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About us Faculty of Law International programmes LLM programmes 2026-2027 International Commercial Law

Career prospects

By creating a profound understanding of common law and civil law approaches to contracts and relevant international treaties, the International Commercial Law programme ensures that graduates should be able to navigate smoothly through international work environments after graduation. The programme more specifically provides its graduates with excellent opportunities to pursue various careers, for example:

  • A legal career within internationally operating law firms.
  • A commercial or legal career in internationally operating companies in trade, industry or services.
  • Starting an academic career by writing a PhD.
  • Government positions in the field of trade and economics that require understanding of commercial law.

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 works as an Associate Lawyer, and another who pursued a PhD.

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(Survey data from 50 graduates)

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.

Last modified:30 January 2026 1.18 p.m.