Soledad Atienza

Soledad Atienza is the Dean of IE Law School and a former Co-President of the Law Schools Global League. With a strong international academic background and a global outlook on legal education, she is a leading advocate for innovation in legal education and the international practice of law.

She holds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from IE University, an Executive MBA from IE Business School, and a Certificate in European Studies from the Europa-Institut at Saarland University in Germany. 

Before beginning her academic career, she practiced law at Pérez-Llorca. She has served as Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Commission on the Future of Legal Services. She is also Co-Director of the Pérez-Llorca & IE Chair in Commercial Law and a member of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Legal Education (EJLE), published by the European Law Faculties Association (ELFA).

Atienza is the author of "Enseñar Derecho. ¿Puede servirnos la experiencia de Estados Unidos?" ("Teaching Law: Can the U.S. Experience Help Us?"), a reference work on international legal education and pedagogical innovation.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Dean, IE Law School, 2020 – Present

• Board Member, Future of Legal Services Commission, International Bar Association (IBA), 2026 – Present

• Board Member, European Journal of Legal Education (EJLE), European Law Faculties Association (ELFA), 2025 – Present

• Member, Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED), 2024 – Present

• Co-President, Law Schools Global League, 2023 – 2026

• Member, Board of Trustees, ICAM-Cortina Foundation (Madrid Bar Association Foundation), 2023 – Present

• Member, International Advisory Board, School of Law, Woxsen University, 2023 – Present

• Co-Chair, Future of Legal Services Commission, International Bar Association (IBA), 2023 – 2025

• Co-Chair, Blueprint Project on Global Legal Education, International Bar Association (IBA) & Law Schools Global League, 2019 – 2021 

• Professor of Law, IE Law School, 2008 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• PhD in Social Sciences, IE University, 2012

• Executive MBA, IE Business School, 2003 – 2004

• Zertifikat über Europäische Studien, Universität des Saarlandes (Germany), 1996 – 1998

• Law Degree, CEU San Pablo University, 1991 – 1996

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Lawyer, Pérez-Llorca Law firm, 1998 – 2003