LSE Library

Founded in 1896, a year after the foundation of LSE, the LSE Library is now the largest library for social sciences material in the country. Today's library was recently redesigned by award winning architect Norman Foster. Its collections consist of over four million printed items and more than 60,000 e-journals. Our law collection is particularly rich in English, foreign and international law and supported by our extensive collections of UK government and intergovernmental publications. The LSE Library is conveniently located within a few minutes walking distance of LSE Law and is open 24 hours during term times. In the library, you will find computer work stations, group study rooms, and quiet study zones.

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

In addition to LSE's library, LLM students are entitled to use the library of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), a postgraduate research institute attached to the University of London. The IALS library has an excellent collection of foreign and international law, concentrating on common law, civil law and Roman-Dutch legal systems. It provides quiet study space and will be particularly useful if you are interested in one of our courses with a comparative or international focus. The Institute is located at Russell Square, less than a mile north of LSE's campus.

LSE Language centre

While at LSE, you will be able to use our language centre, which offers a support programme for non-native English speakers during their time at LSE. You can take advantage of a pre-sessional programme designed to help you improve your English for academic purposes and insessional support classes that allow you to develop your academic writing and communication skills as well as your exam writing skills. In addition, our students can choose from a wide variety of extracurricular foreign language courses offered at different levels of ability to suit those with background knowledge in a foreign language.

Pastoral care

LLM students benefit from the academic advisor system in place at LSE Law. All students are allocated a member of staff who functions as a point of contact for questions regarding course choice, exam strategy, or generally the structure and operation of the LLM programme. In addition, in case of problems of a personal nature affecting your studies, LSE's Student Union has counsellors that can help with a range of issues including landlord and tenant contracts, academic appeals, and general welfare advice. These services are free of charge for our students.