Soledad Atienza

Soledad Atienza is the Dean of IE Law School and has an extensive academic experience and a global vision of legal education. Prior to that, she practiced law at the leading Spanish law firm Pérez-Llorca for five years.

She earned her Ph.D. in Social Sciences from IE University and is currently a law professor. Her expertise includes the areas of comparative law and legal teaching methods. Soledad has an Executive MBA degree from IE Business School and a Certificate in European Studies from the European Institute of the University of Saarland in Germany. She was a visiting student at Cornell University in New York and holds a law degree from the CEU San Pablo University in Spain.

Soledad Atienza is Co-Chair of the Commission for the Future of Legal Services of the IBA (International Bar Association), and has co-directed the “Blueprint on global legal education”. She is also co-director of the Pérez-Llorca / IE Chair of Business Law and author of the book “Enseñar Derecho. ¿Puede servirnos la experiencia de Estados Unidos?” (“Teaching Law: Can the U.S. experience help us?”), published by Editorial Aranzadi.

Academic Background

• PhD in Social Sciences, IE University

• Ex MBA, IE Business School

• ZertifiKat über Europäische Studien, Europa Institut, Universität des Saarlandes (Germany)

• Law Degree, CEU San Pablo

Professsional Experience

• 2020, Dean IE Law School

• 2015 – 2020, Vice Dean for International Relations, IE Law School

• 2010 – 2020,  Director Undergraduate Studies in Law,  IE University

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

• 2005 – 2010, Associate Director Master programs IE Law School

Selected Publications

• Marsden, G. and Atienza, S. (2022). ”Doing Law School Wrong: Case Teaching and an Integrated Legal Practice Method”. Saint Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 66 (3)

• Atienza, S. (2021). “The Use of Comparative Law in Legal Education: a Bridge from Medieval Bologna to 21st Century”. In Nuzhat Parveen Khan and Garima Tiwari (Eds). Globalisation of Professional Legal Education. Bloomsbury

• Atienza, S. (2016). “Moving Towards an International Legal Education in Spain”. In Christophe Jamin and William van Caenegem (Eds). The Internationalisation of Legal Education. Springer International

• Atienza, S. (2012). “The Evolution of Legal Education in Spain”. Journal Of Legal Education, Vol. 61 (3): 468-478