School of Law and Governance

RPC-SO-06-No.084-2025

Law

The Law program prepares professionals capable of identifying and analyzing legal situations, conducting research using technological tools, and designing models for solutions and social development based on ethical principles and justice. The program prepares future lawyers to advise, represent, and administer justice in national and international contexts.

Mode of study
In-person

Duration
4 years

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Why study Law at ECOTEC?

Ranked among Ecuador's top private universities, ECOTEC integrates international academic quality standards (QS Stars, Times Higher Education, Innovatec) with a holistic education vision. We stand as a benchmark among Ecuadorian universities committed to innovation, sustainability, and global employability.
Reconocimiento QS Stars de Universidad ECOTECReconocimiento Times Higher Education de Universidad ECOTECWorld University Rankings América y el Caribe

Degree awarded: Law Degree

Admission Requirements

Color copy of the national identity card or citizenship card, or passport for international applicants.

Copy of high school transcript or academic record.

Updated digital photograph.

Graduate Profile

Carry out processes of analysis and interpretation of information in diverse contexts, promoting the assessment of data to make well-founded judgments, while maintaining a reflective and respectful approach toward different viewpoints for the purpose of contributing effective solutions to complex problems.
Effectively lead work teams, assuming commitments that contribute to the improvement and development of an organization, promoting collaborative leadership to strengthen cohesion and achieve common objectives, with an ethical and responsible attitude in joint decision-making for conflict resolution.
Generate original ideas in diverse contexts, promoting the association of concepts and the identification of relationships among factors to address challenges innovatively, while maintaining an open and flexible attitude toward change with a critical approach to implementing original and creative solutions.
Develop a logical and structured sequence of research processes autonomously and creatively to generate new knowledge and apply and strengthen existing knowledge, collecting and analyzing data clearly and coherently, while maintaining a critical and ethical approach throughout all stages of the research process.
Use the different sources of law in a self-reflective manner, assuming a commitment to continuous research and a willingness to critically analyze legal systems, guided by values such as honesty, respect for the legal order, and social responsibility, ensuring that legal interpretations reflect principles of justice and transparency.
Prepare clear, persuasive, and technically sound arguments, both orally and in writing, demonstrating confidence when presenting arguments, empathy, and proactivity grounded in leadership, justice, liberty, and respect, in order to formulate alternatives for different legal situations at the national and international levels.
Design effective strategies based on the legal framework for the resolution of legal problems, being capable of establishing legal and social consequences with resilience and multidisciplinary teamwork, strengthening humanism, integrity, and social and/or environmental responsibility.
Apply digital tools and technological platforms to simplify advisory and litigation activities, while demonstrating a willingness to learn new tools and flexibility in response to technological changes, guided by ethics, innovation, and integrity.