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External Work Placements I

Code: 45040
Credits: 6
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Legal Profession and Legal Representation PR 1

Contact lecturer

Name :
Santiago Robert Guillén
Email :
santiago.robert@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Zuley Fernandez Caballero
Alfredo Ramirez Nardiz

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

Graduated in Law and enrolled in the corresponding master's credits.

Objectives

Specific

Collaboration in a law firm or solicitors’ office, a courtroom, a Legal Guidance Service (SOJ), or within a legal department or advisory service. It is also possible to undertake these activities at an office of the European Union, through a specific Erasmus+ programme (Eurolawprofession) granted by the European Parliament to the UAB in collaboration with the ICAB.

Generic

  • Address professional ethical dilemmas.

  • Become acquainted with the operation and issues of institutions related to the practice of law or solicitation.

  • Understand the activities of other legal operators, as well as professionals connected with the practice of law or solicitation.

  • Receive updated information about the development of the professional career and potential lines of activity, as well as regarding the tools for their management.

  • Generally, develop the competencies and skills necessary for the practice of the profession of Law or solicitation.

Learning outcomes

  • CA12 (Maintain professional secrecy and confidentiality in relation to the matters entrusted to them.) Maintain professional secrecy and confidentiality in relation to the matters entrusted to them.
  • CA13 (Develop professional work in specialized and interdisciplinary teams.) Develop professional work in specialized and interdisciplinary teams.
  • CA14 (Interact appropriately with citizens, institutions and other professionals.) Interact appropriately with citizens, institutions and other professionals.
  • KA17 (Identify the legal acts that require, for their effectiveness, notarial intervention and those that require registration.) Identify the legal acts that require, for their effectiveness, notarial intervention and those that require registration.
  • SA38 (Effectively and correctly issue notices to and on behalf of the parties involved in a process.) Effectively and correctly issue notices to and on behalf of the parties involved in a process.
  • SA39 (Become familiar with the incorporation of the deontological duties and rights of persons serving as lawyers or attorneys in relations with clients, other parties (not only opponents, but also those who have different interests), courts, public authorities and other professional practitioners.) Become familiar with the incorporation of the deontological duties and rights of persons serving as lawyers or attorneys in relations with clients, other parties (not only opponents, but also those who have different interests), courts, public authorities and other professional practitioners.
  • SA40 (Learn how to identify situations of conflict of interest that might occur in professional practice and how to proceed in relation to clients and also eventually to any other professional practitioners that might be involved.) Learn how to identify situations of conflict of interest that might occur in professional practice and how to proceed in relation to clients and also eventually to any other professional practitioners that might be involved.
  • SA41 (Properly integrate the right to defence and representation in legal proceedings of clients within the framework of national and international judicial protection systems.) Properly integrate the right to defence and representation in legal proceedings of clients within the framework of national and international judicial protection systems.

Contents

Students are fully integrated into a professional office where they must carry out the same activities they will later perform as practising solicitors or barristers, both in terms of their interactions with their surroundings and in the study and resolution of the cases assigned to them.


This first practice module can also be undertaken in a courtroom or institution approved by the coordinator.


 

Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
search of case law and similar activities 10 0.4
writing legal documents 10 0.4
report writing 5 0.2
activitites at the place of destiny 125 5

The methodology is eminently practical and tailored to the peculiarities of the field where the training is carried out, whether in a professional office or in a courtroom. It is based on the analysis and resolution of legal issues upon which opinions are issued, reports and opinions are drafted, or procedural documents are formulated.

It should be noted that in this context, dynamics and methodologies characteristic of cooperative and participative work are highly prevalent.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Student report 10% 0 0 CA12, CA13, CA14, KA17, SA38, SA39, SA40, SA41
Tutor report 90% 0 0 CA12, CA13, CA14, KA17, SA38, SA39, SA40, SA41

Continuous assessment in which 90% of the grade is obtained through a tutor's report, and the remaining 10% from the student's report. 

 

Bibliography

-PALOMAR OLMEDO, Alberto (Dir.), Practicum acceso a la abogacía 2023 (Dúo), Cizur Menor (Navarra): Aranzadi, 2023.

Software

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Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(PEXTmRD) Pràctiques externes i pràcticum (màster RD) 1 Catalan second semester morning-mixed