United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland

“Oxford has the largest law faculty in the United Kingdom and is a leading centre for research. Our world famous one-year postgraduate Bachelor of Civil Law and Magister Juris programmes are joined by the MSc in Criminology and a new Masters in Law and Finance, which will run from October 2010. Taught jointly by the Saïd Business School and the Faculty of Law, this new Masters programme offers outstanding students with a legal background the opportunity to integrate their study of law with finance, to address issues facing business, government, finance, lawyers and regulators.”

“Internationally renowned and research-led, Kings' College School of Law enjoys a distinguished reputation for sustained excellence and its graduates are respected and sought-after throughout the world. The School has a flourishing LLM degree programme with an intake of around 300 students per annum. Designed to meet the ambitions and career development of a diverse range of highly qualified graduate students and practising professionals, our LLM is a respected and desirable academic qualification.”

“Queen Mary, University of London’s School of Law is internationally renowned by academics and practitioners as offering a first class LLM Programme, with 18 different specialisms. The 60 plus strong team of staff have substantial practical legal work and world leading research experience. Along with the expertise of the numerous high profile Judges, QCs, practitioners, Business Leaders and distinguished Visiting Academic Fellows who also contribute on the course, Queen Mary can offer you an academically challenging and relevant LLM in a friendly and supportive environment, in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, the legal district of London.”

“The University of London is one of the largest and most respected institutions in the world. The Postgraduate Laws Programme by distance learning offers a huge amount of choice and flexibility for both lawyers and non-lawyers alike. You can plan your studying to fit in with your work and home commitments and will graduate with a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or LLM from a university that is renowned for excellence in legal education. ”

“The unique interdisciplinary LLM Programme in Innovation, Technology and the Law promotes advanced knowledge and understanding of the relationship between law, technology, commerce and society and explores the role of the law in responding to, regulating and promoting new and emerging technologies. Emphasis is placed on the role of technology in supporting and guiding legal and judicial processes. Having studied the programme, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of intellectual property, technology and medical law as well as technological support for legal processes, in their legal, commercial, social, ethical and cultural contexts.”

“Strathclyde University's Law School in Glasgow is one of the top law schools in Scotland and the wider UK. As well as achieving the top rating of 5A in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, the Law School was awarded the highest grade by the Quality Assurance Agency. The Law School provides several postgraduate programmes including LLM and MSc courses in Human Rights Law, Construction Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Information Technology and Telecommunications Law (available by attendance and by online distance learning).”

“The Kent Law School at the University of Kent was founded in 1967 and has since developed into one of the most successful law schools in the United Kingdom. The Law School has consistently achieved high ratings and prizes for teaching and research activities. Postgraduate degrees have been offered at Kent Law School since the early 1980s. We have developed a variety of LLM degrees on international and contemporary subjects, and have sought to ensure that a broad range of nationalities are represented among our LLM and research students. In recent years, we have also taken advantage of our proximity to continental Europe to offer programmes at the University’s Brussels School of International Studies, and in collaboration with the Université du Littoral.”