ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training Structure
School of Law and Political Science
Overview
- Academic Director: Mélanie Jaoul
The Master’s in Notarial Law is designed to prepare students for specific professions: careers in the notarial profession. All of the courses and the diverse composition of the faculty are designed to support the program’s professional orientation. This objective is furthered by a very precise focus on career opportunities and by established contacts with regional and national notarial professional bodies (as evidenced, for example, by the annual symposium organized in collaboration with ARNU: Association Rapprochement Notariat-Université).
Objectives
The primary purpose of the Master’s in Notarial Law is professional; the curriculum is designed to prepare students for specific professions: careers in the notarial field.
This highly specialized focus allows for both:
- the development of a curriculum tailored to the needs of the profession
- the recruitment of students who are highly motivated and have a realistic view of the professions they intend to pursue (a perspective generally developed through prior internships, as this is one of the selection criteria).
At the same time, this program has scientific ambitions. This is reflected in the organization of periodic conferences, open to students and professionals in the relevant sector, and especially in the hosting of an annual symposium, co-organized with a professional association that helps guide the choice of theme toward practical considerations. The four previous editions of this event have been the subject of national publications.
This aspect helps foster student motivation and cohesion (as students participate in the scientific aspects of the event) and lends national recognition to their degree.
Expertise and Skills
Graduates of the Master’s program in Notarial Law at the University of Montpellier can perform the following activities:
- They prepare legal documents related to matrimonial property regimes, estates, and real estate transactions.
- They meet with clients to have legal documents signed.
- They assess the civil and tax implications of financial transactions on clients’ assets and optimize those implications.
- He prepares the legal aspects of real estate development and marketing transactions.
- He explains to clients the technical inspections performed on real estate properties.
- He verifies the rights and powers of property owners (to ensure they have the right to rent or sell the properties).
- He drafts lease agreements.
Eventually
- he manages a notary practice (managing staff, vendors, expenses, and accounting).
Organization
Program
This program is not available as a work-study program; it is a two-year on-campus program.
Select a program
Master's Degree (Year 1) in Notarial Law
Optional
Agricultural Law (ST)
3 creditsCondominium Law (ST)
3 creditsDigital Skills - Pix+Droit Prep
EU Property Tax Law
7 creditsTD: Estate Tax Law
2 creditsMaster's in Estate Tax Law
5 credits
EU Insolvency Law, Group 1
7 creditsEU Civil Law: Inheritance
7 creditsReal Estate Development Law (ST)
3 credits
Master's Degree in Notarial Law (Year 2)
Private International Law as It Applies to Notarial Practice
5 creditsLanguage: Notarial English
Family Property Law
5 creditsEU Options
Choose one of the following two options:
Security Interests and Land Registration Law
4 creditsTaxation of Real Estate Assets
5 creditsLaw of Obligations
2 creditsTutorials and Professional Lectures
4 creditsCase Studies on International Estate Taxation
Notarial Ethics and Liability
Insolvency Proceedings and Notarial Services
Estate Mediation
Agricultural Law
Case Study in Business Notarial Law
Case Studies on Business Succession
Tutorials on Marital Property
Tutorials on Inheritance and Gifts
Funds
Authenticity
Case Studies on Rights of Return and Rights
Public Ownership
Land Registry
Admission
Admission Requirements
Prerequisite: a bachelor’s degree in law. Admission to the two-year master’s program is approved by the Selection Committee, based solely on a review of the application materials submitted via the monmaster.gouv.fr platform. The Committee does not conduct any interviews and does not schedule any individual meetings.
Particular attention is given to civil law grades from all three years and to grades earned in courses related to notarial practice.
Documents submitted individually to members of the Commission outside the formal procedure and outside the established timeline will not be considered.
Traditional path: Bachelor’s degree in law and, potentially, internships at a notary’s office.
And then
Continuing Education
Advanced Notarial Degree
Employment Placement
Graduates of the Master 2 in Notarial Law program will most often work in the legal sector, although they may also apply their skills in the financial and real estate sectors.
They may pursue the following careers:
- notary clerk
- eventually, a licensed notary or salaried notary
- head of a notary office (a position subject to obtaining this office or being awarded the creation of a notary office through a competitive examination)
- wealth manager within a specialized banking division
- wealth manager within a specialized insurance division
- legal counsel at a real estate development company or a real estate agency