"To put it quite simply: I want to go to law school and become a law professor."
Technology in the Law Classroom:
- Capital University in Columbus Ohio has wireless internet in every classroom
- Students do research online through Westlaw and Lexis (online databases)
- Professors email students updates
- Professors maintain class websites to provide additional materials to students
- Some professors provide instant messaging office hours
- I'm glad technology is available to help them." -Capital Law Professor
Technology for General Lawyer Use:
- "I can keep updated on important current events online... I can get emailed as soon as a big news story breaks." -Capital Law Professor
- "Larger corporations always have the advantage of more and better technology, but there will always be smaller ones surviving along side them." -Robert Jackson
- Some jurisdictions now file court cases online
- Municipal Court- can look up cases online (but not yet Franklin County Common Please Court)
Resources:
Law School Websites
Student Resources
- Law School Confidential
- LSAC
- Kaplan's Practice LSAT
- US News & World Report
- Princeton Review
- Law School Discussion
- Find Law Student Resources
Law News
Other
Important Skills
- Some websites knowledge, email list
- How to search databases
- Willingness to accept new technology
- Focused on usability (be open to criticism and new ideas)
- Understanding of intellectual property
What's to Come:
- More courts adopting database systems for record look-up
- More internet communication
- "I can see courts accepting online filing." -Theo Kafantaris
"[Students] need to be alert and open minded. You never know what you're going to get and if you don't have an open mind it will be a struggle to adjust and take what life gives you." -Robert Jackson
"One of the most important things to teach future lawyers is what's currently going on. Laws are always changing and different cases are always being won." -Jack Smith
"Students should take everything into consideration." -Robert Jackson
