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Financial Law
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Summary of the Profile
General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
The aim of the study programme Financial Law is to prepare highly qualified Masters of Law who are familiar with the specifics of financial law institutes and their interactions and who are able to independently and critically analyse the legal environment of a financial institution and ensure that its activities comply with the regulatory requirements; who are able to successfully address the challenges posed by digital transformation, including personal data protection, prevention of money laundering, consumer protection; who are able to understand the contexts of the globalising business and legal environment; and who are able to propose concrete solutions to complex situations relating to the activities of financial institutions, taking into account the latest theories of legal science and the requirements of legal ethics.
Learning outcomes:
1. To be able to analyse and apply in practice the main legislation, principles and case law on financial institutions, investments and financial instruments, taxation, personal data protection, prevention of money laundering and consumer protection in the context of national, EU and international comparative legal regulation, taking into account the latest financial innovations and technological transformations, consumer behaviour, and the requirements of professional ethics of lawyers.
2. To be able to initiate and organise scientific and applied research on contemporary financial law at national and international level, applying specialised research methodologies, as well as to interpret and to evaluate the societal and ethical implications of such research, and to draw scientifically sound conclusions.
3. In conducting research, to be able to make effective and efficient use of national and international general and specific sources of information on financial law, relevant databases, and modern technologies for managing legal compliance in financial institutions.
4. To be able to independently identify problems of legal regulation in the field of individual institutes of financial law, identifying problem areas in the activities of financial institutions, financial innovations and the application of technologies, and proposing possible ways and means of their solution and legal compliance.
5. To be able to independently ensure regulatory compliance of financial institutions by using smart technologies, developing instrumentation for regulating emerging legal relationships and resolving disputes, analysing and assessing the activities of individuals in the context of legal principles and norms, and critically evaluating the implications of decisions and risks.
6. To be able to present one’s views and knowledge in a fluent and well-reasoned manner, in national and second languages, in a contemporary financial law context, working in teams with different levels of management, competences and cultures, respecting cultural and traditional diversity and demonstrating leadership skills.
7. To have a broad interdisciplinary, critical, and value-based thinking, to be able to apply the skills and self-learning experience acquired during one’s studies in the ever-changing context of globalisation, taking responsibility for the development and strengthening of the profession in the field of financial law, and to be able to continuously self-learn, applying the acquired knowledge and skills in the contemporary practice of financial law.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Information search, analysis of documents and scientific sources, problem solving, analysis of problematic examples and questions, problem solving, case study, discussion, debate, preparation of research project, essay writing, oral presentations, group work.
Methods of assessment of learning
achievements:
Testing or examination (during the colloquium and exam); monitoring and evaluation of discussions and debates; monitoring and evaluation of practical tasks performed; evaluation of problem solutions; monitoring and evaluation of coursework, essays, case studies, reports, project presentations.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical
training:
Financial Law and Compliance Management of Financial Institutions;
Investment and Financial Instruments Law;
Tax Law;
Financial Innovations and Technological Transformations;
EU Digital Strategy and Personal Data Protection Law;
Prevention of Money Laundering;
Financial Law Laboratory;
Behavioural Finance and Consumer Protection;
Master’s Thesis.
Specialisations:
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Optional courses:
Bankruptcy and Restructuring Law;
Intellectual Property Law;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Crime;
Legal Regulation of Cyber Security;
Special course.
Distinctive features of a study
programme:
The Financial Law Master's program is uniquely tailored to blend legal and financial education, aiming to train adept legal compliance officers for financial institutions. This program focuses on key aspects of financial law, through a combination of theoretical courses and practical training. Students learn to analyze and ensure regulatory compliance, tackle challenges in digital finance, and apply interdisciplinary and critical thinking skills.
Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
Graduates of this programme (both with and without a Bachelor’s degree in Law) can practise as lawyers, especially in the field of financial law, in law enforcement agencies, bailiffs’ offices, legal services of public authorities, private companies, banks, investment companies, financial management services companies and other companies in the financial sector, i.e., where there is a need for legal and financial professionals who are well versed in the essential elements of Lithuanian law and the country’s financial system, who have knowledge of international and European Union law and the international financial system, and who are able to effectively and ethically represent and advise their clients, resolve disputes, take decisions on internal control and other issues related to the operations of financial institutions and implement them.
A person with a Bachelor’s degree in Law who completes this programme meets the qualification requirements to apply for admission to the regulated legal professions (of a judge, prosecutor, notary, attorney, bailiff) and to engage in the professional activities in the field of financial law described above.
Access to further study:
Graduates of the programme have the right to enroll in the third cycle studies.
