LLM – International construction contracts – I2C
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10 000€ • 12 000€* Net of VAT
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181H
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Hybride
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Anglais
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Ouverture des candidatures : Mars 2026
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Début des cours : Septembre 2026
The International Construction Contracts – I2C LLM, taught entirely in English, offers high-level legal education with a strong practical orientation, specifically designed for construction professionals operating in international markets.
It aims to develop comprehensive expertise in contract management, combining academic rigor with real-world application through lectures, case studies, and collaborative workshops. The program serves as a catalyst for career advancement, preparing professionals to take on senior roles in international construction contract management. By bringing together a diverse range of profiles, the LLM fosters an intercultural and multidisciplinary environment essential to the success of major international projects.
The IC2 LLM is aimed at providing professionals working internationally with the required combination of legal, management and practical skills to ensure good and efficient contracts management. The course is based on an optimal blend of academic and practical knowledge, combining lectures, case studies and tutorials with group work.
Key Skills
- Understand key legal systems (civil law, common law) and private international law principles
- Identify the roles and liabilities of construction stakeholders
- Analyze and apply international standard forms of contracts, with a specific focus on FIDIC forms
- Understand and manage contractual and tortious liabilities, performance standards
- Define a risk allocation and contracting strategy meeting project objectives
- Draft and negotiate international construction contracts, including guarantees
- Ensure compliance with project financing, procurement, and legal frameworks
- Manage the environment of works execution
- Use modern communication and coordination tools to manage construction contracts
- Develop intercultural negotiation and soft skills for international settings
- Monitor project progress, and quality, health, safety, and environmental compliance
- Handle variation and payment procedures
- Control works completion phases, manage post-completion liabilities and insurances
- Prepare and defend claims, quantify losses and delays;
- Understand and apply the relevant ADR techniques, including dispute boards and arbitration
Activities
- Draft and negotiate tailored international construction contracts.
- Implement effective risk management strategies pre- and post-contract formation.
- Lead international negotiations and coordinate multicultural teams.
- Advise on legal, contractual, and risk-related matters throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure ethics and compliance with HSE obligations during construction.
- Understand and implement insurance requirements.
- Lead international negotiations and coordinate multicultural teams.
- Monitor performance, handle variations and payment procedures.
- Manage taking-over, defects and post-completion liabilities.
- Prepare and defend claims for extension of time and additional payment.
- Support or represent parties in dispute resolution proceedings (mediation, dispute boards, arbitration).
Open to both French and international professionals, the LLM International construction contracts – I2C is designed for those who aspire to become experts in contract management on large-scale construction projects worldwide.
Professional engineers, QS, project managers, lawyers, architects, procurement specialists, insurers, and admin & finance professionals: the program targets construction executives seeking to deepen their legal, technical, and managerial skills to secure and efficiently manage complex contracts in demanding international environments. Designed to support the career development of ambitious professionals, this program offers a unique opportunity to acquire high-level expertise, directly applicable to major infrastructure and building construction projects around the world.
Selection Criteria
- Hold an undergraduate degree in law, or an undergraduate degree in another field supplemented by at least four years of professional experience in the field of international construction contracts
- Demonstrate significant experience in managerial positions on construction projects or in the management of international construction contracts, claims, or disputes
- Have a confirmed proficiency in professional English, as all courses are taught in English
What are the entry requirements and the main selection criteria?
The course is open to experienced construction professionals and lawyers seeking to increase their knowledge and strengthen their skills in managing construction contracts in an international environment.
Candidates will be expected to:
- Demonstrate significant experience at executive positions on construction projects or in dealing with international construction contracts, claims or disputes.
- Submit a letter of motivation together with a CV, evidence of qualifications and references.
A limited number of places is available in order to maximise the opportunities for group exchanges and discussion.
The IC2 LLM offers a unique educational experience through its international approach, its balance between theory and practice, and the diversity of profiles it brings together. The program fosters an intercultural dynamic by assembling professionals from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds encouraging learning through complementarity and the sharing of best practices.
Designed for full operational immersion, the curriculum follows the entire lifecycle of international construction contracts — from project preparation to closure — relying on numerous practical case studies, analyses of major standard contracts ((with a specific focus on FIDIC forms), and an in-depth study of key international legal trends.
Courses shall be taught by highly recognized international practitioners from various sectors of the construction industry, ensuring a knowledge transfer rooted in real-world experience.
The number of seats is deliberately limited to maximize the quality of exchanges and to keep interactions within the group exclusive.
The programme is offered in a hybrid format, allowing students to choose between on-site learning in Paris or online distance learning via a dedicated digital platform. Students enrolled in the distance learning program have access to live classes as well as video recordings, available at any time; however, attendance at each live session is mandatory. On-site learning offers reduced tuition fees but no access to video recordings, and also requires mandatory attendance at each session.
The programme will be carried out over 1 year, from September to June, for a total of 181 study hours. Teaching days will be held in Paris over 3 to 4 days once per month (Tuesdays or Wednesdays to Fridays).
The first 2 modules will be wholly dedicated to the fundamental legal principles which govern construction contracts in the main jurisdictions across the globe.
Thereafter, the modules will follow the contract life cycle in a very hands-on/practical manner, from the project preparation and procurement phases through the execution phase to close-out.
Under each module current international trends will be addressed.
Extensive reference to international forms of contracts, such as FIDIC, will give participants a complete picture of the best world-wide practice.
Participants are required to purchase a set of textbooks and course materials.
Online Distance Learning
In case you cannot attend our courses in Paris, our supported distance learning mode of delivery allows you to study online from any location and is designed to fit in around your work commitments.
Our virtual learning environment offers students flexibility of where and when they can study, offering full and open access to tutors and other class members.
Students will be provided with lectures materials. Online students can access video recorded lectures in case their time zone makes them unable to attend a live lecture.
Those attending live lectures can easily interact with the class and the tutors through their computer.
Exams will be held online. Students can sit the exams from anywhere, as long as they have a stable internet connection.
Détails
- 6 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Module I : Getting The Basics Right0
- Module 2 : Law Of Obligations (Contract, Tort/Delict)0
- Module 3 : Project Feasibility & Contract Formation0
- Module 4 : Project Implementation, Contract Execution0
- Module 5 : Project & Contract Closure, Liabilities0
- Module 6 : Claim Management & Dispute Resolution0
Assessment Methods
Assessment is carried out through four exams held remotely, divided into two sessions during the year: one in March and one in June.
Program Directors
Charles Gijsbers
Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas
Vincent Leloup
Exequatur
- Co-founder and Director of Studies
- Chairman of the FIDIC Contracts Committee, a FIDIC Certified Trainer and Adjudicator, and an arbitrator (FCIArb)
- Founder and Managing Partner of Exequatur, specialized in training, consulting and dispute resolution services for the construction industry
- Professional engineer by trade (EUR ING, MSc Water Management), with postgraduate legal qualifications
- (MSc Construction Law & Dispute Resolution, King’s College, London)
- Contractor and consulting engineering background with 25 years of experience on international building and infrastructure projects across the world
- David Coyne, Director, Diales Group
- Erwan Robert, Senior Associate / Avocat, Reed Smith LLP in Paris
- Guillaume Sauvaget, Partner, PS Consulting
- Diana Bowman, Legal Manager, Vinci Energies
- Yasmine El Achkar, Lawyer associate, White & Case Law firm
- Frédéric Gillion, Partner, Pinsent Masons Law Firm
- Stéphane Giraud, FIDIC President’s list of Adjudicators Plan J Consulting
- Louis Meunier, Insurance Manager, Vinci Energies
- François Muller, Partner, Altana law firm
- Peter Rosher, Partner, Reed Smith law firm
- Charles Nairac, Partner, White & Case law firm
- Jim Perry, Partner, PS Consulting
- Peter Rosher, Partner, Reed Smith law firm
- Christopher Seppälä, Partner of Counsel, White & Case law firm
- Christophe Sergeant, Head of Unit, Legal Division, EDF SA
€10 000 (in-person) Net of VAT *
€12 000 (remote) Net of VAT *
* VAT not applicable, article 293 B of the CGI
+ application fees for Paris-Panthéon-Assas University
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