LLM Family Law

University of Law

A Master of Laws (LLM) in Family Law is a postgraduate degree designed for law and non-law graduates to enhance your academic legal knowledge. This internationally recognised Master’s course will give you the skills to progress within the family law industry and can open up pathways to a career as a Solicitor, Barrister, Paralegal and more.

LLM Family Law

The LLM Family Law is an innovative, flexible programme that will provide you with an in-depth knowledge of family law in practice. This course will explore issues such as divorce and dissolution, parenthood, private and public children, adoptions, cohabitation and domestic abuse.

When you study the LLM Family Law with us you will:

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• Be taught by subject matter experts, former and current practitioners and research and teaching focused academics.
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• Benefit from strategic partnerships with firms, regulators and accreditation bodies, which inform our programme development.
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• Improve your employability by gaining important transferable skills and mapping your career with our careers team.
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• Strengthen your network - connect with other students, faculty and industry professionals on an international scale, and seek out opportunities for future placements and job opportunities.
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• Increase your earning potential - the 2020 Graduate Labour Market Statistics found that postgraduates earn on average £7,000 more than their graduate counterparts.
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• Get ahead of the competition - gain in-depth knowledge of your topic of interest and become a subject expert, which will provide you with a competitive edge in the job market.
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• 94% of postgraduate students in employment were in highly skilled occupations 15 months after graduating (2019/20 Graduate Outcomes data).
• Prepare for the future of Legal Technology – study modules in legal technology and gain insight into this emerging area of law.