LLM Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law

Course Overview

Unlock your future with our cutting-edge LLM Information Technology and Intellectual Property course. On this dynamic programme, you will dive into two of the most pivotal legal questions of our time: the fate of law in the information age and the management and exploitation of creativity, reputation, and innovation in the digital era. You will engage in vital debates and develop a profound understanding of these critical issues.

You will study alongside our team of world-class scholars exploring everything from Intellectual Property enforcement to the rights and risks in the Information Age. We emphasise choice so you can tailor your studies to your career ambitions, and we prioritise small-group teaching, ensuring low class sizes.

Here at UEA, you will join a vibrant, dynamic community of students from diverse backgrounds. We offer placement opportunities and chances to build your CV through extra-curricular activities and the Law School’s unique employability programme. You could benefit from our alumni-mentoring scheme and attend our many career events where you can network with law firms, barrister chambers and alumni. You could also make a difference in the local community by working for the public good (pro bono). In less than five years, our students have recovered more than £7 million for welfare benefits claimants wrongly denied payments. Four times we have won the national LawWorks Best Partnership in Pro Bono award.

You can also have fun by joining in Law Society activities. As well as social events, these include mooting contests where a point of law is debated in a simulated court hearing. Finals are judged by actual judges or barristers. The Law Society also holds negotiation, client interviewing, mediation and legal triathlon competitions, the finals of which are hosted by law firms. In 2016, UEA won LawCareers.Net award for ‘Best Pro Bono’ activities and the 2019 award as the best law society for Commercial Awareness.

Most of all, you will graduate equipped with the specialised legal knowledge and skills essential for a successful career in IT and IP law. You could pursue academic legal research, work with a law reform body, join a legal pressure group, or continue your studies with an MPhil or PhD.

This course is open to

UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.

Typical International Entry Requirements

Degree classification

UK Bachelors degree - 2.2 or equivalent

Degree Subject

Law

English Foreign Language

Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading): 

• IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum  6.0  in Writing and Speaking, and 5.5 in Reading and Listening) 

We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.

Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.

 If you do not meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the required English skills.

Admissions Policy

Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.

Employability

You will graduate ready for a variety of exciting legal careers, including legal practice, practice before the bars of various jurisdictions, posts in government and international organisations, and public service. Past LLM graduates have gone into specialist areas of law, finance, the civil service, local government, administration or even teaching.

Alternatively, you might continue your studies with a PhD.

Examples of careers that you could enter include:

• Private practice in local and international law firms
• Academia
• Patents and IP registration positions
• Government legal departments
• International organisations in industry and commerce

Discover more on our Careers webpages.