Law LLM (Law, Technology and Innovation)

The LLM (Law, Technology and Innovation) is ideal for law graduates who are interested in pursuing careers in the fast-growing areas of law and technology, regulation of artificial intelligence and the digital economy. It is also ideal for suitably qualified graduates from other fields who are interested in exploring the legal, regulatory and compliance aspects of technology and innovation.

This specialised LLM builds upon the Law School’s considerable research and teaching expertise in the fields of law, technology and innovation. The compulsory modules provide a framework for key concepts and frameworks, and students can then choose additional modules in a range of adjacent fields such as commercial law, human rights law, intellectual property law and environmental law.

The dissertation allows a specific focus area through advanced research and writing under the supervision of an academic staff member.

The LLM includes a unique Law and Innovation Clinic module, where students provide legal information to startups on issues such as copyright, data protection and selling online. The clinic is the first such clinic in any Irish university and provides an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge of these dynamic legal areas to real-life problems faced by businesses. See the Law Clinic page for more information.

UCC Law School is the Irish Partner in the global Creative Commons movement and a member of the iLINC European Network of Law Incubators, which aims to facilitate the provision of legal information and advice to ICT entrepreneurs and start-ups.

Top 100 Ranking

UCC School of Law has been ranked among the world’s best Law Schools in the latest QS World University Rankings by subject.

For full details of the non-EU application procedure visit our how to apply pages for international students.

• In UCC, we use the term programme and course interchangeably to describe what a person has registered to study in UCC and its constituent colleges, schools, and departments.
• Note that not all courses are open to international/non-EU applicants, please check the fact file above. For more information contact the International Office.

English Language Requirements

Applicants who are non-native speakers of the English language must meet the university-approved English language requirements. Visit our PG English Language Requirements page for more information.

Our LLM graduates in (Law, Technology and Innovation) have excellent legal research and writing skills and can pursue careers as solicitors, barristers or in-house lawyers, as well as other roles in technology businesses or in the public sector.