LLM in United Kingdom

For a variety of reasons, many students and practitioners choose to pursue an LLM in the United Kingdom. And why not? The UK has so many world-renowned universities to choose from, often with LLM programmes which are far less expensive than their American counterparts.

Many of these universities offer LLM programmes to students and professionals who are in possession of a legally-recognised qualification or degree. Included among the institutions in the United Kingdom are many world-renowned schools that today make up the federal University of London, numerous other modern universities, as well as a number of smaller and often highly specialised universities and colleges.

In order to qualify for an LLM programme in the United Kingdom, students and professionals normally must be in possession of a legally-recognised qualification. The minimum entry requirement for an LLM programme is normally a degree in law from a UK university or the equivalent from an overseas institution.

For most UK Universities, if you have not carried out your prior academic work in English, you will need to take a language proficiency test to show you have the necessary command of the language to get the most out of your course.

An LLM in the United Kingdom, in and of itself, is insufficient qualification to practise as a solicitor or barrister since this requires completion of the Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course. However, obtaining an LLM in the United Kingdom does provide a unique opportunity to gain specialist knowledge of a particular area of law and/or an understanding of various legal concepts and systems. Of course, part of the appeal of taking an LLM in the UK is enjoying the benefits of living and studying in an English-speaking jurisdiction. As with other degrees, an LLM in the United Kingdom can be studied on a part-time basis at many institutions and in some instances by distance learning.

TransLegal’s LLM guide is the best place to begin your quest for an LLM in the UK. Our guide allows you to sort and search by city and region, as well as by course or programme. This guarantees that you will find the LLM programme in the United Kingdom which best suits you.


Aberystwyth University	The establishment of Aberystwyth University is one of the great romantic, indeed heroic, stories of modern Welsh history. It was the work of a small g ...	Aberystwyth
The College of Law	The College of Law of England and Wales is a private educational institution in England which provides legal education for students and professionals. ...	London
BPP Law School	BPP is a professional education company with numerous facilities around the world. BPP is the holding company of the UK-based provider of professional ...	London
University of Huddersfield	Spread over three campuses in Huddersfield, Oldham and Barnsley, the University of Huddersfield helps thousands of students, from school leavers to ...	Huddersfield
Aston University	...	Birmingham
Swansea University	Swansea University is located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and is the third largest university in Wales in terms of the number of students. The u ...	Swansea
University of Exeter	...	Exeter
University of Warwick	The University of Warwick has more that 12,000 students of which more than 5,000 students come from countries outside of the EU. The University is spr ...	Coventry
University of Reading	The University of Reading is a university located in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. It was first established in 1892 as University College, R ...	Reading
University of Dundee	The University of Dundee is a teaching and research institution offering courses in the social sciences, including law, education, humanities and acco ...	Dundee
University of Nottingham	The University of Nottingham is a public research university located in the city of Nottingham, England. The university also has an international flav ...	Nottingham
Cardiff University	Cardiff is one of Britain’s major teaching and research universities. Located in the centre of the capital city of Wales, it has an international re ...	Cardiff
Newcastle University	...	Newcastle
University College London (UCL)	UCL was formed in 1826 and was the first university institution to be founded in London. UCL is today the leading multidisciplinary university in Lond ...	London
London School of Economics (LSE) – University of London	The London School of Economics and Political Science (“LSE”), founded in 1895, is one of the premier social science universities in the wo ...	London
University of Manchester	The creation of the University of Manchester on 22 October 2004 was the final step in the merging of two great institutions in Manchester. UMIST (Univ ...	Manchester
Kaplan Law School	Kaplan Law School is part of Kaplan Inc, the world’s largest diversified training company, which currently services more than one million students g ...	London
University of Aberdeen	Aberdeen is situated in the Grampian district of Scotland, which has a long-standing agricultural tradition and has more recently developed into the m ...	Aberdeen
Durham University	Durham is one of the most beautiful cities in the UK. The Law School is a stone's throw away from the world-famous Durham Castle and Cathedral ...	Durham
University of Bristol Law School (BLS)	Centrally located in the south west of England, Bristol enjoys a unique location close to coast and countryside and within easy reach of the neighbour ...	Bristol
Southampton University	...	Southampton
University of Westminster	The University of Westminster was established in 1992 in London as a direct result of the Further and Higher Education Act. It was previously referred ...	London
City University London	Known as City University, the City University London is located at Northampton Square, Islington, London. The university has over 100 years research e ...	London
University of Glasgow	The University of Glasgow was first established in 1451 and is one of the oldest and most prestigious educational institutions in the UK. It is consis ...	Glasgow
University of Oxford	The University of Oxford is perennially one of the top-ranked academic institutions in the world. It is located in the English city of Oxford and is t ...	Oxford
University of Cambridge	Cambridge University was formed in the early part of the 13th century and is the second oldest university in England (Oxford University is the oldest) ...	Cambridge
University of Birmingham	The University of Birmingham (also known as “Birmingham University”) is a British civic university located in the city of Birmingham, Engl ...	Birmingham
University of Strathclyde	The University of Strathclyde is located in Glasgow, Scotland, and is the city’s second-oldest university (founded in 1796). It is named after t ...	Glasgow
London External System (University of London)	As a family of 19 world-class Colleges and acclaimed Institutes, the University of London has an international reputation for academic distinction in ...	London
Nottingham Trent University	Nottingham Trent University was ranked 1st amongst universities for its environmental commitment by the 2009 Green League. Nottingham has 24,000 stude ...	Nottingham
University of Kent	The University of Kent was founded in 1965. Originally it was called the University of Kent at Canterbury, because, at the time, the campus straddled ...	Canterbury
King's College London	Founded in 1829, King’s College London is one of the oldest and most prestigious university institutions in the United Kingdom. King's is a cons ...	London
University of Edinburgh	The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1582. It was the fourth university to be established in Scotland, and is one of the oldest universities in ...	Edinburgh
Queen Mary, University of London	Queen Mary, University of London is one of the UK’s leading research-focused higher education institutions. With around 16,900 students, 3,000 s ...	London

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