German law for lawyers holding a foreign degreefull time
- Degree
- Magister Legum/Magistra Legum
- Magister
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 2 semesters
- Location
- Mainz
- Deadlines
- September 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
- September 2026 (EU)
- September 2026 (Non-EU)
- Please enquire
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Jurisprudence, Law
Focus
International Law, Labour Law, Banking Law, European Law, Media Law, Tax Law, Cultural Law, Law
Target group
Lawyers who graduated abroad wishing to familiarise themselves with the basic principles of German law, the German legal system and methods
Annotation
Application by 1.3. for the summer semester, until 1.9. for the winter semester Please allow at least two months before applying for the separate recognition procedure for your foreign final certificate (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).
Admission requirements
A degree from an international higher education institution similar or equivalent to a German university degree in Law and sufficient command of German.
Lecture period
- 13.04.2026 - 11.07.2026
- 19.10.2026 - 13.02.2027
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2026)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027
For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15:11. Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026
Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German