Each year in mid-February all students of the current academic year and scholars from the partner universities come together in Bologna, Ghent or Hamburg to discuss topics of Law and Economics and the future of the programme. The EMLE Midterm Meeting attracts one of the largest groups of Law and Economics scholars in Europe and is guaranteed to be a great experience, both academically and socially.

The meeting usually starts on Friday with a one-day symposium where papers by scholars from the partner universities and other experts are presented and discussed. The symposium provides vivid insights into current research topics in Law and Economics and proves to be a stimulating experience for all those interested in this field. It has become a tradition to invite the student who in the previous academic year wrote the best thesis to present his or her work at the symposium. All papers are usually published in a Law and Economics series.

The symposium culminates in an invited lecture by a distinguished scholar of Law and Economics. For example, the invited lecture was given by Professor Robert Cooter from the University of California, Berkeley in 1995 and again in 1996, by Professor Lucien A. Bebchuk from Harvard University in 2001, and by Professor Mark Grady from George Mason University in 2003.

In the evening all participants enjoy the conference dinner, which is among the highlights of the meeting.

During the 'Thesis Meeting' on Saturday morning, the students discuss their ideas for a Master Thesis with the third term coordinators and faculty. Thesis titles and supervisors are agreed upon and subsequently confirmed in the EMLE Board Meeting, which concludes the Midterm Meeting on Saturday afternoon.

The next Midterm Meeting will take place at the University of Bologna on February 12/13, 2010. Besides the events mentioned above, it will encompass the Graduation Ceremony for the academic year 2008/2009, as well as a job fair and alumni events.