École nationale de la magistrature

**Nickname** | ENMg

The **École nationale de la magistrature** (**ENMg**; Ditrovian: *National School of the Magistrature*) is a public *grande école* in Viersbourg, Marone. One of the specialized public administration schools of the *écoles d'études politiques*, the ENMg is a post-graduate law school which trains lawyers for careers as prosecutors and judges. Unlike other *grandes écoles*, the ENMg is administered by the Ministry of Justice, rather than by the Ministry of National Education.

The ENMg was founded in 1940, along with the other three specialized public administration *grandes écoles*, as a means of democratizing access to the Maronan judiciary, and encouraging lawyers to pursue public law rather than private law. Since its foundation, graduating from the ENMg has become the sole way to become a judge or prosecutor within Marone.

## Admissions

Recent acceptance rates of the École nationale de la magistrature
 2021
 2022
 2023

Like with other *grandes écoles*, admissions to the ENMg is considered highly competitive and exclusive. In 2020, the school received 2,599 applications, and only offered acceptances to 286 applicants, resulting in an acceptance rate of 11.00%. Due to the low acceptance rate, many students apply in several admissions cycles before being accepted, and it is thus not uncommon for students at the school to be older or already established in careers prior to enrolling. As the school is public, it does not charge tuition fees apart from a small enrollment fee at the start of each year.

As the ENMg is a post-graduate law school, students must have already graduated with a bachelor's degree in law in order to be considered. Since 1984, students must also have a master's degree in law as well, and be admitted to the Maronan Bar in order to considered. Maronan citizenship is also a prerequisite for applicants. In order to be considered as an applicant, prospective students must sit for the ENMg admissions exam, a six-hour legal examination. The test is offered every year in June, and may be retaken as many times as needed; students must retake the exam every time they choose to apply, and cannot apply with outdated exam results. Many students opt to enroll in a one-year preparatory course to prepare them for the exam. Most of these preparatory courses are offered through private educational establishments, and thus charge students enrollment fees. In addition to the exam, applicants must also sit for an interview, submit a resume and personal statement, four letters of recommendation, and their transcript from their prior level of education, if they are within five years of their graduation. Students' scores on the admissions exam typically play the greatest factor in determining whether they will be admitted or not.

## Academics

A student's studies at the ENMg will typically last two years divided into two semesters each. Throughout their education at the ENMg, students are required to take classes in public law, including constitutional law, tax law, administrative law, procedural law, and criminal law. Students are also expected to seek internships during the summer in between their first and second years, with many students opting for internships with the Maronan government.

Although most students have already decided whether they wish to pursue a career as a judge or prosecutor, all students are equally trained for both professions and may work as either following their graduations. At the conclusion of their studies, students receive a Master of Laws in Public Law degree, which allows them to seek careers as a judge or prosecutor. The ENMg is the only educational institution in Marone which offers the Master of Laws in Public Law degree. The school typically graduates approximately 200–250 students each year.

### Assessments

Assessments at the ENMg exist similarly to assessments at other Maronan post-secondary educational institutions. Students must sit for two examinations per semester in each of their courses: a midterm exam at the halfway point, and a final exam at the end of the semester. Like in other levels of Maronan education, students are graded on a 0–20 scale, where grades below 6 are considered to be a failure.

Unlike in other Maronan schools, if a student receives a failing grade in any of their courses or on any of their examinations, they will be asked to leave the school and barred from graduating. Students who are asked to leave the school are also barred from re-applying and beginning the process again from the start. Due to this, the school is considered to be incredibly academically rigorous, and students are expected to prioritize their studies over all else.