The Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) is taught in 3 languages: Spanish, Catalan and English. Three groups will be created, two of which will be taught in Catalan, Spanish and English. The remaining group will be taught in Spanish and English.
The programme consists of 90 ECTS credits. A first block of 30 ECTS credits corresponds to compulsory content.
A second block of 24 ECTS credits corresponds to elective content. It is possible to enrol in more electives than the 6 required, by paying the corresponding amount that can be consulted once the enrolment is formalized.
To complete the course, you must carry out a Master's Final Project (6 ECTS credits) as well as carry out professional internships (30 ECTS credits).
Drafting of an opinion on a matter with practical legal relevance that proves correct integration of the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired by the student throughout the training courses and the internship.
Once students have completed the course they will obtain the Màster Universitari en Advocacia i Procura - Máster Universitario en Abogacía y Procura official Master's Degree, issued by the Pompeu Fabra University.
Issuance of official Master's Degrees: The amount stipulated in the DOGC (Official Gazette of the Government of Catalonia) must be paid for the rights to issue the degree. This rate varies annually and the rate in force at the time of application for the degree will be applied.
The Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) also includes the possibility of participating in practical activities and activities for personal and professional growth such as:
- Voluntary extracurricular activities: attendance at trials and custody of detainees, trial simulations, workshops organized by collaborating companies and firms, specific training in public speaking and legal English, etc.
- UPF-BSM Inside: is a group of interdisciplinary subjects (applied data, communication, creativity, innovation and project management, sustainability and leadership among others) that, if you take this program, you can access at no additional cost. They are 100% online and you can take them throughout the academic year at your own pace, as they have been designed as self-study subjects.
To be admitted onto the Official Master Program, the candidate must have a official Bachelor Degree or University Diploma in Law, in accordance with Article 2 of Law 34/2006 and Article 2 of the Regulations that enact this Law (Royal Decree 64/2023, of February 8) must be met for all programs that allow access to said profession.
Students whose native language is not Spanish, or have not followed previous official studies in this language, must have at least a B2 level certification (Common European Framework of Reference), as well as pass, fluently, a personal interview with the Academic Board in cases where this is required.
Participants with qualifications obtained abroad:
Participants with qualifications obtained abroad (inside or outside the European Economic Area) who would like to take the professional aptitude assessment test to practise as a lawyer after successfully passing the master's degree must hold the credential recognising their foreign law qualification on the master's degree admission date (regarding this see the informative note on the system applicable to qualifications obtained abroad in order to obtain the professional qualification of lawyer or or legal representative (procurador) issued by the Ministry of Justice on 27 July 2016.
There are also procedures for recognition of the qualifications or university admission of students who have begun university studies to comply with this regulatory requirement governing the assessment test to obtain the professional qualification of lawyer or or legal representative (procurador).
Mandatory documentation* to submit the application for admission (digital format):
- Updated Curriculum Vitae
- Simple copy in digital format of the updated academic record with all the grades of the subjects taken at the degree level. Files will only be accepted which have, as a minimum, the grades obtained up to the first quarter or semester included, the number of pending ECTS credits, and the average mark (scale 1-10); final year students who can prove that they are on Erasmus must present a file that includes at least the marks of the first three years of the Degree
- Simple copy in digital format of the qualification associated with the academic record presented. If you still do not have it, you must send it to us before the start date of the program. Otherwise, admission will be cancelled and you will not be able to start the program
- If you are a student with a degree obtained abroad (either in the European Economic Area or outside it) and you want to be able to attend the evaluation test to obtain the professional title of lawyer or legal representative (procurador), you must also provide the accreditation of your degree
- Scanned copy of your ID or passport
- Passport size photograph (jpg format)
*If necessary, additional information may be requested.
Documentation of value:
- Certificate of B2 level in English or other languages (only certificates issued by recognized bodies will be valued).
- Certification of other undergraduate studies obtained or in progress (registration form or academic record).
Our admission process consists of a rigorous evaluation of each application to preserve the quality of the group as well as the training, experience, and work capacity of all students.
The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you different means of financing so that you can take any of our programs without worry. We offer you the opportunity to finance part of your program, either by rewarding your talent through scholarships, through grants from entities dedicated to promoting education or through collaboration agreements with financial entities.
The Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) is designed for law graduates with a good academic record who want to acquire the knowledge and skills required to practice as a lawyer or legal representative (procurador) on successful completion of the official examination. The internships can be conducted either in law firms or legal representative's (procurador) offices, as well as in companies or institutions specializing in public administration or judicial matters.
The Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) is the reference program in the training of lawyers and legal representatives (procuradores). The fruit of collaboration between UPF, which for more than 30 years has provided first-rate training to future lawyers through its Faculty and Department of Law, the Barcelona Bar Association, which for more than 150 years has brought together the lawyers of the Catalan capital, and important firms from the world of law that, in addition, are part of the Academic Council of the master: Cuatrecasas, Garrigues, Roca Junyent, Uría Menéndez, Baker McKenzie, KPMG and RCD.
From the 2023/24 academic year onwards, the University Master in Law will become the Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador).
The course trains you in the core areas of litigation, professional ethics, and business legal advice. It specializes in specific professional matters such as bankruptcy, damages, intellectual property, competition, environmental law, and real estate and urban law, among others. As a central component it includes a supervised internship.
The Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) is a unique project that brings together university, professional, public, and private institutions, with a common objective: to provide law graduates with an excellent training that, in the current legal framework, allows them not only to pass the future official exam to gain access to the legal profession, but, above all, to face their practice of law with the maximum guarantees of success.
The Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) is endorsed by Pompeu Fabra University, the 1st Spanish university and the 15th best university in the world (of those with less than 50 years), according to the Times Higher Education ranking. In addition, UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally.
The Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) has an academic council made up of:
- Ángel Rodrigo. Director of the Law Department at Pompeu Fabra University.
- Anna Maria Caballé. Dean of the Faculty of Law at Pompeu Fabra University .
- Carles García. Training Deputy at the Barcelona BAR Association.
- Jaume Aso. Representative of the “Consejo de Colegios de Procuradores de Cataluña”
- Marta Gispert. Lawyer. Partner of Cuatrecasas
- Sergio Sanchez. Lawyer. Partner at Garrigues.
- Joan Roca. Lawyer. Chief Executive and Partner at Roca i Junyent.
- Mariona Xicoy. HR Director at Uría Menéndez.
- Ares García. Lawyer. Partner at Baker McKenzie.
- Agnès Granés. Lawyer at KPMG Lawyers.
- Ignasi Costas. Lawyer. Co-managing partner at RCD.
To pass the master, each student must complete a curricular internship with a value of 30 ECTS credits. The internships will be full-time and will take place between the months of June and November in the law firms, companies, and institutions that collaborate with the program. The internship will be tutored by an experienced lawyer or legal representative (procurador) with the supervision of a team of tutors and will aim to give the student the ability to:
- Face professional ethical problems.
- Be familiar with the operation and problems of institutions related to the practice of the legal profession (abogado & procurador)
- Know the activity of other legal operators, as well as professionals related to the exercise of the profession.
- Receive updated information on the development of the profession and possible lines of activity, as well as on the instruments to manage them.
- In general, develop the skills and abilities necessary for the practice of law and procura*.
*activity defined in Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 to facilitate practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than that in which the qualification was obtained).
The Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) offers the possibility of continuing training with a second specialized master in two of the areas with the most demand in the market: Economic Criminal Law and Compliance, and Labour and Social Security Law.
Spend a few more months training to obtain a second Master in Economic Criminal Law and Compliance and complement your professional profile in legal practice in one of the areas of law with the greatest demand for professionals in the market.
Continue your training to obtain a second Master in Labour and Social Security Law and thus specialize your professional profile in one of the areas of law with the most professional opportunities.
Its contents have been prepared by the Department and Faculty of Law of Pompeu Fabra University, by the Illustrious College of Barcelona Law and some of the most prestigious law firms of the city of Barcelona: Cuatrecasas, Garrigues, Roca Junyent, Uria Menéndez, Baker McKenzie, KPMG and RCD.
The program deals with the legal professional in a practical way with exercises, intervention in debates, and judicial simulations. At the end of the master, you will be able to pass the official exam to enter the practice of law and Procura.
The master provides access to an internship program in law firms, in companies, and in public and justice administration.
99% of the students of the Master in Professional Legal Practice at UPF Barcelona School of Management who took the official access exam for legal practice between 2016 and 2019 passed it.
Study at a school accredited by EQUIS, an international distinction that guarantees the quality of our institution and makes us the 1st school of management linked to a public university with this accreditation in our country.
The Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) is aimed at Law graduates with the best academic profiles who come from double degrees (Business Administration+Law, Law+Criminology, etc.). In the case of international students, students must present an accreditation of their qualifications.
This is an official master and has the academic recognition of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Spain. The Quality Agency of the University System of Catalonia (AQU Catalunya) has institutionally accredited the UPF-BSM. This accreditation certifies all the official university master's degrees that we teach and recognizes the quality of our educational model in accordance with the criteria of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).
Every year, the program of the master brings together recent law graduates, mainly from the city of Barcelona. It is therefore a junior profile, with the previous experience acquired in the professional internships carried out during the Degree in Law.
The faculty of the Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) at UPF Barcelona School of Management is composed by professors of the Department and Faculty of Law of Pompeu Fabra University and professionals of the Illustrious College of Barcelona Law who work in the most prestigious law firms of the city.
To be awarded the corresponding master, you must pass all the subjects, the evaluation of which will depend on the corresponding professor and which may consist of continuous evaluation, the completion of a task/exercise, or a final exam. The Master's Final Project must also be approved, you must regularly attend class and you must pass the practical exercises and compulsory work, whose delivery and preparation conditions will be set, in each case, by the professionals who commission them.
The objective of the Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) is to provide law graduates with excellent training that, in the current legal framework, allows them not only to pass the future official exam, but, above all, to face their professional career in the legal profession (Abogado & Procurador) with the maximum guarantees of success.
The fundamental aim of the Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador) is that, as a future lawyer or legal representative (procurador), you obtain the specific knowledge and skills required to practice your profession in accordance with the provisions of Articles 10 and 13 of Law 34/2006. The combination of theoretical content and practical cases and simulations allow what was learned in class to be implemented.
This is the master for gaining access to the legal profession with the highest pass rate at the state level. A benchmark program in the training of lawyers due to its academic content, its practical methodology, its professional internship program and the great results achieved in the examination for access to the legal profession. From the 2023-24 academic year, the master's degree will also provide training for the practice of "Procura".
Master's Degree in Spanish Legal Professions (Abogado & Procurador)
