COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEGAL TECH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖZH 5152 LEGAL TECH ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Private Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ARMAĞAN EBRU BOZKURT YÜKSEL

Offered to

Private Law

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to understand legal technologies and how these technologies are utilized in carrying out legal procedures and processes, as well as their impact on the legal profession and legal education. Additionally, the course aims to identify the legal issues arising from the use of legal technologies and to explore possible solutions to these emerging challenges

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the advantages and disadvantages of legal technologies
2   To examine the applications of legal technologies within judicial processes and court systems
3   To examine the ways in which legal technologies are accessed and used by individuals in exercising their legal rights and accessing justice
4   To identify the areas of application of legal technologies within law firms
5   To understand the ethical issues related to legal technologies
6   To understand the legal issues related to legal technologies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of the Use of Technology in the Legal Field
2 Legal Document Automation
3 Online File Storage
4 Word Processing Software and Scanners
5 Cloud Computing
6 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Telephone Providers and Virtual Receptionist Services
7 Software for Time Tracking and Legal Billing, and Online Payment Systems
8 Electronic Discovery Tools
9 Legal Research Tools and Legal Practice Management Software
10 Digital Client Portals and Client Relationship Management (CRM) Systems in Legal Practice
11 The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Legal Services
12 Online Dispute Resolution
13 Legal and Ethical Considerations in the Use of Legal Technologies
14 The Impact of Legal Technologies on Legal Education and the Future of the Legal Profession
15 Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Armağan Ebru Bozkurt-Yüksel, "Hukuk Teknolojisi (Legal Tech ve Etkileri)", Dijital Çağda Hukuk, Editörler Kerem Batır, Cansu Atıcı Kabalak, Elif Çağla Yıldız, Adalet Yayınevi, Ankara 2023, s.721-738.

Armağan Ebru Bozkurt-Yüksel, "Elektronik Ticarette Elektronik Alternatif Uyuşmazlık Çözümü", Mevzuat Dergisi, Cilt 10, Sayı 123, 2008.

Legal Tech - Information Technology Tools in the Administration of Justice, Editörler Dariusz Szostek, Mariusz, Zatucki, Baden-Baden 2021.

Richard Susskind, Yarının Hukukçuları: Mesleğin Geleceğine Bir Giriş, Lykeion, Ankara 2021.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be conducted through lectures by the instructor and seminar presentations by the students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assess criteria will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Policies and rules will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

armagan.bozkurt@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Office hours will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30
Preparation for final exam 1 30
Preparing presentations 1 30
Final 1 2
Midterm 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

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