Master in Professional Legal Practice

In addition to meeting the general entrance requirements stipulated in the regulations in force, in order to be accepted on the Official Master's Degree Program, the following specific admission requirements stipulated in article 2 of Act 34/2006 and articles 2 and 3 of its developing Regulation (Royal Decree 775/2011 of 3 June) must be met for all programs that allow access to said profession. These requirements are as follows: 

1. Holding a law degree or another equivalent university degree that meets the requirements stipulated in the following section.
2. University degrees that accredit acquisition of the following legal competencies:

• Knowing and understanding the elements, structure, resources, interpretation and application of the legal system and interpreting the sources of law and legal concepts that are fundamental in each of the different legal frameworks.
• Knowing and understanding the legal dispute-resolution mechanisms and procedures, as well as the legal position of people in their relationships with the public authorities and, in general, with the political powers.
• Knowing and being able to apply the criteria for priority of sources in order to determine the regulations applicable in each case, in particular in accordance with the constitutional rules, principles and values.
• Interpreting legal texts from an interdisciplinary perspective, using legal principles and social, ethical and deontological values and principles as analysis tools.
• Taking a position, with a convincing legal argument, on a theoretical question concerning the various legal areas.
• Resolving practical cases in accordance with the positive law in force, involving prior preparation of material, pinpointing problematic questions, selecting and interpreting the applicable point of positive law and well-argued presentation of the subsumption.
• Skilfully and precisely employing legal language and the terminology specific to the various legal areas: Drafting legal documents in an orderly and comprehensible manner. Communicating ideas, arguments and legal reasoning orally and in writing, using appropriate registers in each context.
• Using information and communication technology to search for and obtain legal information (legislation, case law and bibliography databases, etc.), as well as work and communication tools.

Students whose native language is not Spanish, or have not followed previous official studies in this language, must have at least a B2 level certification (Common European Framework of Reference), as well as pass, fluently, a personal interview with the Academic Board in cases where this is required.

Participants with qualifications obtained abroad:

Participants with qualifications obtained abroad (inside or outside the European Economic Area) who would like to take the professional aptitude assessment test to practise as a lawyer after successfully passing the master's degree must hold the credential recognising their foreign law qualification on the master's degree admission date (regarding this see the informative note on the system applicable to qualifications obtained abroad in order to obtain the professional qualification of lawyer or court liaison issued by the Ministry of Justice on 27 July 2016.

There are also procedures for recognition of the qualifications or university admission of students who have begun university studies to comply with this regulatory requirement governing the assessment test to obtain the professional qualification of lawyer or court liaison.

Mandatory documentation* to submit the application for admission (digital format):

• Presentation letter or video;
• Updated Curriculum Vitae;
• Simple copy in digital format of the updated academic record with all the grades of the subjects taken at the degree level. Files will only be accepted which have, as a minimum, the grades obtained up to the first quarter or semester included, the number of pending ECTS credits, and the average mark (scale 1-10); final year students who can prove that they are on Erasmus must present a file that includes at least the marks of the first three years of the Degree.
• Simple copy in digital format of the qualification associated with the academic record presented. If you still do not have it, you must send it to us before the start date of the program. Otherwise, admission will be cancelled and you will not be able to start the program.
• If you are a student with a degree obtained abroad (either in the European Economic Area or outside it) and you want to be able to attend the evaluation test to obtain the professional title of lawyer or court attorney, you must also provide the accreditation of your degree.
• Scanned copy of your ID or passport;
• Passport size photograph (jpg format);

*If necessary, additional information may be requested.

Documentation of value:

• Certificate of B2 level in English or other languages ​​(only certificates issued by recognized bodies will be valued).
• Certification of other undergraduate studies obtained or in progress (registration form or academic record).

To apply for admission to this program, students must read and accept the Terms and Conditions of Contract once they start the application for admission through its form.