Singularity Law

For a number of years, I have taught a law school course titled “Drafting and Negotiating Technology Contracts.” It is one of many skilled-based courses being offered by law schools today to help their students “hit the ground running” as they enter the practice of law. Over the last decade, law firms have increasing insisted [...]

The following Q&A materials were developed for an internal newsletter at Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles. I thought it might be of interest to law students wanting to learn more about the program, and law professor who have students that might be interested in the program. Please feel free to link to this page, or [...]

I have written about my law school’s evolving summer program in London (starting in 2009) on International Information Technology Law several time over the last year. (See here and here.) There have been a few wrinkles that had to be ironed out, but I am pleased to announce that the program has been finalized and [...]

In prior postings I have discussed the fact that law schools are beginning to respond to the needs of law firms and in-house legal departments that need law students trained in the intricacies of technology contract drafting. My law school (Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles) as well as a growing number of law schools [...]

This year, for the first time, I offered a course for law students on drafting and negotiating technology agreements. While a few students had drafted contracts before, most of them were lucky to have read a couple of contracts (such as an apartment lease and an auto purchase agreement). Although they had all taken contract [...]