An elective course within the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. It will equip students with practical skills to assist them in practising in any area of law.

5 x 1 hour lecture

11 x 2 hour tutorial

Delivery of these Module elements will, in the main, be by such IT-based methods as are currently utilised by the School or other departments, for example MOOCs, Webinars etc . 

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1. Tutorial preparation, performance and participation 20%

2. Presentation of Toolkit 40%

3. Presentation of Strategic Plan 40%

The course aims are:

1. To provide students with an introduction to legal innovation and how this impact law in practise;

2. To allow students the opportunity to apply technology to the law by way of understanding coding and systems utilised by legal practices;

3. To introduce students to how technology assists access to justice;

4. To enable students to understand basic intellectual property issues;

5. To develop students' understanding of Alternative Business Structures (ABS) in law.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of how Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Legal Informatics are changing the legal landscape;

2. Apply knowledge of technology in law to practical issues eg cybersecurity, data and privacy and the digital economy;

3. Understand coding and legal software at a basic level;

4. Understand the business of law, including Alternative Business Structures and how this can affect career development.