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LLM Advanced Legal Research

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

LLM Advanced Legal Research is a postgraduate Law course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 1 year, costs £18,685 per year and starts in September.

Postgraduate · 1 year · Full-time · Law · £18,685 per year

Intakes: September

In the face of global challenges, from climate change to disruptive digital technology, the need for innovative and sustainable legal solutions has never been greater. Our Advanced Legal Research LLM is a unique postgraduate course designed to produce outstanding professional legal researchers who will generate professional, academic, policy-focused and creative research in response to the needs, problems and challenges of today and tomorrow. Legal research is a field with a number of job opportunities, but the route to a career in legal research can often be unclear. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - Be part of a collaborative research community, building academic and professional networks that are focused on making a positive change - Specialise in an area of your interest for your final project, with the choice to produce a dissertation or a unique, creative project using multimedia or other methods - Future-proof your career by exploring advanced methodologies and innovative strategies, including the use of AI tools in legal research and communication - Our assessment methods draw on real world examples of advanced legal research, providing you with the opportunity to gain experience in both traditional and cutting-edge legal research skills and in different forms of research practice, output and communication Campus: Regent, Central London Duration: 1 year Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £18,685 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): This course provides a pathway to further advanced legal research, to specialist research positions within legal and nonlegal professional spaces, to positions within policy and the creative industries, and to collaborations between legal research and emerging areas of the economy. This course has been designed in response to feedback from industry stakeholders, ensuring we’re equipping you with the skills employers want. Graduate employers named on the course page: Think tanks, policy and lobbying organisations, Technology companies, Consulting firms, Government ministries, International organisations, NGOs, Lobbying, Universities. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Advanced Legal Research Project (Core)
• Advanced Research Methods in Law (Core)
• Innovation, Technology and Research Communication (Core)
• New Normativities and Legal Theory (Core)
• Project Design and Development (Core)
• The Professional Legal Researcher (Core)

Careers

• Legal researcher
• Law-informed generalist researcher
• Civil service
• Lobbyist
• Consultant
• Policy researcher/advocate
• PhD candidate