Law with Spanish

Law with Spanish is a degree that provides a full legal education while simultaneously developing your proficiency in one of the world's most widely spoken languages. The core legal curriculum covers the foundations of English and Northern Irish law alongside specialist elective content, developing your analytical ability, understanding of legal principles and the professional competencies that a legal education is designed to build. The addition of Spanish gives you both linguistic fluency and cultural insight into the Spanish-speaking world, which encompasses Spain and a diverse community of nations across Latin America.

At Queen's University Belfast this four-year full-time degree integrates both subjects fully, including study of Northern Irish law alongside aspects of Spanish law, giving you genuine comparative legal knowledge across jurisdictions. The programme includes a year abroad, providing a distinctive opportunity for linguistic development that enhances both your Spanish competence and your international professional profile. In a globalised legal and commercial environment, proficiency in Spanish and the experience of studying abroad are genuine advantages that distinguish graduates in a competitive job market.

Graduates from Law with Spanish degrees are well positioned for careers in legal practice, business law, international law, human rights and public international law, as well as in commercial roles in organisations with interests in Spain and Latin America. Many go on to pursue professional legal qualification as solicitors or barristers, with their Spanish skills opening additional doors in international and comparative law contexts. Others find roles in government, the civil service, international organisations, journalism and business.

Postgraduate study in law, international law, Spanish or area studies is a natural continuation for those wishing to deepen their expertise.