Program Overview

Corporate Finance Law LLM

Overview

The Corporate Finance Law LLM is designed to provide students with a deep, systematic, and structured knowledge of the operation of the corporate finance market and of the law for both practitioners and transactions in this area.

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, including equity and debt capital, derivatives, structured finance, risk management, and investment portfolio products.

Core Modules

• Investment Banking Principles and Practice: This module provides an essential introduction to investment banking and gains the conceptual and practical skills required to interpret and produce relevant legal documentation.
• Legal Aspects of Corporate Finance: This module offers an introduction to corporate finance markets, explaining the key actors in these markets and investigating their aims in sourcing investment.
• Postgraduate Dissertation in Corporate Finance: The dissertation module allows and supports extended independent, scholarly research of a topic chosen by the student within the field of 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

Careers

The Corporate Finance Law LLM will benefit students 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.

Entry Requirements

• A minimum of a lower second-class honors 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 the first language is not English, students should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing and no element below 6.0.

Fees and Funding

• UK tuition fee: £12,700 (Price per academic year)
• International tuition fee: £17,500 (Price per academic year)
• Alumni discount available.
• Funding available through Student Finance England (SFE) and other schemes.
• Scholarships available to eligible postgraduate students.

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and practical application.
• Assessment types include practical and coursework, such as presentations, podcasts, blogs, essays, in-class tests, portfolios, and dissertation.

Supporting Students

• Study support through workshops, 1-2-1 support, and online resources.
• Personal tutors to support students in fulfilling their academic and personal potential.
• Student advice team providing specialist advice on funding, benefits, and visas.
• Extra-curricular activities, including volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, and student events.

Course Location

• Little Titchfield Street, Regent Campus, University of Westminster.
• Facilities include a full-size mock courtroom, high-tech learning spaces, a pro-bono clinic, and a 382-seat lecture theatre.