ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Law and Political Science
Presentation
- Head of teaching: Mélanie Jaoul
The Master's degree in Notarial Law is professionally oriented: the courses are designed to prepare students for specific professions, namely those related to notarial practice. All courses and the diverse composition of the teaching team are designed to promote the professional focus of the program. This objective is facilitated by a very precise targeting of career opportunities and by contacts developed with regional and national notarial professional bodies (as evidenced, for example, by the annual organization of a symposium with ARNU: Association Rapprochement Notariat-Université).
Objectives
The primary purpose of the Master's degree in Notarial Law is professional, with courses organized to prepare students for specific careers: professions in the notarial field.
This specific focus makes it possible to:
- develop a curriculum tailored to the needs of the profession
- recruit highly motivated students with a realistic view of their future careers (a view generally developed through previous internships, which are one of the selection criteria).
At the same time, this program has scientific ambitions. This is reflected in the organization of regular conferences, open to students and professionals in the relevant sector, and above all in the holding of an annual symposium, co-organized with a professional association that guides the choice of theme towards practical considerations. The four previous editions of this event have been the subject of national publications.
This aspect helps to maintain the motivation and cohesion of the students (who participate scientifically in this event) and to give their degree national recognition.
Know-how and skills
Holders of a Master's degree in Notarial Law from the University of Montpellier can perform the following activities:
- They prepare deeds relating to matrimonial property regimes, inheritance, and real estate transactions.
- They receive clients for the signing of deeds.
- They assess the civil and tax consequences of financial transactions on clients' assets and optimize these consequences.
- prepares the legal aspects of real estate development and marketing transactions.
- explains to clients the technical diagnostics carried out on real estate properties.
- verifies the rights and powers of owners over properties (to ensure that they have the right to rent or sell them).
- draws up rental contracts.
Ultimately
- manages a notary business (managing staff, suppliers, expenses, and accounting).
Organization
Program
The program is not open to work-study students; it is a two-year on-campus program.
Select a program
Master's Degree in Notarial Law
Optional
Rural law (ST)
3 creditsCondominium law (ST)
3 creditsDigital skills - Pix+Law preparation
EU Tax law on assets
7 creditsTD Tax Law for Wealth Management
2 creditsCM Tax Law for Wealth Management
5 credits
EU Insolvency Law Group 1
7 creditsEU Civil Law: Succession
7 creditsReal estate development law (ST)
3 credits
Master's Degree in Notarial Law
Private international law relating to notarial activities
5 creditsLanguage: Notarial English
Family property law
5 creditsEU of choice
Security interests and land registration law
4 creditsTaxation of real estate assets
5 creditsContract law
2 creditsTutorials and professional lectures
4 creditsPractical cases of international inheritance taxation
Notarial ethics and responsibility
Collective proceedings and notary services
Estate mediation
Rural law
Practical case study in notarial business law
Practical cases on business transfers
Tutorials on marital property
Tutorials on inheritance and gifts
The funds
Authenticity
Case studies on rights of return and rights
Public domain
Land advertising
Admission
Admission requirements
Prerequisite: a bachelor's degree in law. Admission to the two-year master's program is approved by the Selection Committee, after reviewing only the application documents submitted on the monmaster.gouv.fr platform. The Committee does not conduct interviews or grant individual appointments.
Particular attention is paid to civil law grades from the three years and to those obtained in subjects related to notarial practice.
Documents sent individually to members of the Commission outside the procedure and outside the schedule will not be considered.
Traditional path: Bachelor's degree in law and possible internships in a notary's office.
And after
Continuing education
Advanced Diploma in Notarial Studies
Professional integration
Holders of a Master 2 in Notarial Law will most often work in the legal sector, but they may also apply their skills in the financial and real estate sectors.
They may pursue the following careers:
- notary clerk
- eventually, certified notary and salaried notary
- holder of a notarial office (position subject to acquisition of this office or the award of a notarial office through competitive examination)
- asset manager within a specialized banking department
- asset manager within a specialized insurance department
- lawyer in a real estate development company or real estate agency