International Tax

The programme allows you to deepen and broaden your knowledge of law in this area and will assist your professional development in these fields. While intellectually rigorous it also keeps you grounded in real life practice by drawing on the real world experiences of our teaching faculty. Aimed at recent law graduates (or graduates of joint degrees with a significant legal content) as well as established legal or other professionals who may have graduated a number of years ago, the programme is rigorous and demanding.

On this LLM you will learn how tax works, how adding or subtracting a single step can change corporate transactions, or government policies, and determine whether they succeed or fail.

The King's specialist LLM in International Tax is lead by Professor Jonathan Schwarz, practicing barrister, who is well recognised for his tax expertise. King's tax modules are open to those with or without previous tax experience but we expect all out students to be able to analyse legal and commercial concepts and then apply them to a complex factual matrix. You will need creativity, intellectual rigour and a willingness to work hard. We think the rewards are worth it.

Many of our students go on to enjoy successful employment with some of the world's leading firms and institutions. Some have made the decision to specialise in tax but not all. A tax module can be an enhancement to other studies, such as in commercial, financial or EU law for example.

Whatever your reasons for exploring International Tax, our LLM programme provides an excellent springboard for a wide range of careers, including traineeships with global partnerships, legal firms or placements with EU institutions.