Program Overview

Corporate Finance Law LLM

Overview

The Corporate Finance Law LLM is a postgraduate degree that offers an enhanced qualification for professionals working or planning to work in corporate finance law. The course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the practical processes and innovative products of the international corporate finance market.

Course Structure

The course is structured to give students a comprehensive understanding of the practical processes and innovative products of the international corporate finance market. The course includes the following modules:

• Investment Banking Principles and Practice
• Legal Aspects of Corporate Finance
• Postgraduate Dissertation in Corporate Finance
• Option modules:
  • Foreign Direct Investment Arbitration
  • International Banking Law and Regulation
  • International Project Finance Law
  • International Tax Law
  • Money Laundering and Corporate Fraud
  • Multinational Corporate Entities and Foreign Investment
  • Emerging Normativities in Law and Blockchain
  • Global Data Flows: Law and Innovation
  • International Commercial Law
  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • International Corporate Law
  • International Space Law and Technology

Entry Requirements

• A minimum of a lower second class honours degree (2:2) in Law or a related discipline.
• Applicants without the standard qualifications but with significant professional or managerial experience in a relevant field will be considered.
• If your first language is not English, you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing and no element below 6.0.
• Applicants are required to submit one academic reference.

Fees and Funding

• UK tuition fee: £12,700 (Price per academic year)
• International tuition fee: £17,500 (Price per academic year)
• Alumni discount: This course is eligible for an alumni discount.
• Funding: There is a range of funding available that may help you fund your studies, including Student Finance England (SFE) and scholarships.

Careers

The Corporate Finance Law LLM will benefit you if you're seeking to work in any area of corporate finance law, including accountancy, corporate banking, corporate finance, corporate law, investment banking, private equity and venture capital, or in related fields.

Course Leader

• Dr Catherine Pedamon, Senior Lecturer in Law

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching methods: lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and where appropriate practical application.
• Assessment: coursework, presentations, podcasts, blogs, and written exams.

Supporting You

• Study support: workshops, 1-2-1 support and online resources to help improve your academic and research skills.
• Personal tutors: support you in fulfilling your academic and personal potential.
• Student advice team: provide specialist advice on a range of issues including funding, benefits and visas.
• Extra-curricular activities: volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events and more.

Course Location

• Little Titchfield Street is the home of Westminster Law School and, as part of our Regent Campus, benefits from a central London location.
• The facilities include a full-size mock courtroom, high-tech learning spaces, a pro-bono clinic and a 382-seat lecture theatre.