The University of Law

LLM Employment Law

The University of LawLeeds London Bloomsbury Manchester Nottingham Online, United Kingdom

Course overview

The LLM Employment Law at The University of Law will cover the growth of the Employment Tribunal and employment law, including the shift in focus from collective rights to individual ones. Students will consider the effectiveness of the individual-enforcement model in the context of discrimination and harassment, covering the limitations of the protected characteristics approach and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. They will also explore how employment law can support diversity aims, for example, through the gender pay gap requirements.

This LLM Employment Law in The University of Law is internationally recognised, and will also provide students with the opportunity to explore issues surrounding employment law in the UK, and can open up pathways to careers such as chartered governance professional or company secretary within large organisations, private companies and charitable organisations, governorships, and directorships.

Key highlights

  • Open to both law and non-law graduates
  • Internationally recognised Master's qualification
  • Explores issues surrounding employment law in the UK
  • Builds advanced academic legal knowledge at postgraduate level

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2nd class — or above

Scholarships

  • Bar Practice Course (BPC) Award

    Winners of our advocacy awards and scholarships will be required to become a member of our Advocacy Committee.

  • Baroness Warsi and Sadiq Khan Full Fee Scholarship

  • Business First Scholarships

    Awards of £5,000 each are available to all postgraduate business Master’s courses.

    Up to £5,000

  • Campus Dean’s Award

    Awards of £2,000 each are available to all Legal Practice Course (LPC), LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) and Master of Laws (LLMs) courses.

    Up to £2,000

  • Career Changer Scholarship - Postgraduate

    Full Fee Scholarships and partial fee scholarships are available for our PGDL, MA Law (Conversion), MA Law (SQE1), Master of Laws (LLMs), MSc Psychology, MSc Computer Science courses.

  • Law First Scholarships

    Awards of £5,000 each are available to all Legal Practice Course (LPC) and LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) courses; Awards of £3,000 each are available to all PGDL, MA Law (Conversion), MA Law (SQE1) and Master of Laws (LLMs).

  • Lord Blunkett Widening Access Scholarship- Postgraduate

    Awards of £2,000 each are available to all postgraduate courses, excluding short courses.

    Up to £2,000

  • Science First Scholarships

    Awards of £5,000 each are available to all MSc Psychology, MSc Computer Science and MSc Criminology courses.

    Up to £5,000

  • The Amal Clooney Scholarship

Careers this course leads to

  • Chartered governance professional
  • Company secretary
  • Charity governance officer
  • Company director
  • School or charity governor

Career opportunities

Graduates of this LLM Employment Law from The University of Law are prepared for a variety of roles, including:

  • Policy Analyst
  • Corporate Lawyer
  • Compliance Officer
  • Legal Consultant 
  • Corporate Counsellor

Cost of study

The 2026 tuition fee for the LLM Employment Law at The University of Law for international students who live in London is £19,600 per year. 

Admission

To apply for the course, applicants can apply directly to the university through its online application portal. For personalised help with your application, please speak to one of our trained counsellors.

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