Overview

As part of your  Digital Dispute Resolution course at Leeds Beckett University , you'll:

• Advance your legal research skills through a series of training sessions ranging from methodologies to literature reviewing and developing arguments
• Draw on your professional dispute resolution experience as you undertake a substantial piece of legal research and academic writing
• Enhance your critical awareness by applying practice-based methodologies to your own investigations

Key facts

• Independent study

You’ll produce a substantial piece of writing under the guidance of your dissertation supervisor. Your period of independent study will be supported by research methods as you develop an in-depth understanding of your subject. Your learning will be informed by current practice, scholarship and research. This will include a critical awareness and critical analysis of current issues and developments in the subject and the profession. 

• Expert guidance 

You’ll work closely with an accomplished academic to guide you through the research and writing process. Find out more about Leeds Law School expert staff.

• Choose your research area

You’ll choose your area of research to fit your career and academic interests. For example, you could explore:

• Effectiveness of Online Dispute Resolution platforms in small claims
• Use of AI in decision-making in online arbitration
• Online family mediation and the impact of moving from in person to online
• Regulatory challenges of digital justice systems
• Comparisons between different jurisdictions of digital dispute resolution and effective Online Dispute Resolution