Michigan State U Center to Rethink Legal Profession

Michigan State University this month opened the Center for Legal Services Innovation, an initiative within the university's College of Law that plans to use data to improve the legal profession. The interdisciplinary center, known as LegalRnD, will host "hackathons" to improve the delivery of legal services and -- as the name suggests -- engage in research and development. Courses offered by the center will be taught by faculty members in Michigan State's other colleges, and this fall's lineup of courses includes offerings on information security and quantitative analysis.