Ep 082: How One Law School Teaches Legal Tech, Pre- and Post-Pandemic

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s one that gets a bit meta. Back in November 2017, LawNext host Bob Ambrogi spoke at</span> <a href="https://law.byu.edu/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BYU Law School</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">about a lawyer’s ethical duty to be technologically competent. The talk prompted the school to explore ways it could help students improve their technological abilities. What resulted was the school’s Legal Technology Initiative, a multi-pronged program to provide law students with technology training and assessment. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Initially overseen by</span> <a href="https://law.byu.edu/faculty/shawn-g-nevers/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Shawn Nevers</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, deputy director of the law library, BYU this year brought on</span> <a href= "https://law.byu.edu/faculty/tina-wilder/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tina Wilder</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, a former practicing lawyer, as an assistant law librarian to assist Nevers and take the lead in running tech training. On March 12, 2020, Ambrogi was at BYU and sat down with Nevers and Wilder to discuss the initiative and learn more about how the school teaches technology. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But what no one anticipated when the interview was scheduled was that March 12 would be the very day that the coronavirus crisis would force the school to shut down its physical classrooms and put its lessons online. So Ambrogi recently connected with Nevers and Wilder for a follow-up on how going virtual has impacted the initiative.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode of LawNext begins with the original interview with Nevers and Wilder recorded March 12. Then, in a postscript recorded in July, Ambrogi catches up with the two guests for an update. </span></p> <p><strong>NEW:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Comment on this show: Record a voice comment on your mobile phone and