Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B.) (English)

Introduction.

We offer IE University students four choices:

1. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.): three or four year program, depending on the track chosen by the student.
2. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) with a minor in business: four-year program. Graduates will receive a degree in Law with a minor in business.
3. Dual Degree in Law and Business: combines complete training in both these areas of knowledge. Students receive two degrees simultaneously, a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA), in four or five years.
4. Dual Degree in Law and Master in International Relations: Students with a clear vocation for international relations will be able to obtain a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and a Master in International Relations in four or five years.

The object of IE Law School is to train students to be able to face the challenges of a global economy and to become responsible leaders in the transformation of the law and the legal professions.
Our school is an international reference in the area of Business Law.. In our classrooms, students solve real problems on the practical application of the law in different legal systems and get involved in business decision making guided by the best faculty and practitioners . IE Law School has been part of IE Business School for 35 years, and its programs include Business Administration courses which are essential to enter the world of international business. They also include Humanities courses, in order to train free, critical and creative people.
IE Law School works closely with the best law firms and international corporations in developing and bringing innovation to its programs. It has also forged strategic partnerships, and offers the possibility of exchanges with several universities, including:

• Northwestern University School of Law (Chicago), one of the best law schools in the world, at the forefront of legal business education in the U.S.;
• College of William and Mary (Virginia);
• National University of Singapore (Singapore);
• Fundaçao Getulio Vargas (Sao Paulo, Brazil).

We are looking for students who are hard working, ethically and socially responsible, open minded, globally-aware and entrepreneurial
In order to provide the best legal and business education, we focus throughout the course on key legal skills such as writing and speaking, teamwork, accounting and financial analysis, strategic thinking, leadership and management skills, and negotiation in an international environment. Our goal is to prepare students to successfully lead law firms, companies, international organizations and other public and private institutions related to the global economy.

International Activities

• Participation in the Willem c. International Commercial Arbitration Moot
• Negotiation with teams from law schools in the U.S.
• Training for pro bono work
• Internships at international law offices and companies
• Exchanges with law departments in the U.S., Latin America, Europe and Asia (semester abroad program)
• IE Law School Summer Program

Structure of the new degree

The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degrees focuses on the foundations of law and covers the basic topics of private law and public law, in the context of European integration and economic globalization. It also offers students to improve understanding of the law with subjects in both business administration and the Humanities.
The "Professional Development module" plays an essential role in the LL.B. This module of legal practice focuses on the legal skills necessary for professional success and gives the student the opportunity to design a personal track according to his/her professional interests. Included in the module is the four semester long clinical course of "Lawyering" (which gives the student an international and hands-on experience of the law), electives, and carefully designed professional experiences in law firms, companies or international institutions, and the completion of an LL.B. thesis.

Structure

Course Semester Subject Ects

-European Legal History
-Comparative Constitutional Law
-Introduction to Private Law
-Contemporary Cultures and Societies
-Economics
-Introduction to Lawyering
-Criminal Law
-Criminal Law
-Contracts
-Lawyering
-Ethics
-Management
-Administrative Law
-European Union Law
-Property
-Business Law
-Lawyering
-Litigation
-Labour Law
-Business Law
-Lawyering
-Accounting and Finance
-Administrative Law and Economic Regulation
-Legal Thought
-Lawyering / International Commercial Arbitration Moot
-4 elective courses
-Taxation
-Conflict of Laws
-Family, Estate and Trust Law
-Lawyering / International Commercial Arbitration Moot
-4 elective courses
-LL.B. Thesis

Between 16 and 18 elective courses, 3 ECTS each, including couses in Business, Humanities and other courses offered by the University.
List of Elective courses -Law (3 credits each):

-Law and Social Responsibility
-Law and Economics
-Legal Theory and Jurisprudence
-The transformation of the legal profession
-Law and Literature
-Law and Cinema

-International Protection of Fundamental Rights
-International Organizations
-The law of Regional Economic Integration (EU,Mercosur, NAFTA)
-Law and Biotechnology
-Environmental Law
-International Economic Law
-Litigation, Mediation and Arbitration
-Regulation of Telecom, IT, Energy
-Real Estate transactions
-Banking and Financial Institutions
-Post-conflict Justice
-Law and Development
-Legal reforms in Latin American
-Chinese Law
-Law and Islam
-Law and society in India
-Advanced criminal law
-Transport Law

-Intellectual Property
-US Corporate law
-International Taxation and Planning
-International Contracts
-Corporate Governance
-International Litigation
-Restructuring and finance
-Media and Advertising Law
-Securities Law (US-Europe)
-EU competition Law and US Antitrust
-Global Sports Law
-Advanced issues of Private Law
-Corporate Taxation