Dear Cesc

First of all let me start by writing, as a disclaimer, that we offer no legal advice on LL.B's, LL.M.'s or working in general as a lawyer in Spain.

Regarding your first query I'm unaware of such agreements you mention and cannot point to the legislation, if any, ruling on the matter.

Even if in existence, Laws differ greatly although the roots and legal concepts may, for historical liasons, have a common denominator.

Regarding your query on homologating a Law degree it is taking between 1-3 years. You should address this legal query directly to Spain's Education dept. There are many open threads discussing this in our Immigration sub-forum.

Regarding your third query, top Spanish law firms (magic circle ones) offer superb opportunities to top Law graduates in South America and even the US itself within the last decade. It is normal that these law firms recruit elite-ranking students and offer them internships ranging 6 months to 2 years abroad. They even pay them an LL.M. in Law if the candidate merits it in world-reknown institutions such as Harvard or Georgetown. These college freshmen are then expected to return to Spain to contribute with their newly acquired skills and corporate networking.

Obviously you are free to pursue your own international career if you want after having "paid off" for a number of years what they've invested in you. In fact many smart law graduates do actually pursue a professional career abroad as they are paid over four times more than their Spanish counterparts doing exactly the same work and number of hours (i.e. M&A).

Sincerely
Raymundo LarraĆ*n Nesbitt