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The ABA Model Rules were recently changed to include a technology component. See Client-Lawyer Relationship Rule 1.1 Competence – Comment which states “To maintain the requisite knowledge and skill, a lawyer should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology, engage in continuing study and education and comply with all continuing legal education requirements to which the lawyer is subject.” As technology gains more importance in the work of the legal profession, law schools face new challenges about how to incorporate technology in the curriculum. Law students are still trained to look at precedent looking backwards, rather than forward to the future of legal services.” The session by Brooklyn Law School Reference Librarian Harold O'Grady and Brooklyn Law School Technology Educator Lloyd Carew-Reid will examine how law schools are now incorporating technology, business development and marketing in the law school curriculum