Liisi Jürgen, attorney at law, is a partner and the head of IT law practice at NJORD Law Firm. She is also a visiting lecturer at Estonia’s oldest and most established university – University of Tartu. Her main subject is E-Commerce and IT Contracts. Liisi Jürgen is specialized in legal issues regarding IT law, data protection, e-commerce, electronic signatures (incl. legal issues arising from authentication and e-ID), consumer protection, and product development. Liisi advises clients on healthtech matters. She has developed a so-called new generation e-government, smart city, e-healthcare, personal medicine, metaverse, and proactive services in every field concept for different clients. Liisi advises both private and public sector clients daily on the development of a legal framework that supports innovation projects, e-services, and digital infrastructure. Liisi also advises on artificial intelligence compliance projects. In 2015-2016 Liisi was a member of a workgroup responsible for the development of the electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions act, set up by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. In 2015, Liisi Jürgen finalized her second Master’s degree in law at the University of Münster in Germany. The topic of her thesis was Electronic Signatures according to EU law. She has a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in law from University of Tartu. 

Publications
selection of DELIVERED SEMINARS AND TRAININGS

2015–       Guest Lecturer of IT Law programme at University of Tartu (Teaching e-commerce and IT-contract law in a University program (LLM) held in English

2023         Artificial intelligence trends in justice (University of Tartu)

2021          Open Data Forum 2021. Panel Discussion: Where runs the limit of Open Data? What is open data?

2021         DIFC Academy in collaboration with NJORD Law Firm and 36 Commercial seminar. Next Gen Government Services Powered by Blockchain- Estonia. Personal Medicine.

2021         Training days of the Chamber of Bailiffs and Bankruptcy Trustees and the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu. About cryptocurrency and its risks

2020         Lecture in the lecture series "Technology and Law": "On the development of open data in Estonia and thoughts on the PSI Directive"

2020         Webinar: data protection and employment issues (Deutsch-Baltische Handelskammer)

2020         Webinar: Concerns and joys of IT contracts - how to agree on the object of IT contracts and what to prepare for negotiations (Deutsch-Baltische Handelskammer)

2019         Open data workshop -personal data (Avaandmete töötuba – isikuandmetest). in cooperation with OKEE

2019         How artificial intelligence affects your future? ELSA Estonia

2018         Training on GDPR: "Data is leaking from your company!?". RMP

2015         Presentation on e-signatures and e-transactions: Trust Services, Electronic Transactions, and Electronic Signatures, ITECHLAW, San Diego

2015          Training: How to draft secure e-commerce or e-service T&C?

2015         Webinar: what a company needs to know about the legal issues of a digital signature?

2014          Preparation of a study of the potential use of open data

2014        What does an entrepreneur need to know about the legal issues of digital and electronic signatures?

2014         Presentation on legal meaning of e-signatures: Legal aspects of electronic signature in EU, Vilnius

2014         Presentation on international meaning and use of e-signatures: Cross-border use of electronic signature, FOC 2014 Tallinn

2014         Presentation on legal meaning of e-signatures: Legal meaning of electronic Signature, Comex 2014 Oman

2012         Liability of a member of the management board. Contract of a board member and employment contract

2012         Issues regarding data protection and employment relationships

Memberships
  • Estonian Bar Association
  • Member of the Commission on Intellectual Property and IT Law of the Estonian Bar Association

Experience

2019–           Partner, NJORD Law Firm

2018–           Attorney at Law, Senior Associate, NJORD Law Firm

2017–2018   Attorney, Law Firm Indela

2013–2014   Chief Legal Advisor, SignWise

2011–2012   Attorney, Glikman ja Partnerid Law Firm

2010–2011   Lawyer, Glikman ja Partnerid Law Firm

Education

2015   University of Münster, Master degree in German Law (LL.M)

2010   University of Tartu, Master degree in Law

2008   University of Tartu, Bachelor’s degree in Law

Languages

Estonian, German, English

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