AALS Discussion Group

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Session Type: AALS Discussion Groups

Session Capacity: N/A

Hotel: Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Room: Grand Salon Section 18

Floor: First Floor

The pace of the practice of law—specifically the introduction of technologies to manage the practice—may be a change in the legal profession that favors the competence of our students over ours. Moreover, the practice of law is increasingly interdisciplinary, and many of our student bodies reflect diverse points of intersection with the law. In this session, we will discuss how we can educate ourselves to better educate our students to fully understand the current practice of law. Our discussion will focus on how technologies including social media, electronic communication, and data management have affected the legal practice. We will also discuss the emergence of interdisciplinary approaches to advocating for change, which include the practice of law but do not privilege that skill set or perspective above the contributions of other professions.