LLM Educational Program with King's College London

Highlights

The program represents an outstanding opportunity for students willing to acquire a solid and in-depth preparation across key legal disciplines, by spending their 5th year of study at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London, globally-recognized as one of the best law schools in the world.

Students selected for this program will have the opportunity to obtain, besides the Single-cycle Master's Degree in Law issued by Luiss, an LL.M. Master of Laws released by King's College London, with eight different tracks, corresponding to just as many law specializations.

According to Professor Daniele Gallo, Jean Monnet Full Professor of EU Law at Luiss University, this program is: “A unique opportunity for Luiss Law students, a type of mobility that goes beyond a standard exchange program: full and automatic recognition of all the exams of the Luiss chosen major, several scholarships available, the chance to achieve a further post-graduate degree title within the 5-years academic path, multiculturalism and thorough internationalization. Students who will get selected will benefit from King’s College’s London international standing and top faculty, in a vibrant job market, despite Brexit. For all of these reasons, this LLM is an opportunity not to miss. Moreover, this agreement offers King’s College’s students the chance to study at the Luiss School of Law and to attend one of our LLM programs in EU Law and Policies, Food Law and Fashion Law.”

The program is a tuition fee program. In addition to tuition fees at Luiss, tuition payable to University of King’s for the academic year 2025-2026 is £22,750 (home fee level). Please note that tuition does not include living expenses.

Academic Coordinators

Prof. Rossella Sabia | rsabia@luiss.it 

Prof. Angelo Junior Golia | agolia@luiss.it 

Single Commission

Prof. Daniele Gallo | dgallo@luiss.it

Prof. Alessia Farano | afarano@luiss.it

Prof. Barbara de Donno | bdedonno@luiss.it 

Prof. Pietro Pustorino | pustorin@luiss.it 

Application Process

The Call for Application is published on Early December 2024 and students will be able to apply starting from 8 January 2025. Further information on the deadlines are reported in the table below. Details regarding the application process that are not available in this web page, will be available in the Call for Applications 2025/26, uploaded in the 'Useful documents' section at the bottom of this page.

Who can apply

Students enrolled in the fourth year of the single-cycle Master’s degree in Law can apply to this program. According to their major, students can apply for the following specializations:

• International Business Law (IBL) open to students majoring in Diritto Internazionale, European Law, Diritto Societario e Tributario, Diritto ed Economia delle Imprese, Diritto Civile, Diritto Amministrativo
• International Financial Law (IFL) open to students majoring in Diritto Internazionale, Diritto Societario e Tributario, Diritto ed Economia delle Imprese, Diritto Civile
• International Dispute Resolution (IDR) open to students majoring in Diritto Internazionale, European Law, Law and Innovation, Diritto Penale, Diritto Societario e Tributario, Diritto ed Economia delle Imprese, Diritto Amministrativo
• Transnational Law (TL) open to students majoring in Diritto Internazionale, European Law, Diritto Penale, Diritto Societario e Tributario, Diritto ed Economia delle Imprese, Diritto Amministrativo
• General LLM open to students majoring in Diritto Internazionale, European Law, Law and Innovation, Diritto Penale, Diritto Societario e Tributario, Diritto ed Economia delle Imprese, Diritto del Lavoro e della Previdenza Sociale, Diritto Civile, Diritto Amministrativo
• Competition Law (CL) open to students majoring in European Law, Diritto ed Economia delle Imprese, Diritto Amministrativo
• European Law (EL) open to students majoring in European Law, Diritto Societario e Tributario, Diritto del Lavoro e delle Previdenza Sociale, Diritto Amministrativo, Diritto ed economia delle imprese;
• Intellectual Property and Information Law (IP&IL) open to students majoring in Law and Innovation, Diritto ed Economia delle Imprese
• International Tax Law open to students majoring in Diritto Societario e Tributario
• Law and Technology open to students majoring in Law and Innovation

Available slots

Every year a total of 3 students can take part in the program.

Requirements

Candidates for this program should possess the following requirements:

• Weighted average grade above 28.5/30
• Credits: at least 180 ECTS by the application deadline
• as for English language, candidates should have one of the following certificates:
  • IELTS (Academic, Online): 7.0 overall, with a minimum score of 6.5 in each skill
  • Cambridge CAE or CPE: 185 overall, minimum 176 in each skill
  • Pearson (Academic): 69 overall, with a minimum of 62 in each communicative skill
  • TOEFL iBT Institution code: 0394 OR TOEFL iBT Home Edition OR TOEFL iBT Paper Edition: 100 overall with a minimum of 25 in writing and 23 in each of the other skills
  • Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE): Level III (ISEIII) with merit in each skill

The language certificates must not be older than two years from the start of the mobility (August/September 2025). Applicants must meet the requirements using a single test.

Selection Procedure

Luiss University will select a shortlist of candidates based on a non-disputable evaluation of the academic profile and the motivation of the student. Further details about the selection process would be published along with the call publication.

Results will be communicated to King’s College London which reserves the right to make the final choice.

Selection Criteria

The selection follows a 3-step process:

Recap of the Deadlines 

Disclaimer: dates might be subject to change; please refer to this webpage for the latest updates.

Useful Links 

• When to apply
• LL.M. programs by Luiss major
• Useful Information

While every effort will be made to provide students with complete, accurate and timely information, Luiss reserves the right to change, amend, modify or revoke the aforementioned program.
Luiss is not responsible for any cancellation or modification due to events beyond its control. If the program is cancelled or modified for these reasons, Luiss will inform all interested students in a timely manner.