I am a new LLM student in London and would like to ask, for those who know, what I should expect from the English postgraduate educational system.
I have received my BA in the USA and honestly, have no idea as to how the English educational system works.
Is studying law in the UK hard? what about the exams? Do we learn much from the professors and the courses? What's good to know?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Fifa

Many of your questions are the kind that should be answered within your programme's handbook. Certainly, if you haven't already met with your Director of Studies, then these are largely the kind of questions that you could consider asking him/her.

Is studying law in the UK hard? That depends on your work-ethic and intelligence as much as the programme. All LL.M's in England should follow standard guidelines issued by their qualifications framework. Here's some words from the QAA on the system used in the UK, outside of Scotland.
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/FHEQ/EWNI/default.asp)

Masters level

"Much of the study undertaken at Masters level will have been at, or informed by, the forefront of an academic or professional discipline. Students will have shown originality in the application of knowledge, and they will understand how the boundaries of knowledge are advanced through research. They will be able to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, and they will show originality in tackling and solving problems.

They will have the qualities needed for employment in circumstances requiring sound judgement, personal responsibility and initiative, in complex and unpredictable professional environments.

Masters degrees are awarded after completion of taught courses, programmes of research, or a mixture of both. Longer, research-based programmes often lead to the degree of MPhil. Most Masters courses last at least one year (if taken full-time), and are taken by persons with Honours degrees (or equivalent achievement). Some Masters degrees in science and engineering are awarded after extended undergraduate programmes that last, typically, a year longer than Honours degree programmes. Also at this level are advanced short courses, often forming parts of Continuing Professional Development programmes, leading to Postgraduate Certificates and Postgraduate Diplomas.
(Note: the MAs granted by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are not academic qualifications.) "

Hope that helps a little.

C.