University Master's Degree in the Legal Profession (MUA)
- 1st year – 60 ECTS*: 9.000€ (9.000€+480€ registration fee)
- 2nd year - 30 ECTS*: 4.500€
*(150€/ECTS)
*Subject to change each year.
Faculty of Law: 10th Year
Double degrees alongside the University Master's Degree in the Legal Profession
We train jurists, not just graduates in law
This Master's Degree is one of the best of its kind for three reasons: in a single programme you will receive all the possible advice and litigation content from a wholly practical perspective; you will be taught on the basis of case studies, recognised as a highly effective methodology; and finally, you will have the best teaching team, from the legal world and professional practice.
Reasons to study this Master
- Practical training
Case studies as a teaching methodology leads to extremely practical training. - Teaching team
A high percentage of teaching staff come from the legal world, including lawyers, judges, registrars, notaries and government employees. - Individual attention
The small class sizes help us better gauge your abilities and potential for personal and professional development. - Bar exam
You will have the chance to take the fast track course and prepare for the bar exam.
Additional information
Presentation
The Master's Degree in the Legal Profession at UIC Barcelona is unique because:
- Teaching is based on case studies, with the use of role-playing to simulate real professional situations. The Faculty has exclusive facilities such as a mock courtroom.
- The teaching staff consists on professionals from the legal world.
- Development of professional competences (soft-skills), which range from negotiation techniques to leadership skills and emotional intelligence.
- The course offers students a fast track bar exam preparation course.
Developed in collaboration with the Barcelona Bar Association, includes a specific semester of work placements in major legal firms which take part in the programme.
Some of the legal firms involved in the Master's Degree, in both teaching and work experience, include: AVQ, Baker & Mckenzie, Cuatrecasas, EY, Garrigues, Roca Junyent, Pérez-Llorca, among others.
Objectives
The main objective of this programme, which is clearly vocational, is to enable students to enter the legal profession. We would like students to be able to apply in daily practice the theoretical knowledge they have acquired from their undergraduate law degree, using real situations of professional counsel and litigation or forensic procedures to help them to pass the bar access examination. The results of recent years show that we are suceeding.
Practical and innovative methodology
- Dynamic and participatory classes
- Mock trials
- Case studies
- Learning outside the classroom
Who it is aimed at. Applicant profile
The ideal applicant profile is someone with a degree in law, a strong interest in practising in the legal profession and the desire to access professional practice with the best preparation. An undergraduate law degree or equivalent qualification demonstrating that you have the legal competencies stipulated by the regulations is essential.
Competences: Graduates
The Master’s Degree in the Legal Profession will help you develop the competences specific to the profession without forgetting human and personal values. The aim is to provide students comprehensive knowledge of advice and litigation and enhance their ability to work individually and as a team.
Teachers
- ALASTRUEY GARCÍA, Rosaura
Experta en Networking profesional - ALBIÑANA CILVETI, Ignacio
Socio. Uría Menéndez - ALCARAZ ASENSIO, Maria del Mar
Asociada. Ramon& Cajal fiscalista - ALCON CARRERAS, Reyes
Coordinadora de Posgrados y Prácticas profesionales. Abogado. UIC Barcelona - ALONSO SANTAMARIA, Carlos
Socio. Manubens - AMAT BADRINAS, Javier
Socio. AVQ Legal - ASTORGA SANCHEZ, Dr. Juan Antonio
Profesor externo. UIC Barcelona - AUSET DOMPER, Alejandro
Socio. Cuatrecasas - AZAGRA MALO, Jorge Alvaro
Asociado Principal. Uria Menendez - BARRERA MORALES, María del Carmen
Letrada. Administración de Justicia - BAUTISTA BLÁZQUEZ, Eduardo
Notario - BENLLOCH PETIT, Dr. Guillermo
Magistrado Juez. Administración de Justicia - BERGOS CIVIT, Georgina
Abogado. Jefe de equipo. Manubens - BLÁZQUEZ ALONSO, Noemí
Counsel - Abogado. Uría Menéndez - BORJABAD TENA, Pablo Alberto
Fiscal. Administración de Justicia - BOSCH CARRERA, Antoni
Notario - CANADELL TORRAS, Inés
Socia. Area Pública - CONDE GARCIA, Alba
Asociada Senior. Grant Thornton - COROMINAS, Dr. Sergi
Profesor colaborador. UIC Barcelona - CRESPO SEGURA, Manuel
Secretario General de la Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social en Cataluña TGSS - DE ROS RAVENTOS, Dr. Iñigo
Asociado Senior. Cuatrecasas - DEL ALCÁZAR VILADOMIU, Cristina
Socia. Balaguer Bataller Advocats - DEL REY BARBA, Dr. Sebastián
Registrador de la Propiedad de Olot. Director RSC Colegio de Registradores de España. Registro de la Propiedad de Olot - DI CIOMMO , Dra. Tiziana
Abogada. PwC - DIEZ ALGUACIL, Iván
General Counsel. Moventia - DURANY PICH, Dr. Salvador
Profesor colaborador. UIC Barcelona - ENRICH PLANELL, Marcel
Socio. Pérez Llorca - ESCANEZ GONZALEZ, Pedro
Socio. Gilabert & Bofarull Abogados - FERNÁNDEZ-OCHOA VARGAS, Paula
Consultora. Especialista en Marketing Jurídico y Marca Personal. More than Law - FERRO MARTI-SENSAT, Carolina
Directora de RRHH. Garrigues - FRANQUET ELIA, Pablo Anastasio
Socio. FIELDFISHER Jausas - GARCIA-TORRENT CARBALLO, Ramon
Notario - GILABERT GARCIA, Jorge
Socio. Gilabert&Bofarull - GILI CANTARELL; Gabriel
Socio. Bazla - GÓMEZ TABOADA, Jesús
Notario - JAUREGUIZAR DUCABLE, Fernando
Asociado. AVQ Legal - JIMÉNEZ YÁÑEZ, Dr. Ricardo María
Profesor colaborador. UIC Barcelona - LÁZARO PALAU, Dra. Carmen María
Profesora adjunta. UIC Barcelona - LEGARRETA FONTELLES, Marta
Socia Yufera. Asociados - LLULL ROCA, Josep Maria
Socio. AQUIT LEGAL - MARTINEZ MARTINEZ, Roberto
Socio fundador. Global Pacta - MASSANELLA RODRIGUEZ, Joaquim
Socio. Addensis - MATEOS GAMARRA, Maria
Coach ejecutiva y de liderazgo - MOÍNA VILLAMAYOR, María Carmen
Abogada - Área de Conocimiento e Innovación. Cuatrecasas - MOLINA ALEGRE, Pablo
Socio. Garrigues - MORENO MEYERHOFF, Javier
Headhunter. Socio fundador. IURISTALENT - MORTE SALVADOR, Elena
Senior Manager. EY - MURO OLLÉ, Montserrat
Socia. Almazor&Espuny - MUT BOSQUE, Dra. Maria
Profesora adjunta. UIC Barcelona - NEBRERA GONZÁLEZ, Dra. Montserrat
Profesora agregada. UIC Barcelona - OLMOS MARTINEZ, Juan Ignacio
Socio. CECA MAGÁN - OÑA BARES, Lene
Responsable del área de Cumplimiento Normativo. Guillén Bécares, Legal, Fiscal & Laboral - PARRA PÉREZ, María Jesús
Socia. Crowe - PEREZ LOPEZ, Arturo
Notario - PIERA BRESCA, Maria
Técnico de Selección. Cuatrecasas - QUINTANO RUIZ, Ramon
Socio. Tulsà &Quintano - REXACH VILA, Nuria
Manager RRHH. Responsable de Selección. Cuatrecasas - REY PEÑA, Dra. María Pilar
Profesora colaboradora. UIC Barcelona - RONCALES SAMANES, Lucia
Letrada. Administración de Justicia - RUIZDELGADO BALSACH, Isabel
Abogada. Profesora asociada UIC en el área de Derecho del Trabajo. - RUSCA NADAL, Josep Oriol
Socio. Rusca Defensa Penal - SALIDO BELLMUNT, José Luis
Socio. SB Abogados - SÁNCHEZ BALBOA, Vanessa
Asociada principal. Garrigues - SANZ-GADEA GONCER, Ricardo
Fiscal. Fiscalía A.P. de Barcelona - SEGURA WALLIN, Federico
Socio. Roca Junyent - SERRAMALERA CERCOS, Xavier
Socio. Roca Junyent - SERRANO ALBA, Jose Maria
Socio. Serrano Hatero Advocats - URIOS APARISI, Francisco Javier
Director general de Asuntos Contenciosos. Generalitat de Catalunya - VALLES BOTEY, Martin
Socio. Ramos & Garcia Valles Abogados - YÚFERA RODRÍGUEZ, Alejandro
Abogado. DAUSS Abogados
Admission calls
Application Process Deadlines for 2023-2024
First call for applications
- Deadline for submitting documents: 16 December 2022.
- Skype interviews with preselected candidates: 23 January – 2 February 2023*
- Communication of results: 3 February 2023
- Deadline to reserve a place: 17 February 2023
* Due to the Christmas holidays, the period between the deadline for submitting documents and the interviews is longer than in the rest of application periods.
Second call for applications
- Deadline for submitting documents: 17 February 2023.
- Skype interviews with preselected candidates: 20 February – 2 March 2023
- Communication of results: 3 March 2023
- Deadline to reserve a place: 17 March 2023 *Deadline for the 20% discount for UIC students
*Following each step, the applicants will be notified if they have been:
a) Accepted: You will receive your acceptance letter along with instructions on how to pay the deposit and reserve a place. Acceptance will only be confirmed upon payment.
b) Placed on a waiting list: Your application will be reviewed again during the next call.
c) Not accepted
Documents submission must be complete in order to include the applicant in each admission call. If some documents are missing, your application will be kept until completed and reviewed during the next admission call.
Open days
Internship
It includes course-related work experience, which has a high weighting in the final grade (30 ects). The students spend several months on a work placement in legal firms or organisations and companies that partner with the Faculty of Law of UIC Barcelona.
The work placement rounds off an extremely practical course, in line with the teaching plan.
The Faculty of Law conducts provides personalised advice to ensure each student has a successful work placement, with specific training sessions, tutorials and events attended by the partner entities.
The following are some of the firms and entities which are working with the Faculty of Law to provide work placements:
- AGM
- Amat & Vidal-Quadras
- Aquit Legal
- Baker & McKenzie
- BM&A
- Bufete Buigas
- Cases Lacambra
- CHR Legal
- Clifford Chance
- Crowe Horwath
- Cuatrecasas
- DAS Seguros
- Fermín Morales
- Garrigues
- EY
- Gilabert & Bofarull
- Grant Thornton
- Grupo Gispert
- Laboratorios Menarini
- Manubens
- Martell Abogados
- Molins & Silva
- Oleart Abogados
- PwC
- Ramón y Cajal
- Rey Abogados
- Ribas Asociados
- Roca Junyent
- Rousaud Costas Duran
- Toda & Nel-lo Abogados
- Uría Menéndez
- Yúfera abogados
Prerequisites & admissions
Admission requirements
The requirements for enrolling are as follows:
- Degree in law, from Spain or recognised in Spain
- Good academic record
- High level of English
Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate intellectual curiosity and determination in performing tasks, good argumentation skills and ability to work hard, as well as capacity for working in a team, showing initiative and being supportive of others.
Admission process
If you have decided to apply, follow these steps to complete your admission process. We recommend you do not wait, as places are limited
If you have decided to apply, follow these steps to complete your admission process. We recommend you do not wait, as places are limited
1. Online application
2. Attendance to the on-line information sessions
Attending and participating in at least one of the information sessions is part of the admission process. This way, we get to know you and answer all your possible questions about the Master’s Degree and the process of admission from the very beginning.
3. Interview
Interview with the Master’s degree coordinator.
Once accepted, you can begin the reservation and enrolment process.
Admission criteria
Students are admitted on the basis of a weighted assessment by the Admissions Committee of the following documentation:
- Academic record.
- Personal interview.
- Letter stating student's personal reasons for choosing the master's degree.
- Professional CV.
- Level of English.
Reservation and enrolment
Once through the admission process, the student admitted must pay 20% of the total price of the Master's Degree to reserve a place, after receiving the official admission letter. Once enrolment is completed, the student must pay the remaining 80% for the first year in one instalment or fractionated.
At the end of the first academic year, the student will receive an enrolment form corresponding to the second year, and must make the payment by the stipulated deadline.
Reservation
Those who have been accepted on the course will receive an admission letter, subject to payment to reserve a place.
A place must be reserved by paying 20% of the total amount for the first year into a La Caixa bank account, within 15 calendar days from receipt of the admission notification.
If the student does not follow up the place reserved, it will be understood that they are withdrawing, and UIC Barcelona may then cancel and void the application made.
Once a place is formally reserved as stated, if a person does not meet the course admission requirements in accordance with the national or autonomous community legislation in force at any time or does not have the qualification required, or if the course is not formalised due to low enrolment, UIC Barcelona will return the amount paid to reserve the place in full.
If the student voluntarily withdraws from the course for any reason, UIC Barcelona will retain in full the sum received to reserve the place, with no reimbursement obligation, as compensation for the damage and loss caused.
Enrolment
During the enrolment period, the persons admitted and who have reserved a place will be notified once all places are filled. Once official enrolment is completed, the student will have 15 natural days to pay the rest of the enrolment cost (9.000€ the first year and 4.500€ the second one) in a single or fractioned payment.
Grants & financial aid
Take a look at our grants programme
UIC Barcelona has a commitment to its students: to ensure that no one with the aptitude to study loses the opportunity to study for financial reasons.
We want to make the MUA accessible to all talented candidates who are motivated by the programme, but who find themselves facing financial hardship.
That’s why we offer a limited number of grants, for a limited time only, for students with an outstanding academic record & accredited financial need. The deadline for applying to a grant is the 23rd of April of 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact Aurora González (agonzaleza@uic.es).
Funding
UIC Barcelona has agreements with various banking institutions to finance the course in preferential conditions. The funding conditions can be consulted on the following page:
Discounts
5% discount to members of the Association of Alumni and Friends of UIC Barcelona.
Some other groups may also be eligible for special discounts on certain programmes, specified on each form.
Contact
Information and Admissions
Aurora González
agonzaleza@uic.es
Tel. / WhatsApp: +34 651 82 61 57
Faculty of Law
Barcelona Campus
Immaculada, 22
08017 Barcelona
Tel. (+34) 93 254 18 00
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