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Master of Laws
Executive LLM
A Master of Laws (LLM) is a postgraduate degree designed to enhance your academic legal knowledge, particularly focusing on specific areas of interest. The Executive LLM is specifically designed for those working in professional legal practice who want to gain advanced legal knowledge and develop skills in areas of leadership and management; legal project management; coaching and mentoring; legal technology and transnational law. The Executive LLM programme is only available part-time over two years.
International Students: we are no longer accepting applications from people who need a Student Route visa for full-time courses that start before July 2023.
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If you’re looking for a more flexible approach to your studies, why not consider our online study option?
Course Details
Executive LLM
The Executive LLM is aimed at talented commercial, in-house and regulatory lawyers as well as any other individuals working in a senior position within the legal sector. Studied part-time over two years, this course is designed to equip you with the skills, advanced legal knowledge and sectoral expertise to make you a more successful lawyer.
When you study the Executive LLM with us you will:
- Be taught by subject matter experts, former and current practitioners and research and teaching focused academics
- Focus on legal practice, not just theory
- Benefit from strategic partnerships with firms, regulators and accreditation bodies
- Improve your employability by gaining important transferable skills and mapping your career with our careers team
Please note that, due to Home Office regulations, students who require a Student Route visa to study with us are not permitted to study online and can only choose face-to-face taught modules.
Programme Demands
This document outline the programme demands so you can assess your ability for the course.
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Course Structure
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The structure of our Executive LLM is changing – further information coming soon.
Course Start Dates
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Course dates for the Executive LLM will be coming soon.
Study Online
You can also study this course online, allowing you to study any modules that aren’t available at your chosen campus online.
The online version of this course covers the same content as the on campus version, while still offering you the same high level of professional tutor support. The only difference is that you can study when, where and how you want.
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Jun 7th
Postgraduate Law Open Day (Virtual Event)
Postgraduate
17:00 - 19:00
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Jun 7th
Legal Practice Course & SQE Open Day Launch Event (Royal Holloway Egham Campus)
Postgraduate
17:00 - 19:30
Guildford
Jun 7th
Law Conversion Courses Open Day Launch Event (Royal Holloway Egham Campus)
Postgraduate
17:00 - 19:30
Guildford
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Course Information
Course dates for the Executive LLM will be coming soon.
Modules are assessed by a three hour unseen written examination or 4,500 word coursework assignment.
Attendance at one of our UK campuses (or an approved overseas centre by prior arrangement) is required for all examinations, including for online study.
The default campus location for online study is London.
The dissertation module will be assessed by submission of a thesis (15,000 words).
The Executive LLM has an innovatively flexible structure, with specific assessments that are conducive to effective learning.
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We care about your career, which is why we offer support with job applications and other work experience opportunities as soon as you accept your place.
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Course dates for the Executive LLM will be coming soon.
This course cannot be chosen to study alongside our Legal Practice Course (LPC). For more information on the choice of Master's to study alongisde our LPC, please visit the LPC page.
Please note: Our Hong Kong courses are not yet open for applications. If you are interested in finding out more about studying in Hong Kong, please register your interest today.
Domestic students
London: £10,500
Outside of London: £9,500
Non-domestic students
London: £14,000
Outside of London: £12,000
Hong Kong students:
HKD $120,000
By studying a Master's degree you could be eligible for a Student Loans Company Postgraduate Loan.
If you’re a ULaw alumnus, you may be eligible to receive our £1000 Academic Master's Alumni Discount.
We also have a range of scholarships and bursaries available which make studying with us more affordable than ever.
We have students from over 120 different countries throughout our campuses, with a dedicated team to help international students.
If you are an international student and are coming to the UK to study, then you must apply to the Home Office for a visa. In most cases you will need to obtain a Student Route visa. In order to apply for this visa you must be sponsored by an education provider which is licensed by the UK Home Office.
The Home Office has also introduced a Graduate Work visa which allows Graduates to work flexibly, switch jobs and develop their career in the UK for 2 years post completion of a UK degree. The Graduate route is an unsponsored visa, meaning students will not need a job offer to apply for this visa.
Please note that the University does not currently provide visa sponsorship to students for part-time study. We also cannot sponsor students for online courses due to Home Office regulations.
