Legal Technology Specialist
Build and run the software that legal teams use — contract AI, e-discovery, automation.
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- Typical pay
- €38k–€80k
- Usual education
- Degree or apprenticeship
- Outlook
- Fast growing as AI reshapes legal work.
A day in the life
Automate a contract template, train a review model, and show lawyers how to use a tool they are suspicious of.
Ways in
- Tech apprenticeship
- Paralegal who learned to code
- Computer science degree
What to study at 16
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Spain
Bachillerato de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
Portugal
Línguas e Humanidades
France
Bac général — spécialités
Italy
Liceo classico / scienze umane
Netherlands
Profiel Economie & Maatschappij
Ireland
Leaving Certificate subject choice
Skills that matter
Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
BSc Information Systems
Where technology meets the business: databases, integration and IT operations.
Technical half of the job.
Helpful school subjects: Maths, IT, Business
MSc Legal Technology & Innovation
Automation, e-discovery and data in legal practice.
Built exactly for this emerging role.
Helpful school subjects: Law, IT
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