Sorbonne - Queen Mary Double LLM

You will begin this Double LLM with a compulsory four-day induction period in Paris in January, so you feel well-prepared to start of the programme.

You will have a flexible range of modules on international business law taught by Queen Mary at the University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP) campus.

At the start of the second semester in September, you will join the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne’s induction and select your modules for that semester. You will follow the French and European Law stream of the Sorbonne’s LLM and take French as a Foreign Language and Legal French classes to improve your French language writing and legal research skills. You will also have opportunities to visit international legal institutions such as the European Court of Human Rights, the European Commission and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

With the Sorbonne’s supervision and the support of both institutions, you will secure a three-month internship before your third semester. The internship is generally in-house or with a law firm, though other legal contexts are also recognised. Students generally take their internships in France but internships conducted in French elsewhere in Europe may be acceptable.

Additional costs

You will pay the Contribution de vie étudiante et de campus (CVEC). This is a contribution made by all students to student and campus life at French institutions.

Depending on your module choices, you may incur some additional costs to cover course textbooks, a Navigo travelcard (the Parisian equivalent of London’s Oyster card) and social activities.

Whether you are embarking on your legal career or are already an accomplished practitioner, both the Sorbonne and Queen Mary will fully support your professional development throughout your LLM. Our Professional Development team will help you to secure your internship and produce the necessary paperwork.

Through our networks and alumni, as well as organising events in Paris, we facilitate your integration into the wider legal community in Paris and meet prospective employers.

As this is a new programme, our first cohort have yet to graduate. However, CCLS graduates from our Paris LLM have gone on to work for firms such as LPA-CGR Avocats, Paris or act as in-house counsel in companies such as HSBC and Sanofi. Others now act as consultants to the European Commission and OECD.