Below is a short list of application deadlines for full-time LL.M. programs in the United Kingdom or Ireland beginning in Fall 2014. The 35 law schools listed below were chosen based on the most-viewed UK and Ireland university profiles on LLM GUIDE.
Oxford – January 24
King's College London (KCL) – March 31
Queen Mary (QMUL) – July 1
LSE –
LL.M.: Rolling Admission
Executive LL.M: 6 months before proposed start date
University of London International Programmes – Rolling Admission
Edinburgh – July 31
University College London (UCL) – July 1
Cambridge –
LL.M.: November 15
MCL: January 15
Nottingham Trent – January 15 (EU/UK), June 30 (international)
City – No deadline information
Glasgow –
LL.M. and MML: July 25 (international), August 29 (EU/UK)
LL.M. by Research: June 2 (international), August 25 (EU/UK)
Aberdeen - June 30
Essex – July 1
Trinity Dublin – May 31
Kent – No deadline information
Reading – June 1 (international), August 1 (EU/UK)
Dundee
LL.M.: July 15 (international)
CEPMLP programs: March 31
Liverpool – No deadline information
Birmingham – May 31
Birkbeck –
LL.M.: No deadline information
LL.M. by Research: Rolling Admission
Strathclyde – End of March (recommended)
Bristol – June 1 (international), July 1 (UK/EU)
Manchester – August 15
Warwick – No deadline information
Nottingham – May 31
Southampton – No formal deadline
Swansea – No deadline information
Derby – No deadline information
Westminster –
LL.M.: No deadline information
LL.M. by Research: by March 28 (international), by May 31 (UK/EU)
Exeter – May 9 (international), July 25 (EU/UK)
NUI Galway – December 1 (round 1), January 1 (round 2), February 1 (round 3), April 1 (round 4), June 1 (round 5)
SOAS – June 30
Sheffield – No deadline information
Leeds –
LL.M.: June 30 (international), July 31 (UK/EU)
LL.M. by Research: mid-June
De Montfort – No deadline information
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.
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