On this LLM, you will deepen your knowledge of legal principles, and gain an overview of the social, political, economic, and cultural context in which you operate.

You will learn from leading scholars with expertise in a wide range of areas. This allows you to explore a variety of approaches to law. Many of our staff not only research but also work with governments, international organisations, and policymakers. The course content reflects their latest insight and research.

You will have the opportunity to tailor the degree to your interests by:

• investigating a broad range of legal subject areas
• taking core modules from one of our other on-campus LLM courses
• selecting options from all our on-campus LLM courses
• choosing different pathways.

Throughout your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to network with professionals, practitioners, and activists from around the world. The global perspective you’ll gain will help you formulate critical responses to legal issues. These networks will also be valuable after you graduate.

Careers

This course prepares you for your future career. It has skills training at its core, helping you to approach legal problems logically. You will develop the intellectual and practical skills - including legal research and critical analysis - to understand different areas of law and to provide appropriate legal responses.

Our LLM graduates have gone on to a variety of roles across the world, including in:

• law firms
• the private sector
• international organisations
• government and the Civil Service.
• Some of our graduates have also gone on to further study and careers in academia.

Graduate destinations

Recent Sussex Law School graduates have gone on to jobs including:

• pupil barrister, Three Raymond Buildings
• regulatory specialist, UBS
• refugee researcher, Amnesty International UK.