Graduate Diploma – Law & Digital Technologies


Applications open until January 16th : espaceadmission.univ-catholille.fr


More than ever, law and digital technologies must collaborate for a new engineering of society; yet the training of lawyers and digital engineers does not equip them to communicate and work together. Law and social science professionals need a digital and technological culture that allows them to understand and build the tools that transform their profession and society as a whole. A growing number of entrepreneurs, engineers or profiles from social sciences or creative backgrounds are demanding additional training that allows them to understand and build the tools that transform their profession and society as a whole.

This course is based on an innovative and active pedagogy, with conferences, interactive workshops and privileged exchanges led by actors of the digital and legal professions and research. It is open to lawyers and digital transformation actors without any prior legal training requirement. The content of the courses focuses on the interactions between law and digital technologies. More specifically, questions relating to the transformation of legal practices, the analysis of legal data, the framework of artificial intelligence, the protection of digital data, the normative innovations of the blockchain and the challenges of predictive justice will be addressed.

The Graduate Diploma and Law & Digital Technologies is divided into 2 university certificates (C.U.):

The Certificate in Law and Digital Transformation, taught in French (20 to 26 February 2023)

30 hours of classes + 5-page written report on the experience

  • A core course on law and algorithms and the ethics of technology for all (15 hours)
  • A course of your choice is then offered according to your profile as an engineer or a lawyer (15 hours)

The Certificate in Law and Digital Society, taught in English (22 to 30 June 2023)

30 hours of lectures and group workshops + written report


A joint-degree with the University of Manchester.

Prerequisites

  • Students, in law or any other disciplines from 3rd year
  • Professionals with experience or projects related to digital technologies
  • English language skills – Level C1 recommended for the Certificate 2

Objectives

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Adquire a culture and mastery of computer and legal reasoning

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Learn how to strategically use the legal mechanisms of digital transformation

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Take into account and responde to the ethical and governance issues of digital technologies

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Collaborate on legal and digital projects involving lawyers and engineers

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Know and develop tools for digital regulations

Certificate in Law and Digital Transformation – (55H)

Module 1. Digital law and governance
  • Law and algorithmic governance
  • Responsible Technologies: Digital Ethics and Governance
  • Digital thinking and reasoning

Digital lawyer course:

  • Digital law & regulation
  • Digital data protection law
  • Intellectual property law and digital technologies
  • Consumption, law and digital
  • Digital liability and risk
  • Digital thinking and reasoning

Legaltech engineering course:

  • Introduction to Digital Law and Regulation
  • Legal thinking and reasoning
Module 2. StudioLab
  • Manipulation workshops and digital and legal experiments – Legaltech ecosystem

Digital Lawyer course:

  • StudioLab Legaltech : manipulation workshops and legal experiments

Legaltech Engineer course

  • StudioLab Engineering : manipulation workshops and legal experiments

This certificate will provide the following skills:

  • Communicate in the engineering-lawyer-entrepreneur dialogue
  • Develop a culture and a mastery of IT and legal reasoning
  • Strategically use the legal mechanisms of digital transformation
  • Understand and know how to develop regulation tools of and for the digital world
  • Take into account and answer the ethical and governance issues of digital technologies
  • Demonstrate critical thinking when facing the different technological tools and rationales
  • Implement operating methods to encourage innovation and creativity in law and digital technology.

Certificate in Law in a Digital Society – (55H)

Module 3. StudioWork

Group projects carried out in response to a problem submitted by a key player in the digital field (in collaboration with a company, an association or a public institution)

Examples :
– Clinical Studio – clinical work in response to a problem given by a company.
– Legal Architecture Studio – reflection on a regulatory architecture in partnership with a public actor.
– Studio Startup – development of an entrepreneurial project with an entrepreneur.
– Studio Legal Design – work on legal or normative ergonomics in partnership with a digital actor.

Module 4. StudioHub

Conferences on current news subjects and workshops on digital society issues.
Visiting Professors and visiting researchers offering workshops on their cutting-edge research in law and digital technology in an agile programme and related to current research and technological innovation.

Examples of topics:

  • Smart cities
  • Quantum Technology and Law
  • Blockchain and Smart contracts
  • Border Security and Technology
  • AI and Law
  • War, Law and Technology
  • Algortihmic Regulation and Governance
  • Money, Tech and Law
  • Sensing Technologies, Law and Society
  • Gender, Race and Digital Justice

This certificate will provide the following skills:

  • Implemente legal/digital projects involving lawyers and engineers
  • Know how to work within a multidisciplinary team in law and digital technology
  • Analyse the legal mechanisms and issues of the digital society
  • Take into account and respond to the ethical and governance issues of digital technologies
  • Understand and anticipate the legal and normative challenges of digital transformation
  • Demonstrate a spirit of innovation in the digital transformation of society

Programme Director

Academic team

Admission process & cost

Professionals: Contact the Corporate Department
lesfacultesentreprises@univ-catholille.fr
+33 (0)3 61 76 75 00

Students : Apply at espaceadmission.univ-catholille.fr

Select the School (Faculté de Droit Issy-les-Moulineaux)

Complete your application online

Cost

  • Graduate Diploma – Law and Digital Technologies (full course including the 2 certificates in one year)
    – 1800€ for students and self-financed professionals
    – 2900€ for professionals financed by a company

It is not mandatory to follow both certificates in the same year:

  • Law & Digital Transformation certificate:
    – 900€ for students and self-financed professionals
    – 1500€ for professionals financed by a company
  • Law, Digital and Society certificate:
    – 900€ for students and self-financed professionals
    – 1500€ for professionals financed by a company

The FLD Experience

More than ever, law and digital technologies must collaborate for a new engineering of society; yet the training of lawyers and digital engineers does not equip them to communicate and work together.
Law and social science professionals need a digital and technological literacy that enables them to understand and build the tools that transform their profession and society as a whole.
A growing number of entrepreneurs, engineers or profiles from the social sciences or creative backgrounds are seeking additional training to enable them to integrate a legal and ethical culture into their digital projects.

Delphine DOGOT - Head of Programme

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