The School of Specialization for Legal Professions

The Specialization School for Legal Professions, established by Article 16 of Legislative Decree No. 398 of November 17, 1997, and governed by the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) Decree No. 537 of December 21, 1999, is established and activated within the Department of Law, Economics, and Human Sciences.

The School's educational objective is to develop the set of skills and abilities that characterize the professionalism of ordinary magistrates, lawyers, and notaries, also with reference to the growing international integration of legislation and legal systems and the most modern source research techniques.

The School has a Board of Directors and a Director , as provided for by Article 5 of the Ministry of Education, University and Research Decree No. 537 of 21 December 1999.
The Board of Directors is composed of twelve members, including six university professors of law and economics appointed by the Council of the Faculty of Law, two ordinary magistrates, two lawyers, and two notaries chosen by the Council of the Faculty of Law from three shortlists of four names drawn up respectively by the Superior Council of the Judiciary, the National Council of the Bar, and the National Council of Notaries.

The School lasts two years, with no abbreviations, and is divided into a single year and two one-year specializations: judicial-forensic and notarial. In compliance with the minimum qualifying content set forth in Annex 1 to Ministry of Education, University and Research Decree No. 537 of December 21, 1999, the School's Teaching Regulations determine the teaching modules and timetables, and the related credits, pertaining to the areas and related scientific-disciplinary sectors listed in Annex 1 to Article 7, paragraph 2, of Ministerial Decree No. 537/1999.