View
- Discussion
- Edit
- History
Monday 4:00 (e) New Skills, New Learning: Legal Education and the Promise of New Technologies
Audience: All
Technical Level: Low
A large majority of lawyers perceive critical gaps between what they are taught in law schools and the skills they need in the workplace, and appropriate technologies are not being used to help close this gap. This was the core conclusion of a new study by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, in partnership with LexisNexis.
Law schools don’t just educate new lawyers; they house vibrant communities that research, develop, and share legal knowledge. How might law schools take advantage of our increasingly networked environment or use emerging network technologies to foster robust learning communities? Can such communities bridge between the academy and practice?
Recommended Reading
New Skills, New Learning whitepaper (PDF / SSRN)
or New Skills, New Learning whitepaper (Wiki)
Gene Koo
Fellow
Berkman Center for Internet & Society (Harvard Law School)
gkoo at cyber dot law dot harvard dot edu
