Beyond the Bar: A Practical Guide to Your Early Legal Career
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This practical course examines the ethical and competence obligations attorneys face when adopting-or choosing not to adopt-technology tools, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence as the current pressure point where these obligations are being tested most rapidly. Through real-world scenarios and actionable guidance, attorneys will develop a framework for making defensible, intentional decisions about technology in their practice.
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Joe Stephens
Joe Stephens, J.D., is Steno's Director of Legal Solutions as well as a Clinical Lecturer at Texas Tech University School of Law. With over 15 years of experience in criminal defense and public service, he founded and led Texas' largest rural public defender office, which serves a 12-county area. A graduate of The University of Texas School of Law (cum laude) and Vanderbilt University (B.A.), Stephens currently serves as a Board Member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association (TCDLA) and sits on multiple State Bar of Texas committees. His expertise spans the intersection of legal practice and technological innovation in the justice system.
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