Postgraduate · September intake

International Dispute Resolution LLM

A specialist pathway of King's LLM in how international disputes are resolved, through private, public international and EU law.

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Tuition per year £40,600 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.
Duration
1 yearFull time
Award
LLM
Intake
September

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Overview

International Dispute Resolution is a pathway of the Master of Laws at King's College London rather than a degree applied for on its own: students apply for the LLM and choose the pathway's modules once they have enrolled.

Three modules are set for the pathway. Between them they cover how disputes are resolved under private law, public international law and EU law, and the developments changing the field. Two optional seminars, which carry no credits, help students who are new to international or EU law find their feet.

Around them, students choose from King's wide range of law modules, including commercial and investment arbitration, human rights law and litigation. The King's Forum brings speakers from outside the university to talk on dispute resolution, and each year one former student is chosen as a King's Forum fellow to spend a year as an assistant legal counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

It suits graduates aiming at international arbitration, litigation and dispute resolution practice, in law firms, organisations and governments.

Entry requirements

Academic
A good undergraduate degree in law. King's sets the grade it asks for country by country, and we confirm it for yours before you apply.

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£40,600 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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