Official Master's Degree for Admission to the Bar + Official Master's Degree in Intellectual Property

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ACADEMIC REGULATION

Academic Regulations of the Official Master's Degree for Admission to the Bar

Academic Regulations of the Official Master's Degree for Intellectual Property

Academic Regulations for Official Master's Degrees

Admission Regulations

Permanency Regulations

Regulations for Credit Recognition

Dual Programme and Recognised Subjects

OTHER REGULATIONS

Act 34/2006, of 30 October, on the Admission to the Bar and access to the profession of Court Representative

Royal Decree 775/2011, of 3 June, on the approval of the Regulations of Act 34/2006, of 30 October, on the Admission to the Bar and access to the profession of Court Representative

SKILLS OF THE OFFICIAL MASTER'S DEGREE FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR

GENERAL SKILLS
CG1 - Analysis and synthesis capacity.
CG4 - Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing.
CG3 - Information management skills.
CG4 - Problem-solving capacity.
CG5 - Decision-making capacity.
CGP2 - Team working capacity.
CG7- Ability to work in an international environment.
CG8 - Critical reasoning capacity.
CG9 - Awareness of the relevance of critical commitment.
CG10 - Autonomous learning development capacity.
CG11 - Motivation for quality.
CG12 - Capacity to put theoretical knowledge into practice.
CG13 - Ability to negotiate.

SPECIFIC SKILLS
CE1 - Have, understand and develop skills that allow the student to apply specialised academic knowledge gained during the University official degree to a changing real life the lawyers have to deal with, in order to avoid injury, risk or conflict situations regarding the interests they are defending or their professional work before tribunals, courts or public authorities and for their counselling duties.
CE2 - Know the techniques aimed at finding out and determining the facts at the different stages of the proceeding, especially the production of documents, questioning and expert evidence.
CE3 - Know and be able to integrate the defence of customers' rights within the framework of national and international legal protection systems.
CE4 - Know the different techniques for the reconciliation of interests, and be able to find solutions to problems by using methods alternative to legal proceedings.
CE5 - Know and be able to apply professional ethical rights and duties to lawyer-customer relationships, the other parties, the court or public authority and between lawyers.
CE6 - Know and assess the different responsibilities related to the exercise of that professional activity, including the basic operating principles of legal aid and the promotion of social responsibility of the lawyer.
CE7 - Be able to identify conflicts of interest and know the techniques for resolution thereof, define the scope of professional secrecy and confidentiality and preserve the independence of mind.
CE8 - Be able to identify the main provision and organisation requirements for legal advice.
CE9 - Know and be able to put into practice the organisational, management and commercial environment of the lawyer's profession, as well as its legal, tax, labour and personal data protection framework.
CE10 - Develop skills and capacities for the election of the correct strategy for the defence of customers' rights, taking into account the requests of the different areas of professional practice.
CE11 - Be able to develop skills that allow the lawyers to improve their work effectiveness and promote the global operation of the team or institution in which they carry it out, by accessing sources of information, knowledge of languages, management of knowledge and management of the techniques and tools applied.
CE12 - Know, be able to organise and plan individual and collective resources available for the exercise of the different organisation modalities of the legal profession.
CE13 - Be able to explain orally and in writing facts, and draw legal consequences in a reasoned way, depending on the context and the recipient they are intended for, pursuant, where appropriate, to the modalities of each procedural area.
CE14 - Be able to develop professional works in specific, multi-disciplinary environments.
CE15 - Be able to develop interpersonal capacities and skills that facilitate the lawyer profession in its relationships with citizens, other professionals and institutions.

SKILLS OF THE OFFICIAL MASTER'S DEGREE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

GENERAL SKILLS
CGI 01 - Analysis and synthesis capacity.
CGI 02 - Time management and planning capacity.
CGI 03 - Information management skills.
CGI 04 - Management and knowledge of technical and IT supports (ITC).
CGI 05 - Decision-making capacity.
CGI 06 - Problem-solving capacity.
CGI 07 - Speaking and writing skills related to specialised language.
CGP 08 - Critical reasoning capacity.
CGP 09 - Development of interpersonal skills.
CGP 10 - Team working capacity.
CGP 11 - Ethical commitment.
CGP 12 - Capacity to put knowledge into practice.
CGS 13 - Independent learning capacity.
CGS 14 - Learning creativity.
CGS 15 - Initiative and entrepreneurship.
CGS 16 - Capacity to adapt to new situations.
CGS 17 - Research skills and ability to pursue their own lines of argument.
CGS 18 - Search and commitment to excellency and quality in the development of their activity.

SPECIFIC SKILLS (in Spanish).

Professional Opportunities and Graduate Profile

Professional opportunities are all those allowing the student to develop a professional career as lawyers, either in law offices or legal boutiques, in litigation or procedural activities, but also those that comprise the whole spectrum of the provision of legal assistance, and therefore, internal and external advice to companies, whether in civil, bankruptcy, criminal, contentious-administrative and labour legal areas.
The Master's Degree for Admission to the Bar gives access to the bar, pursuant to provisions of Act 34/2006 and Royal Decree 775/2011.

Regarding the Graduate profile of this Master's Programme, said profile is defined by the competencies the students are expected to reach by means of this Master's Programme. With this programme, graduates obtain the knowledge, skills and tools required for the profession of lawyer which allow them to know how to operate in a very specific area of legal professions, such as the area of law practice, with special focus on the instruments and techniques, such as reasoning, communication, oratory, writing and negotiation and the use of new technologies in that area of studies, as well as on the procedural strategy, litigation and alternative dispute-resolution systems.

Professional opportunities from the Official Master's Degree in Intellectual Property:
- Law firms with their own intellectual property department, or where their creation is envisaged due to the growing number of proceedings regarding intellectual property rights claims; there is a real, growing demand of lawyers specialised in this subject area.
- Right management entities: for the legal or financial IT department; and for the new technologies department, for the application, control and claim of rights.
- Music, audiovisual creation and media companies, audiovisual producers, record labels, publishing houses, and other entities and companies of the sector, are demanding lawyers and economists for consultancy and processing of legal and financial claims.
- Companies engaged in the creation of computer software and data bases, and firms specialising in this sector, are demanding specialised lawyers, economists and engineers.
- Companies and laboratories working in the field of biotechnology require lawyers specialising in intellectual property.

Furthermore, the Master's Degree for Admission to the Bar gives access to an official doctorate programme, pursuant to current regulations.

The graduate profile of the Master is defined by the generic and specific skills acquired by the student when taking this course; the student gets to know the rules that govern intellectual property at national, community and international level, as well as the different existing contracts and case-law. Graduates are, in this sense, specialists in Intellectual Property counselling, and they can also work in court and arbitration instances, both at national and international level.

Employment rates of our Graduates of the Master's Programme in Intellectual Property have been high over the past few years. Professional opportunities are numerous, with a fast growth rate.

Academic Career Paths
Furthermore, the Master's Degree for Admission to the Bar gives access to an official doctorate programme, pursuant to current regulations.

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