Legal Technology

LAW 575-01 Legal Technology Seminar 3 credits
An exploration of the possible implications of legal high technology to law and the legal system with an emphasis on law firm and office technology but also addressing government agency, court, courtroom, and litigation related technologies. Using Courtroom 21 based technology, the seminar will consider the probable ethical, procedural, evidentiary, and systemic effects of technological innovations such as knowledge management, technology-dependent lawyer-client relationships, new forms of communication, multi-media court records, remote deposition and hearing appearances, imaged documents, and computer based courtroom information and evidence display. A paper or technology related project is required; interdisciplinary projects are encouraged. Satisfies the writing requirement

Satisfies the writing requirement.

 

Foundational:

Evidence
Federal Courts
Trial Advocacy
Virginia Civil Procedure

Supporting:

Administrative Law
Advanced Brief Writing
Advanced Family Law Advocacy
Advanced Research I
Advanced Research II
Alternative Dispute Resolution Survey
American Jury
Conflicts
Constitutional Tort Litigation
Depositions
Discovery-Pretrial
Domestic Violence Clinic
Electronic Discovery and Data Seizures
Electronic Evidence, Expert Testimony, Scientific Evidence*
Entertainment Law Litigation*
General Mediation
Legal Aid Clinic
Legal Technology
Litigation in Civil Law Systems*
Mediation Advocacy
Negotiation & Settlement Advocacy
Objections       
Remedies
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Technology-Augmented Trial Advocacy
Transnational Litigation*
Trial Strategy and Persuasion
Virginia Criminal Procedure

*courses not offered every year