LL.M. in Law & Tax Management
The renowned LL.M. in Law & Tax Management programme enables you to acquire the techniques and skills you need to create organisational and corporate value through the law. Working in close cooperation with the staff and researchers of the EDHEC Augmented Law Institute, you will have in Semester 2 a choice of two areas of in-depth studies: Contract practice or Tax challenges.
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An MSc where Legal Eagles meet Business Gurus
The LL.M. in Law & Tax Management, delivered in partnership with the EDHEC Augmented Law Institute, is designed to give you the techniques and skills to create organisational and business value through the law. You will gain hands-on knowledge of the relationships between companies and their legal environment, as well as an in-depth understanding of the practice of business law in international law firms and corporate legal departments. This programme, aimed at young talented degree holders, opens the door to a wide range of positions in the legal world, including business lawyer, in-house counsel, contract manager, compliance officer, Legal Tech lawyer, or legal operations officer.
OVERVIEW
Your MSc in Law & Tax Management in a nutshell
The LL.M. in Law & Tax management will give you a thorough understanding of the practice of business law in international law firms and legal departments of companies.
I'm Christophe Roquilly, I'm a professor of Law. I'm the co-director of the LL.M. programme and I'm also lead of the Business Law & Management track, and the legal EDHEC Research Center. And I'm the current Dean of Faculty and Research at EDHEC Business School.
You know, in the beginning, my field of expertise was IP law and corporate law. And I taught these topics and I practiced also in these topics. And then being at EDHEC, meeting colleagues in other fields: Business, Finance, Management, Strategy and so forth... And meeting also different people from companies. I started to learn more about companies, about
management. And then again, step by step, my fields of
interest became to be in law and management, law and strategy, law and ethics. So the relationships you have to find between legal practice, legal reasoning and business activities. And this is mostly what I do now. And more especially the key question, which is "how can you augment the law practice through other kinds of expertise and skills, which are soft skills, digital skills and business skills?".
What we call augmented lawyers now, they need to have more than legal skills. They need to have soft skills, of course. They need to have business skills and digital skills. So we try through courses, seminars, different training, the internship they have, and the people they meet, to make them fully aware
of what is expected by the legal industry. I would say, there is no one "wow" moment, do not expect to have any "wow" moments. I think, what is important is to have a list, and a long list of short "wow" moments. short pieces of happiness. And the more you can add short pieces and the short steps, I think the more you will realise yourself. Rather than waiting for the big thing and
then what after that? I think that it is important in the relationships between professors and students, to have this connection. And sometimes you just sense something kind of invisible, a wire, that creates, generates an idea in the student's mind. Even if there is just one student per year saying: "Well, you gave me the idea and the willingness to do something", then my job is done.
The EDHEC Master's programme is accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research to confer a recognised BAC+5 degree with the Master's Grade. This authorisation was granted following an evaluation by the National Management Programmes Assessment Commission (Commission d’Évaluation des Formations de Gestion).
- Enhance your expertise and learn to implement technical solutions in a broad range of legal areas
- Improve your lawyering skills, with a focus on the digitalisation of the legal industry
- Handle complex legal issues
- Learn how to be a business partner with non-lawyers
- Master strategic thinking when it comes to managing legal risk & compliance
- Create value using the law
JULY-AUG
FOUNDATION COURSES*
SEPT-FEB
CORE MODULES & ELECTIVES
MAR-MAY
PERSONALISATION PERIOD: electives, certificates, learning expeditions, Master project
JUNE-ONWARDS
INTERNSHIP OR EMPLOYMENT
*based on applicant's background, some fully remote and self-paced courses may be required before the on-campus modules begin in September.
September–May: on-campus academic courses* - June onwards: work experience
- 18-month full-time programme: One-year academic programme and a 4-6-month internship/work placement
- Taught entirely in English
- A mix of foundation courses, core courses & electives
- Career Booster
- Master’s project
- French classes
*based on applicant's background, some fully remote and self-paced courses may be required before the on-campus modules begin in September.
Age range: 22-29
We are excited by the LL.M. in Law & Tax Management. Its value is its ability to bring forth new ideas in global business practices and make the experience of learning exciting, cutting edge and meaningful to the economic and legal challenges confronting the world today. The development of this MSc programme is the cultivation of our combined years of experience as educators and practitioners. It fulfils our purpose to create a platform and process to educate the brightest minds interested in business law. We chose to create the LL.M. in Law & Tax Management at EDHEC because the spirit of this business school corresponds to the mission and values of our programme: contribute to the education of lawyers as modern business partners. We are thrilled to help shape the future of our industry.
Christophe Collard & Christophe Roquilly
directors, LL.M. in Tax & Law Management
COURSES
The core skills you need in Law and Tax Management
Our teaching methods aim to give you the core skills you need to succeed in a complex and competitive business environment. You will learn to deepen your analytical thinking, develop practical skills and design creative strategies for business success.
Our methodology includes:
- Core curriculum
- Blended learning
- Applied learning
- Personal performance coaching
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Core curriculum
- Embraces the latest technology
- Responds to trends in the market
- Co-developed with leading business partners
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Blended learning
- Tutorials
- Lectures
- Workshops
- Seminars
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Applied learning
- Business games
- Case studies
- Consulting projects
- Personal performance coaching
- Interviewing strategies
- Teamwork development
- Intercultural communication skills
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You will take three of the following five online foundational courses in the July/August period prior to arriving on campus. Depending on your background, the Selection Committee may require you to take certain classes or allow you to choose three courses from the list.
The objective of this course is to provide you with a solid grounding in the principles and practices of finance and to develop your understanding of the tools required to make good financial decisions.
This module aims to provide you with knowledge and understanding of key management issues in corporate finance and the market for financial assets.
This course objectives are to equip you with sound understanding of the fundamental concepts and vocabulary used in statistical modelling and make you aware of the powers of data analysis. It will enable you to correctly assess the validity of current techniques to common business situations, use simple Python programs to manipulate data and expressions, and confidently handle the presentation and interpretation of data using python language.
The course gives you an overview of the foundations of financial accounting, with a practical focus on financial statement analysis and the valuation of public organisations. These foundations are deemed necessary for students to successfully pursue their studies at master's level.
The purpose of this course is to equip you with a fundamental knowledge of marketing and to demonstrate the key role that marketing plays in any organisation. You will gain a better understanding of what marketing is and its role in the firm, as well as the process of value creation from the perspective of customers, producers and society at large. You will learn how to mix various marketing tools and techniques in a coherent manner.
The primary objective of this course is to help you answer important strategic questions for companies or organisations, such as: What business will we be in? How do we compete for resources and create value? How do we organise for and assess performance?
In this course, you will focus on the complex and multidimensional nature of strategic decision-making.
Core modules are classes that must be taken by all students of the programme.
You will gain a complete background on the substance of European Union (EU) competition law and economics. You will learn to analyse, from the perspective of firms and their counsel, the main strategic issues arising from the enforcement of EU competition rules.
On completion of the course, you will know and understand the substantive rules of EU competition law and be able to advise companies on competition law compliance.
You will learn about the current legal issues arising from the growing use of artificial intelligence in society and how to take advantage of the following trends: new business models, collective intelligence, legal design, robotic process automation (RPA), legal process outsourcing (LPO), predictive justice, “lawyers on demand”, legal analytics and data, legal talent management and more.
On completion of the course, you will be equipped with the mindset and key skills you need to become an “augmented lawyer” in the legal industry. You will also be able to create your personal talent development plan (digital skills, soft skills and business skills).
You will understand the impact of artificial intelligence on lawmaking and allocations of rights. On completion of the course, you will be able to understand the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence, and how these bear on legal arguments supported by machine learning. You will also be able to provide arguments for and against the efficacy of machine-based predictions in legal contexts and provide arguments for and against the expansion of liability regimes impacted by artificial intelligence.
Managers often face ethical dilemmas in the workplace. Moreover, various stakeholders are demanding ever more responsibility from business agents. This course will introduce you to core business ethics issues, enabling you to analyse and apply them in any given workplace.
You will learn about the comprehensive analytical frameworks used to address ethical dilemmas and discuss the relevance of ethical concerns in the management of for-profit and non-profit organisations through various case studies.
You will gain an in-depth understanding of EU data protection law, with particular analysis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), enabling you to master its key concepts and to ensure its practical and problematic interplay with other topics (intellectual property law, including database protection, consumer protection, etc.).
On completion of this course, you will know how to apply its principles, rights, and obligations in practical scenarios (for example, creating a data protection impact assessment) and to analyse the new challenges of data processing (algorithmic regulation, intersection with intellectual property law).
The aim of this course is to go deeper into the idea that law matters for business strategy and operations, and vice versa. In this context, you will learn how companies can benefit from their legal environment by using the law or by creating changes in the legal environment, for example, through regulatory management and lobbying techniques. Conversely, you will learn how new business models or corporate strategies may have an impact on the existing legal framework.
This course will prepare you for legal practice by enhancing your critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. You will learn about methods enabling you to design innovative solutions to business-related issues. You will also prepare for your LL.M. master’s project, be it research work or a case study. In this context, you will learn how to rigorously apply research methods to problem-solving tasks that seek to create value, test ideas, design innovative solutions and identify opportunities. This process will culminate in the publication of a paper in a law journal.
The aim of this course is to provide you with an understanding of the different “Appropriate Dispute Resolution” (ADR) methods of resolving business disputes, as well as to develop your knowledge and skills in the many areas of dispute resolution (including, but not limited to the legal aspects), with a focus on arbitration and mediation.
Taxation is very often perceived as a technical matter handled by the accounting department, until it reaches the legal department in the case of tax audit issues. In a global and digitalised world, taxation is still a core topic with a huge impact on the entire value chain. This course digs into a business-model strategy to better understand the tax implications of the activities of each corporate department, from supply chain to sales.
On completion of this course, you will be able to suggest business reorganisation for tax efficiency and fully understand the diplomatic and ethical outcomes of national and international taxation.
Taxation is very often perceived as a technical matter handled by the accounting department, until it reaches the legal department in the case of tax audit issues. In a global and digitalised world, taxation is still a core topic with a huge impact on the entire value chain. This course digs into a business-model strategy to better understand the tax implications of the activities of each corporate department, from supply chain to sales.
On completion of this course, you will be able to suggest business reorganisation for tax efficiency and fully understand the diplomatic and ethical outcomes of national and international taxation.
The objective of this course is twofold: first, you will acquire and develop your skills and competencies regarding the legal aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions; you will also get a clear understating of the financial aspects and financial mechanisms involved by the practice of M&A transaction all along such an operation, from target identification to post-closing/integration period. In particular, you will be able to participate in the calculation of the enterprise value (EV) by using specific metrics and concepts to define the right price through adjustments.
This course will provide you with an understanding of the principal mechanisms of intellectual property law, and the way intellectual property rights can be used by companies to protect, create and develop value in globalized and digital economies. In particular, you will be able to propose effective ways to protect and develop companies’ innovations.
Option 1: Contract Practice
Drafting & enforcing international contracts
Contract management
Option 2: Tax challenges
International tax efficiency
Taxtech challenges & tax reasoning methods
Personalisation period
As part of the personalisation period of your MSc programme, you will be able to choose one certificate to complete or broaden your expertise by taking part in a learning expedition and follow several elective courses.
All students must complete a Master’s project, which provides the opportunity to develop strong writing and analytical skills and to gain expertise on a given topic.
The master’s project allows you to put your newly acquired knowledge and skills into practice. If you prove your ability to undertake high quality research, members of the EDHEC faculty or its research centres may offer you the opportunity to deliver your Master Project in the form of applied research, working under their supervision.
The personal and professional benefits of an internship are immense and enduring. The same goes for expanding your global contact network. During your internships abroad, you will develop valuable business relationships that will take your career goals to an international level. Many students find their jobs as a result of internships during their time at EDHEC.
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Reflexive and Positive Leadership |
In 2022, EDHEC's Chair in Leadership Development, together with its partner, Potentialife, is launching a Certificate in Reflexive and Positive Leadership. Based on Potentialife’s 18 years of experience in providing Learning Teams™ and a "Reflexive Leader" course in schools and companies, this 90-hour course will help you to develop self-leadership and, thus, your capacity to lead others with a high degree of reflexivity and positivity. You will be invited to engage in deep personal reflection on your leadership using the specific methods and tools developed by the Leadership Development Chair and Potentialife, both on your own and in groups.
With the support of:
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Leading SAFe® & Product owner |
In a context of volatile, complex, and ambiguous change, agile transformations are at the heart of every company’s agenda. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the necessity of change, the challenges of transformations and their operational implications at a company scale, on a strategic and an operational point of view. You will also have the opportunity to experiment the roles of product owner and change leader by taking part in a consulting case study. You can prepared for two certificates: Professional Scrum Product Owner level 1 and SAFe SA – SAFe Agilist, by Scaled Agile.
With the support of:
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Foresight Innovation & Transformation |
Co-developed with and supported by leading companies and NGOs and the EDHEC Chair for Foresight, Innovation and Transformation, this certificate programme will enable you to acquire the methods and skills to lead the sustainability transition. You will master strategic foresight tools and techniques to anticipate and plan strategic change interventions, understand and leverage systemic change and employ entrepreneurial management techniques to build a competitive advantage. You will also have the opportunity to become an EDHEC certified Strategic Foresight Professional.
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Project management |
You will gain practical and theoretical project management fundamentals. You will learn to master project management tools such as Project Charter, Project plan, Stakeholder analysis, Schedule… The certificate is based on “best practices” collected from worldwide professionals and documented by Project Management Institute (PMI®) through the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), a worldwide Project Management Standard. This certification is recognised by the French government
With the support of:
You can choose your electives from a list of courses.
- Behavioural science for sustainability
- Business models for sustainability
- Data analytics with python for starters
- Introduction to sustainable finance
- Managing risks, compliance and human rights
- Marketing intelligence for luxury
- Responsible ai & data protection
- Strategic cost and performance management
- Vba for excel
- Customer & data analytics
- Economic crime, fraud and money laundering
- Is our digital & tech world sustainable?
- Global justice & human rights
- Inside the gaming industry: strategies, stakeholders, revenue generation
- Luxury brand management
- Managing diversity & inclusion in the entertainment industry & beyond
- Marketing intelligence for luxury
- Risk management
- Sustainable textile
Our MSc students may apply to participate in a study tour. The aim is to immerse the students in a real professional and cultural environment, so as to become acquainted with specific industry practices. By way of illustration, our past study tours have focused on the creative economy in Montréal, on innovative businesses in San Francisco, Berlin and Paris, on value creation in the film industry in Bulgaria, on new tech in Dublin and on the legal industry and legal tech in London.
This year, you can choose from the followings:
CeADAR, the National Centre for Applied Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, acting through its administrator, the University College Dublin (UCD), National University of Ireland, provides a 3-day training programme on “Business-oriented Applied Data Analytics and Machine Learning”. This programme, which includes master classes, practical exercises and corporate visits provides an extensive overview of applied data analytics to include data analysis and machine learning mechanisms, including deep learning. You will learn the theory in master classes, explore how key industries exploit and use this data in real life situations and engage in workshops dedicated to applying this learning to real challenges using data science. On completion of the programme, you will be evaluated on key content and understanding of machine learning and business-orientated data analytics.
In this course, you will be immersed in the entertainment industry through field visits and seminars to understand the value chain, from offers to the final experience in a specific sector as an illustration. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to understand the issues and major challenges from the entertainment, apply marketing techniques on management of entertainment offers, argue on the creation of value and create a crowdfunding campaign.
The objective of the course is to examine three perspectives on technology strategy: startups, corporations acquiring innovation, and software houses. You will learn about the concept of a technology strategy, the various approaches that can be taken in different scenarios, the components that should be included in a technology strategy, and whether having a technology strategy is necessary for every company.
Michael Antioco
Michael Antioco
Pierre-Jean Barlatier
Pierre-Jean Barlatier
Foresight, Innovation and Transformation Chair Affiliate
Fabian Bernhard
Fabian Bernhard
Family Business and Psychology
Ludovic Cailluet
Ludovic Cailluet
EDHEC Centre for Responsible Entrepreneurship Director, Family Business Chair Research Associate, Global Economic Transformation & Technology (GETT) Track Director
Grégoire Cauchie
Grégoire Cauchie
Marie-Cécile Cervellon
Marie-Cécile Cervellon
Martin Chour
Martin Chour
Gilles COLEY
Gilles COLEY
Christophe Collard
Christophe Collard
Deputy Head of Law, LLM in Law & Tax Management Manager BLM Manager, EDHEC Augmented Law Institute Researcher
David Dalmasso
David Dalmasso
Peter Daly
Peter Daly
Director of MSc in Management & Leadership
Denis Dauchy
Denis Dauchy
EMBA Programme Director, Leadership Development Chair Affiliate Researcher, Management in Innovative Health Chair Research Associate
Arne De Keyser
Arne De Keyser
Sylvie Deffayet Davrout
Sylvie Deffayet Davrout
Emmanuelle Deglaire
Emmanuelle Deglaire
EDHEC Augmented Law Institute Researcher
Etienne Denis
Etienne Denis
MSc in Marketing Analytics Director, Management in Innovative Health Chair Research Associate
Elizabeth Dickson
Elizabeth Dickson
Business Communication Coordinator
Philippe du Jardin
Philippe du Jardin
IT Coordinator
Björn Fasterling
Björn Fasterling
EDHEC Augmented Law Institute Researcher
Maria Figueroa-Armijos
Maria Figueroa-Armijos
Ivan Gordeliy
Ivan Gordeliy
Claire Grevet
Claire Grevet
Guergana Guintcheva
Guergana Guintcheva
Master Business Management Programme Director
Frédéric Herbin
Frédéric Herbin
Hager Jemel-Fornetty
Hager Jemel-Fornetty
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Sachin Kamble
Sachin Kamble
Foresight, Innovation and Transformation Chair Member
Yenee Kim
Yenee Kim
Karin Kollenz-Quétard
Karin Kollenz-Quétard
Foresight, Innovation and Transformation Chair Member
Rania Labaki
Rania Labaki
Eric Labbe
Eric Labbe
Konstantinos Lioukas
Konstantinos Lioukas
Patrick Longuet
Patrick Longuet
Isabelle Lorrain
Isabelle Lorrain
Serge Macé
Serge Macé
Isabelle Mari
Isabelle Mari
Head of faculty - Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations<br />
Family Business Chair Research Associate
Marie-Catherine Mars
Marie-Catherine Mars
Management in Innovative Health Chair Research Associate
Tristan-Pierre Maury
Tristan-Pierre Maury
Director of the Grande Ecole and Masters of Sciences
Loick Menvielle
Loick Menvielle
Jean-Christophe Meyfredi
Jean-Christophe Meyfredi
EDHEC International BBA Director
Bertrand Monnet
Bertrand Monnet
Camille Pradies
Camille Pradies
Diversity & Inclusion Chair Research Associate
Rene Rohrbeck
Rene Rohrbeck
Anne-Lise Ronsse
Anne-Lise Ronsse
Christophe Roquilly
Christophe Roquilly
Co-Head of LL.M Law & Tax Management
Sabine Ruaud
Sabine Ruaud
Elie Salameh
Elie Salameh
Isabelle Sequeira
Isabelle Sequeira
MSc in Creative Business & Social Innovation Manager
Dominique Serio
Dominique Serio
Michelle Sisto
Michelle Sisto
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Arash Talebi
Arash Talebi
George Tovstiga
George Tovstiga
Giacomo Valletta
Giacomo Valletta
EDHEC Augmented Law Institute Researcher
Bastiaan Van Der Linden
Bastiaan Van Der Linden
MSc in Global & Sustainable Business Manager
Joëlle Vanhamme
Joëlle Vanhamme
Academic Director EMBA
Cédric Verbeeck
Cédric Verbeeck
MSc in Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Director
Cedric Verbeeck, PhD, is Professor of Operations management and Director of the MSc in Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence at EDHEC Business School.
Philippe Very
Philippe Very
Milos Vulanovic
Milos Vulanovic
ADMISSION & FEES
The LL.M. in Law & Tax Management aims to give you the skills and techniques you need to create organisational and business value through the law. You will gain in-depth insights into how companies relate to their legal environments and deep understanding of the practice of business law in an international and corporate context. The LL.M. opens doors to a vast range of positions in the legal world, from in-house counsel to tax lawyers and compliance officers.
EDHEC seeks talented candidates from diverse backgrounds, with a history of strong academic achievement and demonstrated potential for growth and professional success.
- Minimum three-year bachelor’s degree (any type of engineering or business/finance background)
- Acceptable English proficiency tests/certificates (TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS)
- TOEFL Internet-based ≥ 92
- TOEIC ≥ 850
- IELTS ≥ 6.5
- Cambridge Test of English > 175
- Optional Aptitude Test Score GMAT or GRE or TAGE MAGE or CAT* official test score report (CAT* for Indian students only) can add value to your application
- CV
- Letter of motivation
- Academic transcripts
- Two letters of recommendation
- Online video interview
► English native speakers or those holding a degree taught in English (minimum three years) are eligible for an English Test waiver.
Your application file will be processed by the Admissions Team and sent to the Selection Committee for appraisal. We would advise you to apply early to secure your spot for the upcoming intake.
For non-French degree holders:
You will be informed by email of the progress of your application, including the final decision.
- If you are a new user, you must create an account/sign up.
- If you already have an account (EDHEC candidate student), please go directly to step 5 by clicking on the "apply online" button. It means you are already in the system, so do not need to "create an account".
- After creating your account, you will receive a validation email. Click on the link provided in this email to activate your account.
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You will then receive a confirmation email containing your personal login and password.
Once you register or if you already have an active EDHEC account, access the online application form and enter your login details.
For French degree holders:
Please visit this link https://candidate.edhec.edu/ to start your application.
USEFUL INFORMATION
- To avoid losing your information during the application process, please do not refresh your current page or go back to the previous one without first saving your application.
- You can complete your application in several stages. As long as you save your entries, the information will not be lost.
- Before going to the "payment" tab, please check that you have not forgotten any element of your application file and that all the information you have entered is correct. Further modifications will not be possible after payment has been made.
- Application fees must be paid online.
- After validation, your application will reach the final stage and no reimbursement will be possible, even in the event of your withdrawal.
- If you encounter any technical problems during the completion of your online application, please email: [email protected].
Important: Please use only ONE email address to submit your online application and to communicate with the Admissions Team.
- APPLICATION FEE: €100
- FEES: €27,300*
FEES INCLUDE:
- Tuition fees.
- Access to the EDHEC Career Centre with personal career coaching during your studies and throughout your professional career.
- Access, as a matriculating student, to on-campus facilities (incubator, learning centre, sports facilities, etc.).
- Lifetime access to the EDHEC Alumni community.
- Administrative fees.
All of EDHEC's full-time MSc programmes are accredited by the CEFDG at master’s grade. Enrolled students are eligible for a Temporary Resident Permit (or APS for Autorisation Provisoire de Séjour) at the end of the programme.
*Tuition fees are provided for information only and are subject to change
The International Students Office – a team you can trust
Moving to a foreign country can be daunting, so it’s reassuring to know that the International Students Office (ISO) is there to help. The ISO welcomes more than 3,000 international students annually, helping them to settle in France and lending them support in daily life. It organises orientation events and multicultural seminars to welcome them to the EDHEC campuses in Lille and Nice. The team guides students through administrative procedures before their arrival and during their stay and answers any questions they may have about French systems (medical and home insurance, banking, resident permits, etc.).
Finding you a home from home
Once officially enrolled, we will help you to find suitable accommodation, either in an EDHEC residence or privately owned accommodation. The International Students Office is on hand to provide you with a list of apartments, halls of residence and other types of housing that fit your criteria. You can even ‘visit’ them virtually on our new Housing website. Our team will do everything they can to make arrangements with the owner and secure your booking. They can also arrange to pick you up from the airport on your arrival (where possible) and take you directly to your new home. The International Students Office also organises orientation events and integration seminars to welcome international students to the EDHEC campuses.
Untangling the red tape
EU nationals
European Union students can live and study in France as long as they have a national ID card. No passport or visa are required.
Non-EU nationals
Before arriving in France, students from outside the European Union must obtain a student visa from the French embassy in their country of origin or residence. Non-EU students must also have a valid passport from their country of origin.
One of the requirements for most visa applications is proof of accommodation in France. EDHEC's International Office is familiar with the visa formalities for most countries and will provide you with the necessary paperwork to complete. If you are concerned about your visa application, you can contact the International Office, provided you have already checked the relevant pages in the Welcome Guide and contacted your local embassy.
Parlez-vous français ?
EDHEC offers complementary French courses to all international students enrolled in our MSc programmes. Our French classes span all levels of ability, from complete beginner to advanced language skills. The goal is to support your assimilation into French culture and give you the linguistic foundations ‒ grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing and comprehension ‒ to express yourself in French.
- Class size: 10‒25 students per group
Contact hours:
- MIM 3 hours per week (30 hours per semester + 6 hours of group projects)
- MSc 2h a week (15 hours per semester)
Instructor qualifications: Courses are delivered by an officially accredited French language teaching institution.
International Student Office | EDHEC Business School
[Music] Title: “International Student Office”
I just got accepted at EDHEC business school. Now I need to organise my arrival and find
accommodation. Luckily the international students office helped me all along this process.
All good, I'm ready. It is now time to reach France. On arrival, three key moments are organised to help me settle in: the welcome session, the services fair and the integration day.
I get a lot of practical information on different topics such as health insurance, public transportation, life in the city, and so on.
I met representatives from different EDHEC departments and partners during the service fair.
I participate in group activities, meet new friends and discover the campus.
Throughout the year, I visit ISO whenever I need assistance in my daily life in France.
Time flies, my experience at EDHEC is coming to an end. The international student office has been of great support before and during my stay, and it will remain available even after my departure.
Thank you to the International Students Office - Camilla Garcia Biel
[Music] A big “Thank you” to the International Students Office.
Camilla Garcia Biel. MiM Business Management student. Class of 2022.
So my name is Camila Garcia Biel. I'm a 26 year old international student from Peru, I'm doing the MiM track which is a three-year-long programme. The first year, you start with basic courses, with administrative courses. Then there is a year for professional immersion, and then I specialised in strategic finance and commercial intelligence. The most important thing is that out of all the business schools in France, EDHEC was the only one to come to Lima and actually meet the prospective students. After that I was completely sold. As soon as I knew that I was gonna come here, I was enrolled et cetera.
The first contact you have is with the international student office and they absolutely help you with everything. Starting with the visa process, with the housing process... They also help with anything you really need.
So arriving in France, what surprised me, for very good like very positive, was the international environment that I experienced living in the residence and coming to school. I was immediately in contact with people from different countries that I had never seen. And what scared me a little bit, was that the French level that i had before coming and the French level needed to be here. The gap was obvious, but people, especially in Lille, were very nice when I was trying to communicate with them. Even if i was using some english words or even some spanish words, they were really nice.
The reason why I chose France as my home, is that it's the perfect balance from a latino point of view of the latin culture and the european culture. In the daylight you can see the difference and in the nightlife you can see the similarities. Differences and similarities that, at the end, really helped me develop myself as a person. And I think that's something that every international goes through and learns from. My first memory at EDHEC, it's the full day as i call it. It's the first day that we gather in the main hall and then we have outdoors activities, and then we eat together, they introduce us to the programme, they introduce us to the school. Being able to experience the location and the classes and the buildings, which are amazing, it's like a reality shock but a very positive one.
So if i had the all the amazing team from the ISO or the international student office members in front of me, the first thing that i would say would be definitely "thank you"!
Thank you, and thank you... Thank you for your help, thank you for your patience, thank you for your time. They really make the difference in the transition. The job that they're doing in that assistance, it's beyond what I've heard from other friends from other schools, from even other countries. For example, during the pandemic, they were very active and they helped us. And they sent us links for call centres, in case you needed to talk to someone, like psychological call centres and nutritionists, like they really take care of us in a very global aspect. I would just say thank you many times. The international office helps us because for example, they organise different cultural nights. The school has a lot of associations and many of them work with international students, for example ,there's one called "Open Up" and they organise trips for international students. There are many ways to feel not or not feel homesick, and at the end of the course, it's a very amazing place to make amazing friends and that also helps.
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When is the programme application deadline?
For non-French degree holders:
Applications for the September 2025 intake are open until 9th June 2025.
For French degree holders:
5 rounds of application
| Application deadlines | Admission Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | January 21, 2025 | February 18, 2025 |
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Round 2 |
February 25, 2025 | March 25, 2025 |
| Round 3 | March 25, 2025 | April 22, 2025 |
| Round 4 | April 29, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| Round 5 | June 9, 2025 | June 17, 2025 |
Do you accept scanned documents?
Yes, you can make scanned colour copies of the documents required
Should the application file and the two recommendation letters be typed or written by hand?
Letters of recommendation must be on official letterhead, signed and/or stamped (official stamp from the School/University or the Company). Your referees can use our recommendation template or they can choose to write their own letter using the Company/School’s official letterhead. Letters of recommendation that don’t follow the above requirements will not be accepted.
Will the Admissions’ Team contact my referees to request letters of recommendation?
EDHEC will not contact your referees. You must ask your referees to send their letters to you directly and you will need to upload the letters directly on your application (documents tab).
Will I have an interview with the Programme Manager?
Students that apply to our MIM or MSc programmes will not have a direct interview with the Programme Manager unless the Programme Director deems it necessary.
How is the online interview conducted?
Once your online application is completed and validated by your recruitment manager, the Admissions Team will send you a link to conduct your online video interview in English. It comprises six questions on your motivation, your interest in the programme and your previous experience (professional, group work, etc.). There are no right or wrong answers. You will have a practice session before you start the actual interview. Once you have completed the interview, it will be sent, along with your application file, to the Selection Committee.
Can I apply for more than one programme?
- Yes, you can apply for two programmes. A separate motivation letter is required for each programme.
- Motivation letter template
What are the minimum scores expected?
- TOEFL Internet-based ≥ 92 (/120)
- TOEIC ≥ 850 (/990)
- IELTS ≥ 6.5 (/9.0)
- Cambridge Test of English ≥ 175
What is the EDHEC institutional code for TOEFL?
- The code is 0663.
Can I apply for a waiver?
English native speakers or those holding a degree taught in English (minimum three years) are eligible for an English test waiver.
As a reminder, aptitude tests* are required for some programmes and optional for others. Please see the “admissions requirements” for your programme of choice.
Students must assign EDHEC as one of their score recipient institutions at the end of their test.
GMAT
MSc & Global MBA Double-Degree: 3QQ-WQ-62
MIM Global Economic Transformation & Technology: 3QQ-WQ-06
Master in Management, Business Management: 3QQ-WQ-05
Master in Management, Finance: 3QQ-WQ-36
Master in Management, Data Science & AI for Business: 3QQ-WQ-34
MSc in Creative Business & Social Innovation: 3QQ-WQ-60
MSc in Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence: 3QQ-WQ-82
MSc in Entrepreneurship & Innovation: 3QQ-WQ-77
MSc in Global & Sustainable Business: 3QQ-WQ-16
MSc in Marketing Management: 3QQ-WQ-47
MSc in Strategy, Organisation & Consultancy: 3QQ-WQ-84
LL.M. in Law & Tax Management: 3QQ-WQ-26
MSc in Corporate Finance & Banking: 3QQ-WQ-73
MSc in International Finance: 3QQ-WQ-98
MSc in Financial Engineering: 3QQ-WQ-69
MSc in Accounting & Finance: 3QQ-WQ-04
GRE
EDHEC Master in Management: 6564
EDHEC Master of Science: 6563
*(GMAT/GRE/TAGE MAGE/CFA level II (for finance programmes only)/CAT official test score report for Indian students only)
Is an aptitude test compulsory?
Please see the “admissions requirements” for your programme of choice. In general, aptitude tests are required for the Master's in Management Grande École programme.
Can I add an unofficial GMAT score report to my application?
You will get an unofficial score report immediately after taking your exam. You can send it to the Recruitment Office as an additional supporting document when applying. This document will be accepted provisionally as part of your application. The official report will be required to confirm your place.
Is there any help for students with regard to campus housing?
Once officially enrolled, you will receive help to find suitable accommodation, either in EDHEC residences or in privately owned apartments. EDHEC's International Students Office (ISO) is familiar with the visa formalities of most countries and will provide you with the necessary paperwork for completion. Should you have any concerns about your visa application, you can contact the ISO, provided you have already checked the relevant pages in the Welcome Guide and contacted your local Embassy. One requirement for most visa applications is proof of accommodation in France. Again, the ISO is on hand to provide you with a list of apartments, halls of residence and other types of housing, depending on your criteria. You can even "visit" them virtually on our new housing website. The team will do everything it can to make arrangements with the property owner and secure your booking. It can also pick you up from the airport on the day of your arrival (where possible) and take you directly to your new home.
When must my tuition fees be paid?
Within 2 or 3 weeks depending on the admissions period.
How does financial aid apply to the tuition fees?
Financial aid applies to the second and third instalments of the MSc programme fees and to the second, third and fourth instalments of fees for the MIM programme.
What is the EDHEC Career Centre?
- The Student Career Centre is dedicated to helping students find a job or an internship.
- 60,000 internships and 33,500 job offers are posted on EDHEC’s dedicated jobs board every year.
Complementary French courses are offered to all international students enrolled in our MSc programmes. Our French classes cover all learning levels, from complete beginner to advanced language skills. The goal is to support your integration into French culture and give you the linguistic foundations ‒ grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing and listening ‒ to express yourself in the French language.
- Class size: 10-25 students per group
- Contact hours:
- MIM 3 hours per week (30 hours per semester +6 hours group projects)
- MSc 2 hours per week (15 hours per semester)
- Instructor qualifications: Courses are held by an officially accredited French language teaching institution.
SCHOLARSHIPS
How to finance your Master’s?
As part of its strategic plan to "Impact Future Generations", EDHEC has committed to enabling talented students to pursue their studies through a diverse and transparent scholarship scheme. The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs also offers a large number of grants and scholarships, and there are numerous bodies worldwide supporting the study of international students wishing to embark on a master’s programme. Below is a comprehensive overview of the scholarships, grants and loans available.
CAREERS
Prepare your career in Law & Tax Management
Boost your employability
Understanding and developing the attributes and skills employers require is key to employability. This is why the EDHEC Career Centre offers a programme specifically designed to help master’s students map out and achieve their career goals ‒ the EDHEC Career Booster. The programme looks at students' specific needs, wants and goals when it comes to professional development and matches them to job-market requirements. Eighty percent of our EDHEC Career Services for students are tailored to individual needs and career goals.
Career paths you can pursue:
- Strategy consultant
- Business lawyer
- Compliance officer
- Legaltech lawyer
- Auditor
- Lawyer
- Tax lawyer
- International tax lawyer
- Tax audit specialist
- Tax advisor
- Competition adviser
- Competition official
- Competition lawyer
- M&A lawyer
- Corporate counsel
- Private equity analyst
- Real-estate private equity analyst
- M&A specialist
Through a four-step programme that includes self- and 360-degree assessment, you will get to know yourself better, identify your strengths, key attributes and areas for development, and map out your career goals and job-search strategy. You will benefit from year-round, individual career advice from dedicated counsellors, external experts and coaches, both on campus and remotely, as well as personalised coaching based on our in‑house assessment
Through voluntary and mandatory career training, workshops, CV clinics and assessment centres, you will hone your skills and learn to master the most competitive recruitment processes. As an MSc student, you will benefit from customised training by industry, market and function, in addition to individual mock interviews, including technical interviews and case practice. EDHEC Career Centre also offers a fully online career development programme that allows you to train at your own pace, in line with your goals.
EDHEC Career Centre organises more than 120 events annually, focusing on industry-specific insights or jobs, market trends and companies. It also organises four company trips to Dublin, London, Luxembourg and Paris. You will have access to exclusive internships and job offers.
- 60,000 internships and 33,500 job offers posted on EDHEC’s dedicated jobs board every year
- 40% international mobility in our master’s degrees
- 400+ companies involved in our events every year, 20% of them international
- 100+ corporate partners
- 300+ regular recruiters
Our Career Centre provides the following services:
- Individual career counselling (on campus, by phone, via skype) with internal and external counsellors
- Help to define your career goals and search strategy
- CV and cover-letter editing in English and French
- Career training and workshops (CV, cover letters, application forms, interview skills, networking, social media, personal branding, etc.)
- Graduate programmes
- On-campus events
- Off-campus events
- Website with a wealth of career resources
- Placement reports
- The Teaching Factory concept
FIELDS
- Business law & regulation
- Tax law
- Lawyering skills
- Legal intelligence & strategy
- Legal risk management
- Compliance
KEY RECRUITERS
ARSENE TAXAND, AUGUST & DEBOUZY, BNP PARIBAS, CMS BUREAU FRANCIS LEFEBVRE, DELOITTE, EY SOCIETE D'AVOCATS, FIDAL, GIBSON DUNN, GIDE, LINKLATERS, PWC AVOCATS, TAJ.
JOB LOCATION
MAIN FUNCTIONS
EDHEC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
All EDHEC students join our esteemed Alumni Association from day one and benefit from all of the advantages this brings. The Alumni Association comprises 55000 graduates in 140 countries. This friendly and supportive community of business leaders organises events and meetings throughout the year to facilitate contacts, exchanges and networking, while supporting the students in charting their career plans and helping graduates to promote their businesses and career. EDHEC Alumni is also a hub for disseminating best practices, shared values and the school’s vision of business for the good of society.
FAQs for the LL.M. in Law & Tax Management
The LL.M. in Law & Tax Management is delivered in partnership with the EDHEC Augmented Law Institute. It aims to equip you with the techniques and skills you will need to create organisational and business value through the law. You will gain hands-on knowledge of how companies interact with their legal environment and an in-depth understanding how business law is practised in international law firms and corporate legal departments around the world. Whether you want to be a tax lawyer, a corporate counsel or work for a competition authority, this programme opens the doors to a wide range of positions in the legal profession.
The LL.M. in Law & Tax Management prepares you for a vast array of careers in the corporate world or legal profession. You may want to pursue a career as a corporate counsel, for instance, as a tax lawyer or competition law adviser. The programme’s specialisations will give you the in-depth knowledge you need to advise your employer or client on a host of legal and taxation issues globally.
The LL.M. in Law & Tax Management programme is 18 months long, comprising a year of academic study, a 4-6-month professional internship and a master’s project.
An LL.M. is not typically a qualifying law degree in the UK or France. In the UK, qualifying law degrees, such as the LLB, meet specific requirements for legal practice, while an LL.M. is a postgraduate degree designed to enhance legal knowledge, particularly in specialised fields like taxation. Similarly, in France, a qualifying law degree for becoming a lawyer requires at least a Master 1 in Law, often followed by a specialised Master 2 depending on the chosen field. An LL.M., whether obtained in France or abroad, is an additional qualification that allows individuals to deepen their expertise in a specific area of law, such as tax law or international law, but it does not replace the mandatory steps to qualify as a lawyer, such as passing the CRFPA entrance exam and completing training at the École de Formation des Barreaux (CRFPA). Thus, while an LL.M. is a valuable asset for specialisation and career advancement, it is not a qualifying law degree in either country.
Several top institutions offer excellent LL.M. programmes in taxation. EDHEC's LL.M. in Law & Tax Management is highly regarded for its emphasis on practical skills, international exposure, and cutting-edge topics like TaxTech.
No, completing an LL.M. alone does not make you a qualified lawyer in the UK or France. In the UK, becoming a solicitor or barrister requires additional professional training, such as passing the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) for solicitors or completing the Bar Course and a pupillage for barristers. Similarly, in France, an LL.M. does not grant the title of lawyer; you must pass the entrance exam for the École de Formation des Barreaux (CRFPA) and complete the bar training program to qualify as an avocat. An LL.M. can, however, enhance your expertise in a specific field of law and improve career prospects.
To become a tax lawyer in the UK or France, you must complete specific academic and professional steps tailored to each country's legal system.
In the UK, this involves obtaining a qualifying law degree (LLB) or equivalent, followed by professional training such as the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) for solicitors or the Bar Course for barristers. Specialising in tax law through further education, such as an LL.M. in Tax Law or the LL.M. in Law & Tax Management, is highly beneficial, along with gaining experience in tax-focused roles.
In France, the path includes earning a Master 1 or Master 2 in Law (often with a focus on Business or Tax Law), passing the entrance exam for the École de Formation des Barreaux (CRFPA), and completing bar training. Specialising through advanced programmes like a Master 2 in Tax Law or an international LL.M. and gaining professional experience in tax or corporate law firms further solidify expertise in this field.
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