Singularity Law

After a year of planning, and encountering a few “bumps” along the way, I am pleased to announce that my law school, Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, will begin a summer abroad program in International Information Technology Law in London in 2009. The program will be open to law students worldwide, although we expect the bulk of participants to be from the U.S. and Canada.

The program will offer four courses, from which students can choose two. The courses are International and Comparative E-Commerce Law, International and Comparative Information Privacy Law, Current Developments in International Internet Law, and a skills-based class on Drafting Technology Agreements. We will have two U.S.- and two U.K-based professors, and will supplement the classroom presentations with field trips and guest lectures.

This is the first summer program for law students that focuses exclusively on international IT law. We would be very interested in hearing from lawyers in the U.K. who would be interested in being guest speakers or assisting in field trips near the London campus. There will be 50 highly motivated law students, many of whom will be practicing in the IT Law field in a few years.

Based on other summer abroad programs, participants will have an incredible time, learn a lot and make friends that they will keep throughout their legal careers.