The legal profession

Upon graduating with a Master’s in Law, students can apply for jobs such as:

• Lawyer (a 3-year placement is necessary to be part of a bar association)
• Judge, Magistrate (access to this profession requires successfully passing a competitive examination to carry out a placement in the legal sector)
• Notary (upon obtaining a Specialised Master’s in Notarial Law and successfully completing a 3-year placement)
• Court bailiff (a 2-year placement is required to be able to apply for this position)
• Mediator (additional training in family, commercial, or social mediation is required)
• Legal Expert in the public sector (federal, regional, or local)
• Legal Expert in the private sector working for industrial or commercial enterprises, banks, insurance companies, etc.
• Legal Advisor for an association: human rights organisations, victim support associations, trade unions, NGOs (Amnesty International, Red Cross, etc.)
• Lobbyist
• Court Clerk
• Legal Auditor
• Parliamentary Attaché
• Teacher, Researcher
• Etc.