Bangor University
Bangor Law School

About the School

Bangor Law School is an innovative and expanding international law school.

The academic experience is enriched both by a programme of regular distinguished guest lectures and seminars and the activities of the award-winning Bangor Students' Law Society. A hallmark of the Bangor LLM programmes is the small class sizes with frequent staff contact with students.

Bangor Law School courses address contemporary issues relevant to the business and political environment worldwide and they will equip students with the knowledge and skills required for operating successfully in the global marketplace.

Staff and Expertise

Bangor Law School's faculty are graduates of many of the world's leading universities, such as Cambridge, College of Europe, Queen Mary, Renmin, Tufts and Queens Belfast. Several have been previously employed as professionals within the legal sector in roles such as judge, solicitor and magistrate. This expertise is reflected in the teaching of Masters courses, as well as extensive research activity and projects such as the €3.7 million "Winning in Tendering" Public Procurement Research Project, led by Head of School Professor Dermot Cahill.

Coupled with this rich combination of backgrounds, staff members' research reflects expertise in fields such as EU Law, Corporate Finance Law, Maritime Law, International Law, Commercial Law, Company Law, Administrative Law, Law and Religion, Child and Family Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law. Developing young professionals through MPhil and PhD research training is central to the school's mission and the doctoral programme makes an important contribution to the training of future researchers.

Facilities include an extensive Law Library which has benefited from substantial investment and is overseen by a dedicated Law Librarian who provides specialist support and advice to students. It includes printed and electronic sources that reflect current teaching and research within the Law School.

Scholarships & Bursaries

To help students achieve their full potential, Bangor Law School offers a range of scholarships and bursaries for postgraduate students, which includes a £2,000 LLM Bursary for International Students.

Academic areas

Bangor Law School offers a suite of LLM programmes reflecting the School's expertise and commitment to high level postgraduate teaching. These include a range of LLM degrees, focusing in particular on International Commercial and Business Law; Banking Law; Intellectual Property Law; Global Trade Law; Criminology; International Law; Public Procurement Law and Strategy. The Law School also provides expert PhD and MPhil supervision in a range of legal areas.

The Law School has joined forces with Bangor Business School, which has been ranked No 1 position in the UK for research in Accounting, Banking and Finance, to offer four joint Masters degrees combining Law with Banking and Management disciplines, preparing key executives who will play a central role in the successful management of modern enterprises, and preparing capable banking executives and banking lawyers who will move into key positions in the financial sector.

A general LLM is also offered which allows students to select from a range of modules on offer by the school.

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Career Prospects

Bangor Law School's degrees have been carefully designed to evolve with the ever-changing legal landscape, and to equip students with the legal knowledge and skills demanded by an increasingly globalised industry. This means that graduates go on to a number of destinations, including employment, further study, legal training and academia.

The academic experience offered by the School is enriched by a programme of activities designed to encourage students to accelerate their personal development and to cultivate skills that will give them an edge in the increasingly competitive job market. These include Careers Talks, Work Placements and Internships and the Bangor Employability Award Scheme.

Bangor graduates have found employment or further study opportunities in major international law firms including Lincoln's Inn (Bar); Middle Temple (Bar); College of Law (Solicitor Training); HM Revenue and Customs; Treasury Solicitor; New York Bar; Bank of Shanghai; United Nations; Whitehall; Federal Capital Development Administration in Nigeria; Central Bank of Malawi; Her Majesty's Courts Service; Cabinet Office, London and the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (Legal Practice Course).

Links with Industry / Work Placements

Through the School's continuous work in developing contacts with legal practitioners across the UK, Bangor Law School is able to offer students an impressive programme of work placements.

Work placements offer a unique opportunity to experience the type of careers Law graduates might wish to pursue, from Solicitors' Practices to Local Government. Placements enable students to make informed decisions about what to do after graduation, be it to continue with their legal studies, pursue research in a particular field or choose a career path.

Bangor Law School arranges a regular programme of careers talks aimed at encouraging students to think about the career paths they wish to pursue and to help them take the next step towards their particular goals.

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Further information

For further details contact Postgraduate Admissions Office

T: (0) 1248 383 023
E: law.pg@bangor.ac.uk