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Welcome to the Master Law and Technology at the Erasmus School of Law! Explore how legal knowledge and technology converge in our innovative program and become a tech-savvy legal professional capable of navigating the rapidly digitizing society.
Practical information
- Type
- Master
- Degree
- LLM
- Mode of study
- Full-time
- Instruction language
- English
- Duration
- 1 year
- Study points (EC)
- 60
- Location
- Campus Woudestein
- Start date
- September
- Application Deadline (EEA)
- 1 August
The study programme in a nutshell
Our curriculum enables you to understand and explore the legal implications of technological advancements. Within our Master Law and Technology, with specific emphasis on Regulation, Governance, AI, and Legal Tech/AI, we offer engaging perspectives. We explore the potential of artificial intelligence for executing legal tasks, such as case preparation, and the possibility of AI-tools for assistance in public administration and judiciary. These data-driven technologies hold a promise for the future of legal practice.
Simultaneously, we challenge our students to think critically about the ethical and legal implications of these advancements. We raise questions about the legality of these developments and investigate whether and how they fit within the frameworks and legal norms cherished in our democracies under the rule of law.
In our master's program, we encourage a pragmatic, practice-oriented approach to technological capabilities. We assess what is feasible within various legal professions at reasonable costs, both financially and with consideration for our ecological footprint. By engaging in the design of a technical application themselves, students are immersed in the core questions of our program.
The master's programme covers various themes, with a strong focus on platform regulation and digital governance. Themes and topics that will be covered throughout the master's programme include: data protection law, European platform regulation, AI & product liability, IP-law, public law and AI-regulation, AI & fundamental rights, the ethics and politics of disruptive technologies in society and the legal profession.
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Career opportunities after graduation
Future career opportunities for the tech-savvy legal professionals
The future career landscape for the tech-savvy legal professionals, post-completion of the Master Law and Technology encompasses a wide array of possibilities. With a specialized background in both law and technology, you will, provided you have completed a (Dutch) bachelor's degree with civil law effect subjects, meet the civil law effect requirements for access to the legal profession and judiciary in the Netherlands
Some examples of a potential career path include:
- Attorney and legal service provider for online markets and services.
- Specialist in information law and intellectual property.
- Policy advisor for digitalization at government agencies at various levels.
- GDPR expert and data protection officer both in public and private organizations.
- Developer and designer of Legal Technology.
- Advisor in the field of Legal Tech within law firms.
- Legal expert in Legal Innovation.
- In-house counsel at technology companies.
- Legal specialist at the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA).
- Auditor for algorithms at government agencies.
- Researcher in the field of law, ethics, and technology.
- Tech legislation officer.
This wide range of career opportunities underscores the versatility and relevance of the Master Law and Technology within the contemporary legal and technological context.
