North Carolina Central Law associate dean April Dawson discusses the importance of teaching tech competency
ABA JOURNAL — An easy way to teach law students technology is incorporating it into existing classes, according to April Dawson, the associate dean of academic affairs and pedagogical enrichment at North Carolina Central University School of Law. She spoke Thursday at the ABA Techshow 2021.
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ABA JOURNAL — Lawyers can practice law virtually but must ensure that they consider various ethical responsibilities related to the duties of competence, diligence, communication, confidentiality and supervision, according to a new opinion released by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility.
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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY NEWS — Join the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law for a two-day conference, “Inframarginalism & Internet: A Conference on Markets as Wealth Distributors and the Implications for Tech Policy,” from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19.
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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — In a path-breaking initiative, three NYLS students recently built legaltech apps using Microsoft’s Power Platform and presented their work to Microsoft’s Legal Operations Technical Sharing Committee. Professor Houman Shadab and Jason Barnwell led the session.
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YALE DAILY NEWS — The session, open to the general public on Zoom, was the second of seven biweekly Thursday webinars this semester meant to bridge the divide among law, technology, policy and business communities on the most critical cybersecurity challenges. Each webinar focuses on a different challenge related to the theme of sovereignty.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — John Villasenor is a professor of electrical engineering, public policy and law at UCLA. As director of the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law and Policy, which launched in January 2020 with a five-year, $10.25 million grant, his work lies at the intersection of technology, policy, law and business.
Read More about UCLA Law professor John Villasenor discusses school’s Institute for Technology, Law and PolicyPenn Law Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition opens 2021 Public Interest Fellowship program
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Each year, the Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition (CTIC)’s Public Interest Fellowship program funds internships with public interest or government organizations doing work relevant to CTIC’s focus on technology policy, intellectual property, cyber law, privacy, and related fields.
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ABA JOURNAL — The use of facial recognition technology with the remote bar exam could have an unlawful disparate impact on test-takers who are women or people of color, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law wrote in a Feb. 10 demand letter, which was sent to the State Bar of California.
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UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — President Joe Biden’s new administration has already outlined a long list of early priorities. With help from a science- and technology-focused think tank, Berkeley Law Professors Catherine Crump and Rebecca Wexler are pushing forward their policy ideas.
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THE HARVARD CRIMSON — Researchers at Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic and International Human Rights Clinic collaborated with three human rights organizations based in Myanmar to produce a study on internet restrictions in Myanmar and Bangladesh, according to a white paper the groups published last month.
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