LEGAL ANALYTICS & INNOVATION INITIATIVE
Training Lawyers for the Future
The future is collaborative and digital. The way that law is practiced is changing rapidly, and technological advances have undoubtedly changed how we practice. From administrative procedures to ethical considerations to new and exciting doctrinal areas, understanding how technology impacts the practice of law is essential for any future-ready legal professional.
With our partners at the Institute for Insight Legal Analytics Lab, we promote, investigate and use technology to advance the practice of law efficiently, ethically and analytically. We unlock unavailable information. We join with our external partners to put legal analytics and technology advances into practice.
We prepare our students for the future.
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Certificate in Legal Analytics & Innovation
This certificate program shows J.D. students how to apply smart data analysis to legal problems. The Certificate requires a total of 16 credits in a flexible format: 2 legal analytics courses (5-6 credits), a Research Data Services workshop series, as well as additional approved COL and other electives. Students also complete a major analytics-themed writing assignment.
One of the most exciting things about this field is its interdisciplinary nature. Students with a strong math background who wish to take a deeper dive into analytics can graduate with a Master of Science in Data Science and Analytics in addition to a J.D. degree. Students take 21 hours of M.S.D.A. courses in the Robinson College of Business Institute for Insight in addition to their law courses. See the student bulletin for courses.
Legal scholars, law firms and legal technology entrepreneurs have begun to use technological advances to glean insights from court documents, contracts and other legal material. The legal-analytics focused LL.M. degree allows LL.M. students to explore legal analytics, opening up new career paths and opportunities.
Research
Faculty, students and corporate partners work together to use the tools of big data analytics to produce original research. Take a look at the Legal Analytics & Innovation Initiative in the news.
- Legal Analytics 101. Class is in session: what is legal analytics, why do we need it and who does it benefit?
- Alston & Bird Partners With Georgia State University on Legal Analytics
- Students Use Data Analytics to Predict Case Outcomes
- Legal Analytics Lab Partners with Atlanta Firm to Build Predictive Model in Civil Employment Cases
- Legal Analytics Lab Tackles Projects at the Intersection of Business, Law and Big Data
- Study Could Help Predict Worker-Status Rulings
- Data (Gold) Mining: The Rise of the Law Firm Data Analytics Teams
- AI Goes to Law School
- Why we’re training the next generation of lawyers in big data
- Machine Learning Is Cheaper— But Worse— Than Humans at Fund Analysis
- Accelerating research to impact society at scale
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CONTACT
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 4037
Atlanta, GA 30302-4037
Physical Address
85 Park Place NE
Atlanta, GA 30303