Legal Technology and Innovation

Overview

This unit examines how law, artificial intelligence, design, and digital innovation converge in modern legal practice. As generative AI and automation transform the legal profession, students will develop practical skills to utilise these technologies through a design-led approach. Through hands-on projects, they will learn to identify and address challenges in legal service delivery. Students will gain experience with current legal tech tools, design AI-enhanced legal solutions, and develop essential skills in automated decision-making systems. The unit emphasises practical applications that equip students for a technology-driven legal career while also addressing ethical considerations in a changing legal environment.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Evaluate and implement AI and automation technologies that enable legal service delivery.
2. Design and construct a solution to address a challenge or problem in the area of legal practice, and convey the solution requirements to a non-legal audience
3. Design and prototype innovative legal tech solutions that address real-world challenges in legal practice.
4. Collaborate effectively in teams to develop and communicate technology-enabled legal solutions to diverse stakeholders.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• Computational legal thinking and logic
• AI and automation in legal practice
• Human-centered design for legal solutions
• Legal service design and innovation
• Digital transformation of legal services
• Legal tech evaluation and implementation