LAWS78-102: Legal Innovation and Technology

Description

Legal Innovation and Technology is an elective subject in the Juris Doctor Online program offered by the Faculty of Law. It is an examination of the transformative impact of technology on the legal profession and the legal services sector. It includes consideration of the various legal tech tools, including e-discovery, document automation, and legal research platforms, as well as the ethical considerations and regulatory challenges associated with legal technology. It includes consideration of the ways in which AI is being used in areas such as predictive analytics, contract review, and legal research, as well as the legal and ethical implications of AI, including issues of bias, accountability, and privacy.

Subject details

Type:	Postgraduate Subject
Code:	LAWS78-102
Faculty:	Faculty of Law
Credit:	10
Study areas:	Law

Learning outcomes

Analyse and evaluate the impact of emerging legal technologies including AI, automation, and analytics on legal practice and service delivery.
Apply and synthesise technical knowledge and legal and ethical reasoning to assess regulatory challenges associated with legal technology, including bias, accountability, and privacy.
Demonstrate entrepreneurial legal skills in the context of legal technology and innovation, with a particular focus upon legal practice management.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:	Nil
Assumed knowledge:	Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
Restrictions:	This subject is not available to Study Abroad Students This subject is not available to students on US Financial Aid. Students on a Student Visa may be restricted from enrolment due to the mode of delivery in the chosen semester. Check the subject outline for further details. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions:

This subject is not available to

Study Abroad Students
This subject is not available to students on US Financial Aid.
Students on a Student Visa may be restricted from enrolment due to the mode of delivery in the chosen semester. Check the subject outline for further details.

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.