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Villejuif Campus
151 Maxime Gorki Boulevard, 94800 Villejuif
Nice Campus
4 Bd Carabacel, 06000 Nice
Degree 6 years of higher education, RNCP Level 7
Entry-level Master’s degree
Duration 12 months
Credits 75 ECTS
Format Work-study program, initial or continuing education
Language French
Campus Paris-Villejuif
Back to School October 2027
MSc in AI Governance, Risk, and Compliance · 6 years of post-secondary education
Train legal professionals to manage AI, its risks, and compliance.
77%
Some organizations are already working to establish AI governance.IAPP & Credo AI, 2025
80%
Legal professionals anticipate that AI will have a significant or transformative impact.Thomson Reuters, 2026
41%
Law firms are already using generative AI (47% of legal departments).Thomson Reuters, 2026
75
ECTS · 12 months · 350 hours · 24 seminars · 6 AI GRC Professional Projects.Program Structure
6 years of higher educationRNCP Level 7 ModuleParis-VillejuifFrench
The law doesn't disappear. It shifts to a different level.
AI is automating part of the legal work at the very moment that its governance is becoming a market. The MSc program equips legal professionals with a skill that has become indispensable: understanding the technology in order to manage its governance, risks, and compliance.
- For graduates with a master's degree in law or a legal specialization, and professionals
- No technical prerequisites: Check-in 24 hours before the start of the school year
- Five Dimensions: Law, Technology, Risk, Ethics, Governance
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- A 6-year degree program for graduates with a 5-year degree in law or a legal specialization
- No technical prerequisites for admission
- Work-study program, initial or continuing education
The program by the numbers
12 monthsProgram duration, starting in October 2027
75 ECTS350 hours · 24 two-day seminars
6AI GRC Professional Projects completed during the year
You already know the law. Now learn how to manage AI.
Six Abilities + Discernment
Understand → Assess → Govern → Evaluate → Audit → Transform
Understand
Understanding technology well enough to be able to manage it: Data, models, generative AI, agents, and agent-based systems.
Qualify
Turning a technology or practice into a legal issue: GDPR, AI Act, classification of systems, applicable obligations.
To govern
Translate the rules into organizational structures, responsibilities, and controls: policies, records, committees, and human oversight.
Evaluate
Identifying risks and ethical boundaries: “Can we do this?” is not the same as “Should we do this?”
Audit
Moving from declared compliance to demonstrated compliance: architecture, data, models, agents, logs, monitoring.
Transform
Making AI a New Tool for Legal Professionals and Compliance: Legal AI, Legal Agents, Compliance Monitoring, Legal Operations.
Academic Background
24 seminars, 4 major stages, from technology to governance.
288 hours of seminars + 24 hours of boarding + 32 hours of lab work + orientation day · 6 AI GRC Professional Projects.
01
Understand & Protect
- Data Architecture and AI Systems
- Machine Learning & Model Lifecycle
- Generative AI, LLM & RAG
- Agents & agent-based systems
- GDPR & AI Systems
- Data Governance & Privacy by Design
02
Qualify & Regulate
- International Data Flows, the Cloud, and Sovereignty
- Data Compliance for AI Projects
- AI Act: Qualifying a System
- AI Act in Effect
- IP, Liability, & AI Contracts
- Comparative Law on AI
03
Governance & Auditing
- Building AI Governance
- Identify and Manage Risks
- Ethics & Responsible AI
- Auditing and Monitoring an AI System
- The Augmented Lawyer
- Designing a Reliable Legal Assistant
04
Take Action & Transform
- Legal Entities & Workflows
- Automate Compliance & Monitoring
- Suppliers, Dependencies, and Sovereignty
- AI Incidents & Crisis Management
- Leading an AI GRC Program
- Transforming the Legal Function
Career Opportunities
Augmented legal professions, new hybrid roles.
At the intersection of law, technology, governance, risk, and ethics.
Data & AI LawyerAugmented Legal CounselAugmented AttorneyAugmented Legal ManagerAugmented DPOAugmented Compliance OfficerAugmented Risk ManagerAugmented Legal Operations ManagerAI Governance Manager / OfficerAI Risk & Compliance ManagerResponsible AI ManagerData & AI Governance ManagerAI Governance & Risk ConsultantAI Audit & Control SpecialistLegal AI & Transformation Manager
The law remains the foundation. Governance transforms rules into trust.
The Campus
A campus designed to teach students how to manage AI.
- Collaborative spaces and state-of-the-art classrooms
- AI Clinic: More Than 120 Organizations Have Already Received Support
- Entrepreneur District and Business Networking Events
- Ranked No. 1 in the 2026 Eduniversal rankings, 5 Palmes d'excellence
151 Boulevard Maxime Gorki, Villejuif · Metro Line 7, Villejuif Louis Aragon station (5-minute walk) · 15 minutes from Place d'Italie · Tram T7
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A one-on-one consultation with an advisor to review your project, the details, and the financing.
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A two-step selection process.
The selection committee values the quality of the applicant's background, the coherence of the project, and the applicant's motivation and interest in the evolving fields of AI and law.
1
Application Form
- Resume
- Degrees and Transcripts
- Academic and/or Professional Background
- Career Plan
2
Introductory video
- His Career Path
- His motivations
- His Career Goals
- His Vision of the Legal Profession in the Age of AI
Tuition: €12,500 (continuing education: €12,500 excluding tax / €15,000 including tax).* Funding may be available for residents of France through the aivancity × Umanity partnership. The RNCP certification can facilitate the use of CPF funds.
* Rates and terms listed for the 2027 academic year; subject to change before each academic year begins.
The information presented on this page is provided for informational purposes only and is not binding. Given the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence and data, aivancity reserves the right to modify the program content, certifications, terms and conditions, schedule, and fees. The final terms and conditions are those provided at the time of registration.