Ep 143: Tech Edge J.D. Director Laura Norris On Giving Law Grads A Competitive Edge in Tech Careers

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on LawNext: A look at the innovative</span> <a href= "https://law.scu.edu/techedge/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tech Edge J.D.</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">program at</span> <a href= "https://law.scu.edu/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Santa Clara University School of Law</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. As law schools come under fire for failing to teach the practical skills students need to succeed in the real world, this program does the opposite. It aims to change the return on investment in legal education by providing law students with the essential legal, technology and business skills that will prepare them to hit the ground running as tech lawyers in Silicon Valley. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To discuss the program, host Bob Ambrogi is joined by the program’s founding director,</span> <a href= "https://law.scu.edu/faculty/profile/norris-laura/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Laura Norris</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, who also created and directs the school’s Entrepreneurs’ Law Clinic, and who also teaches courses for engineering students on IP and startup law. In June, the</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Silicon Valley Business Journal</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">named Norris to its list of 100 Women of Influence, an annual list of women leaders who are “doing extraordinary things in an extraordinary time.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to joining the Santa Clara Law faculty, Norris was in private practice representing technology startups and entrepreneurs. She was also the first vice president of legal affairs at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. In 2014, she was one of only two academics named by</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Recorder</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Tech Law. </span></p> <p><strong>Thank You To Our Sponsors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;