The legal profession, like many others, is evolving rapidly due to new developments such as the digitalisation of the sector, changing the way in which lawyers operate. As a result, it is important for anyone looking to enter the profession to know about these developments, as well as having a solid foundation in legal knowledge and skills.

You’ll learn from leading scholars with expertise in a wide range of areas, so you can keep your options open and explore a variety of approaches to law. Sussex Law School provides an international, stimulating and engaging learning environment for you to build a rich base of knowledge. You can select core modules from any of our LLM courses. You'll extend your breadth and depth of knowledge of legal principles and the social, political, economic and cultural context in which you operate. This course has skills training at its core, helping you to approach legal problems logically. This LLM gives you the opportunity to investigate a broad range of legal subject areas and to choose different pathways.

This qualification is designed to consider the role and place of law in an increasingly globalised world and is suitable for law and non-law graduates as well as lawyers wanting to develop their interests. Our LLM takes a critical legal approach to study, using different perspectives and case studies to illustrate, explore, compare and contextualise topical legal issues. You will explore the interaction of law, law-making bodies, institutions and regulators in an international context, the role and function of law in an increasingly global society, and the role of states, international institutions and multi-national companies. You will also consider contemporary legal issues such as corporate social responsibility, trans-national crime, humanitarian aid and security.

The LLM in General Legal Studies offers you the widest range of choice across our specialist LLM programme portfolio. This programme is most suited to those wishing to design a bespoke programme, tailored to your specific interests.

Our LLM Law provides a challenging legal education. It is flexible and allows you to explore your own interests whilst developing an advanced knowledge of the principles of law.

Our world-class, flexible Postgraduate Laws programmes are designed to meet a diverse range of needs. With 32 specialisations and 65 courses, you can either build a broad range of skills or specialise in a specific field.

Food law is a dynamic area of law, heavily influenced by developments at an EU level. Over the years this course has recruited students from all over the globe and from   many different backgrounds. A typical student may be an Environmental Health Officer, or work in the food industry, or a practising lawyer or a consultant. As such the Food Law programme is specifically designed for lawyers and non-legal professionals with interests in the food law field, particularly those involved in the food industry.

A Master of Law (LLM) in Family Law is a postgraduate degree designed for law and non-law graduates to enhance their academic legal knowledge. This internationally recognized Master’s course will give you the skills to progress within the family law industry and can open up Pathways to a career as a Solicitor, Barrister, Paralegal, and more.

A Master of Law (LLM) in Family Law is a postgraduate degree designed for law and non-law graduates to enhance their academic legal knowledge. This internationally recognized Master’s course will give you the skills to progress within the family law industry and can open up Pathways to a career as a Solicitor, Barrister, Paralegal, and more.

This programme offers a diverse and flexible range of courses, enabling you to tailor the LLM to suit your specific professional and personal needs. To be effective on the international stage, legal professionals, business people and policymakers need to understand different legal cultures and ways of operating and communicating within alternative business contexts and regulatory frameworks. This programme provides an ideal learning environment for individuals to develop the skills and knowledge upon which further study or a relevant career can be built.

If you want to add to your existing law qualifications by specialising in an area of law that interests you, or if you’re a graduate from another subject area looking to develop your legal knowledge, our LLM Law degree course is the perfect next step for you. By selecting modules and a dissertation that you’re passionate about from our wide range of options, you’ll tailor your degree to meet the needs of your career. This Master’s degree is ideal for you if you’re already practising law and want to specialise or if you’re considering a career in legal research or teaching.

An online Master of Laws (LLM) is a postgraduate degree designed to enhance your academic legal knowledge, particularly focusing on specific areas of interest. Specially designed for law and non-law graduates who want to gain a Master’s qualification in law, this online course focuses specifically on developing an in-depth knowledge of Employment Law in practice.

Perhaps you would like to study Law, but you haven’t yet managed to find the course that ‘feels’ just right for you. The University of Hertfordshire’s L.L.M. in Law is the solution you have been looking for! It is designed for ultimate flexibility and focus, to fit your own unique needs, interests and aspirations.

Our LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) course is designed for graduates who want to qualify as a solicitor using the new SQE route to practice and also gain a Master’s award. We focus on the skills that employers are seeking so that you can enhance your academic knowledge while preparing for the realities of life in legal practice, that’s why you’ll receive four weeks of guaranteed Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) within our Legal Advice Clinics. This course will ensure you’re fully prepared for your career as a solicitor, as well as success in the SQE exams.

Improve your career prospects by gaining a Masters in LLM Law while remaining in full-time employment. Tailor the course and choose the modules that are right for you.