The University of Law

LLM Company Law

The University of LawLondon Moorgate Manchester Online, United Kingdom

Course overview

This LLM Company Law at The University of Law is a specialist postgraduate degree that dives deep into the legal principles governing companies, corporate governance, and compliance. The LLM in Company Law at The University of Law will help students build a successful career in the industry.

 

The LLM Company Law in The University of Law will help you build a strong foundation in company formation, director duties, capital structure, and insolvency. Throughout the course, students will undertake research-led dissertations to build their expertise in the field.

Key highlights

  • Open to both law and non-law graduates
  • In-depth focus on Company Law in practice
  • Builds advanced academic legal knowledge at postgraduate level
  • Prepares for governance roles in companies and charities

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
  • Company director
  • Governor
  • Corporate governance officer

Career opportunities

Graduates of LLM Company Law from The University of Law are well equipped for roles in:

  • Compliance and risk management within private companies

  • Legal advisory roles in restructuring or insolvency

  • Board-level governance, directorship, or policy-making

  • Non-profit/charity governance roles

  • Legal practice focused on company law and corporate regulation

Cost of study

For the 2026/2027 academic session, International students will pay £19,600 annually for the London camps and £20,950 for non-London campuses, to study the LLM Company Law at The University of Law.

Admission

You can apply directly through the University's online application portal. For personalised help with your application, please speak to one of our trained counsellors.

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