Drake Law School Launches New Artificial Intelligence Law Certificate Program
Thursday, April 24th, 2025
泡芙短视频 Law School is proud to announce its new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Law Certificate Program.
From day one at Drake, Dean Jones has made AI a top priority, starting with his AI Task Force. 鈥淭hanks to Dean Jones鈥 leadership, we are able to offer this unique opportunity to Drake Law students,鈥 according to AI Law Certificate Program Director, Associate Professor and Sease Faculty Research Scholar Sayoko Blodgett-Ford.
鈥淭he AI Law Certificate empowers students to lead at the intersection of law and technology–whether in private practice, government, nonprofit, policymaking or academia,” said Dean Roscoe Jones, Jr. “Artificial Intelligence is not just changing industries; it’s reshaping governance, ethics, and the very framework of legal systems. At Drake Law, we prepare our students with the insight, rigor, and forward-thinking vision needed to meet this moment–and shape what comes next.”
The AI Law Certificate Program is uniquely interdisciplinary, drawing on expertise from across the Drake campus and beyond, including the Institute for Justice Reform & Innovation founded by Judge Mark W. Bennett (ret.), 泡芙短视频鈥檚 pioneering Artificial Intelligence undergraduate degree, led by Dr. Christopher Porter, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Director of Artificial Intelligence and Co-Chair of the Math & Computer Science Departments, and research at the intersection of the arts, sciences and law.
Designed to be completed by J.D. students during their second and third year at Drake Law, the AI Law Certificate Program is deeply collaborative. 鈥淔rom exploring color and object theory, under the guidance of Assistant Professor of Studio Art Jamey Hart, in the context of machine vision and trademark law, to considering quantum computing data exfiltration detection in cybersecurity, we train law students to go beyond the headlines and critically examine AI鈥檚 promises and risks,鈥 said Professor Blodgett-Ford.
Nicholas Romano, a second-year law student in Drake Law鈥檚 AI Policy and Governance class, shared, 鈥淭he new AI Law Certificate at Drake is an amazing opportunity. By working on real-world scenarios that create directly transferable skills, I feel much more prepared to address and advocate for AI-related legal issues and concerns. I鈥檓 so happy that Drake is leading the charge.鈥
Learn more about the new AI Law Certificate program here.
