School of Law

This Law Fair provides the ideal platform for employers to recruit for graduate and summer work opportunities whilst offering the unique chance to directly inform students about their company. The fair is attended by students studying law, from first year undergraduate students to final year, diploma and PG students, all seeking a career in the legal profession. The fair is also open to students from other degree courses that may be thinking about a future career in the legal sector. 

Typically, our exhibitor package includes:   

• A single stand (approx. 2m x 2m), a table, tablecloth and 2 chairs
  •    Company name listed on the fair’s webpage 
  •    Company description used in promotion 
  •    Catering & refreshments (pastries, lunch, water, tea /coffee) for two representatives 
  •    Wi-Fi 

Although this can change from year to year. 

If you are interested in participating in the annual University of Glasgow Law Fair, which takes place in early October please contact the University Careers Service. More information about how to contact them can be found here: University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - Careers - Information for employers 

To be eligible for the award, LLM students are required to write a dissertation. A dissertation is a substantial piece of work designed to test students’ ability to engage in independent research and critical analysis of a clearly defined subject area. The dissertation has a value of 60 credits in the LLM curriculum, which amounts to, approximately, 600 hours of notional research work.  

A collaborative LLM dissertation is a research project conducted between a student and an external partner organisation, with academic guidance and support coming from an academic supervisor. Project proposals can originate either from the student (“student-sourced”) or the organisation (“organisation-sourced”) and should be ultimately agreed and approved by the dissertation supervisor. This website provides guidance to external organisations on organisation-sourced collaborative dissertations.  

The University of Glasgow’s Collaborative Dissertation Initiative is based on an awareness that many organisations need good quality research and that students are often eager to conduct research, which has immediate relevance to external organisations and demonstrates the application of their academic learning. For example, in recent years, our LLM students have authored their dissertations in collaboration with international private law firms and international NGOs (non governmental organizations) to support these organisations in the exploration of topics such as the legal obligations of private and public actors to consider the impact of their operations on the current climate emergency.

Read the testimonies of some participating students and external organisations

The school welcomes proposals for collaborative LLM dissertations in any area of law from external organisations in the private, public, and non-for-profit sectors. For more information about collaborative LLM dissertations, please contact Dr Javier Solana.  

Submission of proposals 

The School of Law welcomes proposals from external organisations for collaborative LLM dissertations during the first term of each academic year, which runs from mid-September to the end of December. The school then invites LLM students to apply to projects that they are most interested in by mid-February. Shortly thereafter, external organisations receive a shortlist of applications, and they are given the opportunity to conduct a process to select the most suitable applicant, e.g., by conducting interviews. Once the external organisation has selected a preferred candidate (or candidates), the external organisation, the successful candidate and the academic supervisor sign an agreement that details the most important aspects of the project. Typically, students conduct their research during the summer term, i.e., between the end of the examination period around mid-May and the end of August, when their dissertation is due. After submitting their dissertation, students are expected to share with the organisation the outcome of the research project and any key findings resulting from it. Students can do so through various knowledge exchange activities, e.g., by writing a policy brief or by delivering a presentation to selected representatives of the organisation. When submitting their proposal for a collaborative LLM dissertation, organisations will be able to indicate their preferred knowledge exchange activity. 

School of Law Employability team 

If you are an employer interested in engaging with the School of Law through one of our employability talks, events or projects, or wish to share an upcoming opportunity with us, please contact: sarah.dean@glasgow.ac.uk