Master in Legal Practice

The syllabus is based on a compulsory module with a total of 39 credits. 15 optional credits are added to this module, enabling students to gain an in-depth knowledge of different aspects of law. The syllabus also includes 30 credits obtained through external work practice under the guidance of tutors designed to ensure that students achieve the skills and abilities needed to exercise the profession of law. Finally, students will be required to carry out a final dissertation which is equal to 6 ECTS.

The Master is face-to-face: it requires attendance to all classes (including mandatory supplementary activities) and the absence of more than 10 percent of the sessions per subject will have an impact on grades.

Signatures control will be carried out to verify the compliance of the attendance to the classes. The falsification of the signature, the improper signature or any similar incident will suppose at least, the loss of the totality of the continuous evaluation of the subject in question, as much in the ordinary announcement, as in the extraordinary one, and according to the gravity of the facts, the loss of the right to take the exam (in any of its calls) for the corresponding subject and, in accordance with the current academic discipline regulations, the expulsion of the Master.

(*) The minimum number of students to open an elective is 15.

(**) TFM method Moot

(**) TFM method Laudo (NEW METHOD)

C= Compulsory: 39 ECTS

E= Elective Course: 15 ECTS

Interships: 30 ECTS

Master Thesis: 6 ECTS

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

The syllabus is based on a compulsory module with a total of 39 credits. 15 optional credits are added to this module, enabling students to gain an in-depth knowledge of different aspects of law. The syllabus also includes 30 credits obtained through external work practice under the guidance of tutors designed to ensure that students achieve the skills and abilities needed to exercise the profession of law. Finally, students will be required to carry out a final dissertation which is equal to 6 ECTS.

The Master is face-to-face: it requires attendance to all classes (including mandatory supplementary activities) and the absence of more than 10 percent of the sessions per subject will have an impact on grades.

Signatures control will be carried out to verify the compliance of the attendance to the classes. The falsification of the signature, the improper signature or any similar incident will suppose at least, the loss of the totality of the continuous evaluation of the subject in question, as much in the ordinary announcement, as in the extraordinary one, and according to the gravity of the facts, the loss of the right to take the exam (in any of its calls) for the corresponding subject and, in accordance with the current academic discipline regulations, the expulsion of the Master.

(*) The minimum number of  students for electives is 25. The maximum number of places per course is 45 students. Electives are awarded in order of submission of applications to the Master Registry when the period open. If there are 60 applications for the same elective, two groups will be formed

(**) TFM method Moot

(**) TFM method Laudo (NEW METHOD)

C= Compulsory: 39 ECTS

E= Elective Course: 15 ECTS

Interships: 30 ECTS

Master Thesis: 6 ECTS

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

☛ First year offered: 2012

• Information about Master's Degree
• Verification Report

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators (September Edition)

☛ Master's Degree indicators (March Edition)

☛ Labour insertion indicators

PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).

• Academic Committee
• Minutes of the Academic Quality Committee and Programme Reports (Restricted access)

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

Application

The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process it is important to consult the supporting information that we offer below:

• Documentation that must be uploaded to the on line application
• Calendar and general information about admission 
• Follow the step-by-step instructions in the application for admission

Requirements

The basic requirement for admission to the Master is, in accordance with Order PRA / 696/2017, of July 25, be in possession of a Bachelor of Laws degree, Graduate in Law or another university equivalent degree that meets the requirements established in article 3 of the Regulation of the Law 34/2006, of October 30, on the access to the professions of Lawyer and Attorney of the Courts, approved by Royal Decree 775/2011, of June 3, or, in its case, of substitute certifications.

Applicants with qualifications obtained abroad must be in possession of the credential accrediting their homologation. Applicants must meet this requirement prior to admission to the specialized training course for access to the profession of Lawyer in accordance with Royal Decree 775/2011, of June 3, which approves the Regulation of Law 34 / 2006, of October 30, on access to the professions of Lawyer and Attorney of the Courts.

☛ In any case, the date of completion of the Degree in Law or the homologation of the degree obtained abroad, which is stated in the supporting document provided, must be prior to the date of commencement of the Master. Non-compliance with this requirement will result in the cancellation of the Master's for those who have been admitted without having accredited this date.

Admission criteria

The Academic Committee will follow the following eligibility criteria:

• Academic record (exam grades and in its case, the grade of the bachelor thesis)
• Quality of the degree of origin, determined from cutt-off marks, degree's average grade and national and international rankings to 2 points.
• Possession of a double degree in Law and an additional officer up to 1 point.
• The official specialization of the Degree in Law made in a specific subject up to 0.5.
• Language skills: knowledge of English (in particular possession of official Cambridge Advanced or Proficiency degrees or similar TOEFL or IELTS scores) up to 1.5 points and other foreign languages (provided that an advanced level is demonstrated) up to 1 point.
• Participation in national or international MOOT competitions of recognized prestige. Up to 1 point.
• Non-curricular internships carried out in offices collaborating with the master's programme, with a minimum duration of 190 hours. Up to 0.5 points.
  
  ✍ │ Extracurricular practice certificate

WARNING: No merit will be assessed without documentary evidence.

Apart from the above criteria for admission, the Academic Committee will assess the possibility of a personal interview with candidates if it is deemed necessary in order to make a final decision on a student's eligibility for the course.

Language requirements

Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.

students with foreign university degrees

In accordance with Royal Decree 967/2014, of 21 November, on the Homologation of Foreign Higher Education Degrees to Official Spanish University Degrees or Masters that give access to a regulated profession in Spain, all foreign students wishing to take the Master's Degree in Legal Practice, whether or not they are European, must meet with the requirements and procedure established in the said Regulation.

On this website of the Ministry of Education and Professional Training you will find all the relevant information.

This is a procedure that is completely alien to the Master's Degree in Legal Practice, which may force students to study at a University in addition to those they already possess. In accordance with Order PRA/696/2017, of 25 July, students with a foreign degree must have the homologation of the degree at the time of being admitted to the master's degree. Without this homologation, the student will not be able to apply for enrolment in the official entrance examination for the practice of law, which is organised by the Ministry of Justice.

 IMPORTANT 

Applicants must be in possession of a Bachelor's Degree in Law, a Graduate Degree in Law or another equivalent university degree prior to the starting date of the Master's course.

✎│ Affidavit of previous studies and conditioned enrollment - Master in Legal Practice

fees *

2021-2022 Academic year

Reservation fee: €800 

• it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
• the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled

54 ECTS in the first academic year:

• EU students: €3,822.66 (€70.79/ECTS credit)
• Non EU students: €17,884.80 (€331.20/ECTS credit)

✎│Programme’s fees

The teaching of elective subjects is conditional upon minimum enrollment of 25 students in each subject.

NOTE: The enrolment fees do not include the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.

* Pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the academic year 21/22

Additional information

• You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
• When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
• The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
• Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
  No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.

✎│Enrolment master’s programmes

✎│ECTS credits recognition

Best Practices and Regulations

• [+] information
• Student disciplinary system
• Ethical code
• Enrolment and permanence rules
• Master's Thesis rules
• Rules for credits recognition