Why choose the School of Accounting, Finance and Law
This course includes professional preparation, training and coaching for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE 1 and 2).
Gain professional supervised practice at our three community law clinics: family law, criminal law and law related to asylum seekers.
In the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2025, our business and management courses rank in the top 10 in their subject field for teaching; skills development; organisation and feedback; sense of community; and dissertation experience.
About the course
This exciting LLM offers LLB law graduates and LLM law graduates a progression route to qualify as solicitors while developing a sought-after specialism in international business law. You explore in detail the core areas of law related to international business, including the legal frameworks that regulate transnational and international commercial and corporate activities. The SQE preparation element of the course equips you with the legal skills and knowledge required to practice as a solicitor alongside gaining the qualifying work experience you need at our three community law clinics.
For further course information, contact Dr Oke Ejims at [email protected]
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Course accreditation/industry endorsement
The Legal Practice element of this LLM equips you with the legal knowledge and skills required to pass the Solicitors Regulatory Authority’s SQE 1 and 2.
Facilities and specialist equipment
- Contemporary simulated Moot Court with the latest digital technology
- Industry-standard hardware and software to prepare you for the modern workplace
- Access to international learning resources and legal databases such as Lexis Nexis and Westlaw
Your student experience
Benefit from a course that meets all your professional study needs on campus including professional preparation, training and coaching for the Solicitors’ Qualifying Examination (SQE).
Gain qualifying work experience at our three law clinics, putting your legal skills into practice in the areas of family law, criminal law and law related to asylum seekers.
Learn from our highly experienced team of active researchers and established practitioners.
Our teaching is directed by close industry involvement, keeping you up to date with the latest developments in the field.
Immerse yourself in current-day business and legal challenges through case studies, mooting simulations and independent research projects.
Gain specialist knowledge and industry insight in our series of guest talks, featuring arbitrators, judges, renowned academics, Members of Parliament and leading legal practitioners from City law firms.
Widen your experience through field trips to the Inns of Court in London; Houses of Parliament; UK Supreme Court; Luton Crown Court; and by taking part in mooting competitions.
Benefit from actively participating in research events organised by our Centre for Research in Law (CRiL).
Develop essential transferable skills such as critical and creative thinking; effective communication; information analysis and evaluation; problem-solving; and systematic reasoning.
International commercial litigation – Apply key principles of international commercial litigation to real cases, presenting legal arguments logically and clearly.
International commercial arbitration – Review international case law, regulations and legal instruments, and apply key commercial-arbitration principles clearly and concisely.
International trade law – Gain in-depth knowledge of international trade law including sale of goods; trade between states; and the role of the World Trade Organisation.
International corporate governance and corporate social responsibility – Consider current challenges in corporate social responsibility and learn to give sound legal advice on international corporate governance.
Intellectual property law – Explore key areas of social and global policy – like agriculture, development, trade and sustainability – and examine how IP law operates in fields such as life sciences and the creative industries.
LLM dissertation – Bring theory and practice together to conduct a major piece of research on a topic of relevance to your field of study, showing your ability to analyse, synthesise and critically evaluate your sources.
Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) Preparation 1 – Gain all the knowledge and skills’ competencies required for successful completion of the Solicitor’s Qualifying Examination Part 1.
Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) Preparation 2 – A comprehensive preparation for the SQE2 assessments required by the SRA’s Regulation Authority as part of the process of Solicitor Qualification in England and Wales.
Careers
The course will equip you with the perspective and skills necessary for a wide range of legal careers including within domestic and international law firms - many of which have departments specialised in business law - or as in-house counsel within international corporations.
Other potential careers include working as legal adviser to governmental and non-governmental organisations as well as international and intergovernmental organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA); the World Trade Organisation (WTO); the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO); and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
The course also provides an excellent pathway for further studies including postgraduate research at MPhil or PhD level.
Entry Requirements
2.2 honours degree or equivalent in related area
Entry Requirements
2.2 honours degree or equivalent in related area
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard fee for a taught Master's degree for the Academic Year 2025/26 is £10,000 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees and living costs. Visit
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
International
The full-time standard fee for a taught Master's degree for the Academic Year 2025/26 is £16,900
If you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
