Postgraduate · January, September intake

International Commercial Law LLM

An LLM in the law of international trade and business, with arbitration and the WTO at its core and an optional work placement.

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Tuition per year £22,985 as publishedThis fee is the one the university prints on its own page for this course, read off that page on the date shown. It is their figure and not an estimate of ours. Fees are set a year at a time and can change between the year you read this and the year you start, so ask us to confirm it before you rely on it.
IELTS
6.5 as publishedThis English requirement is the one the university prints on its own page for this course, read off that page on the date shown. It is their requirement and not a reading of ours. Departments raise and lower what they ask for during the year, and some ask for a minimum in each paper as well as overall, so ask us to confirm it before you book a test.
Duration
1 year from September, 15 months from JanuaryFull time
Award
LLM
Intake
January, September

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Overview

This LLM is about the legal frameworks that cross-border trade and international business run on: how commercial deals are made and enforced, how the World Trade Organisation governs trade between states, and how disputes between companies are taken to arbitration. Governance, regulation and compliance are part of the core.

Options let a student lean towards technology or corporate work, with modules in banking and technology law, internet law, intellectual property, privacy and data protection, corporate law and investment arbitration. The course ends with a 15,000 word dissertation.

Each module is taught in a two hour seminar a week, and option classes usually have ten to twelve students. Research trips, debates and reading groups run alongside. A work placement of six to twelve months can be added, which takes the course to between two years and twenty-seven months.

It runs for a year from September, or fifteen months from January, at Brunel's campus in Uxbridge, west London. Graduates go into legal practice, government agencies and the commercial sector.

Curriculum

Entry requirements

Academic
A 2:2 or above in law or a related subject such as management, business, economics, international relations, politics or criminology. Other qualifications and work experience are considered.
English
IELTS 6.5 as publishedThis English requirement is the one the university prints on its own page for this course, read off that page on the date shown. It is their requirement and not a reading of ours. Departments raise and lower what they ask for during the year, and some ask for a minimum in each paper as well as overall, so ask us to confirm it before you book a test.

Careers opportunities

A qualifying law degree covers the academic stage only. To practise in England and Wales you then take the SQE and complete two years of qualifying work experience, and training contracts are competitive and applied for years ahead. Many graduates never qualify and use the degree in compliance, policy and business.

Roles graduates go into

  • Trainee solicitor
  • Pupil barrister
  • Paralegal
  • Compliance and regulatory officer
  • Legal counsel in time
  • Policy or governance adviser

Where they work

  • Law firms of every size
  • In-house legal and compliance teams
  • Government legal service and regulators
  • Banks and insurers
  • Charities and advice services
After the course

The SQE and two years of qualifying work experience for solicitors; the bar course and pupillage for barristers.

Fees and funding

Tuition, international students£22,985 as publishedThis fee is the one the university prints on its own page for this course, read off that page on the date shown. It is their figure and not an estimate of ours. Fees are set a year at a time and can change between the year you read this and the year you start, so ask us to confirm it before you rely on it.

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