Who is it for?
The Specialism in Maritime Law at City, University of London will appeal to students at all stages of their career and from around the world who have an interest in legal practice as it relates to maritime issues. It will enable students with this focus to develop their career in private commercial practice or in-house in this specialized sphere of commercial law.
Objectives
The unique specialist LLM course in Maritime Law provides you with an opportunity to acquire and develop the knowledge and skills for this niche but important field of law. This course is unquestionably one of the more popular specialist programmes for law students at the City Law School. It is taught by academics and practitioners who have years of experience in the field. The emphasis of the programme is on understanding how the law works in relation to matters such as shipping contracts, insurance, admiralty practice, international sale of goods, and commercial arbitration.
Career prospects
As a graduate of this specialist LLM you will be well placed to pursue careers in this area of law in private practice, in-house in a law firm, policy and government, non-governmental organisations and a wide range of non-legal careers in the maritime law sector.
Graduates from this specialist LLM course are well placed to pursue careers in:
- Professional legal and shipping practice
- Transport
- Business
- Management
- Government
- International or EU organisations
- Non-governmental organisations
- Media and press
- Academia and research
The skills and knowledge you develop during your postgraduate study will help you in a wide variety of career options and you will acquire many transferrable skills.
