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Certificate Course In
Legal Tech & Digital Dispute Resolution
The next decade of dispute resolution will be argued, drafted and built, online.
A 30-hour certificate course from DY Patil School of Law & CADRE ODR taught by the practitioners and builders shaping legal tech and dispute resolution.
For law students & early-career graduates looking to be future ready & explore careers at the intersection of law, technology & AI.
Applications Close
on 25th June
20 Hours Online
10 Hours on Campus
The cohort is capped at 45 people to ensure close faculty interaction, peer learning and personalised feedback.
Why This Course?
Build Skills for the Future of Law
Understand how AI & technology are reshaping dispute resolution & legal practice through simulations, workflows & real-world applications.
Explore Emerging Careers in Legal Tech and ODR
Engage with professionals across ODR, legal tech & policy. Discover career paths and trends shaping the future of law.
Add a Future-Focused Credential to Your Profile
Earn a co-issued certification from DY Patil School of Law & CADRE ODR.
Learn from the People Building the Future of Law
Practitioner-led learning from the experts actually building the future of law.
Curriculum
From foundations, to a capstone.
ADR foundations & the ODR landscape
Negotiation, mediation and arbitration; how ODR is being practised in India and abroad; the regulatory map as it stands.
People, process & platform
How the three come together to make ODR actually work, system design, dispute resolution professionals' selection, workflows, and the platforms that hold them.
Trust, ethics & enforceability
Legitimacy, privacy, confidentiality, accountability, and enforceability online.
Designing law into tech
Translating procedural and substantive law into system and product design.
Legal tech & AI future
The legal-tech landscape, where AI is going, how to prepare your practice.
Arbitration + Mediation Lab & Hackathon
Participate in live simulations and a hackathon where you build and pitch your own legal tech idea.
Who Is It For?
Built for two learners, taught to one room.
Law Students
3rd – 5th year · LL.B / B.A. LL.B
Preparing for the new legal world.
Hands-on exposure to ODR & legal tech through live simulations plus a co-issued certificate and 2 academic credits.
Early Career Professionals
1–2 yrs PQE · Practice / in-house / policy
One to two years in. Time to level up.
Level up with ODR, product literacy & AI without stepping away from practice.
Faculty
Pramod Rao
Distinguished legal and regulatory expert in India’s financial services and fintech ecosystem
Kanan Dhru
Distinguished voice in LegalTech, JusticeTech, 3X entrepreneur, Venture Capital, AI governance
Harshitha Ram
Internationally recognized attorney, arbitrator, mediator, educator, & thought leader in ADR
Chirag Balyan
Associate Professor(Law) & Arbitrator
Subbaiah KG
Head of Product and Engineering, transforming law to software
Rajneesh Jaswal
Legal Tech entrepreneur, General Counsel
Kanchan Gupta
Engineer, Legal Tech Founder, Building dispute resolution OS for the world
Course Format
30 Hours. Online with a campus intensive.
Online
20 Hours
Live + Weekend Sessions
On Campus
10 Hours
Navi Mumbai
Labs & Hackathon
Build Week
Capstone
Start Date: 3rd July
Applications close by 25th June
Certificate + 2 Credits
Co-issued by DY Patil School of Law & CADRE ODR on completion.
Course Fees
Early Bird - Till 15th June
Rs 11,799 * + GST
For applications received and shortlisted on or before 15th June. Limited first round seats.
- Six modules + labs + hackathon
- On-campus intensive, Navi Mumbai
- Online Assessment
- Certificate + 2 academic credits
* cost of 2 day 1 night in Navi Mumbai to be borne by candidate
Standard Fee - Till 25th June
Rs 16,799 * + GST
Applications open till final admissions round. Limited seats available.
- Six modules + labs + hackathon
- On-campus intensive, Navi Mumbai
- Online Assessment
- Certificate + 2 academic credits
* cost of 2 day 1 night in Navi Mumbai to be borne by candidate
Late Fee - Till 30th June
Rs 16,799 + 1000 * + GST
Applications open till final admissions round. Limited seats available.
- Six modules + labs + hackathon
- On-campus intensive, Navi Mumbai
- Online Assessment
- Certificate + 2 academic credits
* cost of 2 day 1 night in Navi Mumbai to be borne by candidate
Class Schedule
Online Sessions
Friday and Saturday evenings
Class Schedule: 1.5 hours × 1 or 1.5 hours × 2
In-Person Campus Intensive
August 8 & 9, 2026
DY Patil Campus, Navi Mumbai
(Candidates must arrange for their own travel & stay)
Class Schedule: 6 hours × 2 days
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Certificate Course on Legal Tech and Digital Dispute Resolution
Introduction to ODR concepts, processes, roles, and legal frameworks.