Entry Requirements
• An approved Second Class Honours Degree, Grade 1 (2.1, Level 8) in law or in another relevant discipline such as business, computer science, or statistics.
• In exceptional circumstances, an applicant holding a degree in another discipline or a degree of less than an approved Second Class Honours Degree, Grade 1 (H2.1) standard may be considered where they have relevant professional experience in law and computer science.
• International students should refer to the country-specific information section of the International Office website.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
In exceptional circumstances, an applicant holding a degree in another discipline or a degree of less than an approved Second-Class Honours Degree, Grade 1 (H2.1) standard may be considered where they have relevant professional experience in law or in another relevant subject area such as criminology.

Closing Date: Offers are made on a rolling basis.

Applications must be completed online at: https://nuigalway.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Account/Login.

An application requires a registration fee of €35. You will be asked to upload proof of identification, academic transcripts, a personal statement, an academic reference and documentation to fulfil the English requirement (where English is not your first language).

Next start date: September 2025

This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.

Career Opportunities
AI might not replace lawyers, but lawyers with skills in technology and analytics will have an advantage in the job market, particularly noted by Wolters Kluwer in 2023, is a need to understand and apply Generative AI. Graduates might work as lawyers in traditional legal advice roles, particularly focusing on technology law, or in other roles such as Legal Technologist, Legal Process Analyst, Legal Knowledge Engineer, Legal Hybrid, Legal Project Manager, Online Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Legal Risk Manager, Legal Prompt Engineer and Legal Management Consultant. The more enterprising might become lawtech entrepreneurs.

For those who are interested in working directly on lawtech, according to a Robert Walters report on the lawtech job market, vacancies in this field have grown by 87% between 2019 to 2020, and 177% between 2020 and 2021. By 2021, lawtech jobs were 2.7% of all tech vacancies in the UK. For more traditional roles, according to a Wolters Kluwer report the increasing importance of legal technology was one of the key trends that will impact on legal professionals from 2023-26, while a lack of technology skills is an issue for 49% of the firms surveyed yet legal departments that are technology leaders routinely outperform those who are not. 75% of firms and legal departments reported they are prepared and expect to invest in technologies in 2023.

Potential employers who hire experts within these fields include traditional legal firms, accountancy and consultancy firms, and lawtech firms. Career paths are also possible with the civil and public service (particularly the courts), as an barrister, or as an in-house lawyer in a commercial organisation (particularly multi-national businesses). Students who have completed the specialised modules led by recognised experts, completed tailored methods and dissemination training and engaged in independent research in timely topics will be highly appealing to a wide-range of employers.