International and Comparative Business Law

Students of theLLM in International and Comparative Business Law at University of Galway can choose from a range of modules at an advanced level and tailor their LLM to suit their interests and career plans. You will expand your knowledge of business law from a national, regional and international perspective. Modules include such diverse options as EU Competition Law, Advanced Intellectual Property Law, and European Consumer Law to Global Issues in Contemporary Labour Law. This program provides students with an opportunity to engage with leading commercial practitioners to develop their legal expertise and skills in business law.

Course highlights:

• Prestigious pacementswith leading commercial law firms are offered to the top 5 students on the program.

• Focus on skills and employabilityto equip students with key business skills including critical thinking, drafting legal submissions, negotiation, advocacy and mediation.

• Expert lecturersdeliver this program through small group seminars with guest talks from leading practitioners. Students also have the opportunity to attend and present at key conferences, nationally and internationally as well as participate in moot court competitions.

• International field tripsenable students to see the law in action in a global context.

• Career supportis provided through professional workshops coaching students on CV preparation and interview skills. Careers in Law Week also provides an opportunity to meet partners from leading law firms.

• Business law mootingenables students to develop their advocacy skills.

• Diverse modulesfrom EU Competition Law, Advanced Intellectual Property Law, and Current Issues in Internet Law to Global Issues in Contemporary Labour Law.

• Assessmentis primarily through research papers, presentations and minor thesis rather than exams.‌

Courses include:

• EU Competition Law

• International Commercial Property Law

• International Business Law Moot

• Legal Skills: Commercial Practice, Advocacy and Dispute Resolution

• Advanced Intellectual Property Law and Development

• Advanced Comparative Law

• Commercial Law in Context

• EU External Relations Law

• Advanced Legal Research & Method

• Advocacy, Activism and Public Interest Law