Designed to use in the real world.
This course will provide you with the necessary knowledge to communicate more effectively about technology. You already speak legalese, get ready to speak IT.
Tailored to the legal professional.
Being a lawyer, DPO, counsel or privacy officer, you are continuously confronted by the technical reality of the processing. Our trainers will make the connection between the legal context and the underlying technology.
Trust but verify.
Assessing data protection impact largely depends on stakeholders providing correct information. During this training you will learn to fact-check the technological aspects. Due to conflicting interests it is blind trust is not the best option. The gained knowledge will enable to verify as well.
Is this a course for you?
Our IT for Legal course is specifically tailored for professionals in the legal sector. Whether you’re a privacy specialist or a legal counsel, this program equips you with the essential IT knowledge and tools to effectively navigate the challenges your organization may face in today’s technology-driven world.
It’s also perfect for anyone working closely with IT who lacks a solid technical foundation and wants to bridge the gap.
Whether you’re an experienced privacy expert, a legal advisor, a project manager, or simply someone eager to expand their IT knowledge, this course provides the practical skills and insights needed to tacle the challenges in IT governance and compliance.
Why an IT for Legal course?
As a legal professional, you are continuously asked for your opinion on all kinds of activities, while no professor at University ever explained to you the basic IT concepts one might need to understand.
Technology never stops evolving and new innovations are continuously emerging. However, a lack of understanding the foundation, can make it harder to grasp these new evolutions.
This course is designed for every legal professional collaborating with, assessing and controlling IT-environments. Beyond just offering the foundational knowledge, this course is also a toolkit to assess IT-applications from a security point of view. Dive deep into the realms of Information Technology, while keeping the constant link to compliance.
Your IT for Legal Trainers.
Throughout the training, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussions with our expert trainers.
IT for Legal Course contents.
In the first, an introduction is in order to the course and the used case study, while also giving the first information on how to talk with IT.
- Introduction: an introduction to how the course will look and the case study used during the training.
- Essential concepts: the essentials of the basic concepts also highlighting their challenges towards data protection (cloud applications, development, encryption, artificial intelligence, and cookies).
In the second part, we will discuss how IT Security Risk Management exactly works.
- Introduction to IT Security Risk Management: how does it relate to the GDPR and what is a risk.
- Risk management: a run through of all the steps and how they can be performed.
- Risk Assessment Case Study: a chance to apply all explained concept to the case.
The third chapter will discuss how the identified risks of the previous chapter can be transformed into the right measures.
- ISO 27001: A fundamental standard that can be used for absolutely everything, discussing the concept of an ISMS and going through Annex A.
- Measures: the different kinds of measures and what they can be good for.
The fourth chapter, is to discuss the general principle of Data Protection by Design & Default.
- Art. 25: Explaining the article from a technical perspective, while also bringing in the EDPB Guidance.
In the fifth and final part, we will consolidate all gained expertise into a complete security assessment.
Upcoming IT for Legal courses.
For now, no courses are planned. Please let us know of your interest via the contact form below.
Frequently asked questions about IT for Legal.
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