Double Master in Legal Practice and Banking & Capital Markets Law

Learning
Face-to-face
Language
Spanish
Credits
117 ECTS

Double Master in Legal Practice and Banking & Capital Markets Law

The official Double Master's degree in Legal Practice, Banking Law and Financial Markets and Institutions offers maximum levels of specialisation and exceptional career prospects.

The programme provides participants with the qualifications and skills they require to practice as registered lawyers before the Spanish courts, as well as with the knowledge, techniques and practical tools they need to enhance their skills and decision-making ability in the field of Law and the legal system applied to Finance.

This programme is highly regarded in the financial industry and leading national and international business service and law firms.

Curriculum

CUNEF Universidad’s Double Master in Legal Practice and Banking & Capital Markets Law is an official double degree consisting of 117 ECTS credits, distributed as follows:

Compulsory Courses: 117 credits
Final Dissertations (FDs): 15 credits
Academic Internship: 30 credits

COURSE	ECTS	TERM
Legal Practice: Functions, Competencies, Duties and Law Firm Management (9 ECTS): - Legal Practice and Law Firm Management - Procedural Practice and Law Firm Management - Ethics and Deontology in Legal Practice - In-house Legal Practice (LegalTech and AI) - Spring	9	Fall / Spring
Criminal Procedural Practice I	3	Fall
Contentious-Administrative and Constitutional Procedural Practice I	3	Fall
Civil and Commercial Procedural Practice I	3	Fall
Legal System and Trading Practices	3	Fall
Legal System and Banking Practices	3	Fall
General and Consumer Banking Contracts	3	Fall
Supervision and Sanctioning Regimes	3	Fall
M&A and Takeover Laws	3	Fall
Collective Investment Legislation (CIS and Venture Capital)	3	Fall
In-House Counsel (LegalTech and AI)	3	Spring
Property Law	3	Spring
Obligations and Contracts	3	Spring
Labour Procedural Practice	5	Spring
Criminal Procedural Practice II	3	Spring
Contentious-Administrative and Constitutional Procedural Practice II	3	Spring
Civil and Commercial Procedural Practice II	2	Spring
Prudential Regulation and Bank Resolution Policies	3	Spring
Corporate and Structured Finance	3	Spring
Banking, Bankruptcy and Economic Criminal Litigation	3	Spring
Investment Regulations (MiFID)	3	Spring
Compliance and Corporate Governance	5	Spring

COURSE	ECTS	TERM
Final Dissertation Master in Legal Practice	6	Fall
Final Dissertation Master Banking & Capital Markets Law	9	Spring
Academic Internship	30	Fall and Spring

Un estudiante de pie en un ambiente académico, leyendo un libro mientras otros caminan a su alrededor.

Career Outcomes

CUNEF Universidad has strong connections to the business and professional world. Our Careers Department actively manages internship programmes and job offers, and organises seminars and other complementary activities. Their goal is to provide students with all the necessary tools and skills and offer the best possible opportunities, in an effort to help them find their first job and kickstart their career.

Quality Assurance

The Quality Assurance System (QAS) of CUNEF Universidad aims to establish a systematic framework for the management and continuous improvement of all aspects of the official degree programmes offered by the University.

The QAS facilitates the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative information to support informed decision-making concerning the University's academic provision and institutional management, thereby fostering continuous improvement. The system incorporates a range of mechanisms and procedures governing both the collection and analysis of information relating to different aspects of programme implementation and the use of this information for monitoring, review and decision-making purposes.

The structure of the QAS and the procedures governing its operation comply with the provisions of Royal Decree 822/2021, which establishes the organisation of university education and the procedures for quality assurance, as well as the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG), adopted in May 2015.

Access to the Spanish Register of Universities, Centres and Degrees (RUCT):

Fundación para el Conocimiento Madri+d Evaluates the Quality of the Master in Legal Practice and the Master in Banking & Capital Markets Law

The Master in Legal Practice and the Master in Banking & Capital Markets Law are currently undergoing the accreditation renewal process conducted by Fundación para el Conocimiento Madri+d.

CUNEF Universidad submitted the programme's Self-Assessment Report to the Foundation on 22 September 2026. An external review panel appointed by the quality assurance agency is scheduled to visit the University on 14 and 15 December 2026.

The Self-Assessment Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the extent to which the programme meets the quality standards established by the agency, in accordance with the national and European regulatory frameworks and quality assurance principles.

The accreditation renewal site visit involves meetings with the programme's academic leadership, as well as representatives of students, alumni, academic staff and employers.

As participation in these meetings is limited, Fundación para el Conocimiento Madri+d provides an Open Hearing mechanism through which any interested stakeholder associated with the programme -including teaching and research staff, students, and technical, administrative and support staff- may submit their views on any aspect of the programme under review by completing an online form.

The relevant information and resources are provided below:

Self-Assessment Report:
1. The Self-Assessment Report for the Master in Legal Practice is available through the following link.
2. The Self-Assessment Report for the Master in Banking & Capital Markets Law is available through the following link.
Open Hearing Form: The Open Hearing Form enables any interested stakeholder to provide feedback on any aspect of the official degree programme currently undergoing accreditation renewal.

All feedback received will be made available to the members of the external review panel responsible for evaluating the programme as part of the accreditation renewal process.

Additional Information

Further information is available on the Fundación para el Conocimiento Madri+d website.

For detailed information about the accreditation renewal process, please consult the Fundación para el Conocimiento Madri+d Evaluation Guide for the Renewal of Accreditation of Official Degree Programmes.