Preparing for Digital Law Practice

Preparing for Digital Law Practice walks you through the life cycle of a legal matter through the lens of a typical lawyer's technology. Law students will learn how technologies apply to different stages of legal practice, from client intake to file closing. The text demystifies the types of technology a new law school graduate is likely to use in almost any professional context. It makes common technologies understandable, providing students and their instructors with practical examples and experiences.Law practice technology is positioned in context and law students will learn how tools they already use can be leveraged in their new career. While many of the technologies will be familiar, the applications will be new. The book encourages law students to think about the ethical implications surrounding technology: how to maintain confidentiality, how to ensure a client's files are managed over the lifetime of a matter, and more.The book recognizes the rapid change of technology and gives students jumping-off points for emerging and partially adopted technologies like artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Law students will find a wide variety of topics addressed in an accessible way, without any expectation of existing technology skills or knowledge. Preparing for Digital Law Practice gives law students an on-ramp to practice success with legal technology. Read more