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The legal industry is in a state of transformation, and its professionals need to reskill if they want to gain a competitive edge in the dynamic legal landscape. The Legal Innovation and Technology (LIT) certificate from Suffolk University’s Center for Continuing & Professional Education (CCPE) is a focused eight-week program designed to give all legal professionals—not just lawyers—the modern business perspective and technological know-how to make their work more efficient, client-centric, and profitable.

Our comprehensive certificate will help you gain a deep understanding of technologies that are reshaping the legal industry—from AI-powered research tools to cloud-based collaboration platforms. The asynchronous program allows you to work at your own pace, with weekly live sessions that keep you connected with your professors and your peers. In addition to developing business and technological proficiency, you’ll learn environmental, social, and governance initiatives that will help you usher your work into a new, socially conscious age of legal practice.

Whether you’re a lawyer, paralegal, partner, or administrative employee, this certificate will help make you an invaluable asset to any legal department, all at an affordable cost of just $1,299. You’ll return to your legal career with an actionable operations plan that will improve your ability to find, retain, and help clients.

The LIT certificate was developed by experienced legal experts who are well aware of the challenges that come with the business and operational sides of the profession. They use their firsthand knowledge to craft lesson plans that’ll help you increase operational efficiencies in your organization. By leveraging top industry tools in a collaborative environment, you’ll learn to:

What You’ll Learn

• Understand the historical context and ever-evolving landscape of legal services
• Evaluate specific technologies that are reshaping the legal services sector
• Gain skills to effectively lead technology-driven change management in your organization
• Identify opportunities to implement technology in various areas of legal services, including project management, financial management, human resources, and information technology
  

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May 1, 2024

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All courses in the certificate are taught by well-regarded legal professionals who apply their firsthand knowledge to their lesson plans.

The certificate helps learners shift from the traditional “protectionism” of legal operations to a new, modern model that is solely focused on using the law to help people.

The certificate was specifically built for modern professionals to gain current, specialized competencies that put them on the cutting edge of the legal industry.

This program teaches professionals a client-centric business model that places greater emphasis on being more proactive in client outreach.

Choose Suffolk for a One-of-a-Kind Law Certificate

The Center for Continuing & Professional Education (CCPE) at Suffolk University was established to cultivate the personal and professional growth of individuals at all stages of their careers and to serve the evolving needs of employers through corporate partnerships and customized education.  

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Interested in learning more about the CCPE at Suffolk’s Legal Innovation and Technology certificate?

Gain the skills you need to stay ahead of competition

Study how to navigate the intricacies of the legal business landscape

Develop new strategies to adapt to the changing landscape

Learn to retain clients and make a bigger impact on their lives

Why Earn a Legal Innovation Certificate?

Earn a digital credential to easily display your new legal innovation skills

The LIT certificate is designed for lawyers and legal professionals who want to keep up with technological advancements in the legal field. According to IBISWorld, the Law Firm industry in the U.S. is growing more slowly than other professions, partly due to a lack of innovation and outdated operational habits. By earning a LIT certificate from Suffolk, you’ll learn to leverage technologies to enhance legal practice, improve the client experience, and continue to grow your legal operations.

The LIT certificate is an especially great fit for:

Is the Legal Innovation and Technology Certificate right for you?

Proactive

Expert-led

Modern

Focused

• Legal professionals with job titles like: paralegal, legal secretary, legal assistant, researcher, analyst, court reporter, investigator, and consultant
• Professionals specializing in legal technology, operations, or innovation with job titles like: analyst, consultant, manager, solutions architect, engineer, and support specialist
• Legal managers and administrators with roles in: operations, administration, compliance, legal affairs, contracts, case management, records management, and support
  

Legal Innovation Coursework

Designed specifically for modern legal professionals, the LIT certificate begins with a broad exploration of legal operations and services in light of their evolving roles in a tech-driven industry. This program focuses on increased efficiency within legal practice and processes, allowing learners to build first-hand knowledge with innovative methods and tools through collaborative, hands-on learning. You’ll emerge from the program with a portfolio of legal technology skills that you can immediately apply in your practice.