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LawNext: How Law Schools Should Teach Tech, With April Dawson

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There is broad agreement that if law schools are to adequately train students for careers in law, then technology is a critical part of the curriculum. Despite this, many law schools get a failing grade when it comes to teaching tech. So how, exactly, should law schools teach tech?

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Innovation in Legal Ed: Emerging Tech Focus in Law Schools

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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 legal education sphere and their potential impacts on the future of the profession.

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Next-Gen Bar Exam That Truly Tests Daily Practice Skills Must Include Technology

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“Professed technological incompetence is not an excuse for discovery misconduct” is not a court holding you want to see (James v. In today’s legal profession, lawyers must be technologically competent. Currently, most states have created the duty of technology competency by adopting some form of Model Rule 1.1 5, 2014)).

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Top Lawyers: Randy Zelin of Cornell University Law School On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law

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Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? How important is it for a lawyer to go to a top-tier school? I met two of my closest friends in law school. Remote technology is here to stay.

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Predictions On Pandemic's Lasting Impact On Legal Education

Law 360

The pandemic accelerated the pace of technological change for legal education, and some of the changes to how law school courses are taught, bar exams are administered and on-campus interviews are conducted may be here to stay, says Leonard Baynes at the University of Houston.

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LawNext Podcast: CALI Executive Director John Mayer on Using Tech to Advance Legal Education and Access to Justice

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For 28 years, John Mayer has been executive director of the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction , or CALI, a non-profit consortium of some 200 law schools that describes itself as “the innovative force pushing legal education toward change for the better.”

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How to Make Money During Law School

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Going to law school can be both academically demanding and expensive in both time and money, especially if you’re going through it and paying your way alone. It’s not a bad idea when you’re in such a situation to want to find ways that you can make money to help finance you through law school while you’re in law school. .