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Sorbonne - Queen Mary Double LLM

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This innovative, 18-month bilingual programme offers you the opportunity to combine Queen Mary University of London’s LLM in International Business Law with the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne’s LLM in French and European Law. This is a unique opportunity to study international and comparative business law in French and English at two renowned institutions.

  • Gain two globally respected LLMs – and international expertise
  • Gain experience through an internship with a law firm or the legal department of a company
  • Benefit from our excellent partnerships with Parisian law firms and other legal institutions 
  • Visits to institutions such as the European Court of Human Rights and European Commission
  • Become part of the active international alumni networks of both institutions.

Application deadlines

  • 1st application round: 27 June 2025- anticipated interviews in the week commencing 7 July 2025 (to be confirmed)
  • 2nd application round: 26 September 2025 - anticipated interviews in the week commencing 13 October 2025 (to be confirmed)

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Study options

Starting in
January 2026
Location
Paris
Fees
Home/Overseas: €32,000
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What you'll study

You will begin this Double LLM with a compulsory four-day induction period in Paris in January, so you feel well-prepared to start of the programme.

You will have a flexible range of modules on international business law taught by Queen Mary at the University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP) campus.

At the start of the second semester in September, you will join the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne’s induction and select your modules for that semester. You will follow the French and European Law stream of the Sorbonne’s LLM and take French as a Foreign Language and Legal French classes to improve your French language writing and legal research skills. You will also have opportunities to visit international legal institutions such as the European Court of Human Rights, the European Commission and the Court of Justice of the European Union. 

With the Sorbonne’s supervision and the support of both institutions, you will secure a three-month internship before your third semester. The internship is generally in-house or with a law firm, though other legal contexts are also recognised. Students generally take their internships in France but internships conducted in French elsewhere in Europe may be acceptable. 

Additional costs

You will pay the Contribution de vie étudiante et de campus (CVEC). This is a contribution made by all students to student and campus life at French institutions.

Depending on your module choices, you may incur some additional costs to cover course textbooks, a Navigo travelcard (the Parisian equivalent of London’s Oyster card) and social activities.

Structure

The Sorbonne-Queen Mary Double LLM programme starts in January each year and runs over 18 months. 

  • Queen Mary modules at ULIP taught in English (January – June, exams in July)
  • Dissertation of 10,000-words (submission in August)
  • Sorbonne modules taught in French (September – March, exams in March)
  • Internship overseen by the Sorbonne
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Modules

View the full list of modules available on this programme.

Assessment

  • French and English module assessment is by written exams, coursework essays, presentations or oral reports.
  • Dissertation in English
  • A written report and a viva in French about your completed internship

FAQs

Read our FAQs for more information about applying to us.

Dissertation

All Sorbonne-Queen Mary Double LLM students have to complete a dissertation of 10,000 words in English. You will have a personal dissertation supervisor (allocated by Queen Mary).

Recent titles include:

  • The Missing Trader Fraud across Europe: the European Union’s capacity to stop the carousel
  • The impact of the emergence of alternative dispute resolutions (ADR) on English Civil courts
  • The inevitable move away from IBORs

If you don’t succeed in securing an internship, you will complete a dissertation in French, supervised by a member of the Sorbonne’s School of Law.

 

This Double LLM in Paris has been very fruitful for me. I was able to choose which modules I wanted to study from quite a large list and there are events and conferences organised where I got the opportunity to attend and meet lawyers. I would highly encourage students to apply for this enriching and unique course as you get to learn a combination of English, French and EU Law.

 

 

—

Dushinee Maistry, Sorbonne-QM Double LLM, 2017–18 entry, Mauritius

Teaching

You will be taught through a variety of methods, including traditional and interactive lectures, small group teaching, tutorials and online learning, both in French and English. The Queen Mary portion of the course is taught in intensive module blocks, generally in intensive daytime, evening or occasional Saturday classes. 

Your internship introduces you to the expectations of the working environment, where you will apply your legal skills. You will liaise with the Sorbonne to arrange a Convention de Stage (a tri-partite agreement between the university, student and employer). There is no fee for the Stage.

Throughout your course, you will have the full support of both Queen Mary and the Sorbonne’s support services. 

Find out about the Sorbonne’s teaching staff.

Where you'll learn

Facilities

 

Campus

The Queen Mary component of this degree is taught at the University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP), in premises shared with the British Council in the 7th arrondissement, a short walk from the Champs-Elysées in Paris and close to the political and educational centres of French life. Find out more about studying in Paris with us. 

You will be taught across both sites, with Queen Mary classes held at ULIP and Sorbonne classes held at 12, place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris, and 21, rue Broca, 75005 Paris.

The Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne is based in Paris’s Latin Quarter. The fifth arrondissement is noted for its bookshops, cafés – and as the site of the 1968 student protests. There’s a wealth of culture on its doorstep: the Jardin des Plantes botanical gardens, the National Museum of Natural History, the Panthéon and Paris’s grandest mosque.

About the School

The School of Law

The School of Law is part of Queen Mary University of London, a member of both the University of London and the Russell Group. The School was ranked 7th in the UK and 32nd in the world by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, and 10th in the UK and 50th in world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 by subject.

The School of Law has consistently been ranked in the top 10 law schools in the UK for the quality of our research and teaching, and many of our internationally recognised staff act as advisers to governments, industry and NGOs, both nationally and internationally.

The School's central focus is on the role of law and its institutions in contemporary international society. The School of Law is divided into two organisational units: the Department of Law and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS). The School of Law hosts the largest and most diverse LLM programme in the UK.

 

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School of Law

Career paths

Whether you are embarking on your legal career or are already an accomplished practitioner, both the Sorbonne and Queen Mary will fully support your professional development throughout your LLM. Our Professional Development team will help you to secure your internship and produce the necessary paperwork.

Through our networks and alumni, as well as organising events in Paris, we facilitate your integration into the wider legal community in Paris and meet prospective employers.

As this is a new programme, our first cohort have yet to graduate. However, CCLS graduates from our Paris LLM have gone on to work for firms such as LPA-CGR Avocats, Paris or act as in-house counsel in companies such as HSBC and Sanofi. Others now act as consultants to the European Commission and OECD.

Fees and funding

Full-time study

January 2026 | 18 months

  • Home/Overseas: €32,000

Queen Mary alumni can get a £1000, 10% or 20% discount on their fees depending on the programme of study. Find out more about the Alumni Loyalty Award

Funding

Please note, this programme is ineligible for UK Postgraduate Loans.

School of Law scholarships

The School of Law offers a range of scholarships for Law Masters programmes each year. Full details are made available on the law funding page from October – November each year.

Other sources of funding

Our Advice and Counselling service offers specialist support on financial issues, which you can access as soon as you apply for a place at Queen Mary. Before you apply, you can access our funding guides and advice on managing your money:

Entry requirements

UK

Degree requirements

A 2:1 or above at undergraduate level in Law or a degree with substantial law content.

Law graduates with a 2:2 honours degree who also have other legal qualifications and/or substantial professional legal experience may also qualify.

Other routes

Non-law graduates with a minimum second class honours degree, that have also obtained a Merit (or 60 per cent) in the Common Professional Examination (CPE) or Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) recognised by the UK professional bodies, may also qualify. Non-law graduates may also be considered on the basis of exceptional professional experience (of at least five years) in a legal area or an area directly related to their programme of study.

Additional information

Non-native French speakers are required to demonstrate that they meet the Sorbonne minimum French language entry requirement of CEFR level B2. This is assessed through a Skype or telephone interview with representatives from the Sorbonne’s selection committee. The interview will be carried out exclusively in French and will last for approximately 20 minutes. It is therefore not necessary to include evidence of a French language test certificate at the application stage, although you may if you already have one.

Applicants must download and complete the Sorbonne-QMUL Double LLM declaration letter [PDF 37KB] and attach to their online application form before submitting their application.  

Find out more about how to apply for our postgraduate taught courses.

International

English language requirements

All postgraduate programmes in this school have non-standard English language requirements.

For the English language requirements for this course, see programmes with non-standard English language requirements .

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School of Law

Postgraduate Admissions

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