The way that law is practiced is changing rapidly. Law firms are using the power of computers to do everything from billing clients to analyzing case law. The Certificate in Legal Analytics & Innovation, offered through the College of Law Legal Analytics & Innovation Initiative, gives students an edge.
Students pursuing a Certificate in Legal Analytics & Innovation have the chance to participate in a number of research, experiential learning and extracurricular activities. The hallmark of the initiative is the Legal Analytics Lab. In collaboration with the J. Mack Robinson College of Business Institute for Insight, students in the lab conduct research projects for real-world clients.
HIGHLIGHTS
- #7 Tech Hub for Job Growth, Business Facilities 2019
- 143,000 Investment Company Disclosures Examined
- 69,000 Federal Cases Analyzed in 2019
Benefits
- Students learn to identify patterns, using big data analytics, including text mining, machine learning, image analysis and other methodologies to produce research. They unlock insights from thousands of pages of text, using computational techniques.
- They work with faculty, law firms and companies to help organizations examine predictive results from volumes of documents and other data.
- Quantify type and frequency of case outcomes to predict future outcomes.
- Students examine analytics tools to leverage emerging technologies in law practices as informed consumers and competent technology partners.
Potential Careers
- Attorney
- Strategic legal insights attorney
- Data privacy and security attorney
- Legal analyst
- Quantitative analyst
- Counsel, software & analytics
- Client data analyst
- Analytics & risk management
Atlanta Advantage
Located in the heart of downtown with access to Atlanta’s vibrant, diverse and growing tech scene.
A FEW STEPS
- Coca-Cola, Georgia Pacific, Southern Company and other corporate headquarters
- State Capitol
- Federal and state courts
- Other local, state and federal government agencies
A FEW MILES
- Major law firms
- Numerous Fortune 500 headquarters
- 17,000 tech companies
- $113.1 billion tech industry
- 1,250 multinational corporations
Certificate Requirements
Students must be in good academic standing, based on the successful completion of the first full year of law study (30 hours), to participate in the certificate program. Students must remain in good standing to continue program participation.
Required Courses (9 credit hours)
- Students take 9 credits of required legal analytics courses (including 6 hours of experiential courses)
- LAW 7674 Legal Analytics I (3 credits)
- LAW 7675E/MSA 8350 Legal Analytics II (3 credits, experiential)
- LAW 7676E Applied Legal Analytics Lab (3 credits, experiential)
- Required MSDA Course (1.5-3 credit hours)
- Students take at least one course in the Robinson College of Business M.S. in Data Science and Analytics program to deepen their analytical skills and to learn to work in an interdisciplinary environment.
Elective Courses
- LAW 7065: Antitrust Law
- LAW 7135: Cybersecurity Law and Policy
- LAW 7139: e-Discovery
- LAW 7293: Seminar on Original Meaning: Linguistic Analysis of Legal Texts (writing)
- LAW 7333: Law Practice Technology
- LAW 7353: Information Privacy Law
- LAW 7353: Information Privacy Law (evening)
- LAW 7354: Technology Law and Ethics (writing)
- LAW 7356: Legal Tech. Competency & Operations
- LAW 7366: Legal Innovation
- LAW 7629: Blockchain, Smart Contracts & the Law (writing)
Legal analytics is a new and growing field. The list of eligible electives for students will be updated as new courses are developed or existing courses are dropped or changed. LAII reserves the right to change the list of courses if required.
Writing Requirement
- Students must complete a substantial writing project on a Legal Analytics & Innovation topic, which may also be used to satisfy the College of Law’s writing requirement
Extracurricular Activity
- Students are encouraged to participate in legal analytics extracurricular activities such as:
- Workshops and boot camp training sessions hosted at the College of Law or Robinson College of Business,
- Participate in additional client-focused data projects (“sprints”),
- Work with affiliated faculty as a GRA,
- Pursue internship placements as they become available
Grades and Honors
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required across all courses taken in satisfaction of the certificate requirements, including the writing requirement.
- Honors will be awarded for achievement of a GPA of 3.6 or higher in all Legal Analytics & Innovation courses taken for the certificate.
Verification for Graduation
To graduate with a certificate, students must submit a Verification for Certificate in Legal Analytics for review no later than the end of the drop/add period of a student’s last semester prior to graduation. The form must be signed by the student’s academic advisor.
– Laura Steinbach (J.D. ’21)
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