Program recordings from the 2024 AALL Annual Meeting & Conference were sponsored by Bloomberg Law. 

People, Processes, Technology. Technologists, consultants, and lawyers often point to the relationship between these three things as the bedrock of innovative practice. While legal tech education in law schools has steadily grown over the last ten years, its main focus has been on the technology itself. 

But what about people and processes? Sometimes, the most essential skills for working with technology are not technical at all. Things like evaluation, change management, process improvement, design thinking, cost vs benefit analysis, and project management are all integral parts of understanding legal tech that, while not technical, are arguably more important to successfully working with technology. 

In this program, the panelists will discuss how to incorporate practical and evaluative exercises into your legal tech course that, while not technical themselves, are essential to understanding why, when, and how we use and implement technology in the practice of law.  

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Anyone teaching legal technology-related classes

TAKEAWAYS:

1. Participants will be able to distinguish between teaching about technology and teaching skills that lead to successful technology use and implementation.
2. Participants will be able to strategize where they can add technology-adjacent skills into their course for a richer, more practical experience. 
3. Participants will be able to view the use of legal technology more holistically as part of a larger structure or organization. 

SPEAKERS:

• Kenton Brice, University of Oklahoma College of Law
• Nick Hafen, BYU Law School

COORDINATOR:

• Patrick Parsons, Georgia State University College of Law Library

MODERATOR:

• Michelle Dewey, Georgia State University College of Law Library

AALL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS: Information Management, Teaching + Training

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