Description
The Double Master in Legal Practice, Banking Law and Financial Markets and Institutions offers maximum levels of specialisation and exceptional career prospects, by providing 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, Banking Law and Financial Markets and Institutions consists of 150 credits, distributed as follows:
- 90 ECTS (compulsory courses)
- 36 ECTS for Internships
- 12 ECTS for the Final Dissertations
- 12 ECTS (elective courses)
- Specialisations:
- 12 Tax Advice for the Financial Sector
- 12 Legal Advice for the Financial Sector
| COURSE | ECTS | TERM |
| The Practice of Law: Roles, Duties, Responsibilities and Management of the Firm | 10 | Fall |
| – Ethics and Deontology | ||
| – Mediation and Negotiation | ||
| – Law Firm Management | ||
| – Legal Practice | ||
| – Business Management for Lawyers | ||
| Administrative and Contentious Administrative Law | 5,5 | Fall |
| Criminal Law and Prosecution | 7 | Fall |
| Practical Application of Fundamental Rights | 3 | Fall |
| Financial System and Economics | 6 | Fall |
| Law and Regulation of Financial Institutions | 6 | Fall and Spring |
| Law and Regulation of Capital Markets | 6 | Fall and Spring |
| Tax Law and Accounting (Specialised elective course) | 12 | Fall and Spring |
| Legal Advice and Financing (Specialised elective course) | 12 | Fall and Spring |
| Institutional Visits | 6 | Fall and Spring |
| Bank Accounting | 6 | Spring |
| Bank Contracting | 6 | Spring |
| Specific Legal Aspects of Financial Activity:
– Legal Aspects of M&A – Capital Market Sanctions – Bankruptcy Law and Financial Institutions |
6 | Fall
|
| Law of Business Associations (Company Law) | 5 | Fall |
| Taxation of Legal Acts, Businesses and Contracts | 4,5 | Fall |
| Property Law | 6,5 | Fall |
| Labour and Social Security Law Advice | 4,5 | Fall |
| International Legal Advice | 3 | Fall |
| Civil and Commercial Procedural Law Practice | 5 | Fall |
| Internships. | 30 | Third and Fourth Year |
| Final Dissertations | 12 | Third and Fourth Year |
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.
