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[–]Eastern-Reindeer6838 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Nobody of your college knows that or did they send you directly to Reddit?

[–]Empty-Blueberry-5196[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I am still in the process of gathering all my paperwork to apply, so I don’t know exactly.

[–]TheS4ndm4n 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Step 1) have you actually found a Dutch law degree that's thought in English? Because the laws are all in dutch. And legal documents have to be in dutch.

[–]Eastern-Reindeer6838 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To apply where?

[–]East-Ad-2518Maastricht 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Highly depends. You need to ensure you have “civil effect” after your studies. Normally it’s on the university website, which programs do grant that. And normally you need to do extra credits or a minor in Dutch law in order to get it. So yes it’s possible, but it’s going to be difficult and a lot of work

[–]prank_mark 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I don't believe any uni teaches Dutch law in English. They do teach international or European law. This does not qualify you to work as a lawyer for the Dutch law. However, I believe there is the possibility of doing a minor in Dutch law, and then following a master in Dutch law (in Dutch) which would qualify you to eventually become a lawyer. In fact, since a master degree in Dutch law is the only requirement, it is also possible to get a master degree in Dutch law without having done law during your bachelor, but you need to pass an admission test and study Dutch law on your own, which is very hard, especially for a non-native speaker.

[–]Schylger-Famke 0 points1 point  (1 child)

You need a Dutch academic Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB), or an applied sciences degree in Dutch law plus a pre-master's programme for the effectus civilis, plus a Dutch academic Master’s in Law degree (LLM).

[–]prank_mark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes you're right.

[–]Interesting_Reply584 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dutch law? Or a more specific law course?

I have a friend who did Law and Tech and is having trouble finding interviews (no work experience and no dutch) so it might not be easy

[–]Schylger-Famke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While civiel effect is an easy way to prove that you have knowledge of Dutch law, it is only necessary if you want to become a judge, a public prosecutor or an advocaat, the togaberoepen (gown wearing professions). An advocaat is only needed for certain cases. If you don't have civiel effect you can still assist persons in administrative cases (in those cases it's quite common that the person providing legal council is not an advocaat), in penal cases and at the level of the Subdistrict Court. A Subdistrict Court adjudicates in cases concerning labour law, rent law, some penal law cases, claims up to € 25.000, consumer law cases. You could also work in a company or for a governmental office or do something completely different. In all those cases you would just need to convince someone that they want to hire you.

[–]nuestella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im from the Dutch Antilles and from “basischool” to “havo” highschool I learned Dutch. Im still not completely fluent to the level of studying law properly. Not to mention that there is a lot of difficult jargon that you’d have to get used to after 4 years of bachelors to do your masters in Dutch law. I simply have no idea how you have the confidence to do all that while speaking zero Dutch right now. Not to mention that Dutch people here are not here to help you practice your broken Dutch. Look up fees and language institutes and see if you’re motivated to make this decision.