Two New Courses to Launch This Fall in the Legal Innovation and Technology Online Program

BOSTON, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Suffolk University Law School will be launching two new courses this fall term as part of their six-course online-only, part-time Legal Innovation and Technology Certificate program. The two courses, Design Thinking for Legal Professionals and Process Improvement and Legal Project Management, will provide timely insight into how legal professionals and law firms can deliver legal services with greater efficiency and effectiveness, as well as how they can build solutions that provide maximum value for their clients and end users.

Design Thinking for Legal Professionals will present the conceptual need for firms to adopt human-centered approaches to solving problems by identifying the needs of end-users and building solutions that provide them maximum value. Course content will address developing and testing prototypes, and iteratively improving these tools for better results. The course will be taught by Robert Taylor, VP and Senior Corporate Counsel for Liberty Mutual's Legal Department in the Legal Strategic Services organization (an organization that supports and enables the Corporate Legal Department and the Strategic Business Operations).

In Process Improvement and Legal Project Management, participants will explore strategies to gain competitive advantages in the marketplace through applying important process improvement toolkits, including Lean and Six Sigma, and applying the five key phases in executing a process improvement project. Throughout the course, necessary skills and valuable resources needed for process improvement will be shared, as well as project descriptions for the context of a legal environment. The course will be taught by Catherine Alman MacDonagh, a former corporate counsel and law firm executive and current CEO and founder of the Legal Lean Sigma Institute.

Both courses correspond with areas identified by legal professionals as essential to their career growth in today's competitive climate. The two Fall courses can be taken individually or as part of the overall certificate program, which launched earlier this year.

"Our courses are not just about conveying information – we also work to change the way our students think," says Professor Gabe Teninbaum, faculty director of the program. "These courses are emblematic of that approach, and we expect participants will develop a new lens through which to problem solve."

The 10-week courses begin on September 4, with additional courses in the program starting in January and May. Each course is affordably priced for working professionals, at approximately $3,000; discounting is available for those who enroll in multiple courses.

About the Legal Innovation and Technology Certificate
Suffolk University Law School's Legal Innovation and Technology Certificate is a first-of-its-kind online program consisting of six courses designed to prepare legal professionals to work more effectively and efficiently in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. It is perfect for attorneys and other legal professionals (law librarians, paralegals, marketing officers, regulatory officers, etc.) who are dedicated to preparing their organizations, and themselves, for the future. Students can complete the certificate, part-time, in a year (or they can take longer if they choose). To learn more about the online program, visit https://www.legaltechcertificate.com/.

About Suffolk University Law School
Suffolk University Law School in Boston, MA, regularly appears on lists of the most innovative law schools in the country and is a national leader in helping students reimagine legal services delivery. To learn more, visit http://www.suffolk.edu/law/.

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