The Cuatrecasas-UNIR Chair is born

The agreement covers any Bachelor's, Postgraduate, Master's or Doctoral program in the field of Law

The agreement between the two institutions will allow for the joint development of new degrees and the promotion of teaching, research and cultural initiatives, as well as internships for law students.

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More good news for students of Law at the International University of La Rioja. UNIR has reached an agreement with the prestigious law firm Cuatrecasas to launch the Cuatrecasas Chair which will allow the joint development of academic, teaching, research, outreach, innovation and cultural activities.

 

The agreement covers any program of Bachelor's, Postgraduate, Master's or Doctorate degree in the field of Law and aims to collaborate in the development of new degree programs. A purpose in which LINK will benefit from the advice of Cuatrecasas when detailing the approach and subjects they will offer. The participation of the firm's lawyers in teaching will enrich our students' learning, as the firm has a solid international network of its own offices. Furthermore, Cuatrecasas He specializes in legal advice on highly complex and difficult matters at the national and international level, especially in business law.

 

These are not the only points in an agreement that also details the training activities that will be promoted. These include live virtual workshops in which an expert presents a real-world case to participants for discussion and resolution, masterclasses, and Openclass and breakfasts with experts to address matters of special legal interest, which will be streamed online.

 

 

 

Lawyers from the firm will be able to participate in teaching, which will enrich the learning of students at the International University of La Rioja.

 

 

 

In addition, both entities will collaborate in the training of external academic internships for students of degrees in the area of ​​Law, as well as in the creation of research groups on topics of special interest that will have the presence of the best experts in the subject.

 

In the words of José María Vázquez García-Peñuela, Rector of UNIRThis collaboration with Cuatrecasas is of great importance to the university. “Their advice will be fundamental in ensuring that our legal degrees remain constantly up-to-date in both their approach and content,” the university states. Furthermore, the opportunity to have their legal professionals enrich “our faculty with their contributions to teaching will allow our students to connect with those who are intimately familiar with the challenges that the daily practice of law presents today.”

 

His remarks came during the signing of the agreement, which took place at Cuatrecasas' Madrid headquarters. The law firm was represented by its managing director. Jorge Badía Carrowho stated: “We are very proud to be able to collaborate in the training of future lawyers and broaden their education. Our experience can help them strengthen new skills and competencies, such as sales and business development, collaboration and team management, etc. At the same time, to Cuatrecasas It is essential to be close to the students and understand their aspirations, in order to design a career model that responds to the concerns of the new generations.”