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Michael  Butler

Michael Butler

Director of the Professional Law Institute (PLI) and Senior Lecturer in Law

Research interests

  • Law

Biography

Michael Butler is the Director of the Professional Law Institute (PLI) and a Senior Lecturer in Law in The Dickson Poon School of Law, Kings College London.

Michael is a former partner of international law firm Squire Patton Boggs where he was head of training. He then became the General Counsel for the first private equity backed Alternative Business Structure in the UK.

He commenced full-time teaching of law students three years ago and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Michael has practised for over 25 years in the field of law as it relates to technology. His practice experience focused on non-contentious outsourcing and joint ventures.

His academic interests include the application of ethics to technology and he has a particular passion for the training of skills for in-house lawyers.

Research Interests 

  • The ethics of technology
  • Skills and behaviours training for in-house lawyers.

Selected Publications 

  • Legal Technology and the In-House Counsel chapter in The LEGALTECH Book (Wiley 2020)
  • “E-Commerce and Convergence: A Guide to the Law of Digital Media” (Bloomsbury 2011)

Teaching 

  • MSc (2022) – Business Organisations and the Company
  • 7FFLA076 Information Privacy & Data Protection

Events

20Feblaw a

Virtual introduction to Mental Health, Ethics & Law and Medical Ethics & Law - 20 February 2024

Considering starting a career in law? The Law & Professional Practice MSc/PGDip provides non-law graduates with a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to...

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15NovHuman skills in a digital legal world thumbnail

Human skills in a digital legal world

Part of the Future of Legal Practice Series event looking at the human skills that current and future lawyers will need to possess.

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04OctFuture of Legal Practice An update on AI from LexisNexis thumbnail

Future of Legal Practice: An update on AI from LexisNexis

We will be joined by LexisNexis for an update and showcase on AI Large Language Models as part of the Future of Legal Practice series.

Please note: this event has passed.

10OctAssessment and Problem-Based Learning in the Law Curriculum Thubmnail (1)

Assessment and Problem-Based Learning in the Law Curriculum

Legal Education book launch event

Please note: this event has passed.

28MarDavid Kemp

The Future of Legal Practice: Digital Assets: Fact, Fiction and Future

This session, in the series of the Future of Legal Practice events, will provide an insight into the elements of the digital assets world.

Please note: this event has passed.

24JanLaptop and a person holding a lighbulb

The Future of Legal Practice: Developing a Powerful Personal Brand

The last five years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the competition for attention. This session will provide participants with the necessary tools to...

Please note: this event has passed.

17NovFoLP - technology - image

The Future of Legal Practice: how technology is fundamentally changing legal services

We are delighted to welcome Professor Dan Hunter, Executive Dean of The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London, to talk about how technology is...

Please note: this event has passed.

Events

20Feblaw a

Virtual introduction to Mental Health, Ethics & Law and Medical Ethics & Law - 20 February 2024

Considering starting a career in law? The Law & Professional Practice MSc/PGDip provides non-law graduates with a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to...

Please note: this event has passed.

15NovHuman skills in a digital legal world thumbnail

Human skills in a digital legal world

Part of the Future of Legal Practice Series event looking at the human skills that current and future lawyers will need to possess.

Please note: this event has passed.

04OctFuture of Legal Practice An update on AI from LexisNexis thumbnail

Future of Legal Practice: An update on AI from LexisNexis

We will be joined by LexisNexis for an update and showcase on AI Large Language Models as part of the Future of Legal Practice series.

Please note: this event has passed.

10OctAssessment and Problem-Based Learning in the Law Curriculum Thubmnail (1)

Assessment and Problem-Based Learning in the Law Curriculum

Legal Education book launch event

Please note: this event has passed.

28MarDavid Kemp

The Future of Legal Practice: Digital Assets: Fact, Fiction and Future

This session, in the series of the Future of Legal Practice events, will provide an insight into the elements of the digital assets world.

Please note: this event has passed.

24JanLaptop and a person holding a lighbulb

The Future of Legal Practice: Developing a Powerful Personal Brand

The last five years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the competition for attention. This session will provide participants with the necessary tools to...

Please note: this event has passed.

17NovFoLP - technology - image

The Future of Legal Practice: how technology is fundamentally changing legal services

We are delighted to welcome Professor Dan Hunter, Executive Dean of The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London, to talk about how technology is...

Please note: this event has passed.