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    I am an Argentinean lawyer working in an English law firm in Greece.

    Could you please let me know which steps I must follow in order to qualify as a lawyer in Spain. Is it necessary to homolagate my Argentinean law degree first?

    I should be grateful if you could also provide me with the contact details of the Bar Association in Madrid.

    Muchas gracias.

    Erica

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    Dear Erica,

    Yes, you will have to homologate your Law Degree in Spain.

    The contact details for the ICAM are:

    Ilustre Colegio Abogados de Madrid

    C/. Serrano, 9-11
    28001-Madrid
    España
    Internet: http://www.icam.es
    E-mail: icam@icam.es

    Servicio de Atención Telefónica

    Horario de atención al público:
    Lunes a viernes: 08:00 a 20:00 horas
    Sábados: 09:00 a 13:45 horas, desde el 1 de octubre hasta el 31 de mayo
    Tfno: 91-788-93-80
    91-435-78-10
    Fax: 91-431-76-47
    E-mail: sat@icam.es

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    Many thanks for your prompt reply.

    I am sure that I will be contacting you in the future with more queries!!

    All the best

    Erica

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    You're welcome Erica.

    Regards

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    hello all,
    My name is Maxx and I am from Illinois. I am a little more than a semester away from completing my history degree with a minor international studies. I am hoping to get a job teaching English in Spain after graduation. Law has always been a huge interest to me. I have seriously considered law school in the US but I really want to live in Spain or Latin America. Would my degree qualify me to take the local exams in Spain? Also, I guess I should point out that my Spanish is quite good. My tongue is a bit slow at times but I can pick up any Spanish text and read it without issue.

    Thanks,
    Maxx

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    Default How to attend law school in spain or should I just attend in the US and move to Spain

    Hi,

    I just recently graduated and now hold a BA in Economics and BA in Spanish. I have always wanted to pursue law, but after living in Spain for 6 months I fell in love with it and would like to work there. Which leads me to my question, are there any american or english law universities in spain or can I study law in the US and then move to spain, or are there any other english speaking law universities that are in Europe that people attend and then move to practice in spain. I guess my overall question is whether its beneficial for me to obtain my degree in the US/Europe or in Spain and if in Spain, what schools are recommended. Thank you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    hello all,
    My name is Maxx and I am from Illinois. I am a little more than a semester away from completing my history degree with a minor international studies. I am hoping to get a job teaching English in Spain after graduation. Law has always been a huge interest to me. I have seriously considered law school in the US but I really want to live in Spain or Latin America. Would my degree qualify me to take the local exams in Spain? Also, I guess I should point out that my Spanish is quite good. My tongue is a bit slow at times but I can pick up any Spanish text and read it without issue.

    Thanks,
    Maxx
    Dear Maxx,

    Unfortunately we are not specialised in these education matters.

    You can however check with a government web which is in English that will explain how to convalidate your foreign degree in Spain:

    http://web.micinn.es/contenido.asp?m...DeTi&idioma=en

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    Quote Originally Posted by amsabeti View Post
    Hi,

    I just recently graduated and now hold a BA in Economics and BA in Spanish. I have always wanted to pursue law, but after living in Spain for 6 months I fell in love with it and would like to work there. Which leads me to my question, are there any american or english law universities in spain or can I study law in the US and then move to spain, or are there any other english speaking law universities that are in Europe that people attend and then move to practice in spain. I guess my overall question is whether its beneficial for me to obtain my degree in the US/Europe or in Spain and if in Spain, what schools are recommended. Thank you!
    Dear Sir/Madam,

    If you intend to practice in Spain as a lawyer you will need to study a Spanish Law degree which, as it stand to logic, will be in Spanish.

    There are no universities offering a Spanish Law degree in English.

    You can however study Law in say England and come over to practice in Spain. The legal system is completely different as you will soon find out and you would be incapable of doing almost anything legal in Spain. This is because Anglosaxon countries follow the Case Law system.

    Whereas as most European countries follow the Continental system. So for example a German lawyer can indeed set a law firm and practice in Spain as both legal systems are related. Germans have the BGB, Bürgerliches Gesetz Büch, and we have the Código Civil. In English & Welsh Law there is no equivalent. And this is core to practising Private Law in Spain for example.

    So bottom line, if you are from the US unless you obtain your Law degree from the State of Louisiana, which for historical reasons follows our system, you will have to come over to Spain and study a Law degree in Spanish.

    There are over 80 universities to choose from.

    Yours faithfully,

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    That is great, thank you very much. I have one more question though. Once I have my degree accepted as a Licenciado en Historia how does that effect my ability to study law in Spain? I thought I understood that once a law degree or bachelor's was attained a person could take the local bar exams. Then I started to think that it was a 5 year law program AFTER the bachleor's (or its equivilant). Yet another source made law school in Spain seem like a 2 years master's program. I'm sorry to bother you with questions. I'm just trying to figure all of this out.

    Thanks again
    Maxx

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    Dear Maxx,

    You're welcome.

    There is no Bar exam.

    If you want to be a practising lawyer in Spain you will need to earn a Law degree in a Spanish university, study in a Law practice school and then join the Bar Association.

    A degree in History does not qualify to become a lawyer.

    Alternatively you can study law in a country following the Continental system and then homologate your degree in Spain and practise here.

    Yours faithfully,
    Last edited by Lawbird Lawyer; 07-16-2009 at 03:05 PM.

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