Legal writing help for international students in the UK
For students coming to the UK for an LLB or LLM, and those already studying here.
Your law is right. Let’s fix the writing.
Every year students arrive in the UK from China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Pakistan and many other countries with excellent grades, and are surprised by their first essay mark. UK law schools mark your writing as much as your knowledge, and nobody tells you that before you arrive. The style markers expect is a skill, not a talent: it can be taught, and I can help you get it right from your first assignment.
What is different about legal writing in the UK
Argument, not description
You are expected to take a position and defend it, not to summarise the law or your lecture notes.
Critical analysis
Higher grades come from evaluating judgments and academic opinion, including disagreeing with them.
Applying the law
Problem questions reward how you apply IRAC to the facts, not how much law you can recite.
Citation
UK law schools use OSCOLA footnotes, and the 5th edition changed the rules in 2026. Poor referencing costs marks and can raise plagiarism concerns.
Using AI
Every UK law school sets its own rules on AI, and markers can usually tell when a draft has leaned on it — I have an eye for it, and I do spot it in student work. I would far rather we talked about it than that you worried about it. Everything you tell me in our sessions is confidential, so you can be completely open about how a draft came together, and we will work on making the argument and the voice properly yours.
How I can help
- Before you arrive: sessions are online on Microsoft Teams or Zoom, so you can start preparing from home.
- During your degree: feedback on essays, problem questions, exam technique and dissertations.
- A marker’s view: I have taught and marked LLB work at a UK law school, so I can show you how the grading scale is applied.
- Time zones: session times are UK time. Morning sessions in the UK fall in the afternoon or evening across South and East Asia.
Sessions are taught in English, which is also good practice for seminars and exams. I will not write your work for you: the aim is for you to write confidently yourself.