This Master qualifies for the profession of Lawyer and Solicitor. Royal Decree 775 / 2011
This Master can also be taken in the double program Online Master's Degree in Law and Procurement + Economic Criminal Law
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Order PJC/274/2024, of March 23, which calls for the professional aptitude evaluation test for the practice of the legal profession for the year 2024
Responsible Center: Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences Location: Madrid - Manuel Becerra
Other Participating Organizations: Illustrious Bar Association of Madrid (ICAM)
Modality: remote (requires face-to-face tests) Title code: 6366 Orientation: Professional
Affiliated centers: CEDEU ESERP
Number of ECTS Credits: 90 ECTS Duration of the Master: One and a half academic years
Public prices: See table
Academic Calendar Opening hours Examinations Teaching Guides Adaptations table Faculty
Director of the Master: Prof. Dr. Mrs. Maria Teresa Enciso Alonso-Muñumer Coordinator of the online modality: Prof. Dr. Mrs. Elena Pineros Polo
E-mail:
University master's information: Phone: 91 665 5060 Inquiries Mailbox
Regulated profession for which it qualifies: Lawyer and Attorney (Royal Decree 64/2023, of February 8, which approves the Regulation of Law 34/2006, of October 30, on access to the professions of Law and Attorney)
Student attention: Student Help Box Suggestions, complaints and congratulations mailbox
Basic Information
What knowledge will I acquire with this Master?
The idea of designing the proposed Master was born in response to RD 775/2011 on access to the legal profession. It allows to give continuity to the students graduated from the Law Degree and the Degree in Law.
The Master presents a scientific interest for a series of factors such as the collaboration between legal professionals and university professors, which can lead to the opening of new lines of research.
It offers essential professional training for those lawyers who focus their activity on practicing as a lawyer.
The quality of this Master is endorsed by its joint execution with the Illustrious Bar Association of Madrid, the most important Bar Association in Spain with nearly 70.000 members and which has had an important training center for 25 years, which is trained every year. some 10.000 members through 400 courses, of varying lengths.
Is this degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?
Yes (final verification report is attached), starting the first course in the academic year 2015-16.
Final verification report turned out FAVORABLE
Favorable report first modification
Favorable report second modification
Favorable report third modification
Favorable report fourth modification
Favorable report fifth modification
Favorable report sixth modification
What is the minimum number of credits for which I can enroll?
You can see it in the rules of permanence in this link
Recommended income profile
Students who have possession of an official Spanish university degree or another issued by a higher education institution of the European Higher Education Area that authorizes access to Master's degrees in the country that issued the degree.
Objectives
The general objective of the Master that is proposed is to create a quality course through which students pass the national evaluation established in article 7 of law 34/2006, in relation to articles 17 and following of RD 775/2011. Said evaluation is aimed at verifying sufficient practical training for the exercise of the respective profession, and in particular, at the acquisition of the skills that the training courses established by the Law and the Access Regulation must guarantee.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
| CON1. The graduate will be able to recognize, in the preparation of procedural documents, in interrogations and in expert evidence, the techniques aimed at investigating and establishing facts in different types of proceedings. |
| CON2. The graduate will be able to describe in detail the different interest composition techniques. |
| CON3. The graduate will be able to identify the various responsibilities associated with the practice of professional activity, including the basic functioning of free legal aid and the promotion of the social responsibility of those practicing law or soliciting. |
| CON4. The graduate will be able to recognize conflicts of interest that may arise in professional practice. |
| CON5. The graduate will be able to identify the most relevant conflict resolution techniques in each situation and context. |
| CON6. The graduate may formulate the requirements for the provision and organization of legal advice and legal representation. |
| CON7. The graduate may determine the administrative or jurisdictional authority and the appropriate action or conduct to defend the clients' rights. |
| CON8. The graduate may recognize the appropriate legal instrument to represent interested parties before third parties, public administrations, and judicial bodies. |
| CON9. The graduate may identify the legal acts that require notarial intervention for their effectiveness and those that require registration. |
Skills
| HAB1. Graduates will be able to correctly and appropriately apply the specialized knowledge acquired in the degree in professional practice before courts or public authorities, as well as in advisory roles, while respecting democratic principles and values and the Sustainable Development Goals. |
| HAB2. The graduate may appropriately use alternative methods to the judicial route for the resolution of legal conflicts. |
| HAB3. The graduate will be able to effectively and correctly carry out the acts of communication between the parties in the process. |
| HAB4. Graduates will be able to clearly and precisely differentiate between the private interests represented by legal professionals and the public interests entrusted to them by law and the courts, enabling them to effectively collaborate with the courts in the enforcement of judicial decisions. |
| HAB5. The graduate will be able to apply the most relevant conflict resolution techniques to each situation and context, establish the scope of professional secrecy, and preserve independent judgment. |
| HAB6. The graduate may use judicial procedures, protocols, systems, and applications required for communication and cooperation with the Administration of Justice, with special attention to those of an electronic, computer, and telematic nature. |
| HAB7. Graduates will be able to develop teamwork techniques aimed at achieving greater efficiency through access to information sources, language skills, knowledge management, and the use of applied techniques and tools. |
| HAB8. The graduate will be able to plan the organizational structure of the professional office based on the human resources that comprise it and the type of clients it targets. |
| HAB9. Graduates will be able to carry out professional work in specialized and interdisciplinary teams. |
Competences
| COM1. Graduates will be able to understand and appropriately utilize clients' rights to defense and procedural representation within the framework of national and international judicial protection systems. |
| COM2. The graduate will be able to understand and appropriately use procedural techniques in the execution of acts that take place in the different jurisdictional orders, paying special attention to deadlines, communication records, execution, and enforcement procedures. |
| COM3. The graduate may incorporate the ethical rights and duties of a person practicing law or soliciting in relationships with clients, other parties, courts, authorities, and other professionals. |
| COM4. Graduates will be able to understand and apply the most relevant techniques in each case, aimed at identifying and settling customs duties, tax obligations, establishing judicial deposits, and meeting all expenses and costs necessary to guarantee the effective judicial protection of the rights of their representatives. |
| COM5. The graduate will be able to create the organizational structure of the professional office based on the human resources that comprise it and the type of clients it serves, and establish a protocol for economic and fiscal management, compliance, and protection of occupational risks and personal data for the professional office. |
| COM6. The graduate may express themselves orally and in writing, in a manner appropriate to the context and the needs or special characteristics of each recipient, and draw legal conclusions from the facts in a reasoned manner, in all procedural areas. |
| COM7. The graduate will be able to interact appropriately with citizens, institutions and other professionals. |
Admission and enrollment
Admission:
The requirements for access to the proposed title are according to article 18, of Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28:
Applicants with qualifications obtained abroad may be admitted in the following cases:
- If they hold the Spanish degree of graduate in Law recognized by partial validation of foreign university studies under Royal Decree 967/2014, of November 21.
- If they hold the credential that duly accredits their equivalence to a Bachelor of Laws degree, under Royal Decree 285/2004, of February 20. For these purposes, it should be noted that, since November 23, 2014, following the repeal of the aforementioned Royal Decree 285/2004, this equivalence is only possible for applications submitted to the then Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport before that date.
Applicants must meet these requirements prior to admission to the specialized training course for access to the legal profession, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 775/2011, of June 3, which approves the Regulations of Law 34/2006, of October 30, on access to the professions of Lawyer and Solicitor of the Courts (Order PCI/1424/2018, of December 28, which calls for the professional aptitude assessment test for the exercise of the legal profession for the year 2019).
The conditional enrollment procedures established by the Rey Juan Carlos University in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of article 18 of the aforementioned Royal Decree 822/2021 are not applicable to this Master's Degree, where applicable.
Informative note on the obligation to possess an official university degree or degree in Law as a prerequisite to access the University Master's Degree for access to specialized training.
Candidate selection:
Essential requirement to be able to access the Master of Law and Procurement: Be in possession of a graduate or bachelor's degree in Law. (Law 34/2006).
The selection of applicants is carried out by the Head of the Master and will be through the presentation of a standardized curriculum with the specific profile required. For the selection, criteria of professional experience, academic record and motivation will be taken into account.
In the event that there are more applications than places offered, the allocation of places offered will be made in accordance with the grade obtained in the Academic record.
Offer of places: 80 places. If the minimum number of students envisaged is not reached in a course, the University may choose not to open the teaching group.
Training itinerary
Master's Teaching Guides
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Training Itinerary
External Internships
The External Practices subject is a curricular subject whose main objective is to promote a comprehensive training of the student through the practical application of the knowledge acquired during the master's degree, which facilitates direct contact with the professional activity and the opportunity to join the professional world with a minimum of experience. All practices are designed so that the students who participate in them acquire professional experience in real situations and conditions, applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are acquired in the training processes throughout the degree. The internships represent a decisive opportunity for the personal development and professional future of the students.
Internships are activities carried out by the student in companies, institutions and organizations; that is, in centers outside the university premises, which aim to enrich and complement your university education, while providing you with a deeper knowledge about the skills you will need once you have graduated.
The External Practices subject will consist of two phases:
- Completion of the internship period that offers professional experience related to any of the graduate profiles that are expressed in the Verification Report of the degree.
- Elaboration of the memory
Documentation:
Degree Training Project
External internship information II
For more information: External Internship Unit
Social Security contributions for interns starting January 1, 2024
Mobility programs
University Master's degrees, due to their duration and characteristics, in general do not specifically contemplate the mobility of their students. However, the Rey Juan Carlos University has different mobility programs for both students and University workers (PDI and PAS) and has procedures for collecting and analyzing information on these mobility programs.
Privacy Policy
- Academic Calendar
- Regulations governing the university master's degrees of the Rey Juan Carlos University
- Regulations for enrollment and permanence in university master's degrees at the URJC || Explanatory notes
- Academic exemption (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title IX)
- Public prices for university master's degrees
- Exemption from the prices of official master's and doctoral studies for the sons and daughters under 25 years of age of victims of gender violence
- External Internships
- University Master's Thesis
- Review and claim of the evaluation (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title VII)
- Acknowledgments / Adaptations of university master's degrees
- Simultaneity of URJC university master's degree studies
- Regulations of the School of Official Masters
- Addendum to the protocol for adapting teaching at the School of Official Master's Degrees
- Royal Decree 1125/2003, of September 5, which establishes the European credit system and the qualification system in official university degrees valid throughout the national territory
STUDENTS
TEACHING COORDINATION
COEXISTENCE REGIME
SCHOOL INSURANCE
ASSOCIATIONS
EVALUATION
- Regulation on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes (in force from 1 September 2024)
- Early call (Regulations on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes - Article 19)
- Article 6.1.2. The favorable resolution of the request for total cancellation of registration does not necessarily imply the refund of the amount paid by the student. To do this, the requirements established in the Article 10.3 of the present regulations.
- Article 11.3. The extension of the period of permanence will be requested through the procedure established for this purpose by the Rey Juan Carlos University in the electronic office, within the established period. The Rector may authorize the continuation of studies in those cases in which exceptional causes, duly documented, have affected the academic performance of the students., valid for that academic year (up to a maximum of one year).
- Article 11.4. In accordance with what is established by the Article 4 of these regulations, those students whose request to remain is resolved favorably will have to enroll in all the remaining subjects to complete their studies.
- Article 11.5. For subjects with an indefinite call, once the extension of the permanence period is granted, the fees corresponding to the second and successive registrations will be paid according to the corresponding Public Price Decree as long as they have been previously enrolled in that subject.
- Article 12.4. Once this is granted, the student must enroll in accordance with the provisions of the Article 4 of the present regulations.
- Article 12.5. For subjects with an indefinite call, once continuity in the University Master's studies is granted, the fees corresponding to the second and successive registrations will be paid according to the corresponding Public Price Decree as long as they have been previously enrolled in that subject.
Quality guarantee
Results report
Once the monitoring of the Master's Degree has been carried out, the most relevant quantitative information on the results obtained in the monitoring of said Degree is displayed, differentiated by academic year.
Report by course:
General information collection plan
Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:
- Student profile
- Teacher evaluation
- Degree of satisfaction:
- Of the students
- of the graduates
- From the Faculty
- Technical, Management, Administration and Services Staff
- Labor insertion
- External internships:
- Satisfaction of interns
- External tutor satisfaction
- Employer satisfaction
Survey results:
Improvement actions
The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.
Renewal of accreditation
The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.
In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”

