Technology training on the cards

Future solicitors are to be instructed in the use of technology by law firms, under a pioneering university course.

Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen has worked with technology companies and law firms, including Dell Technologies, artificial intelligence company Kira, and Addleshaw Goddard, to develop a module for its online Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, the Scottish equivalent of the Legal Practice Course. It will cover the latest technology in use as well as regulation, data analysis techniques and cybersecurity risks.

Data protection lawyer and Addleshaw Goddard partner Ross McKenzie, who will be delivering the data protection and cyber security courses, said: ‘Technology is woven into the fabric of the legal practice and is an essential skillset for all lawyers.

‘Data protection rules around how personal information is handled is as important as the law of contract and property.’