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LL.M. in Law and Technology

Offered by the Common Law Section in collaboration with the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, the LL.M. in Law and Technology offers advanced interdisciplinary training for students seeking to deepen their expertise in technology law, ethics and policy.

The Master of Laws (LL.M.) with concentration in Law and Technology combines advanced legal study with interdisciplinary perspectives on technology law, ethics and policy, experiential learning activities, and the contribution to the advancement of knowledge with a research paper.

The program is offered in French and English, with courses and supervision available in both common law and civil law. In addition, most of the Faculty members of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society affiliated with the Faculty of Law are experts in one or more foreign jurisdictions, as well as international law and comparative studies. 

Requirements

Students enrolled in this program must complete two compulsory courses : 

  • Technoprudence: Legal Theory in the Information Age
  • Technopolicy: Interplay between Technologies and Existing Legal Rules 

and two elective courses from the list of Law and Technology graduate courses.

Students must also undertake a technology law internship and write a research paper (50 to 60 pages). The paper can be replaced by a “technology law project.”

Students can be registered as full-time or part-time (part-time study is limited to one activity per session).

Full-time students must complete their degree requirements within 4 sessions, while, part-time student must complete their degree requirements within 8 sessions. 

Admission

Candidates to the LL.M. with concentration in Law and Technology are admitted on the basis of the quality of their complete application file.  

Important elements considered by the Admission Committee include, but are not necessarily limited to, academic achievement, relevant professional experience, subject area of interest, research proposal submitted and language ability. 

For more information

More detailed information about the program and the admission process, can be found on the website of the Faculty of Law, Graduate Studies.

You may also contact:

Elizabeth Judge

Elizabeth Judge

Coordinator, Graduate Studies in Law and Technology (English Track)

Mistrale Goudreau

Mistrale Goudreau

Coordinator, Graduate Studies in Law and Technology (French Track)