The Master 2 in Business Contract Law is practice-oriented. This work-study programme trains students in the negotiation, drafting and securing of complex contracts, with a European and international focus.
Validation rules for the year: The division of semesters is indicative and based on the calendar: the year is organised into skill blocks. Consequently, the 60 ECTS for the year are awarded if the weighted average of the ECTS associated with the block marks is higher than 10/20, taking into account any possible compensation. The first session jury is annual.
Blocks 1 and 5 compensate each other. Blocks 2, 3 and 5 compensate each other. Block 6 does not compensate with any other block. In accordance with the Paris-Saclay Study Regulations, the compensation threshold is set at 07/20 per EU.
Information
Skills
- Design, negotiate and draft complex business contracts (frameworks, distribution, JVs, asset/share deals, licences, services).
- Secure transactions: warranties, liability, essential clauses, compliance, data and IP.
- Steer contract performance.
- Manage pre-litigation and disputes: strategy, ADR, arbitration and court procedure.
- Mobilise transversal skills: risk analysis, legal English, teamwork and digital tools.
Objectives
Train practice-ready business-contracts specialists: structuring, negotiating, drafting and securing transactions (distribution, financing, IP/IT), managing risk and compliance, overseeing performance and remedies, and handling dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration, litigation) in domestic, European and international settings.
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
In the private sector: specialised lawyer (medical litigation, personal injury), executive in health law (companies, insurance companies, mutual insurance companies, contract production and claims departments), corporate lawyer in the pharmaceutical
Real estate lawyer
Students can legitimately aim for all private law professions
Further Study Opportunities
Enter all private law professions: magistrates, lawyers, court commissioners, court registrars, police commissioners or officers, national gendarmerie, litigation departments of public authorities and private companies.
PhD thesis
Calendar
Admission Route
Capacity
Available Places
Target Audience and Entry Requirements
Master's degree in business law, Master's degree in private law or equivalent qualification.
Application Period(s)
From 30/01/2026 to 30/06/2026
Supporting documents
Compulsory supporting documents
Motivation letter.
All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
Curriculum Vitae.
Detailed description and hourly volume of courses taken since the beginning of the university program.
Additional supporting documents
Certificate of English level (compulsory for non-English speakers).
Certificate of French (compulsory for non-French speakers).
VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
Document indicating the list of local M2 choices available here : https://urlz.fr/i3Lo.
Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droit commun des contrats d'affaires CM | 5 | Semestre 1 | 60 | ||||||||
| Opérations contractuelles sur les obligations CM | 5 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sûretés conventionnelles CM | 3 | Semestre 2 | 20 | ||||||||
| Contrat d'assurance CM | 3 | Semestre 2 | 20 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contrats internationaux CM | 2 | Semestre 2 | 20 | ||||||||
| Contrats et numérique CM | 3 | Semestre 1 | 20 | ||||||||
| Contrats relatifs aux litiges CM | 2 | Semestre 1 | 20 | ||||||||
| Anglais juridique des affaires TD | 4 | Semestre 2 | 18 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baux commerciaux | 4 | Semestre 1 | 20 | ||||||||
| Contrats de crédit CM | 2 | Semestre 1 | 20 | ||||||||
| Contrats de distribution CM | 2 | Semestre 1 | 20 | ||||||||
| Aspects contractuels du droit des sociétés | 2 | Semestre 1 | 20 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technique de recherche (mémoire et formation à la recherche) CM | 4 | Semestre 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Exposé-discussion | 6 | Semestre 2 | |||||||||
| Techniques contractuelles CM | 4 | Semestre 1 | 20 | ||||||||
| Technique rédactionnelle CM | 2 | Semestre 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Projet professionnel (audit et dossier d'actualité) | 2 | Semestre 1 | 15 | ||||||||