LLM Digital Dispute Resolution 6 months Postgraduate Programme By Leeds Beckett University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

6 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

5,125 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Degree

LLM

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

As part of your course, you'll:

  • Advance your legal research skills through a series of training sessions ranging from methodologies to literature reviewing and developing arguments
  • Draw on your professional dispute resolution experience as you undertake a substantial piece of legal research and academic writing
  • Enhance your critical awareness by applying practice-based methodologies to your own investigations

Independent study

You’ll produce a substantial piece of writing under the guidance of your dissertation supervisor. Your period of independent study will be supported by research methods as you develop an in-depth understanding of your subject. Your learning will be informed by current practice, scholarship and research. This will include a critical awareness and critical analysis of current issues and developments in the subject and the profession. 
  Expert guidance 

You’ll work closely with an accomplished academic to guide you through the research and writing process. Find out more about Leeds Law School expert staff.   Choose your research area

You’ll choose your area of research to fit your career and academic interests. For example, you could explore:
  • Effectiveness of Online Dispute Resolution platforms in small claims
  • Use of AI in decision-making in online arbitration
  • Online family mediation and the impact of moving from in person to online
  • Regulatory challenges of digital justice systems
  • Comparisons between different jurisdictions of digital dispute resolution and effective Online Dispute Resolution

Programme overview

Degree

LLM

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

As part of your course, you'll:

  • Advance your legal research skills through a series of training sessions ranging from methodologies to literature reviewing and developing arguments
  • Draw on your professional dispute resolution experience as you undertake a substantial piece of legal research and academic writing
  • Enhance your critical awareness by applying practice-based methodologies to your own investigations

Independent study

You’ll produce a substantial piece of writing under the guidance of your dissertation supervisor. Your period of independent study will be supported by research methods as you develop an in-depth understanding of your subject. Your learning will be informed by current practice, scholarship and research. This will include a critical awareness and critical analysis of current issues and developments in the subject and the profession. 
  Expert guidance 

You’ll work closely with an accomplished academic to guide you through the research and writing process. Find out more about Leeds Law School expert staff.   Choose your research area

You’ll choose your area of research to fit your career and academic interests. For example, you could explore:
  • Effectiveness of Online Dispute Resolution platforms in small claims
  • Use of AI in decision-making in online arbitration
  • Online family mediation and the impact of moving from in person to online
  • Regulatory challenges of digital justice systems
  • Comparisons between different jurisdictions of digital dispute resolution and effective Online Dispute Resolution

Admission Requirements

4+
6+
54+
Applicants should normally be legal professionals (solicitor or barrister) who are working/have recent experience in the field of Dispute Resolution (DR) and possess a recognised DR qualification, for example a mediation certification that meets the Civil Mediation Council’s requirements.

6 Months
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
5,125 GBP
International
5,125 GBP

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