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LLM UK Application Deadlines 2023
The postgraduate application and admissions process can take several weeks to complete so give yourself plenty of time, particularly if you are an international student. Some institutions have different deadlines for international (non EU) students, to give them more time to process their visas. Many institutions have rolling admissions throughout the year and some have very specific deadlines. Some courses, particularly popular ones, may become fully booked earlier than anticipated and deadlines brought forward so make sure you check regularly.
Some accept applications twice a year and have two specific deadlines – this is because they have two start dates per year (usually in January and September), so check out which deadline you can meet.
Where deadlines are not specified, the institutions accept applications at any time as long as they are submitted early enough before the course start date.
Here are a few handy tips:
1. Apply as early as possible: courses may be full and offers made long before the specified deadline.
2. Enclose all required supporting documents: applying piecemeal is not helpful and some institutions will not consider your application if it is incomplete, even if it is submitted on time. You will probably need to include a personal statement and a reference letter at the very least.
3. Be sure what type of LLM program you want: when it comes to deadlines some institutions make a distinction between Taught and Research LLMs, so be sure whether the deadline is applicable to your chosen program.
4. Contact the school: don’t hesitate to contact the institution by phone or email. If you are an excellent candidate with an impressive CV they may be able to accommodate you even if you have missed the deadline or you may find that there are still places available on the course.
UK law school application deadlines
University of Aberdeen
July 2023 for September intake.
University of Aberystwyth
LLM by Research: end of September for January start and February for a funded place for September start.
Distance learning is two months before the start of the course.
Anglia Ruskin University
August for September start date
December for January start date
Aston University
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
Bangor University
End of June for September intake.
End of October for January intake.
Birkbeck, University of London
Applications open in September; applicants advised to apply early.
University of Bedfordshire
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
Birmingham City University
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University of Birmingham
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
Blackburn College
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
Bournemouth University
No deadline.
University of Bradford
No deadline.
Overseas applicants: July 2023.
Home applicants: August 2023.
Brunel University
No deadline.
BPP University College
No deadline.
Buckinghamshire New University
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University of Cambridge
December for September entry.
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Deadlines not specified but early application advised.
University of Cardiff
July 2023
University of Chester
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
May 2023 for May start date
August 2023 for September start date
University of Central Lancashire
July 2023 for September start date.
City Law School
Application opens in September for enrolment the following September.
De Montfort University
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University of Derby
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
1 September 2023 at 23:59 (UK time) for September start date
Durham University
Applications open from October 2022 for September 2023 start date.
University of East Anglia
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University of East London
April 2023 for May start date
University of Edinburgh
7 February, 18 April and 30 June 2022 for September start date.
University of Essex
August 2023 for October start date.
University of Exeter
No formal deadline but candidates advised to apply as soon as possible.
International & EU applicants: July 2023 for September start date.
UK applicants: August 2023 for September start date.
University of Greenwich
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
Deadlines not specified.
University of Hull
No specific deadlines; candidates advised to apply by 1 August for September start date.
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Studies, University of London
July 2023 for September start date and 01 November 2023 for January 2024 start date
Keele University
Deadlines not specified; applications accepted throughout the year.
University of Kent
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
Overseas (international) fee status: July 2023
Home fee status: August 2023
Lancaster University
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University of Leeds
No deadline.
Leeds Beckett University
31st July 2022 for September start date.
University of Leicester
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University of Lincoln
No deadline.
Lincoln John Moores University
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University of Liverpool
Deadlines not specified but applicants strongly advised to apply no later than June of the proposed year of entry.
London Metropolitan University
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
London School of Business and Finance
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
London School of Economics, University of London
Rolling admissions; early application advised.
London South Bank University
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
Manchester Metropolitan University
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
Applications now open for 2023/2024 cycle.
Middlesex University
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Nottingham Trent University
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University of Nottingham
August for September start.
University of Northampton
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Northumbria University
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Open University
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Oxford Brookes University
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University of Portsmouth
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Queen Mary, University of London
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Queen's University Belfast
No deadline.
University of Reading
No deadline.
Robert Gordon University
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University of Salford
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School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London
30 June 2022 for September start date.
University of Sheffield
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Sheffield Hallam University
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University of Southampton
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University of South Wales
No deadline.
Staffordshire University
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University of Stirling
Deadlines not specified; applications accepted up to a year before the course start date.
University of Strathclyde
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University of Sunderland
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University of Sussex
1st August 2023 for international applications.
1st September 2023 for UK/EU applications.
Swansea University
No deadline.
Teeside University
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University of Ulster
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University College London
March 2023 for September start date.
University of London
April 2023 for September start date.
University of Warwick
July 2023 for October start date.
University of Westminster
August 2023 for September start.
University of West England, Bristol
Contact university for further information as no deadlines specified.
University of West London
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University of Wolverhampton
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University of York
No deadline.
