Postgraduate · January, September intake

Dispute Resolution LLM

A one-year LLM at City St George's in litigation, arbitration, mediation and negotiation, studied in person in London or online, starting in September or January.

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Tuition per year £23,570 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 yearFull time
Award
LLM180 credits
Intake
January, September

Figures checked 10 November 2026 Ask us to confirm them for your course

Built around practiceHow disputes are actually run: litigation, arbitration, mediation and negotiation, within procedure, evidence and ethics.
Your own choice of modulesFive 30-credit modules from a wide list, at least two of them the course's own compulsory electives.
In the room or onlineEvery class can be attended on campus in London or through Teams, and is recorded for study in your own time.

Overview

This LLM, taught at The City Law School, is about managing disputes strategically, from international litigation to alternative dispute resolution. Students study the rules of litigation, arbitration, mediation and negotiation within the frameworks of procedure, evidence and ethics that govern them, and with a practitioner's eye: the course is built around how disputes are actually run, in commercial practice and beyond it.

The full LLM is 180 credits. Students take five elective modules of 30 credits each, then either a 30-credit dissertation or research project, or a 15-credit research project together with the 15-credit module Achieving Your Career Potential. Each taught module runs across one ten-week term, September to December or January to April, so a full-time student takes three modules in one term and two in the other. The dissertation is written in the summer term, in dispute resolution, with skills workshops in the teaching terms to prepare for it. A student who completes 120 credits can leave with a Postgraduate Diploma in Law, and one who completes 60 with a Postgraduate Certificate in Law.

At least two of the five modules come from the course's own compulsory electives, and the other three from the wider lists, technology modules among them. The choice includes International Commercial Arbitration, International Arbitration in Practice, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Options and Money Laundering. Not every module runs every year: each depends on enough students choosing it and on staff being available.

Classes are taught in a hybrid way: each one can be attended in person on campus in London or online through Teams, and every student takes part in the same discussion either way. Classes are recorded and backed by full online materials, so the course can also be followed in a student's own time. It can be studied full time over one year or part time over two, starting in September or January.

Advanced legal research, structured career support and the chance of a placement on a live project with an employer are part of the course, and the placement project can become the student's dissertation or research project. Outside the classroom, City's LawIRL programme offers mooting and pro bono work.

It suits graduates aiming at litigation, arbitration or mediation practice, in-house legal roles or commercial law in private practice, and those planning an academic career in dispute resolution. Graduates of the course have gone on to Capco, United Trust Bank, the Turkish Football Federation, Acen Corporation and Aphentica Marine Insurance Brokers.

What you will be able to do

01

Manage international litigation and alternative dispute resolution strategically

02

Work with the rules of litigation, arbitration and mediation within procedure, evidence and ethics

03

Research and write a dissertation or research project in dispute resolution

04

Take a placement on a live project with an employer, if you choose to

Curriculum

A 30-credit dissertation or research project in dispute resolution, written in the summer term, with or without a project for an employer; or a 15-credit research project taken with Achieving Your Career Potential.

An elective of 30 credits, taught over one ten-week term.

An elective of 30 credits, taught over one ten-week term.

An elective of 30 credits, taught over one ten-week term.

An elective of 30 credits, taught over one ten-week term.

A 15-credit module on professional readiness, confidence and impact, taken with the 15-credit research project in whichever term suits you.

Entry requirements

Academic
An undergraduate degree, usually in law. City sets the grade it asks for country by country, and we confirm it for yours before you apply.
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

The course leads to work as a dispute resolution specialist, as in-house counsel or as an academic, or in litigation and commercial law in private practice. City also advises its students on training as a mediator or an arbitrator, in the UK or internationally.

Roles graduates go into

  • Legal consultant
  • Sports lawyer
  • Head of legal operations
  • Legal assistant in shipping law
  • Immigration paralegal
  • Marine insurance broker
  • Management consultant

Where they work

  • Litigation and arbitration
  • Commercial law in private practice
  • In-house legal teams
  • Marine insurance and shipping
  • Banking and consulting
  • Sport
  • Universities and research
After the course

A PhD at The City Law School, or training as a mediator or an arbitrator, on which City advises.

Fees and funding

Tuition, international students£23,570 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.
Scholarships

City St George's offers bursaries, loans and scholarships, and takes 20% off the tuition fee for its own graduates who fund themselves, as its Graduate Loyalty Discount.

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