Career prospects

The Energy and Climate Law programme is designed to equip its graduates for a career as in-house lawyer in an energy company, but it is also suitable for those who are interested in a career working as an energy expert for major law firms. Likewise, a career as an energy lawyer in governmental institutions and ministries, inter- and non-governmental organisations and academic institutions would be very likely.

Alumni survey

Below you will see a distribution of the different arenas where past students are currently working. And here you can read about the career paths of our Faculty international graduates, for example a graduate of this programme who became a Corporate and Legal Affairs Advisor, and another who works as an Associate Lawyer. If you are considering pursuing doctoral research after completing the LLM, please have a look at the Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability. You can also see what graduates have to say about the programme in general here.

'Civiel Effect' (for students with Dutch Law-degrees)

To see if this LLM will qualify you for 'civiel effect' in the Netherlands, please read here. The information is only available in Dutch since you need to be fluent in Dutch to practice law in the Netherlands.

Career Services

Further, you will have access to the university Career Services and Career Services Law, where you can seek advice about finding and preparing for internships and employment.