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Decade After Dayton
The Faculty Perspective
Ronald W. Staudt June 18, 2004
Technology Optimism Recidivist
1978 Chicago-Kent’s Law Office of the Future Practice systems will change the face of the profession
1984 Center for Law and Computers Mindstorms, pervasive computing, digital law and PCs
everywhere -- electronic casebooks displace print
1992 Law School of the Future – Wire everywhere, browser wars launch the WWW
1994 - 1998 LexisNexis Software productivity suites, web-based Lexis research
1999 - Justice Web Collaboratory Pro-se Study, ITC state wide website , Soft interfaces
Reactions on Reading the Dayton Report in 2004 It was remarkably good!
It was written before Palm Pilots, IM, DSL and the Internet whirlwind. So,no Napster, no Amazon, no EBay!
Only major flaw was the failure to predict the decentralization and wide accessibility of the net.
Dayton Predictions Network access to information will change &
improve the manner of use & manipulation of data
Elec communication will change the way law is taught
Law schools will lead the profession! Students will have notebook computers Faculty will be computer literate Internet & decentralized information will alter
geographic & institutional boundaries Libraries & imaging Tech as edge for tech savvy law schools &
students
Dayton Predictions Email to enhance faculty/student
communication –yes Multimedia widely used in classroom
–maybe Electronic books –qualified no! Clinical innovations –patchy Library imaging prominence –
Marian? Distance Learning revolution??
Why does it feel ½ empty?
Key barrier in law school - core curriculum is text centric! Especially the 1st year.
& Enduring power of personal
contact as part of the teaching/learning process
Successful technical innovations enhance connections between people.Email IM Internet Cell Phones PDA/Pager/Email & Wireless computing
What next? Wireless extends pervasive net
Will power and value of personal contact increase as virtual contact becomes easier and cheaper?
New hardware to read and write on the screen. Will paper textbooks fade away as reading
long text passages on screen becomes equivalent?
New ABA Distance Rules may foster experimentation.
Access to Justice, Technology & Legal Education Massive unmet legal need Technology lowers barriers and reduces
costs Statewide legal aid websites VOIP and Hotline Clinics LexisNexis Hot Docs Initiative “the Clinic Net”
Students are an under-used resource in the justice system!
Can technology improve both the justice system & legal education?
Unprecedented statewide collaboration To increase access to justice for low income
and disadvantaged persons through innovative use of technology to train, support, and educate legal aid providers, pro bono attorneys, and the public.
Partners:Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic Illinois Bar FoundationCARPLS Chicago-Kent College of Law/IIT The Chicago Bar FoundationNational Center on Poverty Law, Inc.Prairie State Legal Services Chicago Volunteer Legal ServicesLawyers Trust Fund of Illinois Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance
FoundationLegal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan ChicagoSouthern Illinois University School of Law-Self Help Center
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