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LL.M. HANDBOOK 2011-2012All candidates will be required to make presentations on their topic to the class; this mayoccupy most or all of the term. If the number in the class is small, lecturers may choose tomake alternative arrangements accordingly – by allowing more time for each presentation,by meeting every other week, or by interspersing sessions where presentations are givenwith more formal lectures. Because seminar theses must be submitted by 12 noon onTuesday 1 May 2012 there will be no seminar classes in Easter Term, althoughsupervisors may meet with their students individually.The Faculty regards an LLM seminar course as interactive, and as a collaborative exerciseinvolving lecturers and students. Active participation by each student in the class will beexpected throughout the year (and may affect a candidate’s mark in borderline cases).Seminar Class SizesA seminar class will not be viable if numbers are too large or too small. Course lecturershave discretion to decide the maximum and minimum number they consider appropriate forthe effective operation of their course.If the number applying to take a seminar falls below the level which the course lecturersconsider critical they may (with the approval of the Faculty Board) allow students to submita thesis in lieu of the course, and provide up to five hours of personal supervisionaccordingly (as prescribed for theses in lieu of an examination), subject to the rule that astudent may offer only one thesis in the LLM examination.First StepsCandidates intending to follow a seminar course should attend the first meeting of therelevant course for further information. This will be held in the first week of MichaelmasTerm.ApplicationAs soon as possible students should meet to discuss their intended topic individually with acourse convenor or another course lecturer.As soon as possible thereafter each candidate should complete Form S1 indicating theproposed title of their seminar thesis and submitted to Suzanne Wade in the Faculty Officeno later than 12 noon on Friday 21 October 2011.SupervisionCandidates for the LLM who choose the seminar thesis option are allocated a supervisor,normally one of those leading the seminar, and are entitled to up to five hours ofsupervision including having their work read. Up to two hours of that time can be spent inone-to-one supervision which can be arranged as the supervisor and supervisee see fit (eg4 meetings of 30 mins or two meetings of one hour. The supervisor’s role is to give42