This programme draws on academic activities organised by the Forum for Legal and Historical Research at Reading, and combines skills-focused training with guided research and writing. Studied part time, with an emphasis on independent research, it is suitable for those considering legal practice or PhD study. You’ll be free to develop your knowledge and skills in new directions, and can undertake an archival internship.

A postgraduate law degree can open doors to a wide range of employment areas, such as law firms and European and intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as academia (with further postgraduate study), journalism and broadcasting, the civil service and other branches of public service.

Graduates from our LLM programmes have gone on to work for a range of national and international law firms, as lawyers and inhouse legal counsels for large multinational companies in the UK and abroad, as well as international organisations and NGOs.