Deadline:
May 01, 2024
Program Starts: July 01, 2024
Program Ends: July 19, 2024
Location(s)
Germany
Hamburg
Overview
How will technology change the future of law and legal services? Look behind the curtain of legal technology and understand the trends that will influence your future career and the legal professional as a whole.
Details
Intriguing questions
- Can we use algorithms to predict court decisions?
- Can we design routine contracts in a way that parties understand them without a lawyer?
- Can we teach machines to exercise due diligence?
- How can law firms use technology and alternative providers to boost their service offerings?
If questions like these are of interest to you, the Bucerius Summer Program in Legal Technology and Operations will be an ideal fit for you.
- THE INTERNATIONAL A-LIST: Work closely with the world's industry leaders, prominent researchers and innovators in the field of legal technology.
- PRACTICE-ORIENTED: Apply legal process improvement, project management and legal design to real-world scenarios in hands-on classes and workshops.
- INTERNATIONAL: Work as part of an international group of talented law students and young professionals from all over the world.
Course Aim
Upon completion of the Bucerius Summer Program in Legal Technology and Operations you will understand why legal technology matters. Within the vibrant conversation between lawyers and technologists, the program will enable you to distinguish relevant information from hype. At the end of the program you will be able to use technology to tackle complexity and properly assess risk in a legal context.
PREPARE FOR THE DIGITIZATION OF THE LEGAL MARKET
Are you interested in making use of technology to solve legal problems? Do you want to know how to accelerate technology adoption within the legal industry? Do you seek innovative approaches to changing how we deliver legal services to both companies and consumers? Or are you simply trying to make sense of artificial intelligence, data analytics and access to justice? Join us for an exciting journey!
SKILLS FOR A DYNAMIC PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT
The legal marketplace and our justice system are entering a period of profound change. Both technological and organizational advances are dramatically reshaping the way we think about law, provide access to justice and research legal knowledge. This program will provide you with a thorough understanding of the interaction between legal services, technology and the law itself.
INTENSIVE STUDY WITH LEADERS FROM ACADEMIA AND PRACTICE
A consequence of the excitement surrounding legal technology and innovation is that much of the current conversation is not supported by an understanding of issues underlying the topic. To combat this phenomenon and promote in-depth exploration and discussion, a team of faculty members will address legal technology from a variety of perspectives: lecturers bring with them years of first-hand experience and represent both academia and leading names in industry.
Your three-week stay in Hamburg will provide intensive study during core classes and a series of lecturers and discussions to complement in-class work.
THEORY COMBINED WITH REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE
Courses begin with Socratic-style, interactive meetings to make sure you gain a solid theoretical understanding of material before you apply it to real world scenarios. Taking part in the program, you will solve challenges provided by industry partners, work with authentic data and design a project that connects all courses under a common theme.
Going beyond the Bucerius campus, participants in the Summer Program in Legal Technology and Operations will take part in a two-day excursion to Frankfurt am Main. In addition to being the Eurozone's financial capital, the city is also home to offices for most large international laws firms. During a weekend trip, you will take part in workshops at a prominent legal innovation hub and engage in discussion with practitioners from a leading alternative legal services provider with over 2,000 employees across three continents.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
LAW AT UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL
Applicants from countries where law is studied at the undergraduate level (such as Germany), must have completed at least two years of their legal education by the start of the program.
LAW AT GRADUATE LEVEL
Applicants from countries where law is studied at a graduate level (such as the United States), must have completed at least one year of law school at the time the program begins.
English language skills
Participants are expected to have a good command of English and must submit proof of their language proficiency unless they are currently enrolled in or recently graduated from an English-taught degree program.
Under certain circumstances, we may be able to waive the test requirement and arrange for a telephone interview to assess your English skills, e.g. if you spent a significant amount of time in an English-speaking country or were enrolled in numerous courses or a short-term program taught in English. If you do not have a (valid) English proficiency certificate and would like to discuss this option, please feel free to contact us.
PROFICIENCY GUIDELINES
Applicants may submit any of the following to satisfy the minimum requirement for participation:
- TOEFL Internet-Based Test (IBT): 90
- IELTS Academic Program: 7.0
- CAE: B or CPE: C
- ILEC
German language skills are not required. Optional language coursework is available for those who wish to boost their German skills (or get started with the language) in the weeks before or after the summer program.
Dates
Deadline: May 01, 2024
Program starts:
July 01, 2024
Program ends:
July 19, 2024
Program Starts: July 01, 2024
Program Ends: July 19, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Tuition fee: EUR 2,500 (Enrolled at a university? Students receive a 50% discount.)
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
- Apply by March 1, 2024 and save 15% on the tuition fee!
TUITION WAIVERS
- Bucerius Law School is pleased to offer a limited number of need-based scholarships to highly qualified participants in the Bucerius Summer Programs. Each scholarship includes a partial or full tuition waiver. It does not cover travel cost or/and living expenses.
- Applicants should fill out the Scholarship Application Form and submit it with their application to the program.
- Allocation of funds will take place following the early bird and final application deadlines, i.e., in two rounds. Qualified applicants who have submitted all relevant documents, i.e., a complete online application and scholarship application, will be notified of both their admission status and scholarship offer in either mid-March or mid-May.
Submissions of scholarship applications after the application deadline(s) cannot be considered.
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