No se exige formación previa específica para el ingreso en el Grado en Derecho, si bien, la formación del alumnado más adecuada se corresponde con la del alumnado que haya cursado el itinerario de Ciencias Sociales del Bachillerato, así como el itinerario Científico-Tecnológico, sin perjuicio de que el de Humanidades sea apto también, siempre que haya incluido en su formación las asignaturas de carácter troncal de matemáticas contempladas en el itinerario de Ciencias Sociales.
Es aconsejable que el/la estudiante muestre interés en aspectos relacionados con los objetivos formativos del título y posea habilidades que le capaciten como persona receptiva a los resultados de aprendizaje que adquirirá al cursar la titulación. Entre las cualidades deseables del futuro estudiante del Grado en Derecho se encuentran:
Legal advice and consulting in the public and private sectors at all levels, local, regional, national, and international: advice on civil, commercial, criminal, tax, labor, administrative, and international matters for individuals and legal entities, companies, organizations, associations, foundations, and unincorporated entities, and for all types of public bodies and the public business sector.
It provides the necessary training to study for the master's degree to practice law and solicitor status and to apply for all types of competitive examinations for any public legal body.
Thus, any graduate of the degree can hold positions as a civil servant in the Administration of Justice (judge, prosecutor, judicial lawyer, legal counsel, court manager, among others) or as a civil servant in the Public Administration. Higher positions (State Attorney, Court Lawyer, Social Security Lawyer, Labor Inspector, Social Security Technician, Tax Inspector, among others).
In relation to the above, these graduates can access positions within local authorities (town hall secretary) and within the Autonomous Communities (civil service staff of departments within the autonomous communities, legal services, legal staff of regional parliaments, among others).
Graduates of this degree can also pursue private professions such as notary, registrar, property agent, property manager, and legal advisor in any field.
On another note, graduates of the degree can become civil servants in an international organization or perform their duties within the European Union.
Likewise, graduates may occupy positions as secondary school or university teachers, in accordance with the rules for access to secondary education and access to university teaching staff and research in public and private research centers.
The multidisciplinary training of these graduates allows them to work in all economic sectors, primarily in human resources, personnel, legal, tax, labor, and administration and management departments.