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October 02, 2008, 03:48 PM ET
Tech Therapy: What Does Your Lawyer Think of IT?
Technology issues seem to get more entwined with legal issues as the years progress. In the latest edition of Tech Therapy, Michael B. Goldstein, Kenneth D. Salomon, and James M. Burger, three lawyers from Dow Lohnes, talked about how to think about technology and the law.
“Technology has always been important … but it has largely been supporting the academic enterprise,” Mr. Goldstein says. “What has happened now is that it has become integral to the academic program.” That puts IT staff members right at the center of the academic enterprise, which means that they need to be aware of a whole range of legal issues. Yet lawyers are too often brought into the conversation late.
“I always say, ‘Take your lawyer to lunch, because he’s probably lonely,’ and in this case I would say take your IT director to lunch because she’s probably lonely, too,” Mr. Goldstein says. “There needs to be a close relationship between the IT operation and the legal office.”
Listen to the episode below, and hear more episodes and subscribe to the podcast on the Tech Therapy page.
Categories: Legal-Troubles, Leadership
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