Start and Run Your Company in Estonia: Legal Basics with AI
Found and run your company correctly and understand the contracts and rules that affect it. Use AI to handle routine legal documents safely.
Practical info
Course Date
25.01.2027 - 29.03.2027
Capacity
78 academic hours (including 27 in classroom and 51 individual work)
Language
English
Method
In class
Mondays 16:00–19:00, no session in the week of 22.02.2027.
All times are Estonian time
Location
EBS University, A.Lauteri 3, Tallinn
Price
€990 + VAT
Get a solid legal foundation
Many entrepreneurs pay for legal help they could handle themselves, and skip help they really need.
In this course you learn how to set up and run an Estonian company, the basics of contracts, employment and data protection, and how to use AI to find the law, explain it and draft simple documents, always checking the result against Riigi Teataja.
By the end of the course you will have a legal starter kit for your company and a clear sense of when to call a lawyer.
This course is the first step of the learning path “Legal Confidence for Entrepreneurs”. Next, explore “Contracts, People and IP: Draft and Negotiate with AI” and “Legal Strategy for Growth: Investment, Compliance and AI Governance”.
Who is Start and Run Your Company in Estonia: Legal Basics with AI intended for?
The course is designed for founders, freelancers, small business owners, e-residents and managers new to legal questions.
No legal background is needed.
Explore the course
The course combines nine sessions at EBS, independent work and practical assignments. You apply the topics to a real challenge in your own organisation.
Topics Covered
Get an overview of Estonian business law and choose and set up the right company form.
- The legal system for business
- Company forms and founding
- Running the company
Learn contract basics and use AI to find, explain and draft legal documents.
- Contract basics
- AI for legal work
Get an overview of the employment and data protection rules that affect a small company.
- Employment basics
- Data protection for small companies
Learn to recognise when you need an attorney and prepare so the lawyer's time is used well.
- When to call a lawyer
You create a legal starter kit for your company: a check of your company documents and three AI-assisted templates (for example an NDA, a service agreement and a privacy notice) with verification notes.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- choose the right legal form and set up and run an OÜ: founding, share capital, management board, shareholders' decisions and annual obligations;
- understand the key rules on contracts, employment and data protection that affect a small company;
- use AI tools to find, explain and draft simple legal documents, and verify the result against Riigi Teataja;
- recognise when a matter needs an attorney, and prepare so that the lawyer's time is used well.
Meet the other participants
After the fifth session there is a joint evening at EBS, where you can get to know the other participants and share experiences.
Completion and feedback
During the course you complete practical assignments, two milestones and a final project:
- milestone 1: company document check;
- milestone 2: two AI-drafted templates with verification notes;
- final project: legal starter kit
You receive written feedback on each milestone within seven days. There are no exams or grades.
To complete the course and receive the certificate, you must attend at least seven of the nine sessions and present your final project.
Certificate
On completing the course you receive an EBS executive education certificate.
Learning environment
Sessions take place in EBS classrooms. Canvas is used for independent work.
Changes and cancellation
EBS reserves the right to change the content, schedule, format, location and lecturers of the course or learning path before it starts. If the minimum number of participants is not reached, EBS may postpone or cancel the course; registered participants will be informed in good time and any fees paid will be refunded in full.
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Method
Students meet with the instructor in class at regularly scheduled times.
Mondays 16:00–19:00, no session in the week of 22.02.2027.
All times are Estonian time
Payment options
- Payment by invoice or bank link
- Would you like to split the invoice? Part can be issued to a company and the rest to an individual.
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