On behalf of the members of the ALBA Graduate Business School community, I would like to thank you for your interest in our specialized MSc in Business for Lawyers, a course of studies tailor-made to the needs of high-caliber law practitioners.

We are particularly proud of our Program, because it reflects the latest developments in business education. The ALBA MSc in Business for Lawyers is a unique Program, designed for both young law graduates and law practitioners. The Program aims at providing them with the necessary knowledge and skills to better understand business and managerial issues; sensitizing them to the concept of teamwork; and helping them interrelate their legal studies with current business practices, so as to better interact with all levels of management and be more effective in advising on the business implications of alternative contractual arrangements.

The purpose of the Program is not to prepare law practitioners for a career shift, but to enable them to more successfully deal with business issues, connected to their legal activities; in other words: to offer them a business and managerial insight.

The creation of the Program is a response to recent developments not in the philosophy of law, or law theory, but in the world of business and management. It is in this world that major changes have occurred in recent years; and it is with these changes that any law practitioner, active in corporate law counseling; contributing in any way in administering business law in all its facets; or managing a legal department or a law firm must keep up. The Program's curriculum is therefore designed so as to provide a solid knowledge of accounting, finance, taxation, marketing, general management, and other business-related subjects where the most important developments have occurred in recent years. It also focuses on areas such as securities law, banking, insurance, mergers & acquisitions and other forms of corporate restructuring.

All participants have two things in common: maturity and a determination to succeed. If this Program appeals to you, you are likely to become a very much sought-after law practitioner with a solid managerial understanding. In order to get there, we are asking from you to make a conscious and substantial investment in terms of time, effort, and attention, on top of an already hectic worklife. Is it worth it? Our graduates who have tested the market clearly think so. Ultimately, the choice is yours.