Below is a short list of application deadlines for full-time, taught LL.M. programs in the United Kingdom or Ireland beginning in Fall 2013. The 30 law schools listed below were chosen based on the most-viewed UK/Ireland university profiles on LLM GUIDE.
Oxford - January 18
Kings - March 31
LSE -
- LL.M.: No formal deadline
- Executive LL.M.: 2 months prior to start of program
Queen Mary - May 1
Edinburgh - July 31
Cambridge - LL.M.: November 15; MCL: January 15
UCL - May 1
City - No deadline information.
Essex - No deadline information.
Glasgow - July 19 (international); August 23 (UK/EU)
Nottingham Trent - No deadline information.
Trinity Dublin - June 1
Aberdeen - End June
Kent - No formal deadline.
Reading - Recommended: June 1 (international); August 1 (UK)
Manchester - August 15
Liverpool - By June (recommended)
Southampton - No formal deadline.
Nottingham - May 31
Strathclyde - Mid-July (overseas); mid-August (EU)
Dundee - June 28; CEPMLP programs: March 31
Swansea - July 31 (encouraged)
Exeter - May 10 (international); July 26 (UK/EU)
Bristol - June 1 (international); July 1 (UK/EU)
Warwick - No deadline information.
SOAS - June 30
Sheffield - No formal deadline.
Durham - End of February (encouraged)
Westminster - No deadline information.
NUI Galway - December 15 (round 1); February 15 (round 2); March 31 (round 3); May 1 (round 4); June 1 (round 5)
Important: All prospective students are advised to double-check application deadlines with the law schools they are interested as soon as possible before applying.
For more information about the LL.M. programs at specific schools, please follow the links below.
Deadlines for programs at 30 law schools in the United Kingdom & Ireland
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