Licence in Law and Multilingual Studies
Presentation
The Law and Multilingual Studies (lawyer-linguist) course prepares lawyers to work in a globalized working environment. In line with the standards of international higher education, it brings together students from all over the world, who come to learn about the challenges of interculturality as applied to the field of law.
As part of this dual curriculum in three languages (FR, ANG and a third language of choice), organized in partnership with the University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas, which awards the degree, ISIT provides multilingual legal training, while law studies are undertaken at the University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas.
A similar program in French and English, with an optional third language, is available in partnership with the Université de Paris-Saclay.
Objectives
- Training legal professionals capable of dealing with international issues in several languages and cultures
- Producing graduates capable of translating and writing in an intercultural legal environment
Practical skills acquired
- In-depth understanding of French, international and comparative law
- Multilingual Communication in the legal field
- Intercultural understanding of professional legal situations: legal proceedings involving foreign nationals, international contracts, international negotiations, etc.
Requirements and admission
Requirements
Our course is open to candidates with a solid level in their mother tongue and two other working languages: French and English are compulsory, and the third working language can be chosen from Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
- Partnership with Paris-Panthéon-Assas Université: Entry possible in 1st or 2nd-year. Specific admission conditions available here
- Partnership with Faculté Jean Monnet de Sceaux – Paris Saclay : Entry possible in 1st year. Specific admission conditions available here.
Double degree
This double-degree program is jointly organized with our partner law schools. The linguistic and intercultural elements of the course are taught at ISIT, while the legal modules take place at the partner universities.
ISIT has signed two partnership agreements with two centers of legal excellence:
- Faculté de Droit Jean Monnet – Université Paris Saclay. A pioneering partnership established back in 1978
- Paris-Panthéon-Assas Université, since the academic year 2016-17.
Course
1st YEAR
Fundamentals of law
- Introduction to the study of law and civil law
- Constitutional law
- Law of persons and property
- Legal and institutional history
Complementary and cross-disciplinary
- Historical introduction to law
- Judicial and administrative institutions
- Contemporary economic issues
- French Constitutional Law
- French Business Law
- Duality and other Specificities of the French Court System
- Legal Cultures
- International relations
- Major contemporary legal issues
- History of the law of persons and property
Multilingual studies: linguistic studies and legal terminology
- Introduction to geopolitics
- Introduction to foreign legal systems in foreign languages
- Legal traditions of the world
- Constitutional and administrative law in foreign languages
- Legal translation and drafting in foreign languages
- Oral expression in the legal context in foreign languages
2nd YEAR
Fundamentals of law
- Law of obligations
- Administrative law
- General criminal law
Complementary and cross-disciplinary
- Business law – Company structure
- Introduction to European law
- Business law – Company activities
- History of criminal law
- Public finance
- Philosophy of Law
- European Law
- European International Relations
Multilingual studies: linguistic studies and legal terminology
- Comparative law
- Criminal law in foreign languages
- Tort law
- Civil law in foreign languages
- Legal translation and writing in foreign languages
- Analysis and discussion of legal current affairs in foreign languages
- Collaborative work in comparative law/Virtual Erasmus
3rd YEAR
Fundamentals of law
- Common company law
- Civil procedure
- European Union law
- Public international law
- Private international law
- Criminal procedure
- General system of obligations
- Fundamental freedoms
- Tax law
- European economic law
Complementary and cross-disciplinary
- Special contracts
- In-depth constitutional law
- History of business law
- History of administrative law
- Labor law – Individual relations
- Introduction to cross-border litigation
- Civil family law
- Special corporate law
- Labor law – Collective relations
- Civil service law
Multilingual studies: linguistic studies and legal terminology
- Contract law in foreign languages
- Corporate law in foreign languages
- American law
- Legal translation and writing in foreign languages
- Analysis and discussion of legal current affairs in foreign languages
- Untranslatable law
- Professional project at ISIT LEGAL CLINIC
Career opportunities
Throughout the ISIT program, emphasis is placed on preparing students for the professional world, under the guidance of the Professional Integration Department.
The professional integration program combines a series of complementary measures.
- Mandatory internships every year (see the internship program)
- Mandatory professional projects within ISIT LEGAL CLINIC in partnership with courts, ministries, and institutions.
- Seminars, workshops, and conferences to build and refine your professional project.
- Professional conferences with testimonials from ISIT alumni
Continuing studies in a Master’s degree
After completing the licence degree in Law and Multilingual Studies at ISIT, students can continue their studies in a Master’s degree program at ISIT. This training provides a solid foundation for specializing in law, international relations, European affairs or legal and international careers, depending on the individual’s plans.
Master’s degree in comparative law: Law & multilingual studies program