Technology Law: A Pre-University Programme
A three-week online programme from Law Lab Africa for students aged 16 and over who are curious about law, technology and the world around them.
The December programme begins on Monday 7 December 2026.
- Fee
- KES 10,000
- Study time
- About three to four hours a week
About the programme
An introduction to how lawyers think about the technology students use every day.
Who is responsible when an AI system makes a decision that causes harm? Who can use the information a phone collects about its owner? Should governments regulate cryptocurrency? Where should the law draw the line on social media? These are some of the questions technology lawyers are working on today.
The programme introduces students to these questions and to the way lawyers approach them: reading the rules, identifying the legal issues in a set of facts and giving clear advice.
Across five modules, students explore:
- What technology lawyers do. How law responds to new technology, who makes the rules, and how a lawyer reads a statute and advises a client.
- AI governance. Who answers when an AI system gets it wrong, including bias, deepfakes and automated decisions, and how countries are starting to regulate AI.
- Data governance. Who controls information about you, including consent, children's data and the data that apps and schools collect, under Kenya's Data Protection Act.
- Crypto and digital assets law. What a virtual asset is in law, how exchanges are licensed, and why scams are a legal problem as well as a technical one.
- Online platforms and safety. Social media, cyberbullying, misinformation and online harms, and the law on computer misuse.
What students do
Online modules
Video lessons and readings that students work through independently, at their own pace, between the two live sessions. Plan on about three to four hours a week.
A fictional client brief
Working from a fictional client brief, students identify the legal issues, develop their analysis and prepare a short piece of legal advice.
Individual written feedback
Each student receives individual written feedback on their advice from a practising technology lawyer.
Two live online sessions
An opening session and a closing session with technology lawyers trained at the London School of Economics and Stanford Law School. We email the joining details to registered families before each session.
Certificate of Completion
Students who complete the modules and submit their advice receive a Certificate of Completion in Introduction to Technology Law, which can be verified online.
No legal background needed
The programme is written for students who have not studied law. It suits students who are considering law, and those who want to understand how technology is regulated.
Who can register
The programme is open to students aged 16 and over on 7 December 2026.
A parent or guardian registers each student under 18 and gives consent for the student to take part. Students aged 18 and over may register themselves.
Students need a computer or tablet with a reliable internet connection for the modules and the live sessions.
Fees and payment
The fee is KES 10,000 per student. You pay when you register, by M-Pesa or card, through Paystack.
You can cancel for a full refund until Sunday 13 December 2026, as long as the student has not submitted their client advice. If we cancel the programme, we refund the fee in full. The programme terms set out the details.
Registering several students from one school? Write to course@lawlab.africa and we will arrange it.
Register a student
A parent or guardian completes this form for a student under 18. It takes about three minutes. When you submit it, you will be taken to Paystack to pay the fee.
Registration for the December programme has closed. Write to course@lawlab.africa and we will tell you about the next one.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the student need to have studied law?
- No. The programme is written for students who have not studied law before.
- How much time does it take?
- About three to four hours a week for three weeks, at the student's own pace, plus the two live sessions.
- When are the live sessions?
- The opening session is in the first week and the closing session is in the last week. We email the dates, times and joining details to registered families before the programme begins.
- What happens after I pay?
- You receive a confirmation email. Before 7 December, we email the student's sign-in details for the programme and the joining details for the opening session.
- Who gives the feedback?
- A practising technology lawyer at Law Lab Africa reads each student's advice and writes individual feedback on it.
- Is the certificate an academic qualification?
- No. It is a Certificate of Completion from Law Lab Africa. It shows that the student completed the programme, and anyone the student shares it with can verify it online.
- Can a school register several students?
- Yes. Write to course@lawlab.africa and we will arrange it.
- I have another question.
- Write to course@lawlab.africa and we will reply.