M.Jur in International Commercial Law

Dasha V Romanova
“The City LLM is well structured and the quality of the teaching is outstanding. The student body is comprised of people with strong educational and professional backgrounds, which motivates you to do your best. The teaching team is always willing to listen to you and provide you with advice, with professors even taking the time to go out for coffee with you to discuss your current and future steps. Even if your professional life will not be linked to law, the LLM experience allows you to build an enormously strong foundation for whatever professional area you find yourself in.”
Dasha V. Romanova

LLM in International Commercial Law


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    Overview   

    Our two year Masters in Law, the M.Jur, gives you the opportunity to choose from over 30 masters courses and obtain a specialism in more than one area of commercial law. This course gives you the freedom to gain a more in-depth knowledge of commercial law enhancing your existing skill base and improving your employment prospects.

     

    Why the City M.Jur?   

    Our M.Jur enables you to:

    • Gain a specialism in more than one area of commercial law
    • Enhance your existing skills base
    • Gives you a greater more in-depth understanding of commercial law


    Content    

    This course is designed to give you the freedom to major in one area of commercial law and gain a specialism in two other areas. You must undertake five modules and a dissertation to major in a particular area of commercial law. To gain a specialism you must take two modules and a dissertation in your chosen area. 

    Modules include:

    • Banking and Finance
    • Competition Law
    • International Tax
    • International Dispute Resolution 
    •  Maritime Law
       

    Teaching   

    You will undertake four taught modules in your first year and three taught modules in your second year. Each module consists of 10 two hour seminars.

    Assessment   

    You will be assessed by a 12,000 word dissertation in your first year and a 25,000 word dissertation in your second year. 

    Opportunities   

    We encourage all of our students to obtain internships and placements with regulators whilst they are studying with us. A number of internships are on offer to The City Law School students each year.


    The Law and Practice Forum allows you to find out from leading industry professionals about careers available to you in international commercial law and non-traditional practice. Speakers include:

    • Senior Commercial Pracitioners
    • Market Regulators
    • Professional Economists
    • In-house Counsel
    • Public Affairs Specialists  
       

    Futures    

    The knowledge and experience gained from the M.Jur in the fields of commercial law makes graduates of this course attractive employees for major international law firms.