MSc Business Law
Offered at the Paris campus, the Master of Science in Business Law from ESAM, the Grande Ecole of Management, Finance and Law, prepares you to join corporate legal departments, consulting firms and business lawyers.
MASTER OF SCIENCE BUSINESS LAWYER IN BRIEF
ADMISSION
4th year: Bac +3 Validated
5th year: Bac +4/5 Validated
COMPETITION
ESAM competition
DURATION
2 years
CAMPUS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Apprenticeship contract,
Professionalization contract
BACK-TO-SCHOOL DATES
October (4th and 5th year)
LEGAL EXPERTISE FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Offered on the Paris and campus, the Master of Science in Business Law from ESAM, the Grande Ecole of Management, Finance and Law, prepares you to join corporate legal departments, consulting firms and business lawyers.
A recognized diploma
Certified title Business lawyer registered with the RNCP at level 7 (former level I) - code 15367, NSF code 128g, by decree of 08/12/2017, published in the Official Journal of 21/12/2017, code CPF 248676. Title also accessible by the Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE).
ESSENTIAL EXPERTISE FOR BUSINESS
The control of financial, technical, human and regulatory risks related to the development of commercial activities of companies is a major challenge. This need pushes organizations to strengthen the role of legal departments within their organization.
In a context of internationalization and digitization of business activities, legal de-partments are becoming true partners for general management.
THE TRAINING PROGRAM
For two years, you will benefit from training recognized by professionals allowing you to combine:
- Business Law
- Strategy, management, digitization and company management
- Governance and compliance issues
- Strategy, management, digitalization, and business management
- Gouvernance and compliance issue
- Development of your language skills, especially in English.
A complete program that will allow you, on leaving the Master of Science, to launch your career in Legal Departments, Consulting Firms and Business Lawyers.
THIS PROGRAM IS OFFRED ON THE PARIS CAMPUS
ALTERNATION IS POSSIBLE OVER 1 OR 2 YEARS
4TH YEAR
- Internal control and risk management
- Financial Management
- Legal Practice of Business Operations
- Company Law : gouvernance
- Risk strategy
- Business Criminal Offenses
- Competition Law
- Public procurement practices
- Digital Entrepreneurial Management Seminar
- Strategic management
- Consulting site
- Project management
- Digital transformation of Organizations
- Specialized ERP & CRM system
- Business English
- Legal English
- Excel
- Back-to-school seminar
- Assertive communication
- Manage and be an agent of change
- Professional mission
5TH YEAR
- Gouvernance and compliance
- Business management Indicator
- The Fundamentals of accounting
- Business tax engineering
- Company law: restructuring
- Intellectual property strategy
- Law of companies in difficulty
- Management of strategic information
- Management of complex Organizations
- Consultant methodology
- Business Game
- Introduction to Business Intelligence
- Business English
- Legal English
- Paint with Excel
- Back-to-school seminar
- Written communication from the lawyer
- Memory
- Professional mission
- Background and career: Trial Game
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE BUSINESS LAW
- Company lawyer
- Litigation / compliance lawyer
- Tax Lawyer
- Legal responsible
- Business lawyer
- Purchasing lawyer
- Legal consultant
- Legal mediator
PROGRAM STRENGTHS
- A full training in law and management provided by professors and business stake-holders
- The integration of legal practices for compliance, management and digitization of ac-tivities
- One certified title registered with the RNCP at Level 7 – Business Lawyer
- Further studies possible towards the Risk, Control and Compliance MBA
- Organization of the company court day "Trial Game"
- Promotional sponsorship and possibility of participating in conferences organized by the AFJE. (The French Association of Company Lawyers)
- Series of lectures
ACCES TO TRAINING
Prerequisites: BAC +3 validated (180 ECTS credits)
Admission Parallels: possible in 2nd year of Master of Science with a validated BAC +4 (240 ECTS credits)
Fall intake: MSc 1st and MSc 2nd year
Training accessible only on a work-study basis: Apprenticeship contract or profes-sionalization contract
Rhythm of alternation: 2 weeks in business / 1 week in school
METHODS USED & EVALUATION MODALITIES
Learning methods
- Face-to-face and distance courses
- Business cases and scenarios
- Group work, research activities and company visits
- Collective projects
- Personal development workshops
- Digital workshops
- Coaching (mock exams for written as well as oral)
- Progress interviews and group regulation sessions
- Provision of online educational platforms and resources
- Pedagogical evaluation questionnaire and learner satisfaction questionnaire at the end of the course
Assessment methods
The evaluation of the different modules of the MSc Business Lawyer consists of a plurality of diversified assessments, distributed regularly over all the weeks of the semester and for all the courses, the objective of which is to reinforce the formative dimension of the assess-ments and to give feedback on the assessments an important role in student progress.
TARGETED SKILLS
The MSc Business Lawyer validates the Level 7 title "Business Lawyer" registered in the National Register of Professional Certification (RNCP).
An RNCP title is issued by the Ministry of Labor: it is therefore recognized by the State throughout France and Europe (ECTS credits).
KEY INDICATORS
- Professional integration rate within 6 months: 92% (of which 95% on permanent contracts) **
- Average salary upon graduation: €36,000*
- Average salary 5 years after the end of training: €45,000*
- Success rate: 91%**
- Continuation rate: 0%**
- Dropout rate: 2%**
** Class of 2019
*Study carried out on the last 5 promotions.
AFTER AN MSC BUSINESS LAWYER
MBA RCC – Risk Control Compliance (BAC +6)
The MBA RCC is a work-study training course at the BAC +6 level, allowing you to prepare for the job of Compliance Lawyer.
MBA M&A – Financial Equity Value (BAC + 6)
The M&A MBA is a work-study training program at the BAC +6 level, allowing you to prepare for the Merger-Acquisition profession, such as the profession of Compliance Lawyer, for example.
