Business Law
The Business Law specialization is one of the options in the Law, Economics and Management field at Université Paris-Saclay, open to students with a law degree or equivalent. It offers courses designed to provide up-to-date skills in business law, enabling students to enter a wide range of public and private sectors.
The Business Law major is unique to the Graduate School of Law and the Université Paris-Saclay, extending the law degree with a specialization in business, law firms or regulatory institutions. It prepares students for defined careers in France and abroad, responding to strong demand in this field. Aligned with the university's teaching priorities, it offers 12 M2 courses and an international dimension to train future jurists and lawyers. Although the program is professionally oriented, it also includes training through research, with a compulsory dissertation in Master 2 and sessions in the Clinique Juridique and Moot Court for practical learning. The program can be continued by the completion of a law dissertation.
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Master’s Year 1
Master’s Year 2
- To understand the challenges of business law, including organizational structuring, taxation, banking and stock market regulations, as well as private international law and international trade law, with knowledge of both private and public law.
- To resolve complex legal problems relating to corporate organization and taxation, justifying proposed solutions in areas such as competition and restructuring.
- Write research notes and legal opinions clearly and concisely.
- Analyze and interpret business-related legislation and court rulings independently.
- Strengthen ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Communicate clearly and effectively in French and English, adapting to the person you are speaking to.
Learning outcome targets
Paris Saclay's Business Law specialization offers a comprehensive and coherent range of courses in business law, with no redundancy. Its aim is to impart the knowledge and skills that will enable its graduates to enter all sectors of activity, whether public or private, where up-to-date expertise in business law is required. Primarily, these include business and tax law firms, and corporate legal and management departments (from SMEs to multinational groups). Some courses are deliberately generalist. Others open up more specifically to highly specialized legal, accounting or management professions, in sectors such as the judiciary (or arbitration), the notary's office, regulatory authorities, the accountancy, finance and insurance professions, etc. Students can choose between initial training or sandwich courses, in French or bilingual (French/English), or even abroad (M1/LLM), for a professional integration that is truly chosen by the students. The courses on offer are complementary, and each has earned a high reputation in its field. The Master's degree in Business Law is organized on the three sites in such a way as to enable students to progressively specialize between S1 and S4, with a view to rapid integration into the business world. The program is divided into two stages: the first year (M1) provides students with a grounding in the fundamentals of business law, enabling them to take the bar admission exam as soon as they have obtained their Master's degree in law (CRFPA). S3 and S4 lead to specialization with a view to entry into working life. The Business Law master's program is strongly committed to the professionalization of its students through a number of pedagogical tools: fluency in English and business English is ensured by 60 hours or more of English courses or law courses in English. A professional project course starting in M1, with ECTS credits awarded, provides strong support for the personalized orientation of students throughout the two years.
Target audience
This specialization is open to students with a law degree or equivalent.