Law

The MRes Law from SOAS University of London aims to provide students with advanced skills in legal research, the ability to undertake high level analysis of law and legal issues with a focus on areas of research specific to the School of Law at SOAS, a grasp of the research methods that underpin the discipline and its place in the humanities and the social sciences, a grounding in legal research methods, and the ethics of legal research.

Employment

SOAS Law graduates leave SOAS as civic minded and critically engaged individuals who can effectively contribute to their communities and societies. With a thorough understanding of the legal dimensions underlying many of our global challenges today, our Law students are valued by employers due to their analytical skills, specialist knowledge, and global perspective.Recent graduates have been hired by organisations including:

• PwC LLP

• BLM Law

• BloombergNEF

• British Medical Association

• Clifford Chance

• DAC Beachcroft LLP

• Department for Work and Pensions

• EY

• HM Treasury

• Latham & Watkins

• Legal Cheek

• Simpson Millar Solicitors

Courses include:

• Multinational Enterprises and the Law

• Comparative Company Law

• Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Law and the Climate Crisis

• International Protection of Human Rights

• Islamic Family Law

• Colonial Geographies of International Law