Griffith College Dublin

The LL.M. (Master of Laws) is an internationally recognized postgraduate law degree. It is obtained by completing a one-year full-time programme. Many law firms prefer job candidates with an LL.M. degree because it indicates that a lawyer has acquired advanced, specialized legal training, and is qualified to work in a multinational legal environment.

Benefits of an LLM

• An International Student body is selected by highly competitive admission criteria
• The Programme is taught by eminent academics and practitioners, and many offer an interdisciplinary approach
• Courses are taught in a variety of formats, including seminars and small group classes.
• The programme is recognised as enhancing a wide range of career paths.

Course Delivery
Students undertaking the LL.M will attend lectures in each of the subjects for two hours per week between 5.30pm 8pm. Students are expected to prepare for lectures through reading and analysis of distributed material, readings from the indicative reading list, case material and their own research. This process will develop your knowledge and skills in critical analysis. This preparation will allow an exchange of ideas to develop during seminars in order to delve deeper into the topic and aid the student's broader understanding.

So, what job opportunities are open to students, upon completion of their LLM? According to David Langwallner, Dean of Law, there is a limitless supply of possibilities available to successful Master of Laws graduates.

'Some - possibly the majority - proceed to professional training as solicitors and barristers', says David. 'Others choose from the increasingly broad range of options available; for example: legal researcher with law reform agencies and NGOs, or work within the public service, and the financial services. Others opt for further training: perhaps going down the PhD route, which has become more common in recent years.'

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