Career options

There are more than 66,000 international organisations around the world in which you can potentially work as an expert advisor: You’ll be perfectly prepared to analyse transnational problems or cases and provide well-founded advice in a wide variety of areas: from legal, geopolitical and economic questions at the international level to specific issues affecting the geographic region in which you specialise. Some example organisations include:

North Atlantic Treaty Organization – NATO
United Nations – UN
International Labour Organisation – ILO
World Health Organisation – OMS
World Bank
International Development Bank – BID
European Union – EU
International Criminal Court – ICC
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – OECD
European Free Trade Association – EFTA
Transparency International

The role foreign trade analysts play is fundamental in a world of globalised commerce. You’ll be able to advise import-export companies and organisations, analysing trends, identifying opportunities in emerging markets and evaluating the feasibility of entering a given area, amongst others. Your specialisation in a specific region of the world will also be an added value for companies operating in that region.

Your knowledge of law, international relations, geopolitics and economics will enable you to develop your career in the political arena or in specific ministries such as Justice, Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, Economy, etc.

If you are socially committed and feel strongly motivated to work on cooperation and assistance projects, you’ll be able to develop your career in a not-for-profit upon completing your programme. NGOs need advisors with a knowledge of international relations, geopolitics, law and economics given that their projects and activity tend to be international in focus.

Diplomats are highly specialised civil servants who represent their countries in all types of international relations. With your Double Degree in Law + Global Governance, Economics & Legal Order, you’ll have the option of sitting the official exam to carry out your career in an embassy or consulate. Your responsibilities could include: negotiating, protecting and tending to fellow citizens, fomenting institutional relations, gathering information, etc. mentar las relaciones institucionales, obtener información…

You’ll be able to analyse specific markets, provide advice on proposed economic regulations or carry out macroeconomic analyses on specific countries for both governments or companies and international organisations.

You’ll be able to advise on and carry out international cooperation or economic projects for institutions, governments or NGOs, providing your knowledge of macroeconomics, industrial organisation and econometrics, especially in the specific region of the world in which you’ve specialised.

You’ll able to provide advice on investments and stock markets as well as assess financial products for medium and large-sized firms as well as banks and governments, investment companies, investment consultancies, insurance companies, financial firms, etc.

You’ll be able to become a part of all those centres and institutions dedicated to research and economic analyses such as IAE (the Institute of Economic Analysis with the Spanish National Research Council, CSIC), the Complutense University of Madrid Institute for Economic Analysis (ICAE) and other international organisations.

Multinationals from around the world need economic analysts to advise them on their operations around the globe. Your multidisciplinary education in economics, geopolitics, law and international relations will clearly set you apart from others.

National governments, the International Monetary Fund and the EU all have independent bodies dedicated to regulating and tracking economic markets. If you like, you can access jobs in these institutions (some may require sitting official exams).

You’ll be able to advise organisations and national governments on preventing and managing international conflicts as well as manage international development projects. You’ll also be able to collaborate to foment interactions between public and private organisations and between governments.

You’ll be able to join institutions dedicated to political research and analyses, including the Institute for European Studies (IEE), the Catalan Government’s Institute for Political and Social Sciences (ICPS) and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), amongst others.

The European Union has various organisations dedicated to carrying out political analyses. If you like, you can also join these institutions (some require sitting official exams). There are also external research centres and consulting firms that advise EU institutions and national governments.

Multinationals around the world need expert political analysts with knowledge of economics and law, advising them on their operations around the globe. Your multidisciplinary education in economics, geopolitics, law and international relations will clearly differentiate you from the others.

You’ll be able to practice as a lawyer and represent clients in trials, conflicts and personal matters, etc., while working for a Spanish or international law firm or even starting your own firm.

The Spanish government includes a corps of state attorneys which you can join by passing the official exam. This can be an option for you if you’re interested in providing legal assistance to the entire administration and defending the government’s different institutions in both national and international courts.

If you’re focused on law but love the business world, you can provide your legal services to private companies: You can advise companies on complying with different laws or defending their interests in conflicts, M&As, etc. Your background in management will enable you to offer your clients differentiated service.

A public prosecutor is an attorney that presents evidence in criminal cases before a judge to ensure that crimes are duly punished. You do not represent the victims; you are an attorney for the state. If you opt for this career path, you’ll have to sit the corresponding official exam.

As a work or tax inspector, you’ll have the opportunity to ensure that companies abide by labour-related laws or that citizens comply with tax laws and their fiscal obligations (paying tax, presenting returns, withholding taxes, etc.).

If you’re passionate about resolving conflicts and having the power to make decisions, serving as a judge may be one of the best options for you. You’ll have to maintain an objective and global view of the cases before you, assess the evidence and arguments presented by both parties and issue a legal verdict and sentence in compliance with the Law.

The Council of State is an official body in the Spanish Government which the latter can consult before making key decisions. The Council comprises a corps of attorneys who must sit and pass the corresponding official exam. If you work for the Council, your responsibilities will be studying, preparing and drafting projects related to the projects that the Government raises with the Council, and issuing a determination, amongst other tasks.

The primary role of notary publics is to attest and certify that agreements and legal documents such as wills, mortgages, deeds, agreements, etc., comply with current legislation. This is an interesting professional outlet if you like the Law and legal matters but are not interested in courts, trials, negotiations, etc.

Property and mercantile registries are two public institutions in which you can also work, though you need to sit and pass the corresponding official exam. Working for these registries comprises registering properties and all the information companies with a presence in Spain have to register by law.