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Ep 023: Dan Rodriguez on Innovating Law and Legal Education

LawNext podcast

Rodriguez was dean at Northwestern Law from 2012-2018 and now serves on the school’s faculty as Harold Washington professor of law. He is currently a visiting professor at Stanford Law School and, in the spring semester of 2019, will be a visiting professor at Harvard Law School.

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Another State Adopts Duty of Technology Competence for Lawyers, Bringing Total to 40

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In 2012, t he American Bar Association formally approved a change to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to make clear that lawyers have a duty to be competent not only in the law and its practice, but also in technology. Emphasis added.). In the decade since, 40 states have adopted some version of this duty.

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What If I Don’t Want to Litigate? Law Degree Alternatives: Exploring Unconventional Career Paths

The Barrister

ABA Legal Education Section releases employment data for Graduating Law Class of 2022, American Bar Association (2023), [link] (last visited Feb 27, 2025). ABA Legal Education Section releases employment data for Graduating Law Class of 2022, American Bar Association (2023), [link] (last visited Feb 27, 2025).

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eDiscovery and Technology

Discovery Advocate

system of lawyer regulation regarding technology advancement and global legal practice developments. In 2012, the ABA modified Rule 1.1 To refresh your recollection, in 2009, the American Bar Association (ABA) created the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 to review the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the U.S.

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Daniel Rodriguez

Colin S. Levy

Rodriguez is the Harold Washington Professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and served as dean of the Law School from January 2012 through August 2018. How do you envision the role of technology evolving in legal education, and what steps should law schools take to prepare future lawyers for this changing landscape?

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ILTA Honors Five Influential Women of Legal Tech

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In 2012, Alma founded her own legal technology company. Caryn is the Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Legal Innovation and is a director for various not-for-profit organizations. .” Alma began her career as a successful attorney at an Am Law 10 firm.

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Josh Blandi

Colin S. Levy

We went on to develop a successful high-volume, low-cost legal services model through developing partnerships with law firms across the United States to help consumers consolidate and ultimately eliminate their debt.