Master of Laws [L.L.M] [Legal Research] From Utrecht University

Are you curious, analytical?and ready to take on new challenges in a dynamic academic environment? Are you interested in writing academic texts, engaging in debate, and tackling complicated legal issues? Would you like to be given the opportunity to complete an in-depth Master?s-level programme in law that extends beyond the standard one-year period? If so, the two-year programme taught at may be the perfect choice for you!

For legal practitioners and academics alike, legal research skills are increasingly important. Universities and research centres, but also law firms, companies, courts, non-governmental organisations and public authorities all have a need for thorough, well-trained lawyers with excellent writing skills and a research-oriented mindset.

Our complex, pluralist, and constantly developing society is in clear need of sharp analytical thinkers. Traditional law courses do not always provide graduates with the required knowledge and skills to meet this demand. Utrecht University developed the two-year Legal Research Master?s programme to fill this need.?

Careers

After finishing this Master?s programme in Legal Research, you can pursue a career in legal research, finding a research position at a university or in one of the major law firms, the research departments of Supreme Courts in various parts of the world,?or, in the Netherlands, at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Council of State?or the Research and Documentation Centre (Wetenschappelijk Onderzoeks- en Documentatiecentrum) of the Ministry of Justice.?

You also will be well prepared for legal practice at a national or international law firm, at a company or in a non-governmental organisation, in the judiciary,?or in a government or non-governmental position.?