Queen’s University Belfast has launched an employability-focused LLM programme in Law and Technology that introduces students to the interplay of and interfaces between technology and law.

Legal work and practice, as is the case across the professions, is increasingly focused on technological innovation. Employers are very interested in law graduates who are tech-savvy both in terms of awareness of legal matters in technology, but in terms of how technology is coming to operate within the profession (such as for research and also for promotional purposes). This programme, which is offered full-time over one year or part-time over two years, will include a broad range of modules, such as Regulating Innovation, Medical Law, Copyright in the Digital Environment, and Regulating Digital Communications.

Dr Ciarán O'Kelly, Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Law, said “This innovative programme is designed to prepare students for a career on the interface of legal practice and technology. With employability embedded in the curriculum, graduates will be familiar both with the legal regulation of technology and with technology’s effects on the practice of law.”

For entry to the programme, graduate will normally require a 2.1 Honours degree or above, or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in Law, Social Sciences, Humanities or a cognate discipline.  International applicants will require an IELTS score of 6.5, with not less than 5.5 in any component, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University.

The School of Law at Queen’s is a world Top 100 Law School (QS World Rankings 2020) in the UK. It also ranks in the Top 10 in the UK for graduate prospects (Times 2019).  The  £20m Law School at Queen’s offers students access to world-class facilities such as a fully interactive Moot Court room, multi-purpose seminar rooms, a one-button studio and a Wellbeing room.

Further details on the LLM Law and Technology at Queen’s may be found here.