
MBA International Business Law - Compliance Specialization
- October 2026
- French
- 9300
- Initial training
Description
The MBA in International Business Law is intended not only for legal students, but also for professionals wishing to master the specific legal issues of their sector of activity. This training gives them a perfect mastery of market and business issues. A decisive advantage in an increasingly competitive market where these two sectors remain closely linked.
The training is structured around three professionalizing axes:
- Legal risk within companies and markets;
- Mastery of the fundamental disciplines of the two sectors;
- The implementation of more legally adapted strategic solutions.
Prize
The Master in Business Administration (MBA) in International Business Law was awarded the Eduniversal-SMBG Innovation Prize in the 2017 ranking.
Skills developed

Thanks to an innovative educational approach and a committed network of companies, firms, and academics, we support students in finding employment in a wide variety of organizations in France and abroad. The program prepares students for:
- Acquire in-depth legal training in the various areas of business law: acquisition of up-to-date knowledge and expertise in regulatory requirements;
- Develop solid knowledge of regulatory and financial practices, and make the law a winning tool for the company and its various partners;
- Have the know-how required to support the company as well as its financial, accounting, tax and social development... ;
- Adopt a cross-functional approach to the company: upstream risk prevention, post-crisis support, image control, support with administrative and legal authorities, etc
MBA International Business Law - Compliance Specialization program 2023/2024
Teaching methods:
Face-to-face: 95% | Online: 5%
Lectures: 60% | Tutorials: 40%
- Financial law
- International business law
- Compliance and money laundering
- Financial risk
- Digital law
- Project management
- Risk mapping
- Regulatory monitoring
- Financial crime
- Financial market compliance
- Advanced corporate taxation
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Financial engineering
- Corporate law and practice
- Corporate accounting
- Legal issues
- Cooperation and settlement agreements
- Compliance program
- Anti-competitive practices
- Digital risk
- Regulatory authorities
- Corruption risk
- Serious games
- Compliance officer
- IT and PIX
- English
- Soft skills
- Pathway to excellence - for students in initial training
- Research methodology
- Thesis work
- Defense
Four-month internship (88 days in the company) for initial training
Semester 2
- Financial law
- Financial crime
- Financial market compliance
- Regulatory authority
- Legal issues
- Digital risk
- Anti-competitive risk
- Corruption risk
- Case studies & Serious Games
- Compliance program
- Compliance Officer
- Cooperation and settlement agreements
- English
- IT
MBA objectives

- Diagnose and identify risks associated with operations: understand the various risks to which the company is exposed, propose solutions and provide appropriate support.
- Detect fraudulent and non-compliant activities: find solutions based on specific cases.
- Cultivate the company's image: internal and external cooperation, identify and implement important and steering functions.
- Develop a risk map and a compliance charter.
Enrolment is open all year round and closes once the number of students has been reached (places are limited per class).
Registration deadline: 2 October 2024. After these dates, please contact the admissions department directly at [email protected].
Admission procedure
Pre-selection of the file including :
- CV
- Application questionnaire
- Skills assessment interview
Prerequisites
- Baccalaureate +4 or any equivalent foreign diploma (240 CTS)
- Have a professional project in line with the targeted programme
- Professional English Proficiency (official TOEFL score of 550 and above or TOEIC of 750, or IELTS 6.0)
Career prospects
Professions
- Risk analyst: financial and compliance risk at banking and financial institutions
- Compliance officer: particularly in banking
- Compliance manager: RCCI (compliance and internal control manager) and RCSI (compliance and investment services manager). These two roles require a professional license issued exclusively by the AMF (French Financial Markets Authority) upon examination.
Business areas
- Law firms
- Banks: legal department, litigation department
- Investment service providers
- Service providers in the tertiary sector
- Legal departments in the private or public sector
- NGOs
- Consumer goods companies
- Companies in the automotive, shipbuilding, or rail sectors
- Companies in the tourism, hotel, and restaurant sectors
- Publishers and trade journals
Teaching method
Specific features of the ESLSCA methodology: The program is based on very active student participation in all events organized by the teaching team and the school. This active participation begins with classes based on flipped learning, practical case studies, legal workshops, legal and financial arrangements, etc.
Competitive examination (Paris Bar): the program allows student lawyers to validate their Individual Educational Project (PPI), which consists of six months of training.
Student participation and involvement
Group work
Skills development (soft skills, etc.): In addition to technical skills, students' constant involvement allows them to develop human and interpersonal skills, which are increasingly valued by recruiters.
Forum and trade shows
To promote the program, academic administrators and students are encouraged to participate in various events and fairs.
8000 M²This is the size of the new ESLSCA Business School campus. A new space in the heart of Paris in the 19th arrondissement.
Take advantage of high-tech equipped rooms, a large cafeteria, numerous rest rooms, etc.
17 specialized trainingWhich prepares you for the jobs of tomorrow in finance, marketing, international and many others
15 000Alumni around the world who proudly wear the school colors. A valuable network which is a real asset for our students who can ask them for advice and benefit from their experiences
5 000This is the number of jobs offered to students for internships or work-study programs. Our teams put in place many means to help our students find what suits them: coaching session, recruitment forums, Career center etc.
What our students think
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"The school offers real opportunities and prospects for advancement in the professional world."