Overview
Master the theory and practice of international business law. Further your knowledge of the latest legal issues, and develop advanced analytic and research skills for work in international law firms or other high-level international careers.
Additional Descriptions
- Master advanced international law in the English language, alongside legal practitioners from diverse jurisdictions and backgrounds
- Benefit from small classes: receive a close support and form lifelong friendships
- Study at the center of Cambridge’s legal quarter, halfway between the crown count and county court
- Join a Law School with satisfied students: our law undergraduates were the UK’s most satisfied in 2015 and 2016*
- Volunteer for our Law Clinic: put legal theory into practice by helping members of the public
- Get first-hand advice and guidance from a professional on our mentoring scheme
- Receive access to the University of Cambridge’s Squire Law Library
* The Complete University Guide 2015 and The Times and Sunday Times University League Table 2016
Develop your legal skills to an advanced level
On our LLM International Business Law, you will develop the necessary skills to critically appraise how international laws are created and enforced. Your legal reasoning, critical analysis, research skills, and independent judgment will all be exercised as you learn to apply legal discourse to the regulation of transnational business.
Learn the fundamental themes, and specialize
Our core modules will introduce you to the fundamental themes in the higher study of international trade law and allow you to examine, and critically reflect upon, the choices businesses must make about the methods of resolving commercial disputes. On our optional modules, you can specialize in areas such as competition law in the international context, corporate governance, or comparative company law.
At the end of the course, you will use all the skills and knowledge you have learned to research and complete a Major Project in the area of international business law that most interests you, under expert supervision.
Benefit from small classes
All of our modules involve small group seminar work complemented by independent study, allowing you to tackle each issue one at a time and giving you a clear distinction between them. Our small classes will allow you to receive dedicated support from lecturers and form close friendships with your fellow students.
Get support from diverse experts
Throughout the course, you will receive support and advice from dedicated staff who are experts in their fields. These include Course Leader Tom Serby and Dr. Sarita Patil-Woolhouse (both of whom practiced as commercial lawyers in the City of London after graduating from the University of Cambridge); Dr. Ana Keglević Steffek (an author of leading texts on commercial law) and Professor Rohan Kariyawasam (Harvard Fulbright scholar, and member of E15 consultancy group on the China belt road project).
Master international law in the English language
English Law provides the basis for many legal traditions and principles worldwide, particularly in America and Commonwealth countries such as India, Malaysia, and Nigeria. Studying International Law in the English Language will give you a unique insight into how the grammar of law was shaped, as well as advanced skills in a language, used all over the world.
Careers
Transferable skills
Our LLM will help you develop professional skills including logical reasoning, critical analysis, research, and independent judgment, along with an understanding of the complex interplay between infrastructure, content, competition, social policy, punishment and trade in the international arena, and a greater capacity for legal communication.
These skills will prepare you for international practice and academic research at the highest level but are also transferable to a range of other intellectually demanding roles, such as legal departments of international corporations, government departments, and other international agencies.
Employability events and opportunities
Volunteer for our Law Clinic and practice your legal skills in a real-life setting. Work alongside local solicitors, providing pro bono advice to people who have limited access to legal resources.
Join our mentoring scheme: partner with a professional from a regional law firm to get first-hand advice and guidance.
Our employability service also organizes many focused events, such as career fairs specifically for law students.
Your department and faculty
You want the benefit of a thriving and highly regarded school where you can develop your skills and confidence for a potentially complex and competitive career. Graduating with this kind of specialist knowledge makes you valuable to employers, confident that you’ve learned the tools to do the job. You know what it takes to be a professional in your field and we design our courses to get you on the right track and to get you practicing in a safe environment as soon as possible. With professional accreditation to back up the theory of your degree, you’ll stand out from the crowd of other applicants and be ready for your first graduate job.
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