BPP University’s LLM International Business and Commercial Law with Professional Development Planning (PDP) is an expanded postgraduate course designed to give students advanced legal knowledge and preparation for their careers. Aside from specific legal modules based around subjects such as international trade, corporate law, and dispute resolution, this pathway includes PDP training that focuses on legal career development. Students benefit from hands-on experience in legal writing, Client interaction, research approaches, business etiquette, and networking. Their PDP training encompasses tailored career advice sessions, CV reviews, mock interviews and employer events, all designed to prepare them for the opportunities and challenges awaiting them in the competitive legal market. The LLM subjects are taught by instructors who are legal professionals and evidently related to practice assuring that subjects have relevance and practicability. For example, one of the elective modules is the much-sought after arbitration law! Students can also choose other modules in legal aspects of Financial Regulation and Intellectual Property Law too. This course is an excellent choice for international students and recent graduates wanting to establish a solid foundation in commercial law while making themselves employable. Thus, the PDP track extends the course slightly, granting students more time and opportunity for professional development and reflection. Graduates not only leave BPP University with a respected LLM degree, but also empowered with the confidence and experience to pursue a career in the legal or commercial sectors; given the wide-ranging scope of commercial law in social settings.
