Master of Law (MLaw) in Law and Economics

Organised jointly by the Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration and the Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC Lausanne), this programme is intended to supplement initial training in law and/or economics with an interdisciplinary approach, allowing students from each of these two fields to acquire a thorough knowledge of the other discipline.

There is indeed a manifest need for professionals who can combine a thorough knowledge of law with a good understanding of economics. At a time when transversal skills are increasingly important, the Masters offers law students and economics students the possibility of acquiring knowledge relevant to different economic sectors of the world of business.

The Master in Law and Economics focuses primarily on commercial and financial law, corporate management and taxation.

The Master of Law and Economics gives the holders of a Bachelor’s degree in Law access to placements as a lawyer. The Master’s also allows students to benefit from equivalences as part of training linked to the diplomas of tax expert and chartered accountant. A range of careers is accessible :

• Industrial companies, insurance, trust companies
• Private banking, merchant banking, corporate investment, wealth management
• Legal advice (lawyers), auditing, accounting, tax consultancy, compliance
• Tax administrations, financial services of public authorities
• FINMA (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority), SECO (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs), SIX (Swiss Stock Exchange), COMCO (Competition Commission), FOJ (Federal Office of Justice), COPA (Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations), MROS (Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland)
• International organisations, in particular WTO, OECD
• Employers’ and trades unions organisations

You have the possibility of taking part in a one-semester mobility placement (30 ECTS credits) at a university in German-speaking Switzerland or abroad, with the prior permission of the competent authorities responsible for the Master’s degree.