Master’s Degree in International Legal Practice and Business Affairs
- Locations: Campus La Moraleja and University of Tongji
- Start date: October 2010
Description
The Master’s Degree in International Legal Practice and Business Affairs from Universidad Europea de Madrid responds to the current demand for legal professionals with comprehensive business training. Graduates of this Master’s Degree will be able to confront and resolve business-related legal challenges at the international level, thus gaining competitiveness within their field.
Law firms and international legal practices annually hire a large number of qualified professionals, and they frequently contact the Business Schools in search of the ideal candidate: skilled students, with comprehensive legal training, business expertise and a high level of English, together with the necessary field specialization. This is precisely the professional profile that IEDE Business School students acquire.
This Master’s Degree is both official and bilingual (50/50 in Spanish and English). Its training meets the professional demands of law firms, consultancy firms and businesses in general, turning out highly capable legal specialists. In addition, it includes a stay in Shanghai for the intensive ‘Doing business in China’ program, through which students familiarize themselves with the Chinese legal system.
Student Profile
This Master’s Degree has been designed for the following individuals and groups:
- Persons holding an undergraduate degree in Law or the Double Degree of Law and Business.
- Professionals with a high level of English who wish to specialize in international legal practice, law firms, or legal consultancy.
- Companies and law firms that need to train or specialize certain members of their staff (proficient in English) in the world of business operations and international legal practice.
Objectives
The defining features that make this program unparalleled on the market are as follows:
- Officially recognized
- Overseas Stay (2 weeks in Shanghai)
- Bilingual (with optional Business English module)
- Mixed content of financial and corporate law (MBA modules in: management skills, corporate finance, business valuation) with special emphasis on practical experience through the use of case studies, and learning through cooperation and problem solving.
- Modular international content with a sector by sector focus on business law: Fiscal, Mercantile, Labor and Dispute Resolution at the international level.
- A mixed approach that combines economic and financial analysis of business operations with legal practice by way of the Workshop in Sectoral Corporate Law.
Through this Master’s Degree and its innovative methodology based on real case studies in law, students acquire skills in responsible leadership, decision-making, team coordination, negotiation and problem-solving. Another central pillar in this education is adherence to professional legal ethics, rules and guidelines. Therefore, a graduate of this program is an ideal candidate for recruitment and hiring by law firms or any company with an international focus.
Dr. Fernando Tomé
