The University of Law

LLM Legal Ethics

The University of LawLondon Bloomsbury Online, United Kingdom

Course overview

The LLM Legal Ethics at The University of Law is a postgraduate course that concentrates on the essential professional duties and responsibilities of legal professionals in society. The programme covers key areas including the regulation of legal practice, in-house lawyer ethics, legal moralism, inclusion within the profession, and the impact of legal technology.

Learning methods include instruction from seasoned practitioners and academic experts, ensuring a focus on real-world legal practice. Compulsory modules such as Legal Ethics and intensive Research Methods Training are also included to support students' educational development. Students will be assessed through a substantial Dissertation in Legal Ethics, written examinations, and assignments.

Key highlights

  • Open to both law and non-law graduates
  • Internationally recognised Master's qualification in legal ethics
  • Builds skills to progress within the legal industry

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

  • Policy Advisor
  • Compliance Manager
  • In-house Legal Adviser
  • Regulatory Officer

Career opportunities

Graduates of the LLM Legal Ethics from The University of Law can become:

  • Mediators

  • Risk Management Analysts

  • Professional Standards Investigators

  • Contract Negotiation Managers

  • Health or Bioethics Consultants

Cost of study

For international students, the fee for the LLM Legal Ethics in The University of Law is approximately £19,600.

Admission

Interested students can apply directly to the University through its online application portal. Speak to our trained counsellors for help with the application process.

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