Podcast: Educational tech experts Paxton Ritter and Jared Brueckner discuss innovations in online education
ED UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing large swings in applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will discuss innovations in legal education…
Read More about Podcast: Educational tech experts Paxton Ritter and Jared Brueckner discuss innovations in online educationHow law firms manage legal technology during the pandemic
REUTERS — While the impact of the pandemic on how law firms and their attorneys work has been extensively covered for the past two years, relatively little attention has been paid to managing and interacting with legal technology professionals who support these lawyers, despite the unique aspects and characteristics of those working in the technical field. However…
Read More about How law firms manage legal technology during the pandemicPenn Law professor Cary Coglianese co-authors Duke Law Journal article on artificial intelligence
PENN LAW — In a pathbreaking article recently published in the Duke Law Journal, Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, and Alicia Lai L’21 explore governmental reliance on digital algorithms, concluding that “public officials should proceed with care on a case-by-case basis” when deciding whether to employ digital algorithms,…
Read More about Penn Law professor Cary Coglianese co-authors Duke Law Journal article on artificial intelligenceUC Irvine Law Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology clinic provides updates to fair use research project
UCI IP ARTS &TECH CLINIC — Last year, in celebration of Fair Use Week, the IPAT clinic took a deep dive into fair use. We looked at every written judicial opinion that discussed fair use from the beginning of 2019 through February 2021, and made them available in a searchable, sortable databasewith abstracts and commentary and…
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UCI IP, ARTS & TECH CLINIC — The IPAT Clinic has filed an amicus brief in federal court in Washington, DC in a closely-watched constitutional challenge to an obscure but important part of copyright law. The Clinic filed on behalf of long-time clients Kartemquin Films and the International Documentary Association, in Green v. United States Department…
Read More about UC Irvine Law Intellectual Property, Arts, and Tech Clinic files amicus brief in constitutional challenge to copyright lawsNorthwestern Law professor Daniel Linna discusses research on artificial intelligence and the law
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY — The rapid and transformational growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technology will profoundly impact the legal landscape. This requires lawyers, judges, and consulting and testifying experts to be knowledgeable of evolving topics related to AI and issues that govern the admissibility of AI evidence in civil and criminal cases.
Read More about Northwestern Law professor Daniel Linna discusses research on artificial intelligence and the lawPodcast: Legal experts discuss tech innovations impacting law schools
LEGAL TALK NETWORK — From access to justice to efficiency in practice, tech holds endless possibilities for helping legal matters run more smoothly. With so much potential to be tapped, law schools are developing programs aimed at exploring creative ways to bring tech and law together. Dennis and Tom discuss the varying approaches seen throughout the…
Read More about Podcast: Legal experts discuss tech innovations impacting law schoolsHow distance learning will shape the future of legal education
NATIONAL JURIST — On-campus learning may have returned, but some of the online technology that schools relied on during the darkest days of the pandemic are not being shelved. The ABA has given variances to a handful of schools to offer hybrid J.D. programs, which allow most courses to be held online. However, there are some on-campus…
Read More about How distance learning will shape the future of legal educationNortheastern Law’s NuLawLab launches virtual reality courthouse tour
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Northeastern Law’s NuLawLab has launched the Colorado Virtual Courthouse Tour, the first digital legal empowerment tool of its kind that will assist people navigating civil cases without the help of a lawyer. The interactive, web-based simulation shows visitors how to navigate and interact within a courthouse, courtroom and with court personnel. The…
Read More about Northeastern Law’s NuLawLab launches virtual reality courthouse tourThe 10 Legal Tech Trends that Defined 2021
LAWSITES — As awful as was the year 2020 for so many reasons, my year-end report last year found reasons to be optimistic. “The silver lining of 2020,” I wrote, “is that we have been forced to consider changes that were long overdue and then given the opportunity to implement those changes.” This year, my report is…
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