IBA and King’s College London partner on new Executive LLM degree

The International Bar Association (IBA) and King’s College London have pooled experience and expertise to launch a world-class professional law course for ambitious legal practitioners – typically with between six and eight years of professional experience.

The two year part-time advanced Master of Laws course has been developed for lawyers working in private practice; commercial in-house lawyers; lawyers considering partnership; and those practicing in regulatory agencies. It is an online distance learning programme with five London-based immersive residential weekends culminating in a degree awarded by King’s College London on successful completion of the intensive course.

Commenting on the need for the King’s College London – International Bar Association Executive LLM Dr Mark Ellis, IBA Executive Director, stated: ‘The demand for the Executive LLM has been driven by those in the legal profession cognizant that the profession is changing at a dramatic pace, and that the requirement for lawyers to truly understand the nuances associated with their particular practice areas at a global level will only increase. The broadening of knowledge to ensure that their expertise is current becomes essential. The collaboration between the IBA and King’s College London provides an exceptionally relevant educational experience for international lawyers who want to operate more effectively in the global village of the 21st century.’

The Executive LLM is comprised of modules that focus on some of the most challenging global legal issues facing commercial firms and policymaking, including: ethics for multi-nationals, risk communication and management, advanced law, transnational law, advanced negotiation, leadership skills and decision-making. Course participants will be arranged into study groups focusing on areas as varied as: technology, infrastructure, health care and the extractive industries.*

Tuition will draw on the academic excellence of King’s College London and the practical experience of the IBA’s global membership. Leading academics from across the globe, together with top lawyers from international law firms and in-house divisions, senior judges and authorities from regulators will connect theory with practical examples to equip those on the course with advanced legal commercial and policy knowledge, wide-ranging legal perspectives and expertise from around the world.

The key objectives of the Executive LLM are to:

Increase knowledge in the relevant area of law;

Contribute to career advancement; and

Through high-level networking, foster contacts and deep professional relationships with likeminded peers, renowned academics and leading practitioners.
Professor David Caron, Professor of International Law at King’s College London, described the Executive LLM as: ‘The only programme fashioned for senior associates and junior partners. It is designed to meet their busy lives and to provide the content they need to be leaders in practice.’ Remarking on a primary long-term objective of the course, he added: ‘King’s College London and the IBA aim to have regulators and in-house lawyers together in these sessions so that they may benefit from each other’s perspectives and start the communication that is so essential to having productive industry and effective regulation.’

The first Executive LLM students are to be enrolled in March 2017. For more information about the course visit: www.kcl.ac.uk/executiveLLM.
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Notes to the Editor

*All information contained within this news release is current at the time of going to press. Before committing to the course, interested individuals should check the following website www.kcl.ac.uk/executiveLLM or contact us directly for the very latest information, including an up to date module list.

The International Bar Association (IBA), established in 1947, is the world’s leading organisation of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. Through its global membership of individual lawyers, law firms, bar associations and law societies it influences the development of international law reform and shapes the future of the legal profession throughout the world. www.ibanet.org

King’s College London is recognised as being in the top 20 law schools in the world. It is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, learning and understanding in the service of global society. Through strong partnerships, research and teaching excellence, King’s College London is recognised as a thought-leader on interdisciplinary themes of global significance. King’s College London provides an internationalised curriculum and student experience which creates global citizens connected to international networks and employable anywhere in the world. www.kcl.ac.uk/index.aspx