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Programme structure and approach to learning

The innovative LLM Employment Law in Practice which is offered in association with the Law School at Leeds Beckett University is specifically designed for those who have completed our Diploma in Employment Law. Building upon the Diploma in Employment Law, the programme provides the ideal opportunity for professional development in a specialised area of employment law.
 
Uniquely, the LLM provides the opportunity of using the Diploma as a building block to achieve a further recognised academic qualification. The award of the LLM requires 180 credits, and the Diploma in Employment Law provides 120 credits and the research-based dissertation then provides the remaining 60 credits required.
 
The programme will commence with a course induction day onsite in the Law Society, following which you will complete a self-paced online dissertation module.  This module is not assessed, but is designed to help you update your legal research and writing skills.  For the remainder of the programme, you will complete a dissertation on an agreed area of employment law. You will be assigned a supervisor from a panel of employment law experts, comprising both internal Law Society staff and senior external practitioners/academics. The programme lasts for one year, a time-scale designed to allow you to complete the LLM in keeping with your work commitments.

The programme lasts for one year, a timescale designed to allow students flexibility to complete the LLM in keeping with their work commitments. 

• Apart from the personal satisfaction of gaining a Master’s, the programme provides career benefits through focus on skills that are directly relevant to the needs of a modern work setting, including
• The development of existing expertise and knowledge;
• The opportunity to gain expertise in a new area;
• Enhancement of skills in research and legal analysis; and
• Enhanced understanding of the wider context in which the law is developed and is implemented.

Fee

Please note: If the programme is not completed within the timeframe an extension fee will apply. Note: Discounts do not apply to Masters and doctoral level programmes offered in partnership with Leeds Beckett University and fees are due in full upon registration.

Assessment

Following completion of the online dissertation module, you will complete a dissertation of 15,000 words. The dissertation is the sole assessed element of the programme. The topic of study is of your choosing, but generally must relate to an area of Irish employment law and there must be an appropriate tutor available to support you. 

Thank you for your interest in the LLM. The selection criteria will be based on a combination of when the application was received and whether or not there is sufficient capacity within the Law Society at this time to supervise the proposed topic. Please note the course is in high demand and if your application is not successful for this offering, you will be added to a waiting list for the next offering.

Contact

Judith Tedders, Solicitor: J.Tedders@LawSociety.ie .