Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Learn from experienced legal professionals and world-class academics as you immerse yourself in realistic simulations of legal practice.
Intellectually challenging and skills-focused, this course will ensure you are ready to embrace the challenges of an international career in law. You’ll be challenged to identify client interests, analyse legal issues, research relevant law and procedure and develop solutions.
We teach in small groups using our groundbreaking Problem Based Learning methodology to develop your personal, professional and legal skills.
You’ll graduate with a unique combination of insight into how professional legal practice works. These legal and interpersonal skills and values will enable you to perform at the highest levels and in firms of all types. The JD (Juris Doctor) is recognised across the globe as an entry-level qualification into legal practice. Subject to any local requirements, completing this course could be a stepping stone to sitting Bar exams in jurisdictions as diverse as the USA, Australia and Hong Kong.
AccreditationThis degree is a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD)*, accredited by the Bar Standards Board and Solicitors Regulation Authority.
*The Solicitors Regulation Authority is making changes to the system of qualification in England and Wales. These may affect the status of ‘Qualifying Law Degrees’ for all Law Schools.
2:1 or equivalent
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
We’ll confirm more funding opportunities for students joining us in 2022/23 throughout the year.
The LLM Law (Juris Doctor) is a key stepping stone to legal practice in jurisdictions across the globe. As an internationally recognised qualification with an emphasis on combining functioning legal knowledge and a strong base of practice skills, it provides a clear pathway into the law and legal services sector and corporate/commercial practice.
The PBL approach together with masterclasses from practitioners and professionals develops students’ commercial and client awareness. You’ll have access to Link Days with law firms, plus a full range of employability sessions and networking opportunities on legal and other careers, arranged and facilitated by the Law School’s dedicated law employability tutor.
For module information for this course please visit – https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/llm-law-juris-doctor/#course-content
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