Middlesex University Dubai is delighted to launch a brand new British Postgraduate Law degree programme for its September 2023 intake. Introduced in response to legal industry and employer demands, the landmark LLM Legal Practice (SQE Pathway) degree is specifically designed for UAE and international students who wish to qualify as solicitors in the England and Wales jurisdiction.
Along with gaining an advanced Master’s degree in Law, the one-year course enables students to simultaneously prepare for the Solicitors’ Qualifying Examinations (SQE1 and SQE2), the compulsory qualifications for those wishing to qualify as England and Wales solicitors. The programme has been specifically structured to align with the SQE examination dates, allowing those who wish to sit these during their LLM programme to do so. This provides students with the opportunity to both obtain a Master’s degree and qualify as solicitors of England and Wales in just one year. Those who qualify in this jurisdiction are highly sought after by employers of law professionals around the world, including in the UAE.
Delivered in collaboration with The College of Legal Practice, a fully accredited UK higher education provider in the field of Law that specialises in the delivery of the SQE preparation courses, the University’s new LLM instills in each student a unique and deep understanding of legal practice, both in the UAE and across the globe. All SQE-related modules will be taught using the College of Legal Practice’s online learning environment, providing a hybrid, flexible and immersive education experience. The strategic and innovative course teaches students how to address complex legal issues both systematically and creatively and equips them with advanced knowledge in key areas of legal practice, such as International Arbitration and Litigation, Corporate Governance, and UAE and DIFC Employment Law.
With legal knowledge of the England and Wales jurisdiction highly coveted by employers in the UAE, as well as the key skills expected of legal practitioners such as advocacy, drafting, interviewing, and legal research, the new LLM will not only offer excellent career progression, but also advance the innovation and expertise of the dynamic legal sector in the country. The new programme therefore offers fantastic professional development for a range of fresh graduates and legal professionals, including UK LLB graduates and Law graduates from other jurisdictions, current paralegals, those working in the legal industry, and foreign qualified lawyers.
Middlesex University Dubai is proud to be the largest UK university licensed by KHDA in Dubai for three consecutive years. The new Postgraduate LLM Legal Practice (SQE Pathway) reflects the institution’s belief that universities must continuously adapt and strive to keep their educational offerings relevant in the ever-evolving job market.
Renowned as one of the UAE’s leading law schools, the School of Law at Middlesex University Dubai offers a range of top Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes, including the first face-to-face UK LLB British Qualifying Law Degree in the Middle East.
The School of Law also established the JURIS Centre of Excellence for Legal Education and Training at Middlesex University Dubai earlier this year, building on its already impressive portfolio of legal education initiatives and professional training, to promote excellence in learning for people at every stage of their legal career.
Committed to connecting students with leading industry professionals and enhancing their legal expertise, JURIS offers everything from bespoke training courses to workshops and consultancy projects for students and professionals from across the GCC and beyond.
The Law Career Clinic is an initiative that invites the Law School’s industry partners to deliver workshops on employability skills such as CV writing, personal brand development, and MENA specific training contracts.
Meanwhile, the School of Law’s Mooting Society offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate Law students the opportunity to participate in a range of internal and international moot court competitions.
Further demonstrating the excellent standard of the law teaching at Middlesex University Dubai, the Mooting Society was ranked number 1 in the UAE for Mooting, and number 20 in the world for Mediation and Negotiation according to the NICA Team Ranking, the world-leading law school moot court rankings system.
Dr Daphne Demetriou, Campus Programme Coordinator – Postgraduate Law and Politics and Senior Lecturer, Middlesex University Dubai, said: “It is my pleasure to introduce Middlesex University Dubai’s landmark LLM Legal Practice (SQE Pathway) degree. This exciting new programme opens up a much-needed pathway for those in the Middle East who want to qualify as England and Wales solicitors. After all, England and Wales is a much-coveted jurisdiction among employers in the UAE. We are confident that our graduates will gain many incredible employment opportunities within the region and go on to have immensely rewarding and successful careers in law. Middlesex University Dubai is proud to bring an innovative and forward-thinking approach to academia and training, collaborating with our strategic partners across the industry to enhance legal understanding, innovation, and expertise across the sector in the UAE and wider region. The hybrid learning techniques on the LLM Legal Practice have all been created alongside The College of Legal Practice, the vocational provider of SQE1 and SQE2 preparation, and it provides an effective way of making British higher education flexible and accessible to those across the Middle East.”
Students beginning the LLM Legal Practice (SQE Pathway) degree in September 2023 are eligible to apply for exclusive Postgraduate grants.
Middlesex University Dubai has introduced a total of three new programmes for its September 2023 intake. Alongside the LLM Legal Practice (SQE Pathway) degree, the leading British educational institution has also launched a BSc Business Computing and Data Analytics and an MSc Clinical Health Psychology and Wellbeing.
Offering a total of over 70 British foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, you can find out more about studying at Middlesex University Dubai this September 2023 at www.mdx.ac.ae.
For more information about the LLM Legal Practice (SQE Pathway) programme, please visit www.mdx.ac.ae/courses/course-list/course-detail/llm-legal-practice.
