New York Law School

First and foremost, a good lawyer must be a master of logic. So it might not be such a surprise that a group of law school students have embraced LiveCode as yet another tool in their arsenal to help them learn technology, teach law, and win cases.

Due to it’s easy to learn and easy to teach English-like language, LiveCode is the one programming system that enables content experts to focus attention on their areas of expertise, without the distractions of mastering the arcane syntax and byzantine rules of other languages. With LiveCode’s natural language, anyone can break a complex problem into smaller pieces and arrive at a solution using logic that mirrors the way the human mind works.

David Johnson, Professor at the NYLS Institute for Information Law and Policy:

“Faculty and students already have experience with using LiveCode to build interactive learning software, interactive diagrams that illustrate legal doctrines or explain statutory provisions, client counseling simulations, graphical courtroom demonstrations, and software kiosks to help pro se litigants.”

“Without any training, the LiveCode environment permitted our research team to quickly develop working prototypes of (i) interactive analytical flowcharts, (ii) statutory compliance tools, and (iii) collaborative project management utilities for distributed environments.”

“Increasingly, lawyers use technology in every area of practice. Familiarity with the basics is essential for the welltrained lawyer and for the law student who wants a ‘leg up’ in the marketplace. Lawyers practicing in fields that relate to technology directly, such as intellectual property, must understand how computer systems work.”

“Every lawyer, whether doing transactional work, such as using software to generate deal documents, or litigation with its increasing use of electronic discovery, needs to be able to evaluate technology tools used in practice. We live in a world in which rights and obligations are importantly influenced by computer systems, so lawyers must understand not only legal code but also software code.”