LLM Drafting Legislation, Regulation, and Policy at University of London

The LLM in Drafting Legislation, Regulation, and Policy is the first LLM in legislative drafting, taught at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, which is home to the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies. It is aimed at drafters, legal officers, policy makers and those interested in law-making, and examines the policy, legislative and drafting processes in common law and civil law jurisdictions. It can be studied in London or by two-year part-time distance learning.

Faculty: School of Advanced Study  |  Department: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies)  |  Duration: 1-3 years (full-time, in London); 2-6 years (part-time, in London); 2 years (online part-time distance learning)  |  Intake: January 2027; September 2027  |  Study mode: online/distance  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are Research Methods Training, Comparative Legislative Studies I and II, Legislative Drafting I and II, Theory and Practice of Regulation, and a dissertation. Part-time study comprises four modules in year one and two modules plus the dissertation in year two.

Career pathways

The LLM suits those seeking or already in careers in legislative drafting or in organisations that produce normative acts. Many students are mid-career drafters employed by government (for example attorney general's chambers and ministries of justice) or work for NGOs that propose normative acts; the programme is also a route into a PhD in Law.

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