The Law Society of Ireland’s Diploma Centre offers an innovative LLM Advanced Legal Practice in partnership with the Leeds Law School at Leeds Beckett University.
Building upon the solicitor qualification, the programme provides the ideal opportunity for professional development in a specialised area of law. Candidates undertake in-depth study of an agreed legal topic under individual tutor supervision. The programme starts with an induction day, followed by self-paced, independent research under supervision. Supervisors are drawn from a panel of subject-matter experts, comprising both internal Law Society staff and senior external practitioners/academics. The programme lasts for one year – a timescale designed to allow students the flexibility to complete the LLM in keeping with their work commitments.
The programme focuses on legal research and coherent presentation of legal research in a written form. You will begin by attending a course induction day during which the dissertation module of the programme will be introduced. This module is not assessed, but is designed to update your writing and research skills. For the remainder of the programme, you will complete a dissertation of 15,000 words.
| College | Law Society of Ireland - Diploma Centre |
| Course ID | 182831 |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 7 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | Masters Degree |
| Awarding Body | Law Society of Ireland |
| Awarding Body Details | LLM Advanced Legal Practice |
| Course Start Date | 12th September 2026 |
| Course End Date | 13th September 2027 |
| Course Duration | 1 year |
| Course Time | Online delivery. Also available to view on demand. |
| Course Fee | €3,700 |
| Entry Requirements | This course is suitable for the following: -Qualified as a solicitor in Ireland, or -Enrolled on the PPC or PPC hybrid at the same time as they enrol to the LLM Advanced Legal Practice. Any student enrolled on the PPC at the same time as the LLM must satisfactorily complete the PPC before they can be awarded the LLM. The award enables students to upgrade their solicitor training to a master’s degree by specialising in a particular area of law and legal practice, with that solicitor training accounting for 120 Master’s level credits and the research-based dissertation making up the remaining 60 credits required. |
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