Hello everyone,

I am an offer holder of UCL, QMU and KCL.
I was wondering which University has the best Int. Arb. course and which one is the best to get a internship afterwards.
Does anyone have any comments on this?
Thanks in advance

Hi! I'm also very interested in International Arbitration, and for what I've read QMUL is very good in this area, because of the School of International Arbitation and the Center of Commercial Law.

Hope this answers isn't too late! If it is, what was your final choice??

Hi,
I`ve got offers from KCL, UCL, QMUL as well, and I`m in the same situation as you were. I`m planning to take courses related to international commercial law, ADR, international arbitration etc. As I heard, QMUL has a strong reputation in International Arbitration but what about its overall reputation?, it`s that good or not?. I would really appreciate your feedback.

kind regards,

Hi star5
I work in arbitration and, thus, also looked into the respective specialized programs when I decided to do an LL.M. Although I finally will head into another direction for my LL.M., I still think that Queen Mary's program is one of the best you can find around (maybe topped by the MIDS in Geneva, though I might be biased, being Swiss), and better than the other UK schools and Stockholm. Mistelis and Brekoulakis (referred to as the Greek Mafia) are bright, knowledgeable, well connected (especially Mistelis) and nice guys.
London hosts some pretty good arbitration groups which have special arbitration internship programs (such as Herbert Smith and, I think, WilmerHale). I think Queen Mary's specialized arbitration LL.M. will give you a better chance to land an internship at one these IAG's than the other school's you were admitted. Competition will certainly be fierce, so the LL.M. alone might not make it if you lack experience (are you already a lawyer in your home country?) or your grades are bad. But hey, you will not know as long as you have not tried, right?
Regarding overall reputation, I would say that all the London Schools you mentioned are pretty even. But again, I am not a Brit, so maybe it is perceived differently on a local level.
To make a long story short: If you want to pursue a career in arbitration, I would advise to go with Queen Mary.
Hope that helped.
Best,
Frontal

Thanks a lot for the reply Frontal, it really means a lot to me. As you could imagine, this time of decision-making is very hard and I`m looking for the best info I can. Regarding my profile, I`m a Peruvian Lawyer, with more than 5 years of professional experience and graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors in one of the most important universities in Peru. I`ve never worked in arbitration, but I always been interested in this area. But the way, did study your LLM in QMUL? how was the experience?. I bet it was incredible.

Cheers,

Hi, Guys.

Indeed it is a late response as I am already doing my LL.M. :)
In the end I chose UCL due its general reputation, which is far better than Queen Mary, at least in the UK.
I am really enjoying my course. Students around here are pretty smart due to the high qualification required by UCL, again UCL requests better level of English, better letter of recomendation etc.
I am taking international arbitration as one of my courses. The professor is really good. She is a practicioner at Freshfields. The downside is that she is a part-time professor and for that you will not be able to write your dissertation on this course. Of course, you can pick up other courses and write about arbitration.
In a nutshell, if you are looking for better ranking, high profile students come to UCL! :)
I hope I helped you out! Should you need any further clarification, please contact me!
Cheers and good luck to everyone!