Professional Legal Skills LLM
This LLM satisfies all the requirements of a traditional LLM but has a primary focus on practice. In addition to the taught classes on the BPTC the LLM gives you the chance to focus on an area of professional legal practice of your choice, while strengthening your knowledge and understanding of legal professional practice. This can be linked to pupillage to underline a commitment to a particular area, or can be used more generally to strengthen your CV.
Why City's LLM in Professional Legal Skills?
- Develop the knowledge and skills gained from your BPTC
- Benefit from ongoing one-to-one specialist support and expert supervision
- Explore a specialist area of law with practitioners in that field
- Enhance your long-term career prospects and attractiveness to employers
- Gain an instant competitive advantage in a crowded recruitment market
Intakes
- June
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
The BPTC conversion course is only open to students who commenced the previous version of the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) within the last five years and before and 2017/18. The new Bar Vocational Studies Course contains an integrated LLM option so there is no need for a conversion course.
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
- Duration: 06 Month
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Total Tuition Fee:
4250 GBP
Annual Cost of Living: 12006 GBP
Application Fee: N/A
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