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UNIQUE BACHELOR OF LAWS (LL.B.)
The study plan of IE University's program is designed based on the prestigious academic experience of the university, the knowledge and research of our expert faculty in the field, and the institution’s close ties to the world of work. ​
The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) is an official degree, which is the first step IE Law School students have to practice law in their respective countries. The program’s study plan is designed to educate young professionals to face global challenges and develop the skills they need to be successful in the world of law. It offers the opportunity to dive deeper into different areas such as international business law, human rights and social justice, tech and digital law or Spanish law.​
Students interested in continuing their academic and professional career in Spain have the option to choose the Concentration in Spanish Business Law, thereby complementing their studies by deepening their education in Spanish Law.​ Through practical and personalized learning, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) students achieve the right balance between the program’s academic components and real-world, applicable projects. ​This balance helps them develop profiles that adapt to the new trends of the complex world of work that they’ll face after graduation.
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BACHELOR OF LAWS STUDY PLAN
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FIRST YEAR
Get ready to discover a world of law that knows no borders. In year one, you’ll become familiar with different jurisdictions and learn about the day-to-day lives of legal professionals who work internationally. You’ll get to know the legal-services market, explore various legal systems and gain practical experience of the realities of the profession. The program's Comparative Law methodology will teach you how to work in situations where different legal systems are applied. It’s an excellent way to learn the fundamentals of Private, Civil and Criminal law. You will also be able to complement your studies with the Spanish Law Concentration, preparing you from the start to build your professional career and gain the skills you need to practice law in Spain.​
SECOND YEAR
Build on those foundations in year two, developing the skills needed to understand and apply the main principles of Civil Procedure. You will also acquire the analytical, interpersonal and leadership skills required of all legal professionals in today’s world. Throughout this academic year, you will tap into your entrepreneurial side while also exploring the importance and impact of technology in the field of law. Finally, you’ll be introduced to Administrative, Employment and Property Law, with special emphasis placed on Private International Law. By the end of the year, you will also have an in-depth appreciation of the most pressing legal issues facing global corporations through an understanding of Commercial Law.
THIRD YEAR
Now is the time to start honing your critical-thinking skills and legal knowledge by studying advanced subjects and participating in international competitions such as the Comparative Law in Action Challenge or LawWithoutWalls. In addition, you’ll learn the most significant aspects of civil, labor and criminal litigation processes, and explore fundamental legal problems such as civil disobedience or the concept of justice. Increased focus will be given to the management skills required to run a law firm successfully, as well as taxation, accounting and finance. You can also participate in an internship or mentoring program at prestigious firms such as PwC, Latham & Watkins or Pérez-Llorca, among others.
FOURTH YEAR
This is the year where everything you’ve learned takes shape, and you come into contact with your professional future. During this year you’ll be able to personalize your education by choosing the electives that best suit your professional preferences. There’s a wide offering, ranging from competition law to legal tech or environmental law, as well the option to specialize your studies in various jurisdictions. You will have multiple opportunities to develop your legal skills and raise your profile by participating in Moot Courts and other international competitions such as the Comparative Law in Action Challenge or LawWithoutWalls. If you’re interested in continuing your career in Spain, at the end of this year you’ll have the option to apply to study a specialized Doble Máster en Acceso a la AbogacÃa + LL.M. at IE Law School.
CONCENTRATION OF SPANISH BUSINESS LAW
The Concentration of Spanish Business Law offered by IE Law School provides students with a complete, in-depth education in Spanish Law. ​
The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) can be complemented with the Concentration of Spanish Law. The Concentration, which is taught in Spanish and taken from the first year of the degree, comprises a set of specific subjects on the different branches of Spanish law, including: Constitutional and Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Tax Law, Procedural Law or Property Law. This way, students who choose the specialization will be able to gain the skills and knowledge needed to practice law in general, or in Spain specifically. Furthermore, students who finish the program having completed this concentration will feel fully prepared to carry out postgraduate studies in Spain, especially the Máster de Acceso a la AbogacÃa y Procura.​
Along with the curricular subjects contained in the Concentration (48 ECTS), students will also receive specific seminars on writing and legal language in Spanish; on the analysis of national and community legislation and the study of jurisprudence; and on searching for these sources in the main legal databases. They will also participate in extracurricular activities aimed at imparting a complete vision of legal practice in Spain. They will visit various public institutions and emerge fully prepared to compete in the selection processes of the country’s leading law firms.
FIRST YEAR
Skills-based seminars
- Legal Database Analysis & Legal Prompting (6 sessions, 1 ECTS)
Objectives:
- Familiarize students with the effective use of legal databases in the legal field.
- Â Learn how to analyze and extract relevant information from specialized databases.
- Introduce legal prompting and its application in the search and analysis of legal information.
Seminar structure:
- Introduction to Legal Databases.
- Analysis of Results and Jurisprudence.
- Introduction to Legal Prompting.
- Legal Analysis and Written Communication Techniques (6 sessions, 1 ECTS)
Objetives:
- Develop analytical skills for the interpretation and application of legal regulations.
- Improve written communication techniques for the legal field.
- Integrate legal analysis with effective drafting of legal documents.
Seminar structure:
- Introduction to Legal Analysis.
- Legal Research Tools and Methods.
- Development of Legal Arguments.
- Preparation of Reports and Legal Documents.
Visits and conferences
TitleLecture series: Spanish Business Law (I and II)
Join us on this educational journey where we’ll explore in an informed and thoughtful way the legal landscape that shapes business in Spain. This event will provide you with an in-depth understanding of current legal complexities. It will also encourage you to critically reflect on challenges and best practices in the business arena.
Courts and tribunals
We invite you to join us on these educational visits, where you’ll be able to deepen your understanding of the Spanish judicial system in a practical and enriching way. This unique experience will provide you with valuable knowledge that will complement your academic and professional perspective in the legal field. These visits to courts and tribunals directly explore how the judicial system in Spain works. We hope to see you there.
Congress of Deputies of Spain
Join us on this educational visit, where you’ll be able to explore the legislative process in the Congress of Deputies. This experience will provide you with a valuable understanding of Spanish politics and its impact on society. We hope you’ll join us and enrich your perspective on the Spanish political system.
Practical sessions
Mini Legal Challenge: Creating a Legal Memorandum for a Client (3 preparatory sessions + competition, 1 ECTS)
Participate in this mini legal challenge, where you’ll be able to apply your legal knowledge in a practical environment and develop essential skills in drafting legal memos. We hope you’ll join us for this enriching experience and take advantage of the opportunity to develop professionally!
SECOND YEAR
Skills-based seminars
- Argumentation and Debate Techniques (6 sessions, 1 ECTS)
Objetives:
- Develop solid and persuasive argumentation skills.
- Improve oral expression in debate contexts.
- Improve critical analysis skills and learn how to articulate ideas in a legal discussion.
Seminar structure:
- Introduction to Legal Argument and Debate.
- Structure and Organization of Arguments.
- Persuasive Strategies in Legal Argument.
- Preparation and Planning of Debates.
- Oral Communication Techniques in Debate.
- History of Spanish Institutions (6 sessions, 1 ECTS) stituciones españolas (6 sesiones, reconocible por 1 ECTS)
Objetives:
- Explore the historical development of legal institutions in Spain.
- Analyze the impact of key events on the evolution of the Spanish legal system.
- Understand the influence of legal institutions in shaping the current legal system.
Seminar structure:
- Introduction to Legal Institutions in Spain.
- Legal Institutions in the Modern Age and the Enlightenment.
- The Current Configuration of Legal Institutions in Spain.
- Reflections on the Future Role of Legal Institutions in Spain.
Visits and conferences
- Lecture series: Spanish Business Law (III and IV)
Join us on this educational journey where we’ll explore in an informed and thoughtful way the legal landscape that shapes business in Spain. This event will provide you with an in-depth understanding of current legal complexities. It will also encourage you to critically reflect on challenges and best practices in the business arena.
- Law firms
As part of this concentration and your learning and preparation for your future legal career, you will visit law firms based in Madrid. Firms such as Pérez-Llorca, Hogan Lovells, Écija and Clifford Chance, as well as other national and international law firms, welcome you and your fellow students to tour their facilities and legal departments. This activity will expose you to the reality of a legal career in Spain.
- Public Registries (Mercantile, Land)
As part of the concentration in Spanish Business Law, you’ll visit the headquarters of different public registries, such as the Mercantile Register or the Land Registry. During these visits, you’ll learn about the inner workings and day-to-day life of the registrars, as well as the main matters that are dealt with in these public registries.
- Career opportunities in the world of law in Spain
Join us at this educational conference, where you’ll be able to explore and reflect on professional opportunities in the world of law in Spain. This event aims to equip you with practical knowledge and valuable insights to guide your legal career effectively. We look forward to meeting you!
Practical sessions
Moot Court: Skills in the Courtroom (3 preparatory sessions + competition, 1 ECTS)
 Participate in these hands-on moot court sessions to hone your courtroom skills, develop your ability to argue persuasively and gain valuable experience in preparing and presenting mock legal cases. These practical sessions will be very enriching for your professional development in the legal field. We look forward to seeing you participate!
THIRD YEAR
VISITS AND CONFERENCES
- Lecture series: Spanish Business Law (V and VI)
Join us on this educational journey where we’ll explore in an informed and thoughtful way the legal landscape that shapes business in Spain. This event will provide you with an in-depth understanding of current legal complexities. It will also encourage you to critically reflect on challenges and best practices in the business arena.
- Competitive examinations related to a legal career
As part of this concentration in Spanish Business Law, you’ll gain the necessary skills and information to decide whether your future is more suited to the public sector by passing a competitive examination related to your law degree. With this in mind, you’ll receive in-depth information on the wide range of competitive examinations that exist today: judges, prosecutors, registrars, lawyers for the Council of State, lawyers for the Cortes Generales (Spanish Parliament), among many other possibilities. In this way, you’ll gain a clear and solid idea of your future opportunities.
Practical sessions
Mock interviews with law firms
We invite you to participate in these practical mock interview sessions with law firms, where you will be able to hone your interviewing skills, receive valuable feedback and effectively prepare yourself to face the challenges of the selection process in the legal field. We hope that you’ll find these practical sessions enriching for your professional development in the field of law. See you there!
Subjects- ADVANCED ISSUES IN PUBLIC LAW6 ECTS
- ADVANCED ISSUES IN PROPERTY LAW6 ECTS
- ADVANCED ISSUES IN COMMERCIAL LAW6 ECTS
- Madrid Moot Court3/6 ECTS
FOURTH YEAR
VISITS AND CONFERENCES
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Lecture series: Spanish Business Law (VII and VIII)
Join us on this educational journey where we’ll explore in an informed and thoughtful way the legal landscape that shapes business in Spain. This event will provide you with an in-depth understanding of current legal complexities. It will also encourage you to critically reflect on challenges and best practices in the business arena.
Subjects
- Elective subjects in Spanish LawMore advanced exploration of subjects already taught
- Advanced Issues in Procedural Law6 ECTS
- Advanced Issues in Tax Law6 ECTS
- Legal Challenge6 ECTS
- Final Project12 ECTS
- Electives in Spanish Law3 ECTS each
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Tracks
An essential part of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) learning journey is that you follow your own path and customize your program. You will be able to deepen your knowledge of areas such as International Business Law; Human Rights and Social Justice; Tech and Digital Law or Spanish business law. ​
In these tracks, you’ll receive classes from industry experts, top academics, and real-world professionals, each of whom will help prepare you to face the most complex challenges in these areas. ​
Starting in the third year, you will be able to choose from a variety of courses that comprise one of the three tracks offered:​
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW
By studying this track, you will specialize in the intersection between law and business. You will discover the legal implications of globalization and business internationalization by studying topics such as advanced corporate law, contract drafting, cross-border mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance and international tax planning, to name a few. These courses will prepare you to pursue a career as a commercial lawyer, in-house lawyer or arbitrator, among others. Real-life examples and case studies will give you practical, technologically focused experience into agreements of this kind, paving the way for your future career.
You will also be encouraged to participate in international competitions on international business law to develop your public speaking, persuasion, negotiation and advocacy skills. Additionally, we host many specific career related workshops and activities, ensuring you’re well-equipped for a range of career paths.
LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
By specializing in Law, Human Rights and Social Justice, you will develop the strong analytical skills necessary to understand the challenges and stakes in human rights and social justice, such as minority rights law, access to justice, criminal prosecution of human rights violations, gender & child rights, refugees and asylum, among others.
The track in Law, Human Rights and Social Justice prepares you to pursue a career in international organizations, international courts, public servant roles, non-government agencies, or any other position where a deep knowledge of international human rights law and public international law is required.
Through a practical approach, you will also develop the necessary skills to become an advocate for human rights such as leadership, negotiation, persuasion, empathy and public speaking. You will be encouraged to participate in the prestigious European Human Rights Moot Court Competition, organized annually by the European Law Student Association (ELSA) in cooperation with the Council of Europe, with the final rounds in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
TECH & DIGITAL LAW
While technology presents enormous opportunities for social change and business disruption, it also poses many legal and ethical challenges. The tech and digital regulatory landscape is changing rapidly. To this end, it’s essential to equip future legal professionals with the knowledge and skills to thrive in a vibrant and transforming legal landscape.
Delve deeper into tech and digital regulation such as data protection, patent and trademark law, cybersecurity, competition law, and law & policy. You will also have the opportunity to learn key technological developments and how they impact the legal field.
This track will introduce you to professional pathways such as compliance, cybersecurity and cybercrime, media and telecommunications, tech companies and more.
COMPARATIVE LAW METHODOLOGY
As today’s economies and societies become increasingly globalized, so do legal services and education. This is why we teach comparative law—to provide an entirely global approach to legal training. We apply comparative law as a methodology, followed in all our undergraduate programs across all legal disciplines, training our students to acquire a global legal mindset. Through this methodology, we compare similarities and differences across various legal systems, and offer comprehensive training by comparing civil law and common law jurisdictions. Â
From beginning to end, our comparative law programs prepare our students to think and act as international legal professionals, giving them a thorough understanding of legal concepts, systems, and institutions. In addition to this emphasis on comparative law, our programs feature a practice-oriented approach, helping students to deepen their understanding of legal institutions and solve problems by focusing on international legal practice. We aim to produce graduates who truly understand legal institutions from a conceptual perspective, allowing them to master the practice of international law.
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THE DUAL DEGREES OF IE UNIVERSITY
Develop a multidisciplinary profile and specialize in two distinct, yet connected fields, by combining another bachelor degree with your studies in Bachelor of Laws.
DUAL DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION + LAWS
This program prepares students for a range of careers in law and business, and to work in a dynamic corporate environment. This program is marked by the fundamental elements of IE University: academic excellence, an entrepreneurial spirit, and an international environment.
Undergraduate Degrees | English | five yearsDUAL DEGREE IN LAWS + INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
This program offers a practical degree, focused on the fundamentals of international affairs and global law. You will acquire critical thinking skills along with the credentials required for legal practice, allowing you to provide solutions that address issues on a global scale.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES | ENGLISH | FIVE YEARS
COMPETENCES
Basic competences
GENERAL COMPETENCES
- Know and understand the elements, structure, resources, interpretation and application of the legal system and be able to interpret the sources and fundamental legal concepts of each of the different systems.
- Know and understand the mechanisms and procedures for resolving legal disputes, as well as the legal position of individuals in their relations with administrative bodies and with the public authorities in general.
- Know and understand how to apply the sources’ priority criteria so as to determine the applicable rules in each case, especially criteria related to compliance with constitutional rules, principles and values.
- Interpret legal texts from an interdisciplinary perspective using legal principles and social, ethical and deontological values and principles as analytical tools.
- Deliver convincing legal arguments on theoretical questions concerning various legal matters.
- Solve case studies in accordance with current statutory law, which implies the prior preparation of material, the identification of problematic issues, the selection and interpretation of the applicable law and a reasoned explanation for those choices.
- Manage the legal language and terminology of the different branches of the law with skill and precision: Draft legal documents in an orderly and understandable manner. Communicate ideas, arguments and legal reasoning both orally and in writing using the appropriate records in each context.
- Use information and communication technologies to search for and obtain legal information (legislation and jurisprudence databases, bibliographies, etc.), and as tools for work and communication.
PROGRAM-SPECIFIC COMPETENCES
- Acquire a critical understanding of the historical foundations and principles of private and public statutory law.
- Analyze the different branches of law from the perspective of their economic, political or social functions.
- Understand the basic principles of certain non-legal matters concerning the regulation of the different branches of law, and which are important for the attainment of a multidisciplinary education.
- Apply abstract reasoning and analytical competences so as to understand economic, political and social contexts and formulate solutions to complex problems in multidisciplinary settings.
- Promote constitutional and democratic values, the principles of the rule of law and the protection of fundamental rights as a representative of the legal profession.
- Analyze the institutions of public and private law.
- Achieve a comparative perspective of law and understand the evolution of civil and common law systems on a global level.
- Identify and determine the scope of legislative changes in each area.
- Understand the main public and private institutions, their genesis and interconnection, as well as the procedures of their activities and the guarantees they provide.
- Identify, formulate and solve substantive and procedural issues related to the different branches of public law.
- Understand legal phenomena on a supranational level.
- Develop analytical and practical competences in the resolution of cases of international and European law.
- Acquire negotiation and reconciliation competences in the legal sphere.
- Think creatively and develop new ideas and concepts in the field of law.
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS OF THE PROGRAM
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is a Bachelor of Law Hard?
Yes, a Bachelor of Law degree can be challenging. It requires extensive reading, critical thinking, and analytical skills. The degree involves studying complex legal concepts, case law, statutes, and legal theories. Additionally, law coursework often involves rigorous research, writing, and problem-solving tasks. However, the level of difficulty may vary depending on individual aptitude, study habits, and the specific program.
What is the hardest part of law school?
The hardest part of law school can vary for each individual, but some common challenges include the heavy workload, intense reading requirements, the need to master complex legal concepts, competitive environment, and the pressure to perform well in exams and assignments.
What year of law school is the hardest?
The difficulty of each year in law school can vary for different individuals. However, many law students find the first year to be particularly challenging due to the steep learning curve, adjustment to a new academic environment, and the introduction to foundational legal concepts and methods of analysis.
What characteristics make a good law student?
Good law students possess strong analytical and critical thinking skills, effective communication abilities, attention to detail, excellent time management, a strong work ethic, critical reading skills, and resilience.
What do law schools look for in students?
Law schools look for students with strong academic performance, analytical skills, effective communication, leadership potential, diversity, passion for law, and positive recommendations.