International Tax Law Online LLM

This 100% online International Tax Law LLM will equip you with the legal framework and intellectual tools you need to understand the taxation of cross-border trade, investment and movement of people. With a reputation for exceptional teaching and contemporary expertise you will find your intellectual and creative abilities are both challenged and developed by this demanding but intensely practical subject.Key benefits: Exceptional practitioner-led teaching reputation; unique, sought-after expertise, contemporary experience and connections with the wider international tax and legal community. The same international tax law programme that we offer to students on campus in London, delivered online and adapted to your needs. This will enable you to study and work in a way that works best for you. Career enhancing opportunity to expand your knowledge of tax issues that transcend borders and develop your legal problem-solving skills. Designed for working professionals to study alongside their full-time career.Course essentials:Our aim is to provide you with the opportunity to obtain a systematic understanding of international tax law by reference to comparative national tax laws, international and European law as well as the role of international organisations such as the OECD and UN. We seek to develop critical awareness of and insights into the taxation of cross-border situations that concern internationally mobile individuals and multinational enterprises. We study how citizens, businesses and governments manage the challenges of taxation in the international context. This course allows you to deepen or to broaden your knowledge of law as an academic subject and assists your professional development by enhancing your problem-solving skills in a transnational context. Designed to maximise students’ intellectual potential it also keeps you grounded by drawing on the real-world experiences of practitioner-teachers. Required subjects focus on the key building blocks of cross-border taxation to develop a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to interpret legal concepts relevant to a wide range of legal institutions, events and transactions that will be valuable in many areas of chosen practice. Optional modules facilitate expansion of knowledge in your chosen direction. The course also supports your simultaneous prepare for the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) Advanced Diploma in International Taxation. You will need creativity, intellectual rigour and a willingness to work hard to be able to analyse legal and commercial concepts and then apply them to complex fact patterns. Our students include both recent graduates and established legal and accounting professionals as well as tax administrators and policy makers. The LLM offers a sharpened focus on our key areas of excellence and a commitment to offer a premier course and a world class student experience. This course is taught online via distance learning.Careers:EmployabilityIn a competitive world, we can give you the competitive edge to take your career to the next level. Whatever your reasons for exploring International Tax, our LLM provides an excellent springboard for, and advancement in a wide range of careers. Many of our students go on to enjoy successful careers with some of the world’s leading professional firms and businesses. Others do so in governments, NGOs and institutions. Our graduates are presented with a wide range of employment destinations when they leave; from positions at the European Commission, OECD and UN and other international organisations to commercial roles as tax or public affairs advisers, as well as careers in the legal, accountancy and tax advisory professions, tax administrations; and voluntary bodies as well as academia.Duration: Two years, up to a maximum of six years