LLM Access to Justice at Ulster University

Programme overview

The LLM Access to Justice is a full-time Master of Laws taught in Belfast and delivered through a combination of online and in-person sessions. Students work in the Ulster Law Clinic, providing advice and representation to clinic users, and develop and manage the clinic.

Intake: September 2026 | Study mode: part-time / full-time | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students are based in the Ulster Law Clinic in semesters 2 and 3, receiving training in client care and management, representation, dispute resolution and family law. They take one optional module (Employment Compliance and Development, Family Law in Practice or International Migration Law) and attend classes in the Dissertation module.

Career pathways

Graduates enter legal practice and policy, research and advocacy roles in the voluntary, public and private sectors in the UK and Ireland, or progress to further study. All graduates to date have moved into employment, practice or further study, including trainee solicitor roles within the clinic's referral network and research internships at the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants need a second class honours degree or better in law or a law-related discipline (UK/ROI or recognised equivalent), or an equivalent standard (normally 50%) in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma in law, or a degree in a relevant discipline with appropriate work or professional experience in access to justice, or a comparable professional qualification; plus evidence of written and spoken English (GCSE grade C or equivalent). In exceptional circumstances, substantial experiential learning evidenced by a portfolio may be considered as an alternative route. International applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5 for international applicants.

Domestic applicants: GBP 7,880 for the whole programme (2026/27). Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and EU Settlement Status fee. Price shown is for the complete programme; tuition fee loan of up to £10,000 available to eligible NI/ROI-domiciled students. Source

International applicants: GBP 20,490 for the whole programme (2026/27). Price shown is for the complete programme; tuition fee loan of up to £10,000 available to eligible NI/ROI-domiciled students. Source

Intake: September 2026

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