LL.M. Taxation Law, Business Law and Compliance

Duration and Calendar

The duration of the program is 2 semesters (1 year). Students can enrol for one semester : in this cas they will receive a University Certificate.

Calendar

• The 1st semester starts mid-September or early October according to the academic calendar. Exams will take place in December.
• The 2nd semester starts late January or early February according to the academic calendar. Exams will take place in April.

=> Students must be in France and participate in the pre-LL.M. meeting at least one week before the classes start.

Courses and seminars

All classes, lectures, seminars and conferences are compulsory. Any unjustified absence will lead to a deduction of marks from the semester’s grade (0.5 point per absence).

• The classes may combine both a theoretic and a practical approach.
• Students will have to prepare personal work and assignments for each seminar. Personal work and participation are an important component of the classes.
• Conferences on specific themes led by specialists or international lecturers may be organized during the seminars.

Degree conditions

The final grade for each class is obtained by the addition of the participation/personal contribution grade and the final exam grade.

• Students will obtain a grade for each class based on personal work and participation which will form 50% of the final grade.
• A final exam is administered at the end of the semester for each class or seminar. This exam grade will form 50% of the final grade The final exam is generally a written exam, unless different indications given by the professors. The duration of the exam is 2 or 3 hours.

• To validate one semester, 30 ECTS are necessary
• To validate the year, 60 ECTS are necessary.
• Except justified exemptions, students must validate the first semester before starting the second semester.

• Students who enrol in the program may follow the two semesters over a period of two different academic years.

Internships

Although internships are not mandatory to obtain the LL.M. in French and European Union Law, specialization in Taxation Law, Business Law and Compliance , students have the possibility to undertake an internship from the end of the courses (approximately the end of April) until September 30.

Here you can find some interesting internship opportunities:

https://step.elsa.org/traineeships/search-traineeship.html

Who can apply ?

Applicants are required to hold a recognized undergraduate or postgraduate degree in law according to the academic requirements to seek admission to practice as a lawyer in their home country

• Unless approval by the Program Director, or specific cooperation agreement with partner universities, the LL.M. is not open to exchange students from partner universities.
• Applicants must enclose all the documents listed in the application form. Incomplete applications will not be examined.
• JD or LL.B. holders can seek a national degree equivalence towards a Master Degree. Other applicants can also follow the program within a University Master Degree. Students enrolled in their last year of JD or LL.B can also follow the UCP LL.M. program as part of their JD or LL.B. programs and transfer credits towards their degrees at their home institution.

• TOEFL: minimum score of 550 paper-based or 213 computer-based
• IELTS: minimum score of 6.5
• Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): Grades A, B
• Certificate in Advanced English: Grades A, B

=> Application forms can be downloaded from February 1 and are required to be returned to the LL.M Office by May 30th of the same year (unless extensions decided by the School).

How to apply?

• The Application Form for the Full LL.M. : here
• The Application Form for the Dual LL.M. : here

• LL.M./Master program : llm.droit@ml.u-cergy.fr
• Dual LL.M. with the University of Dundee : ucp-dundee.droit@ml.u-cergy.fr

If you are selected and your country is subject to the Campus France procedures, you will have to get in contact with the Campus France Offices of your country to obtain your student visa.

Selecting terms 

The selection is competitive and based on an examination of the application form. Entry to the LL.M./Master is restricted to applicants with the requisite level of honours or equivalent grades, class ranks or transcripts. The level of English and the applicant’s motivation are important criteria of selection.

• The application Committee strives to make a decision within two to six weeks after a completed application is received. Students are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
• Selected students will receive an admission letter by email. Upon reception of the admission letter, applicants  have 30 days to pay 800 Euros. This amount will be deduced from the total amount of the tuition fees.  If the confirmation of payment is not received within 30 days, the applicant will be considered as a droput and we will move forward with another candidate.

=>  Except in case of force majeure, students  who are absent at the beginning of the academic year or during the semester without informing the Program Director are considered as having abandoned the program and are not subject to refund of the tuition fees and will have to return their student cards. 

Scholarships

• LL.M. program scholarship
  The LL.M. Office offers scolarship to outstanding students:
  => Learn more
• Group TOTAL scholarships
  Our LL.M. programs have been selected for TOTAL scholarships
  => You can visit the Total website or contact  hd.internationalscholars@total.com
   
• Eiffel scholarship
   In order to apply to this scholarship, you have to be admitted to the LLM first. Please send your application together with the supporting documents to llm.droit@ml.u-cergy.fr before December 1.

            You can get more information regarding the scholarship here => Learn more: http://www.campusfrance.org/fr/eiffel

Dual LLM

The dual LL.M. program is an exciting new venture which brings together two dynamic and highly rated law schools: the CY Cergy Paris Université and the University of Dundee, Scotland (UOD).

• Students spend their first semester at CY and their second semester at UOD (total duration 1 year)
• Students are taught  by acknowledged experts and gain an in depth knowledge of a wide range of contemporary law subjects from both a common law and a civil law perspective. 

=> We recommend very strongly reading the detailed presentation Dual LL.M. and the step by step guide Dual LL.M. before applying to our LL.M./Master program!

• Professor Roxana FAMILY
  Director and Academic Advisor
  

• Augustin Bigotte / International development administrator
  LL.M. program administrator
  Office C 346 (Chênes 1)
  Tel : +33 1 34 25 22 73
  E-mail : llm.droit@ml.u-cergy.fr
  
  • School of Law
    33, boulevard du Port
    95011 Cergy Cedex