Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon (UCP) - Católica Global School of Law

The CGSL LL.Ms are taught entirely in English by a teaching faculty of reputable academics and lawyers from around the world (from NYU, Columbia, Harvard, Duke, Michigan, Oxford, KCL, LSE, Sciences Po, Max Planck Institut - Heidelberg and Humbolt Berlim, among others). Half of the around 50 students at CGSL come from abroad, above all from other European countries (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Slovenia, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Finland, Poland, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Rumania, and Switzerland) and the United States, with a small contingent from Brazil, Angola and Mozambique as well as other countries (Latin America and Asia).

The Advanced LL.M in International Business Law is in its 10th edition (1st edition in 2006-2007). It is aimed at lawyers and other legal professionals with a number of years' experience. It provides access to the advanced training necessary for anyone who intends to advise large multinational companies and financial institutions, whether as in-house lawyers or as lawyers in leading firms.

The LL.M Law in a European and Global Context is in its 7th edition (1st edition in 2009-2010). It is coordinated by Joseph Weiler (NYU) and Miguel Poiares Maduro (European University Institute, Florence) and is aimed at young lawyers with great potential who want to broaden their legal horizons by accessing European and transnational perspectives on different areas of the law.


DOUBLE DEGREES
Católica Global School of Law offers four double degrees.

- One has been established with the King´s College in London. After completing the broadband curricular phase of the LL.M. at CGSL, the student will have the opportunity to specialize in a particular branch of Global Law, by attending courses and taking advantage of the library resources at King's College, allowing him or her to produce a piece of cutting edge global legal scholarship.

- Católica Global School of Law´s students have also the opportunity to continue their studies in the MASTER OF LAWS (LL.M.) programme at Cornell University Law School. They will obtain a strong international academic experience, as well as two degrees from cutting edge global institutions. This additional degree from an Ivy League University will also allow students (complying with certain requirements in the LL.M.) to sit for the New York Bar exam.

- Católica Global School of Law LL.M.´s students have the opportunity to continue their studies in the MASTER OF LAWS (LL.M.) programme at The University of Michigan Law School. They will obtain a strong international academic experience, as well as two degrees from cutting edge global institutions. This additional degree will also allow students (complying with certain requirements in the LL.M.) to sit for the New York Bar exam.
Accepted students will benefit from a 1/3 discount in the Michigan LL.M. important tuition.

- Católica Global School of Law LL.M.´s students have now the opportunity to continue their studies at Boston University School of Law. They will obtain a strong international academic experience, as well as two degrees from two global institutions. This additional degree will also allow students (complying with certain requirements in the LL.M.) to sit for the New York Bar exam.
 

Católica Global School of Law is the first global law school in Europe and has been developing a strategy of training professionals for sophisticated, international legal practice. Its foundation is the idea that the lawyer of the future will be a cosmopolitan rather than a domestic lawyer. It is seen internationally as one of the institutions that contribute the most to innovation in legal teaching and it is developing partnerships with the world's leading faculties.

Why Católica Global School of Law?

- The new market for legal services is more demanding
- Legal practice is becoming more and more international
- Law firms became global and multinational
- Top law firms and companies search for lawyers with international education and experience
- Lawyers have to bet on differentiation and prepare for a new tougher labour market
- We offer cutting edge legal education
- There is a permanent focus on tomorrow: we are setting our students up for the next 30 years
- We wisely combine the American and European approaches
- We offer a truly international environment
- CGSL is where you find the World Top Faculty

"World Top Faculty"
We work with a remarkable group of scholars amongst the most prestigious American and European Universities and leading lawyers who embrace the approach envisioned in our programmes:

Joseph Weiler (NYU), Jan Dalhuisen (Católica, KCL, Berkeley), Miguel Poiares Maduro (EUI), Raymond Nimmer (Houston), James Boyle (Duke), Piet Eeckhout (UCL), Neil Walker (Edimburgh), Mattias Kumm (NYU, Humbolt/Berlin), Damian Chalmers (LSE), Stephen Weatherill (Oxford), Alain Verbeke (Leuven, Tilburg, Harvard), Petros Mavroidis (Columbia), Eric Posner (Chicago); Mitchel Lasser (Cornell), Andrea Biondi (KCL) and Armin von Bogdandy (Max Planck Institut, Heidelberg) are among the faculty of the programmes.

 

LL.M. candidates should hold a first degree in Law.

Preference will be given to candidates with a strong academic record.

Proficiency in the English language is necessary.

You may submit your application at any time, and it must be completed with all required documentation.

Applications are accepted on a rolling-basis and should be submitted on-line through our website (http://www.catolicalaw.fd.lisboa.ucp.pt/en)

LL.M. applications must be completed with all required documentation.

Applicants should submit the following documents:

- Motivation Letter

- Two Letters of recommendation (in English or in Portuguese)

- Official transcripts from schools attended (in English or in Portuguese);

- Curriculum Vitae (in English) with dates and lengths of employment (maximum two pages long)

- Official letter of dispatch for students sponsored by corporations or other organizations

- Official TOEFL / IELTS score report, or certificate.

- Copy of Identity Card or Passport

- 1 Photo

The required materials (certified copies of the original documents) must be posted to:

GEFAP | Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Palma de Cima | 1649-023 Lisboa | Portugal
 

LL.M. Law in a European and Global Context

Tuition: € 14.000

Students can benefit from €4.000 Euros of funding from Católica Global School of Law. Students who choose to benefit from such funding commit themselves to contribute to the Católica Global School of Law Scholarship Programme after entering the labour market.

Advanced LL.M. in International Business Law

Tuition:
Full-Time

- one year: € €14.000

- one year in 10 instalments - €15.000

Part-Time

- two years: € €16.000

LL.M. Law in Digital Economy

Tuition: €14.000

Additional Semester Abroad € 2.250

Master’s Thesis  - € 1.700

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships may be granted to a limited number of students on the basis of merit.

To apply, in the first place you must apply through as a regular student (gather all the mandatory documents, fill the application form and submit the application through the website).

Afterwords, you should send request letter describing your particular circumstances to catolica.law@fd.lisboa.ucp.pt

ELSA SCHOLARSHIP

Católica Global School of Law is providing a full scholarship for one ELSA member.

In you are an ELSA Member, you must apply as a regular student at Católica Global School of Law Website.

In addition to the LL.M. application, you have to submit a Motivation Letter to ELSA International explaining why you are the right applicant for the scholarship. The motivation letter has to be maximum 1 000 words long and submitted via email to elsa@elsa.org or president@elsa.org(subject:  CATOLICA-ELSA Scholarship Application-NAME SURNAME and Title of the LLM), attaching a Motivation Letter and updated Curriculum Vitae.

 Because of the partnership established between CGSL and ELSA, and the international profile of ELSA members, special attention will be given on the admission decision process to all applications referred by ELSA.

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