Overview
The LLM in Paris is an innovative Master of Laws programme, which is taught in English by Queen Mary academics with prestigious visiting lecturers.
Developed by the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) this LLM will lead to a prestigious Queen Mary University of London qualification.
This course will provide you with in-depth immersion in commercial law from both comparative and international perspectives, within a common law framework. It will enable you to enhance your understanding of your own legal system, by giving you the tools to explore current commercial law issues from an international and comparative perspective. Ultimately, the course aims to better prepare contemporary lawyers for an increasingly globalised world.
One of the distinctive features of the LLM in Paris programme is its flexible structure, designed to enable you to complete the programme without having to interrupt your professional career. The taught elements are delivered in intensive daytime or evening classes, with the option to spread your studies over one year (full-time) or two years (part-time).
We appreciate that for many students, improving their command of legal English is a vital part of undertaking an LLM and we have therefore incorporated legal English support throughout the course.
Read the LLM in Paris brochure and hear what leading lawyers and industry experts say about this course.
Location
The LLM Paris is taught in the University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP), in premises shared with the British Council in the 7th arrondissement, a short walk from the Champs Elysées in Paris, France.
Partnerships
We have arranged with the Paris Bar School to allow their students to validate the LLM as part of their training (PPI). For further details, contact the Bar School.
We also have an informal partnership with SciencesPo Law, a leading law school in Paris where many courses are taught in English. Students of the Queen Mary Paris LLM are able to attend certain lectures and seminars organised by the SciencesPo Law School, and vice versa. Assessment and core teaching for LLM students is still provided entirely by Queen Mary.
This programme will:
Give the opportunity for lawyers of various nationalities, notably French and British, to work and study alongside each other.
Allow students at the Paris Bar School (EFB) and early career lawyers the possibility to obtain an English LLM degree while being in Paris. Such a qualification is a great added value to any potential employer.
Maximise your professional opportunities with an international and comparative focused LLM from a leading UK commercial law school.
Enable practitioners to update and enhance their knowledge and understanding whilst continuing their employment.
Why study on the LLM in Paris?
The School of Law has consistently been ranked in the top 10 law schools in the UK for the quality of our research and teaching, and many of our internationally recognised staff act as advisers to governments, industry and NGOs, both nationally and internationally.
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary runs the LLM in Paris programme. Members of the academic team come to Paris to conduct teaching and the programme is managed to the same standards as in London.
The Paris LLM includes a wide variety of modules of global legal relevance, which are taught by high profile CCLS academics and prominent guest lecturers.
You will benefit from an in-depth immersion in a common law environment offered by an institution of outstanding international reputation.
Many of the internationally recognised staff who teach on this programme act as advisers to governments, industry, regulatory authorities and NGOs, both nationally and internationally. The programme is attended by students of a wide variety of ages, nationalities and professional backgrounds – from those just starting out in their careers to those that have been practising for several years.
We have dedicated law careers advisers who can provide support and advice to Paris students in the same manner as for London-based students, though often remotely.
Many of our students undertake internships with Paris law firms.
We offer a Critical Thinking and Writing course designed to improve your writing and research in law skills.
You will be able to take part in networking and social events run by the Queen Mary in Paris and, upon graduating, join our extensive alumni network which includes more than 50 members of a Paris-based group.
Facilities
At the University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP) premises in central Paris, students have access to a library, computing and printing facilities, as well as a café and space in which to meet up outside of classes. You will be able to access WiFi in all of these areas. The ULIP library, which looks out over the Esplanade des Invalides, holds a small number of the most prominent textbooks. You will also have access to local libraries, including the nearby Sciences Po law library.
Like all registered students at Queen Mary University of London Paris LLM students have easy access to a full range of electronic resources, including LexisNexis, Westlaw and a wide range of electronic journals.
If you decide to visit London you will have access to the main library sites in London, at Mile End, Lincoln's Inn Fields and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) Library. These all have freely available WiFi and other computing facilities.
The School of Law attaches great importance to the provision of support, both academic and pastoral, to its students. It recognises that there is a need for students, especially those who have come from abroad, to be able to discuss their progress and any issues relating to their studies or stay in Paris during the academic year. The Queen Mary Advice and Counselling Serviceoffers support for emotional and personal difficulties, and helps with financial, legal and practical issues. The ULIP Student and Academic Services team can also offer on-site assistance.
Entry requirements
Application Deadline
For students requiring a visa to study in France: 17 December 2014
For students not requiring a visa to study in France: 5 January 2015
Important note: To join the programme, applicants must allow enough time to meet both the academic and English language (if applicable) entry requirements and allow enough time to organise a visa (if applicable).
Law graduates
The usual qualification for entry to the LLM programme is a degree in law, or a degree with a substantial law content, normally of at least upper-second class honours (or equivalent).
We consider every application on a case-by-case basis and anticipate that some applicants will be practising lawyers who have qualified either in France or their home jurisdiction and will have legal work experience, which will also be taken into account.
Non-law graduates
Non-law graduates may be considered on the basis of exceptional professional experience that directly relates to specialist LLM taught courses.
Non-law graduates with good honours, that have also obtained the equivalent of good honours in CPE and Bar Finals/Legal Practice examinations, or passed the solicitors’ qualifying examination, may qualify.
Law graduates with high 2.2 honours and at least five years professional legal experience may also qualify.
International applicants
Students from outside of the UK help form a global community of Queen Mary students in Paris. For detailed country specific entry requirements please visit the International section of our website.
English language requirements
Non-native English speakers are required to demonstrate that they meet the Queen Mary minimum English language entry requirements through a recognised English language qualification, namely IELTS, IBTOEFL, ILEC or the PTE Academic English Test. A certificate showing the result of one of these tests must be included in the application. Since test centres and test dates can often be booked up well in advance, we strongly recommend that students make contact with their preferred option in good time. The British Council is an example of a teaching and test centre with which students can register in order to take a test to demonstrate their English-language qualifications. Visit the British Council website for information regarding exam dates and requirements in Paris.
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