preLaw Magazine - Winter 2008 - (Page 37) specialties TECHNOLOGY What is technology law? The Internet is changing everything, including law and law practice. Information law and cyberlaw courses are at the core of this area. They look at how changes in technology have altered previously established balances in legal doctrine. And they discuss how the Internet poses new questions regarding jurisdiction, the roles played by communication intermediaries and how social ordering occurs online. Related courses explore how new technologies can be exploited, for good or ill, by the legal profession and law enforcement officials. Mastery of all these issues entails becoming familiar both with intellectual property law and with the way in which the new technologies operate. A background in information technology law can lead in many different directions. Both large and small firms regularly represent companies that are developing innovative technologies or using the Internet to engage with the market. In-house legal positions at both large and small companies often require the ability to oversee a portfolio of intellectual property, to understand and avoid security risks posed by the Internet. Many government agencies offer employment opportunities for lawyers who want to grapple with the challenge of regulating new technologies or of using new technologies to enhance governmental efficiency and effectiveness. Some lawyers use their familiarity with both the law and with the new technologies to create new tools for legal practitioners or to start businesses that exploit the increasing potential of networked software code. A common thread running through this area is that we have to think about how technology changes law, as well as how law regulates and changes technology. Because so many of these questions are new, students have an opportunity to influence the ongoing debates among professionals in this area. Technology law is continuously changing. There is something new for both students and professors to learn every day. That is one reason why specializing in this area makes for a lively and interesting professional career. Information provided by the Institute for Information Law and Policy at New York Law School. Where to study… TECHNOLOGY LAW Arizona State University College of Law Case Western Reserve School of Law Indiana University School of Law Santa Clara University School of Law Tulane Law School University of Akron School of Law School of Law One University Drive Orange, California 92866 make the connection today Attend Chapman University School of Law, where students enjoy the Best Quality of Life (#1) and the Best Classroom Experience (#7), and where our Professors Rock (legally speaking) (#5). (Princeton Review, Best 170 Law Schools, 2008). Plus, our accomplished faculty know your name and are fully invested in you and the learning process. DEGREE PROGRAMS Our School of Law is recognized for: • JD • High caliber, nationally • JD/MBA recognized, accessible • LL.M. in Prosecutorial faculty Science • Small class sizes offering • LL.M. in Taxation incredible networking opportunities CERTIFICATES • Personalized academic • Advocacy and Dispute support and faculty Resolution interaction from • Entertainment Law orientation to the bar • Environmental, Land exam, even after you Use and Real Estate Law graduate • International Law • Exceptional facilities • Tax Law including an award winning library and CLINICAL PROGRAMS state-of-the-art law • Alona Cortese Elder building Law Clinic • Internships, externships • Center for and clinics offering realConstitutional life experience Jurisprudence • Family Violence Clinic • Low-Income Tax Payer Clinic • 9th Circuit Appellate Clinic Chapman University’s School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). For more information, contact us at 877-CHAP-LAW, or lawadm@chapman.edu or visit us online at www.chapman.edu/law. Winter 2008 37 http://www.chapman.edu/law http://www.chapman.edu/law
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