The University of Law

LLM Family Law

The University of LawLondon Bloomsbury Online, United Kingdom

Course overview

The LLM Family Law at The University of Law is a postgraduate course designed to explore critical issues, including divorce, dissolution, parenthood, private and public children law, adoptions, cohabitation, and domestic abuse. The course structure is flexible and aims to enhance academic legal knowledge, offering students the skills required to progress within the family law industry.

The programme includes a two-week induction covering the key principles of the English Legal System, which is compulsory for non-law graduates and available for other new students. Learning will be carried out by expert practitioners to gain important skills and insight into areas like legal technology. Assessments involve a three-hour unseen written examination or a 4,500-word coursework assignment conducted online, and a final 15,000-word dissertation. 

Key highlights

  • Open to both law and non-law graduates
  • Internationally recognised postgraduate Master of Laws qualification
  • Builds skills to progress within the family law sector

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

  • Family law solicitor
  • Child custody mediator
  • Social worker
  • Charity advisor
  • Family law paralegal

Career opportunities

Graduates of the LLM Family Law from The University of Law can pursue roles as:

  • Solicitors

  • Barristers

  • Social Workers

  • Child Custody Mediators

  • Paralegals

Cost of study

The annual tuition fee for international students taking the LLM Family Law in The University of Law is approximately £19,600.

Admission

To apply for the LLM Family Law programme, students can contact the University of Law directly. You can speak to our trained professionals for guidance.

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