{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 202: Future 50 Series - Breaking New Ground in Legal Education \u2013 Vanderbilt Law School\u2019s AI Lab","description":"In this session, we spoke with Mark Williams, a Founding Co-Director of the Vanderbilt AI Law Lab (VAILL) and a Professor of the Practice of Law at the AIGP. Mark has come to AI via journalism, law, sometime in the political world and knowledge management. In many respects, his work now draws on that rich professional and personal life experience. Today, Mark is deeply immersed in working with and educating future generations of lawyers through the AI Law Lab. The Lab is a hands-on, multidisciplinary, experiential learning opportunity at Vanderbilt Law School (VLS). The VLS AI Law Lab is preparing law graduates for the next generation of legal practice and leadership. It\u2019s modelling a different way of teaching and learning in partnership with industry - one that is comfortable with experimentation and supports students in understanding the tech, its limitations and opportunities, from the ground up. VLS\u2019s has a long history in transformative legal education, especially in the tech\/AI space. We chatted with Mark about that too i.e., what drives VLS\u2019s leadership, mindset, and comfort with embracing new, different, and supporting their graduates to do that too\u2026their secret sauce! We wrapped this conversation by discussing the broader impact of AI education in the legal industry - the importance of digital and data literacy and, if we have arrived, or still edging towards, a different type of legal practice.  Don\u2019t miss this spotlight, if you haven\u2019t engaged with AI before now, this will be your catalyst to start your journey today! If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this podcast, you\u2019ll find the video\u202fhere. About the Future 50 Series In the Future 50 Series we\u2019re chatting with legalpreneurs who, through their ideas and actions, are challenging and transforming legal BAU all around the world. If you would like to recommend people for this Series, please contact us at: CLI@collaw.edu.au. ","author_name":"The Legalpreneurs Sandbox","author_url":"http:\/\/tlpsb.libsyn.com\/website","html":"