Becoming a Competent 21st Century Legal Ethics Professor: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Technology (but Were Afraid to Ask)

In the last few years, bar regulators have begun to warn attorneys that they may no longer plead ignorance of technological advances if such ignorance harms the interests of their clients. With technological competence becoming more important for lawyers with each passing year, law professors do their students a disservice if they do not prepare them adequately for their future in the law the ethical implications of law practice technology into the curriculum. Adequately integrating ethical issues arising from technology can be readily accomplished if law professors commit themselves to carrying out this objective. In short, it’s time for law professors to reboot their courses to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing profession.

Catherine J. Lanctot