LAW 6085

Law Practice Technology

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

Rapidly evolving technologies are undoubtedly transforming the traditional law practice. The purpose of this course is to explore and investigate the use and impact of current technologies in the practice of law. The focus will be on large practice groups with discussions on smaller to mid-sized law firms.  Tools for client management, electronic discovery, competitive intelligence, document and knowledge management will be analyzed. Ethical issues relating to proper use of technology and data management will be discussed. Electronic communications, social networking tools and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, wearable technologies and autonomous vehicles, will also be explored.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: LAW 5081.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies the skills requirement.

Comments Attendance mandatory at first class.

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