Admission - LegalTech & Law Innovations Certificate

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Admission procedures

Course start

The course will be available as of October 2021 with classes dispensed remotely.

Internships

No internships are possible as part of this course.

Enrollment

Enrollment opens on July 19, 2021.

Conditions

Demonstrated interest
Post-secondary students
Lifelong learners (legal professionals including lawyers, judges, notaries, bailiffs, certified public accountants, etc.)

Successful completion requires

Having finished all graded modules’ online exams by August 31, 2022
Earning at least a 10/20 average on online quizzes

Course cost

Post-secondary education (Students)

800€ + 34€ BIU (library fee) + 92€ (student activity fee) (waived if already paid for the current school year) for students not on scholarship.

300€ for students receiving state scholarships.

Continuing education (Professionals)

3500€ if self-financed

5000€ if externally financed (all or in part by your employer or a funding organisation)

Course curriculum

The LegalTech & Law Innovations certificate is a hybrid course, with top French and international professors teaching university classes and legal professionals, scholars, entrepreneurs, and others sharing their experiences.

The goal of this certificate is to launch you into the LegalTech world, one full of technologies and people who innovate every day. For us, legaltech is global, borderless and limitless and it encompasses much more than just technology.

All of our instructors are leading figures in the field, movers and shakers who consistently innovate. Beyond the course content, this human element and personal experience are what the University of Montpellier and particularly, course director Simon de Charentenay wish to prioritise. The exclusive content we provide in this course should be authentic, transparent, up-to-date and completely flexible, designed for the pace at which you learn.

Welcome to University 2.0, which brings together tools and knowledge, scholars and entrepreneurs, people, community and online education to provide you with the essential skills that will make you a star.

17 modules - 120 hours

Course curriculum

17 modules - 120 hours

Module 1

"Introduction to LegalTech"

Expert testimonials will help you discover the market and provide an overview of LegalTech and issues in the French and global markets.

Module 2

"Immersion at Stanford’s CodeX"

Immerse yourself in Stanford’s CodeX and learn about innovative projects from Stanford University and CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics.

Module 3

"Using Legal Data"

The goal of this module is to teach you about Big Data, open data and the processing of this information. Learn how to audit, collect, process and bring value to huge quantities of digital data.

Module 4

"Protecting Personal Data"

This module’s aim is for you to better understand the GDPR and to make your organisation generally compliant. Module instructors brilliantly address such topics as the legal framework of data collection, privacy by design, and ethics.

Module 5

"Applying AI to Law"

This module focuses on the technical aspects of algorithms and their processing but also contains a practical component involving concrete use cases of AI and its legal applications.

Module 6

"Applying Blockchain to Law"

This module on Blockchain will introduce you to the fundamentals and legal framework of the technology, plus practical use cases such as the Token Economy and cryptographic assets.

Module 7

"Electronic Signatures"

Electronic signatures are a topic relevant to all practitioners and the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated their commercial use. Learn more about the fundamentals of electronic signatures, digital safes, secure storage and more.

Module 8

"Smart City/Smart Territory & Public Data"

This module aims to outline the major issues of French-style smart cities and the importance of legal engineering as their backbone.

Module 9

"Immersion in Google’s Legal Department"

This module provides a look at two exciting elements of Google’s legal department: first, behind the scenes with Human Resources and second, Google’s philosophy of and approach to privacy.

Module 10

"Legal Design for Improved Access to Law"

Learn how to design legal documents and offers that clients and non-lawyer colleagues can understand. Legal design is user-oriented and meets users’ true needs.

Module 11

"The Law’s New Professions"

Legal operations, Data lawyer...are you wondering about these new professions and the education and training required to apply for these jobs? This module is for you! What kinds of legal and tech skills are expected? This module’s instructors will help you set your professional goals.

Module 12

"Digital Marketing"

This module will introduce you to major issues in digital marketing. Marketing strategy, advocacy strategy and the automatisation of marketing will be totally revealed.

Module 13

"Creating a LegalTech Project"

Are you looking to create legaltech or to start such a project in your legal department? Find out about the tools you can use to successfully bring your ideas to life.

Module 14

"Development and Strategy in Legal Organisations"

This subject aims to develop your business skills, from negotiating to drafting a business plan, so your businesses and projects are profitable.

Module 15

"Human Capital in Legal Organisations"

If you’ve never heard of soft skills, it’s time to sign up for this module. Soft skills are now a crucial part of recruiting--the era of hiring based solely on degrees and professional and technical expertise is over! Recruiters are looking for specific behavioral skills.

Module 16

"The Legal Marketplace"

This module’s purpose is to expose you to the major issues of legal marketplaces. You will get legal clarification regarding online marketplace contracts, obligations and responsibilities and hear from the founder of a California-based legal marketplace.

Module 17

"Notarial Innovation"

In this module, learners will project themselves into the future of a fully innovative notary !