Program Overview

Osgoode's two-year, part-time Professional LLM in Labour Relations and Employment Law gives students the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the theory, policies, and principles that underlie labour and employment law. Students will develop the skills to consider, at an advanced level, the social, economic and political forces shaping this dynamic field today.

Who is the Specialization for?

Law graduates with legal work experience in the labour and employment field.

Professionals without a law degree who have excellent academic credentials and significant and senior-related professional experience.

Specialization Structure

Designed to meet the needs of working professionals located across Canada and abroad, Labour Relations and Employment Law courses are available via video conferencing and are structured as either weekly evening sessions or 3-day intensives. The Labour Relations and Employment Law specialization is a cohort-based specialization where courses progressively build upon one another. New students are only accepted into the specialization once every three years – the next specialization start is Fall 2018. Students can complete their degree requirements exclusively through coursework or through a combination of coursework and a Major Research Paper.... [-]

You will deepen and broaden your knowledge of the law as an academic subject; acquiring a systematic understanding of legal processes, methods, and concepts, of the social and political context in which legal processes take place and of appropriate theoretical conceptions of law.

By maximising your academic potential and refining your problem-solving skills in a transnational context through the acquisition of a systematic and critical understanding of complex legal, economic, cultural, ethical and political issues informing employment relationships and anti-discrimination regulations in the United Kingdom and Europe you will enhance your professional development and horizons.

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Master Labour Law and Employment Relations

The LLM Labour Law and Employment Relations integrate the study of labor law with related areas such as employment relations, labor market, and social policy, from an international and European perspective. This program’s approach will provide you with the skill-set modern professionals in employment relations need, with the opportunity to distinguish yourself in a highly competitive market.

Cope with international and comparative labor issues from a variety of perspectives

The growing importance and number of multi-national enterprises as well as an increase in international employability call for a new type of specialist that is able to cope with international and comparative labor issues from a variety of perspectives.... [-]

Why this study programme?

The programme European Union Law and Governance (EULAWG) prepares students to work in a variety of legal practices within the field of European Law and policies. It is meant to develop the skills of future professionals of EU law and governance of conceptual thinking, identifying the problems of EU legal regulation as well as the tendencies for the development of EU law and policies and suggesting motivated solutions on various problems of implementation of EU law and of EU governance. Due to teachers’ mobility, this programme is offered in the full-time form only.

Executed jointly by Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania) and University of Bordeaux (Bordeaux, France). The lectures are given by specialists from France, Lithuania and other countries by Lawyers and Economists, academics and professionals.... [-]

LLM Legal Practice (Employment Law)

This standalone Masters course will provide you with valuable insight into how the English legal system operates, with an emphasis on your chosen specialist legal area of Employment Law. This qualification will equip you with the practical skills to assist you in gaining employment within your specialist area in a legal or commercial capacity. If you are already working in these fields, our LLM will enhance your CV and help you take on a more senior role.

Course Requirements UK entry requirements: Students should possess a UK bachelors degree in any subject at 2:2 or above or equivalent qualifications. While we accept applications from English law graduates, you are likely to repeat many themes from your undergraduate degree. We recommend that you consider the online version of this course in the first place which has been designed for those with a qualification in law. Graduates from The University of Law’s LLB programmes are not eligible for this course. International entry requirements: An English language level equivalent to IELTS 6.5 or above, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component. [-]