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Why choose the School of Accounting, Finance and Law
This course includes professional preparation, training and coaching for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE 1 and 2).
Gain professional supervised practice at our three community law clinics: family law, criminal law and law related to asylum seekers.
The University of Bedfordshire ranks UK 3rd overall in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES, 2024), showing we offer students an exceptional experience.
About the course
This exciting LLM offers LLB law graduates and LLM law graduates a progression route to qualify as solicitors while developing a sought-after specialism in international dispute resolution. You explore in detail the core areas of law related to international business and dispute settlement, including the mechanisms through which international disputes are resolved. The SQE preparation element of the course equips you with the legal skills and knowledge required to practice as a solicitor alongside gaining the qualifying work experience you need at our three community law clinics.
For further course information, contact Dr Oke Ejims at oke.ejims@beds.ac.uk
Course accreditation/industry endorsement
The Legal Practice element of this LLM equips you with the legal knowledge and skills required to pass the Solicitors Regulatory Authority’s SQE 1 and 2.
Facilities and specialist equipment
- Contemporary simulated Moot Court with the latest digital technology
- Industry-standard hardware and software to prepare you for the modern workplace
- Access to international learning resources and legal databases such as Lexis Nexis and Westlaw
Your student experience
Benefit from a course that meets all your professional study needs on campus including professional preparation, training and coaching for the Solicitors’ Qualifying Examination (SQE).
Gain qualifying work experience at our three law clinics, putting your legal skills into practice in the areas of family law, criminal law and law related to asylum seekers.
Learn from our highly experienced team of active researchers and established practitioners.
Our teaching is directed by close industry involvement, keeping you up to date with the latest developments in the field.
Immerse yourself in current-day business and legal challenges through case studies, mooting simulations and independent research projects.
Gain specialist knowledge and industry insight in our series of guest talks, featuring arbitrators, judges, renowned academics, Members of Parliament and leading legal practitioners from City law firms.
Widen your experience through field trips to the Inns of Court in London; Houses of Parliament; UK Supreme Court; Luton Crown Court; and by taking part in mooting competitions.
Benefit from actively participating in research events organised by our Centre for Research in Law (CRiL).
Develop essential transferable skills such as critical and creative thinking; effective communication; information analysis and evaluation; problem-solving; and systematic reasoning.
Course Leader - Dr Okechukwu Ejims
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law and Finance where I coordinate and teach varied commercial law courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
I also supervise postgraduate dissertation students and PhD research students.
Course Leader - Dr Okechukwu Ejims
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law and Finance where I coordinate and teach varied commercial law courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
I also supervise postgraduate dissertation students and PhD research students.
Careers
The course will equip you with the perspective and skills necessary for a wide range of legal careers including within domestic and international law firms - many of which have departments specialised in business law - or as in-house counsel within international corporations.
Other potential careers include working as legal adviser to governmental and non-governmental organisations as well as international and intergovernmental organisations such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague; European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg; International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris; London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); International Centre for Investment Dispute Settlement (ICSID) in Washington DC; and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague.
The course also provides an excellent pathway for further studies including postgraduate research at MPhil or PhD level.
