Intended Level of Study
Bachelor's degree (BAC +3)
ECTS
60 credits
Duration
1 year
Training Structure
School of Law and Political Science
Overview
The training program is designed and organized in close partnership with the notarial profession: at the local level, with the Regional Council of Notaries of the Montpellier Court of Appeals and the Montpellier Institute of Notarial Professions; and at the national level, with the High Council of Notaries and the National Center for Professional Education in Notarial Studies.
The professional nature of the bachelor’s degree program includes not only theoretical instruction but also practical experience provided by notaries. The implementation of an internship and a supervised project also requires close collaboration between the university and the professional organizations representing the notarial profession.
More generally, this partnership allows professionals to express their needs and expectations, as well as to provide practical input regarding the content of the training program.
Furthermore, particularly at the local level, the goal of cooperation is to identify local needs based on the local labor market.
The Benefits of the Training Program
Objectives
The objective of the professional bachelor’s degree in “notarial professions” is twofold: immediate entry into the workforce and a stepping stone toward pursuing a degree program that may ultimately lead to taking the technical knowledge examination required for admission to the notarial profession (Decree No. 73-609 of July 5, 1973, Art. 7).
Expertise and Skills
Targeted Skills:
In terms of the content of their work, this employee is capable of drafting and carrying out simple legal documents or transactions. In terms of autonomy, the employee is capable of performing tasks based on general guidelines and under regular supervision.
With specific regard to technical skills, the holder of the professional bachelor’s degree in notarial practice from the University of Montpellier:
- has a thorough understanding of the specialized subjects necessary for practicing as a notary’s assistant: real estate law, tax law as applied to notarial transactions (particularly real estate matters), contract law, family law, private international law as it relates to notarial practice, and notarial security law.
- has a thorough understanding of the law of obligations and contract drafting
- has a thorough understanding of real estate law and family property law
- has a thorough understanding of personal and real estate taxation and family property law.
- has a thorough understanding of real estate law, urban planning law, and contract drafting.
In the course of his practice, he:
- prepares the necessary documents for the settlement of matrimonial property regimes, estates, and real estate transactions.
- handles the legal aspects of real estate development and marketing transactions.
- verifies the rights and powers of property owners (to ensure they have the right to rent or sell the property).
- assesses the civil and tax implications of financial transactions on clients’ assets and works to optimize those implications.
Organization
Knowledge Assessment
The professional bachelor’s degree is awarded to students who have achieved both an overall grade point average of 10/20 or higher across all coursework, including the supervised project and the internship, and a grade point average of 10/20 or higher for the combined supervised project and internship.
Both the supervised project and the internship must each be the subject of a graded thesis or report.
If the professional bachelor's degree has not been earned, the courses in which a grade point average of 10/20 was achieved may be credited.
Two exam sessions (the first in May, the second in June) are held for all courses, with the exception of the supervised project and the internship.
Program
The professional bachelor’s degree consists of 430 hours of coursework organized into course units (UE) > instruction is in-person; there are no distance learning courses.
The semester-long legal courses are taught through lectures and tutorials, which are assessed through quizzes and final exams.
EU Matrimonial Property Regimes
6 creditsEU Inheritance Transfer
8 creditsEU General Private Law
8 creditsEU Real Estate Law
8 credits
EU Resources for Professional Practice
6 creditsEU Credit and Business Law
8 creditsEU Supervised Project
Option 1
Choose one of the following two options:
EU Internship
8 creditsInternship/Employment
EU Internship
6 creditsEU Student Engagement
And then
Employment Placement
The Professional Bachelor’s Degree in “Notarial Professions” is primarily designed to prepare students for the role of notary office assistant, classified at Level T1 under the notarial collective bargaining agreement, which defines the duties of a Level T1 assistant as follows:
- Activity description: drafting or performing simple documents or tasks
- Autonomy: Work is performed according to general guidelines and under regular supervision.