Legal Innovation & Technology Courses
Core Courses
Students must take at least three (3) of the following four (4) core courses, totaling at least seven (7) credits, in order to complete the Legal Innovation & Technology Concentration:
- Twenty-First Century Legal Profession (2 Credits)
- Process Improvement and Legal Project Management (2 Credits)
- Legal Tech: Small Firm (3 Credits)
- Generative AI & the Delivery of Legal Services 2 credits
In the event a LIT Concentration student elects to all four (4) of these core classes, one of the two (2) credits courses can count as an Elective Course under the "Elective Course Requirements" section.
Required Externship or Clinic
Externships are a vital component of the Concentration. They enable students to connect their classroom work with practical experience and training in legal technology and innovation. The experience also affords students the opportunity to reflect upon the career paths they may wish to pursue.
Concentrators must complete an externship or clinical requirement. The requirement may be satisfied by:
- Completion of an appropriate, minimum three (3) credit externship in a placement related to Legal Innovation and Technology through the Externship Program that has been approved by the LIT Concentration Director
- Completion of a non-credit summer or semester externship in a placement related to Legal Innovation and Technology that has been approved by the LIT Concentration Director
- Completion of the Legal Innovation and Technology Clinic or Online Dispute Resolution Innovation Clinic
- An approved externship waiver for qualifying students as approved by the LIT Concentration Director, such as part-time students with a full-time position already relating to Legal Innovation and Technology
Elective Course Requirements
In addition to completing the three (3) required courses and the externship requirement, students must take at least three (3) more courses, totaling at least seven (7) credits, that enhance their understanding of the changing nature of law practice.
Note that some elective courses may only be offered certain semesters or as Winter Intersession courses, and offerings may change from year-to-year. Please plan accordingly.
- Artificial Intelligence & the Law (3 Credits)
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and the Law(1 Credit)
- Business of Practice: Hit the Ground Running(2 Credits)
- Business Planning: (2 Credits)
- Decision Making and Choice Management(3 Credits)
- Design Thinking for Lawyers & Business Professionals (3 Credits)
- Digital Evidence (2 Credits)
- E-Discovery Law(2 Credits)
- Emerging AI Regulatory Frameworks (2 Credits)
- Emerging Issues in Law, Information Technology and Transnational Business (2 Credits)
- Law Practice Planning (3 Credits)
- Lawyers as Inclusive Leaders (2 Credits)
- Modern LPS: Innovation & Technology (3 Credits)
- ODR Design Lab (3 Credits)
- Online Dispute Resolution (2 Credits)
- Privacy/Data Security Requirements (3 credits)
- Problem Solving: Legal Writing and Research for Practice (2 Credits)
- Race, Ethical AI, and Cyber Civil Rights (2 Credits)
The LIT Concentration Director may allow other suitable courses, including appropriate entrepreneurial courses offered at the Sawyer Business School, to satisfy the Elective Course requirement on a case-by-case basis. Students wishing to register for approved elective courses offered at the Sawyer Business School may register for these courses using the JD Enrollment in SBS Graduate Courses form, which is found under the Academic Concentration/Specialization tab in Workday. Please contact the LIT Concentration Director to discuss this option before enrolling any course offered at the Sawyer Business School.