Dr. Michael Butler

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Biography

Michael Butler is the Director of the Professional Law Institute (PLI) and a Senior Lecturer at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London. He has over 25 years of experience practicing law, with a focus on non-contentious outsourcing and joint ventures. Michael has served as General Counsel for a private equity-backed Alternative Business Structure in the UK. His academic interests lie in the application of ethics in technology and the development of training skills for in-house lawyers. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has been engaged in full-time teaching of law students for several years. His selected publications include contributions to the Legal Technology chapter in the LEGALTECH Book by Wiley in 2020, and the book “E-Commerce Convergence: A Guide to the Law of Digital Media” published by Bloomsbury in 2011. Through his role at King’s College London, he explores and addresses the evolving challenges in legal education and the legal profession, especially concerning the integration of AI and legal technology in education and practice settings.

Research Interests

Requirements for King's College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject Quantitative competency (for some Economics/Finance programs)
Application Checklist
  • Official Transcripts
  • Personal Statement
  • Two Academic References
  • CV/Resume
  • English Language Proficiency Proof
Specialization Notes

Requirements are consistent across King's Business School and Social Science & Public Policy departments for standard Master's entries.