79992 Law Tech Clinic
6cpRequisite(s): ( 70617 Administrative Law OR ((94 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04236 Juris Doctor OR 142 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04250 Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration OR 94 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04363 Juris Doctor Master of Intellectual Property OR 94 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04364 Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate Trade Mark Law and Practice) AND 70106c Principles of Public International Law AND 70107c Principles of Company Law) OR (94 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04320 Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate Professional Legal Practice AND 70106 Principles of Public International Law))
The lower case 'c' after the subject code indicates that the subject is a corequisite. See definitions for details.
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Anti-requisite(s): 76097 Local Internship AND 78292 Local Legal Internship Program
Description
This subject, offered in partnership with legal technology experts and a law firm, provides an introduction to legal technology and practical experience in building legal technology applications. Overall, the subject focuses on building a practical understanding of how legal technology can be used to improve the delivery of legal services for clients. The first part of the program consists of workshops introducing students to legal technology and legal design thinking. Following this, students receive training in the use of digital tools. For the remainder of the subject students, working in teams, use digital tools to deliver a project that is devised by the law firm. Using iterative design principles, students are provided with regular feedback from experts on their progress in building the application. The subject culminates with team presentations of project solutions to members of the law firm.
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