MASTERING INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PRACTICE
The practice of commercial law is increasingly a global affair. Lawyers require the knowledge and skills to operate across national boundaries and need to have a high level of understanding about other legal systems in order to operate with lawyers from other jurisdictions
The skill set required for a career in the globalised legal market has increased over the past decade; the black letter law element has been pushed to the background with specialist skills now setting lawyers apart.
THE LL.M IN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PRACTICE
In 2007 The College of Law, Europe’s largest provider of legal professional education, and the International Bar Association (IBA), the world’s leading organisation of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies, launched a Masters of Law (LL.M) in International Legal Practice.
This world-class degree reflects cutting- edge approaches to international legal practice with a choice of corporate practice areas, designed with contributions from leading global law firms, including Allen & Overy LLP, DLA Piper LLP and Baker & McKenzie.
The LL.M provides an internationally recognised, practice-focused professional qualification designed to build corporate and cross-border legal knowledge and enhance the careers of law graduates and practitioners worldwide.
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In order to fulfil the demand for transactional skills training, the IBA and The College of Law has delivered international legal skills training to 2,000 lawyers from 100 jurisdictions since 2002. The launch of the LL.M in International Legal Practice was the next step in this partnership.
PRACTICAL QUALIFICATIONS, FLEXIBLE DELIVERY
The LL.M needed to adopt a flexible format, unique in post-graduate training, which allows practitioners to tailor their learning and study anywhere in the world at their own pace with no requirement to attend face-to-face training in the UK.
Students use innovative online study materials with one to one tutor supervision and feedback. All tutors are qualified practitioners from global firms.
A wide range of specialist modules are available, allowing the student to tailor the programme to his/her area of interest. The LL.M is taught in English and focuses on international commercial contracts and transactions. To further increase the LL.M’s flexibility, a new study option will be available from September 2011. Students can undertake the qualification full time over a 10-month period at the College’s prestigious London Moorgate centre.
UNIQUE BENEFITS FROM A UNIQUE COURSE
As well as flexibility, students benefit from practice-led learning modelled on real cases and transactions and emphasising professional skills development. The College’s expertise is in training lawyers in the professional and practical aspects of legal practice and believes such skills are essential in today’s competitive world.
The LL.M enjoys international recognition and respect across the profession with students benefitting from the excellent reputations of the College and the IBA.
The College works closely with leading global law firms and barristers chambers on their training needs. This includes exclusive LPC provision for Magic Circle firms Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Linklaters. In 2006 it became the first independent UK institution to be granted degree awarding powers.
The IBA has a membership of over 40,000 lawyers and 200 bar associations and law societies worldwide. It influences international law reform and shapes the future of the legal profession globally.
EVIDENCE OF IMPACT ON CLIENTS OR OTHERS
Almost 1,000 modules have now been sold representing students from over 50 jurisdictions, making it one of the most popular and successful international
LL.Ms on the market.
A recent survey in of LL.M students studying via the supervised online mode, showed:
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