LLM in International Business Law The international programme for the global world
ESADE’s LLM in International Business Law In the increasingly globalised economy of the 21st century, lawyers will need to understand law transnationally, across different legal systems and cultures. Lawyers graduating today are likely to confront legal problems and opportunities that will take them beyond the borders of their home countries. The programme is aimed at students who are planning a career in international business law or European law. It consists of an international business law core that shares a number of compulsory courses, and is an opportunity for students to specialise in fields not fully covered by their previous law studies. The LLM Programme is designed to maximise students’ intellectual potential and keep them up to date by drawing on the real-life experience of faculty and other practitioners. Aimed at recent law graduates (or graduates of joint degrees with a significant law content), the programme is rigorous and demanding and requires serious commitment. Particular areas of expertise include International Business & Commercial Law, International Financial Law, Competition Law and European Law, amongst others. The programme aims to refine students’ analytic and theoretical skills through the study of law in its social, economic and political context. It will enhance students’ capacity to conduct legal research, to critically assess arguments and evidence, and to communicate the results in short or long research papers, and will also expose students to contrasting jurisdictional approaches to legal issues.
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An unforgettable life experience. A challenging change of mindset that will prepare you for the global world.”
Diana Ferrer LLM Executive Director Tax Law Associate Lecturer
Why Study the LLM in International Business Law at ESADE? 1. Thorough training in the international and transnational aspects of business law The LLM in International Business Law aims to equip students with a complete, real-life vision of the corporate legal world, as well as an international and transnational outlook on business law. In fact, these goals are two facets of the same objective: Today, the business world can only be understood in an international context.
2. Exciting electives Students have the opportunity to take a range of electives and seminars that cover specific subjects or which expand on certain aspects of the syllabus. All of the electives and seminars on offer are linked directly or indirectly to the business world and its international legal dimension. Electives and seminars may be offered in English or Spanish, so that students who wish to do so can practise their Spanish.
3. Management courses The management module provides training in management-specific content and skills, which will help students gain a better understanding of the complexity of a risk or a legal dispute. Ultimately, legal professionals cannot fully understand these concepts without of knowledge of finance, accounting, business valuation, and so on.
4. Innovative methodological approach In the interest of students’ future employability, the programme encourages them to develop executive competences and skills through a practical and varied methodology that combines lectures with hands-on sessions, classroom discussions, teamwork, oral presentations and mock trials.
5. World-class faculty The LLM programme includes prominent national and international faculty and experts in all aspects of public and private law. Most hold doctoral degrees in related fields, including economics and finance, and they play an active role in the international business community, serving as corporate consultants and board members as well as speakers at industry events worldwide.
6. Barcelona: A fascinating location A year spent studying on a cutting-edge Master’s programme in Barcelona is an exciting and challenging prospect. Barcelona is an open-minded, distinctly Mediterranean city. It has many interesting features that make it a fascinating place to live. In addition to its beauty, Barcelona is also a lively, cosmopolitan city that offers all kinds of cultural activities. At ESADE, you will be inspired by the vibrant atmosphere of learning, motivated by peers from around the world, and encouraged by lecturers to become – like Barcelona – what it is that makes you so different.
7. Global connections ESADE Alumni is an association that enables ESADE graduates to stay in touch with one another, and with ESADE, after completing their studies. Because ESADE graduates hold positions of responsibility in organisations around the world, ESADE Alumni is a formidable network that generously shares opportunities, relationships and experiences. The network currently consists of 45,000 alumni in 114 countries.
8. International environment 26 nationalities are represented at ESADE Law School, including students and visiting professors from the most prestigious universities around the world: Università Bocconi (Italy); Georgetown Law Center (USA); Yonsei University (South Korea).
ESADE Law School ESADE Law School was founded in 1992 with the purpose of training versatile lawyers, capable of meeting the new challenges posed by the changing legal environment; lawyers committed to the ideal of justice and trained to carry out their duties with excellence in a global context. ESADE Law School is committed to a multidisciplinary international education geared not only around acquiring knowledge but, above all, around developing the skills and competences that are essential for every lawyer. It is vital for today’s lawyers to know how to operate successfully in a multicultural context: They need to know foreign languages and be familiar with the legal systems of other countries. For this reason, the Law School has built up a network of international relations that spans the five continents and allows a constant exchange of students, faculty and knowledge at the highest level. As a result, it can guarantee its participants a truly international-level education. • ESADE Law School is a member of the International Association of Law Schools and the European Law Faculties Association. It has also signed academic exchange agreements with over 40 law schools in Europe, America, Asia and the Middle East. • Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS): ESADE Law School is the only Spanish Law School to be a member of the founding schools of the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS). The London-based CTLS is a global partnership currently encompassing over 20 schools from almost as many countries around the world. The initiative is premised on a belief that, as legal practice becomes increasingly ‘transnational’, the best legal education must include exposure to ideas, faculty members and fellow students from many different legal systems. • Themis: This is a network currently made up of four top European Universities: Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Italy), Université de Paris 12 (France) and ESADE (Spain), in addition to The University of Pennsylvania Law School. It aims to bring a new learning approach to International Business Law. The THEMIS network offers a Joint Certificate in International and Business Law, unique in Spain.
ESADE, an academic institution consistently ranked in top positions in the major rankings and recognised with the three most internationally prestigious quality accreditations in the field of business schools.
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Building a better future requires competent and socially responsible professionals. Our commitment is to assist them in their academic education and professional development.”
Enric R. Bartlett Dean of ESADE Law School
Course Description Syllabus
Length: 1 academic year ECTS credits: 60 Time commitment: full-time Start date: September 2013 End date: July 2014 Language: English (students may take some subjects in Spanish) Degree: Master of Laws (LLM) in International Business Law Venue: ESADE Barcelona-Pedralbes Campus Admission requirements: Bachelor in Law, proficiency in English Admission process: fill out online application form; send documentation plus two letters of recommendation Personal interview: all applicants are interviewed by the Programme Director. The interview might be conducted on campus or via phone, video conference or Skype. Tuition: €22,000
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW COURSES • Comparative Business Corporate Law • Finance & Banking Law • Intellectual Property Law, Patents and Trademark • International Business Transactions • International Dispute Resolution • Private M&A: Acquisitions and Joint Ventures
30 5 5 5 6 4 5
MANAGEMENT COURSES • Finance • International Economics • Lead
10 4 4 2
INTENSIVE CORE SEMINARS (among others) 4 • Corporate Governance 2 • Legal Ethics 2 ELECTIVES COURSES OR SEMINARS (among others, in English or Spanish) • Competition Law • Corporate Criminal Law • European Union Law • International & Comparative Labour Law • International Taxation • Mercados emergentes • Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) • Sistema financiero, banca y seguros • Derecho de la regulación económica • Interpretación de estados financieros • Fundamental Rights and Labour Contract • Management for Lawyers • Sports & Law • Fashion & Law • Competition Law in Energy Sector MASTER THESIS
10
6
TOTAL 60
I chose to study at ESADE because I was looking for an international environment, which was exactly what I found when I came to Barcelona. I felt welcome in the ESADE community from the first day. You really get the sense that the professors, students and ESADE staff are willing and eager to help you not only with your transition to a new country, but also throughout your entire stay. The ESADE community makes every effort to ensure that you enjoy your experience while challenging you academically.”
Alessia Trevisan Incoming University at Buffalo Law School
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Career Opportunities This Master’s programme is intended to provide students with the knowledge, skills and tools they need to function effectively in the international legal areas of large firms and companies. On completion of the programme, students will be able to anticipate and resolve legal issues and disputes that arise in the business world from an international, transnational and comparative-law perspective. They will be capable of analysing and managing legal risks in a multidisciplinary context that requires them to work with people of different cultural backgrounds trained in a variety of legal traditions.
Career Services Much more than just a job-placement service, ESADE Career Services organise events such as the Career Forum, which brings together law firms and national and international companies to meet students on the ESADE Campus. Every year, over 1,500 organisations place their talent-recruitment needs in the hands of ESADE Career Services. The office manages around 3,000 job offers per year, and 81% of our students find their first job through this service.
The following are some of the international organisations that are in contact with ESADE Law School’s Career Services. Allen&Overy • Ashurst • Baker & Mckenzie Abogados • Bayer • Bird&Bird • Boehringer & Ingelheim • Clifford Chance • Crowe Horwath • Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira • Danone • Deloitte • Deutsche Bank • DLA Piper • Ernst & Young • EY Law • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer • Garrigues • Gianni, Origini, Grippo & Partners • Gómez Acebo & Pombo • Herbert Smith • Hewlett Packard • Hogan Lovells • Inditex • KPMG • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Latham & Watkins • Linklaters • Michael Page International • mmmm Monereo • Meyer Marinel·lo Abogados • Michael Page International • Nissan • Novartis • Osborne Clarke • Pepsico • Procter & Gamble • Roca Junyent • Rödl & Partner GbR • Squire Sanders Hammonds • Studio Ubertazzi • Uría Menéndez • Vialegis Dutilh • Zurich Insurance Group •
LLM entry Requirements and how to Apply Applicant profiles The ESADE LLM is a one-year programme designed primarily for students who hold a law degree from another country and who have no work experience, or less than three years’ work experience. A comparable undergraduate degree programme might also be applicable. ESADE is interested in attracting intellectually inquisitive candidates from a variety of legal systems and backgrounds and with various career plans, who intend to return to their countries of origin to contribute to the legal profession.
Language requirements English language proficiency is required for the LLM Programme. All applicants whose primary language is not English, or who have not had a minimum of three years’ education in English at university level, should submit proof of their English level. The following qualifications are accepted: • TOEFL: iBT (Internet-based): 100 / Computer-based: 250 / Paper-based: 600. • ILTS: 7 • Cambridge English language exams: (CAE) Certificate in Advanced English / BEC HIGHER or (CPE) Certificate of Proficiency in English. • Students who do not hold TOEFL, ILTS or CAE English language certification may take our Executive Language Center test to ascertain level of English proficiency.
Application checklist & deadlines Applicants may submit their application forms online. The documents listed here are required for applying to the LLM programme. For complete instructions, please go to: www.esade.edu/applicationLLM • Online application form • CV • Official transcripts from Bachelor’s degree or other relevant education • 2 letters of recommendation • Copy of ID card/passport & passport-sized photograph • Original TOEFL, ILTS or Cambridge exam certificate (where applicable)
Financial Aid In order to prevent the economic aspect from becoming an obstacle for qualified and motivated candidates joining the LLM in International Business Law, ESADE has developed a specific scholarship programme. Talent grants. ESADE Law School offers 4 talent grants covering between 25% and 35% of fees, which are awarded after jointly assessing candidates’ academic records along with their Admission Test results and CV. Student loans. Under agreements with various financial institutions, ESADE students can obtain student loans with advantageous conditions. Interested applicants should contact the Admissions Team directly for full details. Contact: Sergio Gorina, Director of Admissions Email: llm@esade.edu Direct Phone: +34 934 952 097
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