This course examines fundamental transformations in lawyering, considering matters that include future needs for flexibility and innovation, changes in business models in the context of various changes, regulatory change, and technological change. The course introduces students to some key literature on these topics and uses a variety of pedagogical methods, including exercises oriented to the use of design thinking principles. The course also includes personal skills development and seeks to facilitate students taking on a mindset of agility and change in the context of ongoing transformational change in the delivery of legal services. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursRestriction(s): Restricted to students in Years 2 and 3 of the Juris Doctor (J.D.) program in the College of Law.
This course examines fundamental transformations in lawyering, considering matters that include future needs for flexibility and innovation, changes in business models in the context of various changes, regulatory change, and technological change. The course introduces students to some key literature on these topics and uses a variety of pedagogical methods, including exercises oriented to the use of design thinking principles. The course also includes personal skills development and seeks to facilitate students taking on a mindset of agility and change in the context of ongoing transformational change in the delivery of legal services. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursRestriction(s): Restricted to students in Years 2 and 3 of the Juris Doctor (J.D.) program in the College of Law.
