions heavily ... More
The latest from the University of Glasgow School of Law
There are a number of recent developments affecting the LLM at the Glasgow University School of Law. Professor Iain Forrester, a competition law practitioner with years of experience in some of the most high profile cases in the European Community, is being honoured by the University with an honorary doctorate ... More
Law Scholarships offered at the University of Reading
The Law School at the University of Reading is pleased to announce that it will be offering up to two fees-only scholarships to applicants for full-time study in the following programmes: • M Res (Law & Society) • MA Res (Legal History) • M Res (Law) The scholarships will ... More
Discover exciting possibilities with Strathclyde’s International Law programmes
The Strathclyde School of Law is currently accepting applications for September 2009 in both its new International Law and Sustainable Development and International Economic Law. Apply Now to Maintain Your Edge in the Global Economy For over 45 years Strathclyde University’s Law School has provided legal education that meets ... More
The latest from QMUL School of Law
Law Firm Dewey LeBoeuf to sponsor a student to study International Arbitration at Queen Mary The law firm Dewey LeBoeuf is sponsoring for the first time the best oralist of the Frankfurt Investment Moot, to study International Arbitration at Queen Mary. The first recipient, Lukas Rusch of St Gallen University, ... More
Funding opportunities at the University of Glasgow School of Law
LLM Scholarship The School of Law offers three scholarships to non-EU/EEA nationals who hold unconditional offers from the University of Glasgow to study for one of the LLM programmes offered by the School of Law. The scholarships, tenable from September 2009, take the form of a £4,000 reduction from the ... More
New LLM programmes at UWE focus on current global problems
There is little doubt that two of the most pressing contemporary issues facing countries around the world are the banking crisis and the environment. In response, UWE is introducing two new LLM programmes, commencing in September 2009. The first is in International Banking and Finance and the second in Environmental ... More
Bursaries and research assistantships at the University of Stellenbosch Law Faculty
Position: Master's and Doctoral Research Students Salary: R83 000 per annum (LLM) - R105 000 per annum (LLD) Location: University of Stellenbosch, Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch, South Africa Description: The University of Stellenbosch Law Faculty invites motivated individuals wishing to pursue full-time LLM or LLD research degrees to apply for ... More
Birbeck School of Law launching new LLM programmes in 2009
The School of Law at Birbeck, Univeristy of London is pleased to announce two new and exciting additions to their programme offerings. The LLM Critical Legal Practice and the LLM International Economic Law, Justice and Development will expand the School’s already broad offerings in legal studies. The unique LLM Critical ... More
Complete Nottingham Trent LLM survey for chance to win £200 in Amazon vouchers
Nottingham Trent University Law School is currently conducting a survey to inquire how prospective students choose an LLM - what factors are most important and how interested you are in the different titles on offer. The online questionnaire will take about 10 minutes to complete. There will be a ... More
Full scholarships for international students at Kent Law School
Kent Law School recently announced details of its overseas scholarship for students commencing an LLM programme at the Canterbury campus in September 2009. The Law School will offer a limited number of scholarships to non-EU classified students. The scholarships are open to all overseas applicants on the LLM taught programmes ... More
Glasgow PhD scholarship offers chance for cross-discipline research
The University of Glasgow is again pleased to announce the Lord Kelvin/Adam Smith Scholarships scheme which was established in 2007. The scholarship is aimed at supporting the development of innovative, boundary-crossing research at the University. The scheme is intended to create new partnerships between members of staff and will offer ... More
Strathclyde Law Clinic recognised for public service
Strathclyde Law School has recently won the Best Contribution by a Law School award in the LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards. The award recognises the work of the University’s Law Clinic, which offers free legal advice to the public who do not qualify for legal aid. The Starthclyde Law ... More
Major international conference at Glasgow School of Law
Glasgow School of Law hosted a major international 2-day conference, entitled The Future of Financial Regulation, which took place at the end of March. The conference was organised by Professor Iain MacNeil, who is also the convenor of the new degree programme, LLM in Corporate and Financial Law. New postgraduate ... More
Human rights expert addresses UN
A leading human rights expert at The University of Nottingham School of Law addressed the United Nations recently, as part of a symposium to deliver a groundbreaking statement on sexual orientation and gender identity. Professor Michael O’Flaherty, co-director of the Human Rights Law Centre at the University and member of ... More
Birmingham Law School information sessions in Nigeria
In late April Dr Gavin Byrne, lecturer in Law at Birmingham will host informational sessions in Nigeria to meet prospective students and share perspective on obtaining an LLB or LLM in the UK. Dr Byrne will be attending career fairs at the following times and locations: Abuja Venue: Nikon Luxury ... More
Aberdeen Law School involved in innovative Energy Law programme
The School of Law at the University of Aberdeen is already well-known for its LLM in Oil and Gas Law. Building on this success, it has joined with partners at the Universities of Groningen, Copenhagen and Oslo to develop an advanced programme in Energy Law designed for lawyers in practice ... More
Dundee Law School debuts distance LLM in International Dispute Resolution
As one of the fastest growing areas of legal practice, Dundee Law School’s new LLM in International Dispute Resolution is well positioned to provide students with the legal expertise and training to meet this demand. This is a unique distance learning programme taught by a team of internationally recognised academics ... More
American University Law School offers full tuition scholarship for LLM International Legal Studies
The International Legal Studies Programme (ILSP) Alumni Fund at the American University (Washington, DC, USA) is proud to announce the Alumni Fund Scholarship program. The ILSP Alumni Fund offers 5 full tuition scholarships to newly admitted LLM students who display rigorous academic dedication to the advancement of issues in international ... More
LLM online offers job security
The LLM from University of Derby, delivered through RDI, has seen a dramatic increase in interest with many people taking the chance to enhance their CV whilst working and earning. The LLM with RDI offers the most flexible way for you to stand out from the crowd, but also continue ... More
Pace Law School accelerating legal expertise in Real Estate Law LL.M
The need for effective lawyers in facilitating increasingly complex real estate transactions is both real and timely. Pace Law School is meeting this need in becoming the first law school in the New York region to offer a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Real Estate Law. In structuring the LL.M ... More
Dundee Law School offers generous scholarship to LLM applicants
The Scrymgeour Scholarships for the 2009 - 2010 academic year (September & January entries) will be offerered to up to 5 applicants to taught and research LLM programmes. The award value is £3,000 and applicants must already have applied for admission to an LLM degree programme. The Dundee Law School ... More
BPP Law School designated as centre of excellence for investment regulation and compliance
BPP Law School was recently appointed as a Centre of Excellence in the field of investment regulation and compliance by the Securities and Investment Institute (“SII”). As the first institution of higher education to receive this prestigious designation, BPP Law School was recognized as offering the highest leadership in academic ... More
BPP Law School to debut new LLM programme
The BPP Law School is set to launch a one year LLM Financial Regulation and Compliance in September 2009. In addition to the core module on Financial Regulation and Compliance, students will be required to take one or more of the following optional modules: • Corporate Securities Regulation • Fraud ... More
University of Nottingham Pro Bono Society shortlisted for award
The University of Nottingham School of Law Pro Bono Society has been shortlisted for an award in the LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards 2009, in the category “Best contribution by a team of students”. The Head of School, Professor Stephen Bailey said, "This is excellent news and I have ... More
City Law School creates new LLM in International Dispute Resolution
The City Law School has created a new LLM in International Dispute Resolution, designed to equip students to work in international litigation. The course, overseen by Professor Alan Riley, has been structured in reaction to the current economic climate, which experts predict will bring a rise in international litigation. It ... More
Utrecht University researchers receive prestigious human rights award
Two human rights researchers have been awarded the first and second Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2008 for their dissertation works. Antoine Buyse and Gentian Zyberi were presented the award which is an annual incentive prize presented to young and promising thinkers who carry out research in the ... More
Nottingham Law Society shortlisted for national accolade
The School of Law is very happy to announce that the University of Nottingham Pro Bono Society has been shortlisted for an award in the LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards 2009, for the category “Best contribution by a team of students”. The Head of the School of Law, Professor ... More
Bradford offers funding opportunities for postgraduate students
The University of Bradford is now offering a new postgraduate bursary of £500 Prospective bursary applicants must meet the following criteria: • Be from the UK or EU • Be on a full-time taught or research postgraduate programme and paying your own fees • Have graduated from ... More
School of Law at the University of Nottingham ranked in top 5 in RAE 2008
The School of Law at the University of Nottingham has been rated as excellent in both teaching and research. It has achieved an excellent outcome in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, being ranked in the top five law schools in the UK. Schools were not required to enter all of ... More
Swansea Law School climbing to the top of the league tables
In recent months, Swansea University School of Law has gained recognition as a centre of excellence both in terms of teaching and research. The National Student Survey 2008 showed Swansea Law School claiming 1st position among law schools in Wales and sharing 11th place among law schools in the United ... More
Record distinctions for Cardiff LLM Commercial Law graduates
A record number of LLM Commercial Law students were awarded a distinction in 2008. Twelve out of the 39 students who completed the programme achieved the top award for their Master of Laws. The LLM Commercial Law has been running at Cardiff for over a decade and has an international ... More
LLM student success stories at Queen Mary, University of London
A 2007 Queen Mary LLM graduate in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution, Aisha Nadar (USA), has been awarded joint first prize of £1,000 in January 2009 by the Three Faiths Forum and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies for the best essays on a subject related to dispute resolution in ... More
World class – Kent Law School ranked 6th in 2008 RAE
Kent Law School has been rated as the sixth best law school in the UK in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), published in December. The RAE, the official system for grading the quality of research of UK universities, stated that 65% of the research activity of Kent Law School ... More
Change at last - a new era for company law, Southampton University professor at forefront
October 1 2009 will be a landmark day in the history of company law when the Companies Act 2006 finally comes fully into force. Introduced into Parliament on 1 November 2005, the Companies Act received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006. Commencement has been staggered over the past three years, ... More
Glasgow offers new LLM Scholarship
The University of Glasgow School of Law is offering three new scholarships to non-EU/EEA nationals who hold unconditional offers from the University to study for one of the LLM programmes offered by the School of Law. The scholarships, tenable from September 2009, take the form of a £4000 reduction from ... More
Winchester University Law School to host the 24th Annual BILETA conference
The Winchester Law School will host the 24th Annual British & Irish Law, Education and Technology Association (BILETA) conference from Tuesday 21 - Thursday 23 April 2009. The theme of the 2009 conference will be "To Infinity and Beyond: Law and Technology in Harmony?" With the impacts of technology increasing ... More
Cardiff Law Library welcomes self-service and wireless technologies
Innovations made in 2007 to the law library have resulted in positive student feedback and greater functionality. Course books in heavy demand in the Short Loan collection were tagged over the summer of 2007 so that library users could issue books themselves at a new self-service terminal. The new ‘DIY’-style ... More
City Law School launches Maritime Law LL.M. in Athens, Greece
At a recent ceremony in Athens, over 30 key figures from Greece’s legal and shipping community attended the launch of The City Law School’s LLM in Maritime Law. The City Law School is preparing to deliver modules off its Maritime Law LLM in Greece for the first time. As the ... More
Coventry law students have opportunity to contribute legal services to community
Students at Coventry University Law School have the opportunity to put their law studies into practice through their own Law Clinic: Coventry Legal Advice Service (CLAS). CLAS fulfills three main aims: • it contributes towards meeting the need for legal services in the community • it promotes the University’s links ... More
Dundee Law School offers distance LLM in International Dispute Resolution
For those who are unable to commit to the traditional campus based law study experience, Dundee Law School offers an LLM in International Dispute Resolution, one of the fastest growing areas of legal practice. This unique distance learning programme is taught by a team of internationally-recognised academics and practitioner-trainers. The ... More
Aberdeen offers scholarship for American MA applicants
The Scotland USA Graduate Scholarship is aimed at US Nationals applying for full-time MA programmes at the University of Aberdeen. This exciting scholarship opportunity is open to all US Nationals and is aimed at encouraging bright, talented and hard working individuals to live, work and study in Scotland. Awards are ... More
Middlesex invites you to follow a new pathway in Law
The Middlesex Law department continues its focus on expanding its programme choices with innovative LLM pathways that represent the diversity of the department’s expertise. Professor Joshua Castellino has joined Middlesex as the new head of the Law department. He most recently taught at the National University of Ireland, Galway where ... More
Kent Law School ranked 6th in 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
Kent Law School has been rated the sixth best Law School in the UK in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). The RAE, the official system for grading the quality of research of UK Universities, states that 65% of the research activity of Kent Law School is of 4* or ... More
International Human Rights LL.M. at Lund University
The Master’s Programme in International Human Rights Law at Lund University offers three specialisations: • International Human Rights Law • Intellectual Property Rights • International Labour Rights The programme is directed by the Faculty of Law in cooperation with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. During ... More
Generous International LL.M. Scholarships available at the University of British Columbia
The LL.M. degree at the University of British Columbia (UBC) prepares graduates for career opportunities in law teaching, legal research, policy making, public and governmental service, and the practice of law. The one-year LL.M. programme does not, however, give entry to the Bar of British Columbia or any other certification ... More
Innovative law programmes in health and bio ethics at Manchester
The MA programme in Health Care Ethics & Law aims to provide flexible and interdisciplinary training in health care ethics and health care law. There is an emphasis on the real world, practical application of bioethical and legal theory. This programme offers the practical knowledge and experience needed by bioethical ... More
Southampton home to
LL.M. in Maritime Law and internationally-recognized Maritime institute
Southampton, located on the south coast of England, is one of the world’s busiest passenger and cargo shipping ports. Due to its history of sea faring and trade, Southampton has been a center for maritime study. In 1982, after a decade of interest in maritime and international trade law, the ... More
Tufts’ Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy announces Nobel Prize Laureate as capstone speaker
Since 1933, the Tufts’ Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy has been a leading institution in the research and teaching of international law. In continuing its pursuit of innovation and excellence in legal studies, the School was proud to welcome its inaugural LL.M. in International Law class in September 2008. ... More
University of Washington offers Sustainable International Development LLM
The complexity of global crisis including poverty, hunger, environmental degradation, climate change, overpopulation, transitional political systems and resource distribution are issues with which the LL.M. in Sustainable International Development at the University of Washington engages. These issues often transpire within a complex web of looming national, comparative, and international legal ... More
Chinese University of Hong Kong Law School offers full 2009 LLM Scholarships
An informational brochure on the scholarship scheme can be downloaded here. An application form can be obtained on-line at www.cuhk.edu.hk/law. Content added on 11 December 2008. Every year, the Faculty of Law at CUHK seeks to assist students from around the globe to join the Law School’s ... More
Excellence recognised in audit at Newcastle Law School
The Funding Council Specified independent audit of the University of Newcastle Law School's teaching and the learning environment, known as Internal Subject Review, has recently been completed. The audit team spent two days speaking with staff, students and an extensive group of external stakeholders. The team has presented a preliminary report ... More
Amsterdam Law School LLM focuses on the confluence of European and International Law
For students considering a career that traverses both international and European law, the University of Amsterdam Law School recognises this increasingly important dual focus. The LLM in European and Internaitonal Law is structured to allow for a number of optional courses to be taken along side a mandatory core course ... More
Cardiff Law School wins prestigious award for pro bono work
Cardiff Law School and Hugh James Solicitors defeated tough competition on 13th November to win the Student Team Award at the prestigious Law Society Junior Lawyers’ Division 10th Anniversary Pro Bono Awards. The Solicitor General, Vera Baird QC MP, and the Shadow Home Secretary, Dominic Grieve QC MP bestowed the ... More
Glasgow School of Law alumna named Scottish Politician of the Year
Nicola Sturgeon, Health Secretary and Deputy First Minister in the Scottish Government was named as Scottish Politician of the Year 2008 at the 10th Scottish Politician of the Year awards ceremony on 13th November. She also won the Donald Dewar Debater of the Year award for her outstanding performances in ... More
LLM by distance learning offers new opportunities to business audience
Following the successful launch of the University of Derby’s LLM through RDI – delivering this university qualification by distance learning – this qualification is becoming increasingly attractive to people wishing to enhance their management careers in any business sector. The LLM in Commercial Law is suited to those who may already ... More
Queen Mary’s School of Law announces 14 full tuition fee LLM scholarships and a new MSc programme in Law and Finance
Queen Mary is pleased to offer 14 full tuition fee LLM scholarships to outstanding candidates, worth over £125,000 in total. Applicants can complete the scholarship application form at the same time as applying for the LLM. Deadline for applying for scholarships – 15 May 2009 Deadline for applying for the ... More
New LLM programmes at Glasgow School of Law
Launching the School's NEW LLM Programme From September 2009, postgraduate law students may study for an LLM in Corporate and Financial Law at the School of Law. This new programme complements the School's LLM programmes in International Commercial Law, International Competition Law and Policy and International Law. The courses offered under the new LLM ... More
Bank of England offers postgraduate internship and sponsorship opportunities
The Bank of England is offering students attractive professional work experiences and postgraduate funding for students studying economics and/or finance and have in interest in working for the Bank. Those who are selected will be offered full sponsorship of their MSc/MPhil fees (or 1 year of a 2 year course) ... More
Two exciting new LLMs mean lots more choice at Strathclyde’s Law School
Strathclyde’s already diverse portfolio of LLMs is set to expand with the development of two internationally focussed programmes. As well as their well established LLMs in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law, Construction Law and Human Rights Law, in 2009 two new LLMs will be launched* – International Law and Sustainable ... More
Chinese University of Hong Kong offers scholarship for 2009-2010 LL.M. programmes
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has announced the Faculty of Law Master of Laws Scholarship Scheme for 2009-2010. Successful candidates will be awarded a scholarship worth HK$176,000, covering basic tuition fee and a stipend. Different countries/regions will be supported on a yearly rotational basis. For the 2009-2010 academic ... More
Madrid’s Instituto de Empresa engages American LLM student
Challenging coursework, long library study sessions, brilliant faculty, and an enticing city have made the Instituto de Empresa (IE) a special place for Aaron Thornburg to pursue an LLM in International Legal Practice. As an international student, Thornburg has written about his initial coursework at IE’s law school and his ... More
LLD Professional Doctorate at the Anglia Ruskin School of Law
A Professional Doctorate offers a unique route to a doctoral degree, but is different from the traditional PhD. Students are required to pursue research in their respective areas of professional practice. A key characteristic of the LLD is that it recognises the workplace as both the field for, and the ... More
Coventry University offers new Employment Law LLM
Why choose Coventry’s new Employment Law LLM? The Employment Law LLM programme provides students with the opportunity to critically analyse and evaluate the laws governing employment relationships. Key areas of employment law are taught on this programme, but broader contextual issues, such as the political, social and economic influences affecting ... More
University of Glasgow a hot destination for international students
The University of Glasgow is a hot destination for international students according to the latest results in the International Student Barometer (ISB) survey. International students voted Glasgow top in the Russell Group of Universities (a group of the top UK Universities which have a medical school), second in Scotland and third overall in ... More
New LLM offers students more choice
Cardiff Law School will launch a new LLM programme next autumn giving students greater flexibility and offering them a number of specialised study routes. Already renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, Cardiff Law School’s new programme is set to improve its postgraduate opportunities further. The new structure means ... More
New! LLM in International Dispute Resolution
The City Law School has created an innovative new LLM in International Dispute Resolution in direct response to the credit crunch. As a consequence of the current economic climate, experts are predicting a dramatic rise in the number of international litigation cases. This new specialist LLM will give students the ... More
Study in India with the University of Aberdeen Law School
Would you like to study for a Master of Laws, but cannot take the time out to study in the UK for 12 months? Then consider studying for an LLM in International Business Law with Aberdeen University at our partner institution in Bangalore, the Bangalore Management Academy (pictured below). Students on ... More
Edinburgh offers accelerated LLB for graduates
The LLB degree in law is recognised as the usual pathway into the legal profession in Scotland. For those students who already hold a degree, it is possible to undertake the Accelerated LLB (Ord) in just two years. This makes it a very attractive conversion course for graduates from all ... More
New LLM Conflict and Security Law
International terrorism. Armed conflict. Arms control. These major concerns affect a world in need of change. Taught jointly between the University of Utrecht and Sheffield Law School, this is a unique one-year LLM degree examining conflict and security law, incorporating a period of study abroad. The entire programme is taught ... More
Bangor University School of Law offers new PhD scholarship
In conjunction with the Drapers Trust, Bangor University School of Law, is pleased to announce a £12,000 PhD Scholarship, tenable annually for three years, commencing in autumn 2008, or other mutually agreeable commencement date. Preference will be given to those applications coming from applicants under the age of 25 as ... More
Reading Law School fosters pro bono opportunities
The Law School at the University of Reading is keen to support and encourage students who participate in pro bono work. As well as being rewarding in its own right, Pro Bono experience is something future employers (legal or otherwise) increasingly look to for evidence of the practical skills graduates ... More
Durham University Law chairwoman appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
On 28 July 2008, the United Nations General Assembly confirmed by consensus, Judge Navanethem (Navi) Pillay’s appointment as the fifth High Commissioner for Human Rights - the leading UN human rights official. Judge Navanethem (Navi) Pillay, Chairwoman of the Durham Law School Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, was ... More
University of Cape Town celebrates 150 years of legal education
University of Cape Town celebrates 150 years of legal education The first lectures in law were given in 1859 at the University of Cape Town and so 2009 marks the 150th year anniversary of the start of legal education at the University. Starting on October 17th, a six month long ... More
Innovative international programmes at Leiden Univeristy in the Netherlands
Thinking about pursing a postgraduate degree in law studies? Why not consider the Netherlands, home to the International Criminal Court, International Court of Justice, and the Tribunals for both the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda? As the seat of several international legal high courts, the opportunities for advanced legal study in ... More
Glasgow law faculty explores European political unity
Professor George Pavlakos along with Professors Veitch and Christodoulidis in the School of Law at the University of Glasgow have been awarded €100,000 by the Internationalisation Fund of the University of Antwerp for a research project entitled 'Multi-layered polities and the search for the common good: A constitutional puzzle for ... More
University of Hull School of Law celebrates 80th anniversary
The year 2008 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Law School of the University of Hull. The Law School is the longest established department within the University of Hull, which started life as the University College, Hull. Two celebrations have been planned so far, with other events ... More
Swansea Law School offers internationally recognized LLM programmes
Since 2000, the School of Law at Swansea University has offered LLM degree programs dedicated to international shipping, trade and commerce law. These programmes are continuing to expand and both their profile and reputation have grown. Swansea is now recognized as a leader in these specialized legal spheres. The students ... More
Swansea fosters academic exchange with Nigeria
The historical ties between Nigeria and Swansea University continue to be fostered as more Nigerian nationals chose to pursue their studies at the well-regarded Welsh university. During a recent visit to Nigeria in the summer of 2008, Professor Rhidian Thomas (Director of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law) ... More
New Venues for Sydney's Europe Programme
The Sydney Law School is home to Australia’s leading postgraduate programme in law. Since 1998, the Law School has organized postgraduate law study in Germany and the United Kingdom. From 2008, the Programme venues will include Robinson College, Cambridge, Bentham House, University College London and the Walter Hallstein Institute, Humboldt ... More
HRLC Co-Director re-elected to UN Human Rights Committee
The University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre Co-Director Professor Michael O'Flaherty, recenlty won the poll in elections for the United Nations Human Rights Committee. He received a vote of confidence from 136 out of the 157 governments participating in the election. The other eight successful candidates had total votes ... More
New university law courses by distance learning for October 2008 intake with RDI
RDI has successfully launched a number of university qualifications in readiness for the autumn intake and has created a brand new law pathway by distance learning. RDI is now working in partnership with the University of Derby and the University of Teesside to offer students throughout the world the chance to ... More
The University of Westminster launches its new LLM in European Union Law
With its strong international focus, the School of Law at the University of Westminster is ideally equipped to develop the new specialist LLM in European Union Law. This programme aims to provide students with a deep, critical knowledge and understanding of EU law as well as specific areas of this ... More
Warwick Law School launches new LLM in International and Comparative Criminal Justice for Fall 2008
Around the globe, reform within criminal justice has seen an increased international and comparative focus, with a number of legal systems pursuing reform not only of individual criminal justice practices, but of whole systems in light of increased comparative analysis. This programme will engage a comparative perspective in examining a ... More
Innovative Competition Law and Economics Programme at King’s
Located in the heart of London, King’s College School of Law offers interdisciplinary law degrees looking at the developing legal field of competition and its related economics. In recent comments about the degree programmes, King’s law professor Richard Whish described the law school as '…a vibrant community of scholars, committed ... More
Symposium marking 60th anniversary of UN convention on Genocide
On the 4th and 5th of December 2008, the University of Sussex will host an international symposium focused on current scholarship within the growing field of ‘genocide studies.’ In 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. It had ... More
Nottingham Law School’s new Masters programmes for 2008
If you’re looking to start an LLM programme later this year, you may be interested to know that Nottingham Law School has just added three new programmes to its portfolio of taught masters courses: Insolvency Law; Human Rights and Criminal Justice (international and/or domestic). What sort of modules would this allow me ... More
LLM by distance learning offers new opportunities to business audience
Following the successful launch of the University of Derby’s LLM through RDI – delivering this university award by distance learning – this qualification is becoming increasingly attractive to people wishing to enhance their management careers in any business sector. The LLM in Commercial Law is suited to those who may already ... More
International Environmental Law LLM at Kent Law School
Kent Law School has developed an LLM in International Environmental Law as an extension of their international and environmental postgraduate expertise and in recognition of the increasingly important position that the environment holds, and will continue to hold, in international law. The LLM takes an academically critical view of the ... More
Sheffield Law School launches exciting new LLM programme
The Master of Laws in Conflict and Security Law is an exciting new joint programme that offers you the opportunity to study at two prestigious institutions, the University of Sheffield and the University of Utrecht, undertake a flexible programme of study, and participate in seminars and other activities held by ... More
Glasgow team participates in China–Britain International Symposium
In March, the University of Glasgow School of Law’s Competition Law team (Professors Rosa Greaves and Mark Furse, and Dr Sandra Marco Colino) were participants in the 'China–Britain International Symposium on Development of the Competition Law and Policy – Sharing Experience' at the South West University of Political Science and Law ... More
LLM now available via online distance learning thanks to University of Derby and RDI partnership
This year has seen the successful launch of the University of Derby's LLM in Commercial Law through RDI – offering this university qualification by distance learning to satisfy today’s need for flexible study. This presents a unique opportunity for all those wishing to balance their career, lifestyle and studies – ... More
BPP Law School launches LLM in Commercial Law and LLM in International Business Law
BPP Law School, one of the leading providers of professional legal education in the UK, has launched two new LLM programmes in Commercial Law and International Business Law*, starting in September 2008. BPP’s LLMs are designed to give anyone seeking to work in commercial law in the UK or international business ... More
University of Nottingham School of Law scholarship deadline approaches
Don't forget that if you wish to be considered for one of the University of Nottingham School of Law's scholarships, you must ensure that your complete application is received by 31 May 2008. Applications received after this date or incomplete applications will not be eligible for selection. The School of ... More
New LLM in Environmental Law from September 2008 at Queen Mary, University of London
Climate change is a universal problem with far-reaching consequences for all governments, industry, societies and individuals. This new LLM in Environmental Law will examine all the political and legal issues concerning environmental protection, climate change policies, natural resources law, with an overarching emphasis on the impact of gas and oil. ... More
Dundee announces joint LLM in International Commercial Law with the University of Cergy Pontoise
The University of Dundee School of Law has announced the creation of a new joint Masters programme with the Law Faculty at the University of Cergy-Pontoise (UCP) in France. The Joint Masters, which will commence in September 2008, brings together two dynamic and highly rated law schools. Students will be ... More
Research studentships at Dundee School of Law
Dundee School of Law is inviting applications for two research studentships, which will be available from September 2008. The studentships will cover full tuition fees (at home/EU level) and a maintenance award of £10,000 per annum. Candidates may apply for a research studentship in any of the following areas, which ... More
Warwick Law School launches LLM in International and Comparative Criminal Justice
Warwick Law School has announced the launch of a new LLM programme in International and Comparative Criminal Justice, which will run from October 2008. Globally, criminal justice reform has an evolving international and comparative focus, with a number of jurisdictions choosing reform not only of individual criminal justice practices, but ... More
New taught master programmes in the realm of globalisation at Swansea
The School of Law at Swansea University has received validation for two new taught masters schemes, which will focus on the concept of globalisation and its impact on law and various legal orders. The global economy is the powerful driving force for the more general globalisation of all sectors of ... More
Scholarships available for LLM study at top-rated Dundee
Dundee, rated as one of the top 15 UK law schools in 2007 by The Times Good University Guide, is offering scholarships for its wide range of taught LLM programmes. Applications are now being received for the 2008/09 academic year (September and January entries). A number of Scrymgeour Scholarships will ... More
Tilburg University’s International and European Law programme expands
To meet the growing demand, the Faculty of Law of Tilburg University has restructured its programme of International and European Law. Students with a background in international relations or political science can now also apply for the programme, which has a special track and redesigned courses to meet their needs. ... More
The $1,000-trillion question
The LLM in Corporate Finance Law at the University of Westminster School of Law in London has one particular focus: how to make money, very big money. In addition to developing management and business skills, the course provides the legal and financial tools to those who would like to know ... More
Glasgow University School of Law relaunches its LLM programmes
The relaunch involves three LLM programmes taught by staff with subject expertise and teaching and research interests in the fields of: * Commercial law * International competition law and policy * International law. Students will have over 25 courses from which to select their degree courses. All LLM programmes are ... More
University of Southampton launches first European and Comparative Property Master of Laws
The School of Law at Southampton is leading the way in the development of postgraduate teaching (in English) in European and comparative property law. A stream of the Master of Laws is proposed, as from October 2008 (subject to the completion of validation procedures and demand), in the Southampton tradition ... More
Queen Mary, University of London provides additional support for its LLM students
To ensure that Queen Mary LLM graduates possess competency and perform to their highest potential in taught courses and researched dissertations, the School of Law has devised a unique and individually tailored programme, to run in parallel to the three taught modules, designed to develop and enhance: * research methodology ... More
Capital course for University of Westminster
London - its history, communities, art, culture and architecture - is the subject of a groundbreaking new University master's degree, set to start in September. Students on the MA London Studies will follow a multidisciplinary approach - giving them a unique insight in to themes of urban form and culture ... More
