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LLM - Master of Laws
University of Essex
Full Time
Oct 2027
2 Year
Learn to think globally, tackling the complex and ever-changing regulation of businesses in the UK, Europe, and across the world.Our LLM International Commercial and Business Law is a specialist course covering contemporary developments and debates related to the traditional and emerging forms of legal governance of domestic, European and international commercial and consumer markets. You will improve your knowledge of the key theoretical and practical issues in this field; as well as your skills of analysis, evaluation and problem solving.Our law course will develop your intellectual and critical faculties, encourage you to think independently and teach you to present rational, coherent and accurate arguments orally and in writing. It will provide you with an excellent foundation for any career.LLM International Commercial and Business Law with Professional Placement offers a unique opportunity for you to gain relevant work experience within an external business or organisation, giving you a competitive edge in the job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. The placement is undertaken between the taught part of the course and the individual project. Its aim is to allow you to acquire industry experience and, especially, develop an appreciation of how the skills acquired in the taught part of the course can be applied to real-world work.
This module aims to apply the comparative and case study methodologies to examine the national and global legal, philosophical, historical and socio-political contexts of business law and commercial relationships and transactions.
This module is a compulsory module for LLM students and is designed to support the development of academic skills required for postgraduate legal study. It focuses on legal research, use of sources, academic referencing, and written analysis. You work with a range of legal materials and develop your ability to engage with scholarship, respond to essay and problem questions, and produce independent written work at a postgraduate level. The module also includes a formative foundation essay, giving you an early opportunity to practise postgraduate writing and receive feedback to support your progress across the degree.
You’ll undertake a dissertation of 12,000 words in length for your LLM course. This is a compulsory element of the course.
The placement will provide you with an opportunity to experience a practice-based role in a legal environment approved by the School of Law. Placements could range from working within the local council, a local law firm, to working in an international law firm, a company's legal department or any commercial, charitable or voluntary organisation requiring application of legal knowledge and skills. The module supports the development of practical, intellectual and inter-personal skills, facilitates understanding of the cultural, ethical and employment context of law, and integrates learning from work and academic study. The placement can take place in the UK as well as in any other country of the EU subject to visa and immigration limitations. PLEASE NOTE that it will be your responsibility to identify an appropriate placement provider and secure an appropriate placement. The placement must be approved by the School of Law before it begins.
