The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) is offering a FREE online course called Topics in Digital Law Practice. The course will run for 9 weeks beginning on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 1:00. This course is designed to provide an overview of the changes that are occurring in the practice of law today, especially with respect to technology. It will introduce law students for real-world situations that they will encounter in the job market and point law professors to new avenues to cover in their courses.
Each week a 30 minute lecture will be presented via webcast, followed by a Q&A session and an online, interactive homework assignment. Topics covered in the course include:
- The Virtual Law Office
- Document Automation
- Technology in the Courts
- Unbundling Legal Service Delivery
- Online Legal Forms in Legal Aid
- Contract Standardization
- Free Legal Research Tools
- Unauthorized Practice of Law in the 21st Century
- Social Media for Lawyers
For more information and to register for the course visit http://tdlp.classcaster.net/
