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University of Aberdeen introduces two new professional LLMs
Two new Master of Laws courses have been introduced by the School of Law at the University of Aberdeen – both of which have the added element of teaching the students legal professional skills as well as academic knowledge. These two postgraduate law programs are LM Oil & Gas Law ... More
University of Mississippi launches new LLM in Air and Space
The University of Mississippi’s School of Law has announced the launch of a new LLM program in Air and Space Law, which will be introduced this autumn, at the start of the 2013/14 academic year. This futuristic course is the first, and so far the only, combined Air and Space ... More
Former Birmingham City law student is offering paid internship
Students starting a Legal Practice Course (LPC) at Birmingham City University in September 2013 have the opportunity to get a six-month paid internship at a local solicitors which could then lead on to a Training Contract. This fantastic opportunity will be given to the student who enrols on the LPC ... More
Edinburgh introduces 8 new LLM modules – including online options
The University of Edinburgh’s School of Law is offering eight new LLM modules for the 2013/14 academic year, two of which are available as online options. The new online modules, ‘Comparative and International Corporate Governance’ and ‘European Competition and Innovation’ form part of the core courses required for the LLM ... More
QMUL launches LLM in Energy and Natural Resources Law
Queen Mary, University of London has introduced a new LLM in Energy and Natural Resources Law, with the course’s first students set to start in September 2013. The energy and natural resources sector is experiencing rapid growth in the economy and along with this growth have come major regulatory and ... More
Stanford Law launches LLM in Environmental Law & Policy
Stanford Law School’s LLM in Environmental Law & Policy is one of the Californian law school’s postgraduate courses developed specifically for international students who have earned their bachelor’s degree in law outside the United States. This LLM programme is suited to private and public lawyers interested in pursuing resource law ... More
University of Law teams up with BARBI to help City lawyers
The University of Law, in partnership with leading US legal education provider BARBRI, has developed a range of ‘Financial Skills for Lawyers’ courses designed to sharpen the financial knowledge and skills of City law firm associates and partners. The courses were developed in response to requests from law firms for ... More
US News and World Report Releases 2014 Law School Rankings
Yale University retained its No. 1 spot in the full-time category of the 2014 Best US Law Schools according to the US News rankings, with Stanford and Harvard Law School both ranked at joint 2nd. This year's full-time rankings saw some big changes with Washington University in St Louis improving ... More
Kent Law School lecturer is Law Teacher of the Year
Dr Karen Devine from Kent Law School has been named Law Teacher of the Year 2012 in a national award sponsored by Oxford University Press. This is a major achievement for Dr Devine, plus it is the third consecutive year that a teacher from Kent has reached the final. The ... More
Tulane Law School to offer new LLM in Law and Development
Tulane Law School in the United States is offering a brand new Masters in Law and Development, the first of its kind in the United States, with the first students due to start in August 2013. This combined Law and Development Master of Laws degree includes courses in Law, Sustainability ... More
Widener University School of Law introduces new LLM
Widener Law in the United States is offering a new LLM programme. The Widener Law LLM is a general Master's in Law programme that is ideal for lawyers seeking in-depth training in their area of legal specialism, as well as those planning to develop a new area of practice. Graduates ... More
Queen Mary’s School of Law is offering £5,000 bursary for Paris LLM
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary, University of London is offering one bursary worth £5,000 to an outstanding candidate to study on the Paris LLM Programme starting September 2013. The bursary will be deducted from tuition fees payable to the college. Who is eligible? Home/EU or ... More
University of Law gets prestigious award
The University of Law’s Student Employability Programme (StEP) has been recognised by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) as the ‘Best Preparation for Work Initiative.’ This ten-step programme especially for aspiring lawyers won the award in the Higher Education category of the AGR’s Development Awards 2013. The AGR’s Development Awards ... More
Anglia Law School launches new LLM programme
Anglia Law School in Cambridge is launching a new Master of Laws programme – the LLM in International Commercial Law. This course will join their already established LLM in International Business Law as a new addition to Anglia’s LLM portfolio. The LLM International Commercial Law will look at legal practice ... More
QMUL to launch new LLM in shipping law
All those interested in specialising in shipping law will be pleased to know that Queen Mary, University of London is launching a new LLM in International Shipping Law in September 2013. With its proximity to the UK’s top law firms, as well as being close to the British Maritime Law ... More
Edinburgh Law School launches new online LLM
Embracing the growing trend towards online study, Edinburgh Law School is pleased to announce the launch of a new online LLM program – an LLM in International Commercial Law and Practice. This distance learning Master of Laws program is available for those wishing to start their studies in September 2013 ... More
Master of Laws scholarships announced!
The College of Law and the International Bar Association are collaborating to offer LLM students four scholarships worth £2,500 each for the second year running. This money is to be put towards the tuition fees for the College of Law’s full-time Master of Laws program in International Legal Practice starting ... More
College of Law granted university status
The College of Law has been granted the university title and will become know and the University of Law. Chief Executive of the College of Law, Professor Nigel Savage, says, “I am absolutely delighted for our students, staff and the sector in realising this ambition. As a specialised ‘University of ... More
LLM students get opportunities to work abroad!
City University London is offering law students on its LLM in International Commercial Law program the chance to do their internships in Europe after forging links with three global law firms - Shearman & Sterling LLP, Sidley Austin LLP and Stibbe. Director of the LLM Program at The City Law ... More
College of Law to reward high-achieving students
The College of Law will be financially rewarding students who demonstrate academic excellence with up to £3,000! The College of Law has announced the availability of over 100 financial awards for high-achieving students beginning law programs in September 2013, and this money will go directly towards helping the students pay ... More
New law clinic launched to benefit students and locals
To benefit its law students and members of the local community, the University of East Anglia has launched its own Law Clinic. This is a joint project by the staff and students of UEA as well as local legal professionals and external agencies. Director the UEA Law Clinic and senior ... More
New scholarships and bursaries continue to help law students
In our current bleak economic climate law schools and legal firms are very much aware of the need to ensure that law students who want to continue to postgraduate level are able to do so. Therefore to make sure these law students fulfil their potential, law schools and firms are ... More
Law school forges strong partnership to benefit students
In today’s competitive job market – particularly in the field of law – institutions are increasingly looking towards building symbiotic relationships with key industry players to ensure their law graduates have the edge over other law students once their studies are complete. With this in mind Dickson Poon School of ... More
New postgraduate law scholarships announced
With the new academic year in full swing, academic institutions are now looking towards next year’s cohort of students and ways to help them financially. With this in mind the College of Law has just launched a range of scholarships for the academic year 2013-2014. There is a selection of ... More
US law schools have international appeal
As we have mentioned before universities in the United States are increasingly offering international postgraduate law students great opportunities when it comes to LLM programs. Penn State University Dickinson School of Law in Pennsylvania is the latest American law school to announce some great developments in its current LLM offerings. ... More
Increasing LLM opportunities in the United States
More and more law schools in the United States are offering great LLM programs that are suitable for law students both from America and from overseas. The University of Washington in Seattle has launched a pioneering LLM in Health Law which is a growing area in the legal world, particularly ... More
Law schools extend LLM application deadlines
As new cohorts of LLM students start at law schools all over the UK, many would-be LLM students are now turning their attention towards applying for their LLM programme. Many law schools offer postgraduate law programmes with start dates in January, rather than or as well as in September. And ... More
Vanderbilt Law School is coming to London!
Throughout October thirteen of the top US law schools are going to be touring Europe to showcase their wares to potential LLM students. As part of this admissions and applications tour, Vanderbilt Law School is hosting an information session on Wednesday 10th October from 6-8pm to show interested parties the ... More
QMUL is going to Paris
Queen Mary, University of London is holding an open day in Paris for its LLM in Paris programme. This event is taking place on Tuesday 11th September from 1-7pm and is being run as a drop-in session which means interested students do no need to book in advance to attend ... More
Law and Globalization
The world is becoming more global, and the number of international corporations and organizations is constantly increasing. Given this trend, it is highly important that law schools educate lawyers who can respond to the challenges of globalization and serve those clients who operate within the international boundaries. Even for the ... More
Become a student at the College of Law in January 2013!
The College of Law, a world-renowned institution for legal education with centres across the UK, is now making its Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) course available for January start from 2013. The course will run at the College's centres in Birmingham, York, Chester, and London Moorgate, and is a part ... More
The Olympic Spirit in Legal Education
With the London 2012 Olympic Games in full effect, the Olympic spirit is rapidly spreading across the nation. Although law schools don't have their Olympic Games, the College of Law has made sure to bring the Olympic spirit to the world of legal education by enabling talented law students to ... More
The College of Law and Dechert LLP enter an agreement
Dechert LLP, an international law firm with 26 offices across the globe and more than 800 attorneys, and the College of Law, a leading institution for legal education with centres across the UK, have entered an agreement that will enhance the cooperation between the two institutions. As a part of ... More
Application deadline for LLM courses starting in Spring 2013 is approaching!
Summer is in full effect and thinking about where to apply for an LLM program is probably the last thing on a student’s mind. However, most law schools are already working full steam ahead to provide prospective students with first-hand information about the upcoming LLM programs starting in Spring 2013. ... More
The challenges of being a modern lawyer
In today's rapidly growing economy, the legal profession is standing on shakier ground than ever before, and lawyers around the globe are being forced to constantly reinvent themselves and gain new skills to remain competitive. In the business-driven world, one of the core skills that lawyers need to acquire to ... More
Growth in online LLM programmes leads to increasing options
With advances in modern technology and globalisation the world seems to be literally shrinking.... and this is becoming increasingly apparent in the world of postgraduate legal education – where the opportunity to study a Master of Laws programme wherever you want is becoming a more and more realistic option. Nowadays ... More
International LLM programmes give legal careers a real boost
As the legal workplace becomes ever more competitive, law schools are offering postgraduate students more and more to help them further their careers. This means that there are ever increasing LLM subject options. One distinct advantage in today’s global market is having a good understanding of international law, and there ... More
Green issues lead to surge in energy-related LLM programmes
As the interest in greener issues such as natural resources and environmental concerns grows – so too does the need for lawyers equipped to deal with legal problems arising in these fields. So, over the last few years many law schools throughout the world have launched energy and environmental-related LLM ... More
Loyola University is offering two new Master of Laws courses
The School of Law at Loyola University Chicago is offering two new LLM programmes for international students. The Chicago-based law school already has an impressive portfolio of postgraduate courses on offer – and it is now delighted to be offering an LLM in US Law for Foreign Lawyers and an ... More
Swansea Law School hosts third Annual Careers Fair
The School of Law at Swansea University hosted its third Annual Careers Fair in March and it was attended to by a host of big names in the legal employment field including JCP Solicitors, Eversheds, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP and The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Ltd. Current Swansea School ... More
Glasgow law professor is awarded prestigious medal
The Professor of Public Law at the University of Glasgow – Professor Jim Murdoch – has been awarded the Pro Merito medal of the Council of Europe. It was presented to Professor Murdoch in recognition of his work in human rights education, particularly, the Human Rights Project, now in its ... More
University of Vienna offers LLM in International Legal Studies
The University of Vienna is offering a unique LLM in International Legal Studies which combines two core areas of international economic law – trade and investment. The law faculty at Vienna comprises first class scholars and practitioners of international law, including former members of the UN’s International Law Commission. The ... More
University of Kent has new £1,000 bursary for taught LLM students
Kent Law School is offering a new £1,000 bursary for students on its taught LLM programme. This newly created £1,000 bursary is for UK and EU students looking to study a taught LLM programme at the Canterbury campus of the University of Kent. There are a limited number of bursaries ... More
College of Law forms strategic collaboration with Singapore Institute
The College of Law has formed a strategic collaboration with the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (the Institute). The purpose of this collaboration is to develop new learning programmes for aspiring and qualified lawyers in the city-state and the region. Chief Executive of The College of Law, Professor Nigel Savage, ... More
Bucerius Law School in Germany announces new President
Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany is delighted to announce the appointment of a new President Professor Doris König, M.C.L. Professor König will take up her new role of President of Bucerius Law School on Monday 1st October 2012. Professor König will take over from Dr Schmidt, who held the ... More
Postgraduate law scholarships are available for Ukrainian students
Scholarships are available for Ukrainian students starting a postgraduate law programme at one of the world’s best universities (which has to be one of top-200 according to The Times and QS rankings) from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. The Victor Pinchuk Foundation provides grants up to £50,000 covering not more than ... More
College of Law launches International LPC
The College of Law is launching an International Legal Practice Course – this programme is being launched in partnership with European law firm CMS Cameron McKenna LLP. This will be the first LPC to focus on the global legal services market. CMS has made the College of Law as the ... More
University of Limerick is offering 40 taught postgraduate scholarships
The University of Limerick is offering 40 scholarships worth €2,000 (approximately £1,600) each for students on its taught postgraduate programmes as part of its 40th Anniversary celebrations. There are also other faculty scholarships available for both taught and research postgraduate degree programmes. Terms and conditions apply for all of these ... More
Exeter law school academic is appointed to UN expert body
Dr Michael Addo from the University of Exeter Law School has accepted a position advising the United Nations (UN) on human rights. Dr Addo has been appointed to a UN expert body comprising of five members called the Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises. ... More
Aberdeen and Robert Gordon law students have ‘day in court’!
Law students from Aberdeen and Robert Gordon universities are battling to win the Granite City Mooting Competition on Wednesday 25th April at 7pm. This annual competition takes place between students from both of Aberdeen’s law schools, and this year the University of Aberdeen is being represented by Fraser Matheson (21) from Dingwall ... More
Strathclyde is offering programme in Criminal Justice & Penal Change
Strathclyde University Law School is offering the UK’s first graduate course in Criminal Justice & Penal Change. The LLM in Criminal Justice & Penal Change will examine the range of legal, political and social responses across the world to what is widely referred to as ‘the penal crisis’. This new ... More
Attorney General to lead workshop at Exeter Law School
Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP is leading a workshop at the University of Exeter Law School on Thursday 26th April. This workshop is called ‘What is the importance of Pro Bono in the current economic climate?’, and it will involve presentations from student representatives of various Pro Bono activities ... More
BPP launches new postgraduate qualification with Reed Smith
BPP Law School and global law firm Reed Smith are launching an MA in Legal Practice Course with Business. This unique legal and business postgraduate qualification will start in September 2012 and will fully integrates legal and business learning throughout the year, leading to a Masters qualification, the MA (LPC with ... More
College of Law and International Bar Association launch LLM scholarships
The College of Law and the International Bar Association (IBA) are launching four LLM scholarships worth £2,500 each. These four awards are for people studying the College of Law’s full-time LLM in International Legal Practice, which will be run from the College of Law’s Moorgate centre from September 2012. To ... More
King’s College London law school receives £20 million donation!
King’s College London has received a record donation, from a single contributor, of £20 million for its School of Law. This donation was made by a Hong Kong-based philanthropist called Dickson Poon, and the School of Law has now been renamed the Dickson Poon School of Law. Mr Poon says, ... More
College of Law launches new LLB degree in Guildford
The College of Law is extending the delivery of its new LLB law degree to its Guildford centre when it launches this September. This decision has been made following greater than expected application rates. To date almost 500 applications have been received for the unique two-year degree programme, which was ... More
Edinburgh Law School announces six new online LLM modules
Edinburgh Law School is delighted to announce the addition of six new online distance learning LLM modules to their wide range of LLM modules for 2012/13. These six new online distance learning LLM modules are:• Contract Law in Europe• Corporate Compliance: Case Studies in Law and Ethics• Dispute Resolution Methods• International Climate Change Law• International ... More
The University of Reading announces postgraduate law funding
The School of Law at the University of Reading is delighted to announce several postgraduate scholarship opportunities, with funding available for LLM, M Res, MA Res, MSc in the academic year 2012-13. The following scholarships are available: School of Law International Scholarship (£5,000)School of Law Postgraduate Scholarships (£1,000) (up to ... More
Tulane Law School to host virtual open houses for prospective LLM students
Tulane Law School in New Orleans is hosting a series of Open House Events for its LLM programs. Tulane Law School’s Assistant Director of Admission, Heather Marinaro, will discuss Tulane’s LLM programs and will answer questions from prospective applicants during the following sessions: · Friday 9th March 2012 from 9:00 ... More
American University is hosting an Online Open House on Wednesday 14th March
American University Washington College of Law is hosting an online information session featuring admissions staff and faculty from its three LLM programs. The three LLM programs on offer at the American University are: LLM in International Legal Studies LLM in Law and Government LLM in Advocacy This Online Open House ... More
University of Reading launches four new LLM programmes
The School of Law at the University of Reading has launched several new LLM programmes – the LLM Human Rights, LLM International Law, LLM European Union Law and Governance, and LLM European Union Law and Citizenship. The School of Law is offering two LLM programmes in European Union law, the ... More
Loyola University Chicago School of Law launches LLM in Rule of Law Development
PROLAW®LLM IN RULE OF LAW FOR DEVELOPMENT Loyola University Chicago School of Law is pleased to introduce PROLAW, a practical one academic year LLM degree program hosted at Loyola’s Rome Center in Italy. Launched in September 2011, PROLAW’s first class has 25 students from 17 countries, who are passionate about ... More
Reading launches LLM in Oil and Gas
The School of Law at the University of Reading has launched an LLM in Oil and Gas Law. The LLM in Oil and Gas Law is a multi-disciplinary programme designed to address the cross-border elements of the oil and gas industry. It is relevant for highly qualified professionals in the ... More
Penn State Law is offering a summer program for international lawyers
Penn Law School is running an Intensive Introduction to US Law & Advocacy in Istanbul, Turkey this summer. This programme is suitable for legal practitioners and business executives from around the world, and will be taught by Penn State Law faculty members. The Dean of Penn State Law, Phil McConnaughay, ... 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
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 Thursday 16th February. 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
Cherie Booth QC is chairing a debate at the College of Law
The College of Law is holding a debate on why the Bar has to change to increase diversity, and this is going to be chaired by Cherie Booth QC, a College of Law alumna. The ‘Diversity at the Bar’ event is due to take place on Tuesday 21st February in ... More
Closing date approaching for free place at BPP Law School
BPP Law School is giving away two free places on its Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and Legal Practice Course (LPC) - and the closing date for entering the competition is Friday 10th February. To enter this competition you need to write about “Integrity”, a subject that is fundamental to ... More
Strathclyde University Law School is offering a new LLM in Criminal Justice & Penal Change
The Law School at the University of Strathclyde is launching the UK's first LLM in Criminal Justice & Penal Change. Study modules of the LLM in Criminal Justice & Penal Change include: • Criminal Justice & Penal Decision-Making• Punishment & Processes of Penal Change• Research Methods Students will also be ... More
Leeds is offering scholarships for its MA in Criminal Justice
The School of Law at the University of Leeds is pleased to announce merit scholarships worth £2,000 for its five MA Criminal Justice related programmes. These scholarships - which will take the form of a reduction in tuition fees - are open to both UK/EU and international students applying to ... More
Edinburgh launches new online LLM
The University of Edinburgh’s Law School is now offering a LLM in Law (or General LLM) by online distance learning starting in September 2012. This new LLM in Law offers a flexible way for legal professionals, policy makers and practitioners to develop their understanding of areas of the law relevant ... More
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
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