Katie Brown
Associate Dean for Information Resources
Articles
Co-author. Who is Shaping Technological Competence in ABA-Accredited Law Schools? Journal of Law & Technology at Texas at the University of Texas School of Law, forthcoming 2025.
Co-author. Navigating Legal Ethics and Law School Curricula: Attempting to Find Technology Competency Without a Compass, 20 U. St. Thomas L. J., 1 (2024). Available at University of St. Thomas Law Journal.
Co-author. Using the Whole Lawyer Model to Create Technology Competency Rubrics for Formative and Summative Assessment in Legal Education (June 28, 2023). Abstract available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4494437
Co-author. Taking on the Ethical Obligation of Technology Competency in the Academy: An Empirical Analysis of Practice-Based Technology Training Today, 36 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 1 (2023). Available at https://www.law.georgetown.edu/legal-ethics-journal/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2023/03/GT-GJLE230001.pdf
The Importance of Member Participation in the AALL Salary Survey: AALL's Salary Survey Provides Salary, Benefits, and Staffing Information That's Essential to the Legal Information Profession, 27 AALL Spectrum 20 (2023). Available at [Hein].
Co-author. Spring Cleaning Your Data: Clearing out the Clutter: Tips and Best Practices for Coding Qualitative Data to Gain Insights and Improve Decision-Making, 27 AALL Spectrum 20 (2022). Available at [SSRN].
Co-author. Discovering Diamonds in Your Survey Data, 24 AALL Spectrum 20 (2020). Available at https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1585&context=law_papers
Co-author. A Comparative Study on Process Optimization and the Modern Law Library's Involvement in Achieving Efficiency at the Law School in Times of Change, Legal Reference Services Q. (2020). Available at [SSRN].
Co-author. Campus in Crisis? Process Optimization Can Help!, Academic Help (2020). Available at https://www.academic-leader.com/topics/leadership/campus-in-crisis-process-optimization-can-help/
Teaching Legal Technology, 21 AALL Spectrum 22 (2017). Available at https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/fac_articles_chapters/921/
Are the Scientists on to something? Exploring the Best Way to Track an Author's Scholarly Impact Factor? (2014). Abstract available at at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2448407
Don't Stumble on the Last Step: Advice for Nailing the Onsite Interview, 18 AALL Spectrum 23 (2014). Available at https://www.aallnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Vol-18-No-5-mar14.pdf
Social Media Strategies and Your Library, 17 SLA Info. Outlook 2 (2013). Available at https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=sla_io_2013
Demystifying the Job Search Process: When It Comes to New Hires, What Is It That We Want, 18 AALL Spectrum 19 (2013). Available at [Hein].
The Legislative Process in the State of Florida, 30 Legal Reference Services Q. 25 (2011). Available at [Hein].
Leadership as a Role Inspired by Others, 15 AALL Spectrum 3 (2011). Available at https://www.aallnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Vol-15-No-9-V15-N9.pdf
The Membership Development Committee and Mentoring, 15 AALL Spectrum 3 (2010). Available at https://www.aallnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pub-sp1012.pdf
Learning from Others as You Summit Your Career Mountain: Law Librarians Share Their Thoughts on the Profession, 14 AALL Spectrum 22 (2010). Available at https://www.aallnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pub_sp1002.pdf
Dang You Tricked Me into Learning: Chaos, Current Events, Clickers, and Competition in the Legal Research Classroom, 2 Legal Info. & Tech. eJournal 17 (2010). Available at [SSRN].
Defending Sovereignty: The Trial Supreme Court Project Initiative and Its Work to Protect the Legal Interest of Native American Tribes, 14 AALL Spectrum 30 (2009). Available at https://www.aallnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pub_sp0909.pdf
AALL Program Review, F-4, AALL Spectrum (September/October 2009).
You'll Laugh, You'll Cry, It's Better than Cats: How to Use Theater to Educate Adult Learners about Legal Resources, 13 AAL Spectrum 1 (2008). Available at [Hein].
AALL Program Review, H-4, AALL Spectrum (September/October 2008).
Book
Cyberpiracy (Vandeplas Pub. 2008).
Contribution to Books
Working chapter title, Microgames in the Law School Classroom, accepted in book, Ready or Not, Here They Come! Using Games in Legal Education to Engage Next-Gen Students, forthcoming, Hein & Co. Inc.
Appendix B, Additional Reading, reprinted Introduction to the Study of Law, John Makdisi, ed., Carolina Academic Press (2008).
(Quoted) Intentional Marketing: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Carol Ottolenghi, ed., Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (2018).
Book Reviews
Coughlin, Christine, et al., Modern Legal Scholarship: A Guide to Producing and Publishing Scholarly and Professional Writing, 113 Law Libr. J. 218 (2021). Available at https://www.aallnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/LLJ_113n3_full-issue_WEB-FINAL.pdf
Gail Levin Richmond, RIPS Review Project, Federal Tax Research, 5th ed. (2013).
Ellen L. Lutz and Caitlin Reiger, Prosecuting Heads of State, 39 Int'l J. L. Info. 92 (2011).
Blog
Next-Gen Bar Exam Must Tackle Google Schools and the Digital Native Myth by Testing Basic Tech Skills for Practice, 3 Geeks and a Law Blog (2023). Available at https://www.geeklawblog.com/2023/03/next-gen-bar-exam-must-tackle-google-schools-and-the-digital-native-myth-by-testing-basic-tech-skills-for-practice.html
Next-Gen Bar Exam That Truly Tests Daily Practice Skills Must Include Technology, Law Technology Today (Apr. 18, 2023). Available at https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_practice/resources/law-technology-today/2023/next-gen-bar-exam-that-truly-tests-daily-practice-skills-must-include-technology/
Presentations
Summer 2025. Discussant. Two program topics, annual SEALs Conference, details forthcoming.
February 2025. Presenter. Legal Research and Organization, Document Perfection. Program: Law Office Management Mastery for Paralegals, Institute for Paralegal Education (IPE).
February 2025: Presenter. Computerize Your Trial Notebook with Dropbox, Word, and Excel. CLE.
November 2024. Presenter. MS Word, Excel, and Outlook Skills and Shortcuts for Lawyers. NBI CLE.
November 2024. Presenter. Case Law Research for Paralegals, Institute for Paralegal Education (IPE), CLE.
October 2024. Presenter. Third annual Law & Technology Summit, NCCU Technology Law & Policy Center.
July 2024. Presenter. Using Model-Based Language to Write Effective Performance Appraisals, AALL Annual Meeting.
July 2024. Presenter. Writing Agendas and Scholarship Portfolios: From Ideation to Publication, All day workshop American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting
July 2024. Presenter. Empowering Legal Education: How Law Librarians Have Shaped Technological Competence in ABA-Accredited Law Schools, (paper workshop) − Sixteenth Annual Boulder Conference on Legal Information, Scholarship and Teaching (CoLIST).
July 2024. Moderator. Enhancing Legal Education by Leveraging Rubrics for Comprehensive Outcome-Based Assessment. SEALS Conference.
June 2024. Presenter. Redefining Law School Compliance with ABA Standards 301 and 303 to Address Evolving Technology Needs in Modern-Day Legal Practice, AALS. https://www.aals.org/sections/list/technology-law-and-legal-education/redefining-law-school-compliance/.
June 2024. Presenter. MS Word, Outlook, and Excel Secrets Only the Top Paralegals Know, IPE CLE.
May 2024. Presenter. Artificial Intelligence, South Carolina CLE for Extern Supervisors.
May 2024. Presenter. MS Word, Excel, and Outlook Skills and Shortcuts for Lawyers, NBI CLE.
May 2024. Presenter. Using ChatGPT with subsequent sessions, Part One: AI Tools, Ethics, and Risks, Part Two: AI Tools & Prompting, and Questions and Answers, Indiana State Bar Association CLE Symposium.
Apr. 11, 2024. Recent Scholarship: Navigating Legal Ethics and Law School Curricula: Attempting to find Technology Competency Without a Compass. CSOL, Lunch & Learn Faculty Development Workshop.
Apr. 5, 2024. Panelist. Addressing Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography and AI-Generated CSAM. USC Joseph F. Rice TechInLaw Symposium.
2024. Presenter. Innovations in Technology Across the Curriculum: Ideas, Implementations, Opportunities for Change, American Association of Law Schools.
2024. Presenter. Legal Research and Writing: Creative Tips and Tricks Every Paralegal Needs to Know, NBI, CLE Program.
Dec. 2023. Presenter. ChatGPT for Paralegals. NBI & IPE, CLE Program.
Nov. 2023. Presenter. Law Practice Management 101 for Newly Admitted New York Attorneys. NBI & IPE, CLE Program.
Sep. 2023. Presenter. Legal Practice Innovations & Efficiencies, Technology, and Ethics: An Overview. Quimbee, CLE Program.
Sep. 2023. Presenter. MS Word eLearning. NBI & IPE, CLE Program.
July 2023. Presenter. Collaboration & Partnership: Lessons Learned for Successful Writing, Data Collection, and Telling Stories. Boulder Conference, Academic Scholarship Conference.
July 2023. Discussant. Faculty/Library Engagement Considering Tools and Services that Effectively Support Teaching and Scholarship. SEALS, Academic Faculty.
July 2023. Presenter. Data 411: Terminology, Coding, and Telling Stories. AALL, Academic Law Library Conference.
July 2023. Presenter. Microsoft Word for Attorney Mac Users. Quimbee, CLE Program.
June 2023. Presenter. The Fundamentals of Legal Project Management for Paralegals. NBI & IPE, CLE Program.
June 2023. Keynote Speaker. Meeting Students Where They Are: Navigating Outside of Google, 2023 Learning Design and Technology Forum, Academic Conference.
June 2023. Presenter. Redefining Law School Compliance with ABA Standards 301 and 303 to Address Evolving Technology Needs in Modern Times. Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Conference: Compliance with ABA Standards, Academic Conference.
Mar. 2023. Presenter. How to run a Prosperous Law Firm in the Digital Era. NBI & IPE, CLE Program.
2023. Presenter. MS Word Shortcuts for Attorneys, NBI, CLE Program.
Nov. 4, 2022. Keynote Speaker. A Roadmap for Law School Modernity: Teaching Technology Competence, St. Thomas University Law Journal Symposium. Available at https://youtu.be/hILd5qJ1G4I?t=865.
Spring 2022. Coordinator and Panelist. Do We Have To? A Historical and Empirical Analysis of Law Schools' Ethical "Obligation" to Teach Legal Technology, SEAALL.
2022. Podcast. Teaching (and Pressuring) Law Professors to Teach Technology, 3 Geeks and a Law Blog. Available at https://www.geeklawblog.com/2022/08/teaching-and-pressuring-law-professors-to-teach-technology-katie-brown-tgir-ep-171.html
2022. Presenter. 2022 Update: Technology Tips and Tricks for Paralegals, NBI, CLE Program.
2022. Moderator. Teaching the Technology Teachers, AALL Annual Meeting, Preconference program.
July 16, 2021. Panelist. Leadership Through Process Optimization During Challenging Times. South Carolina Conference on Innovations in Teaching and Learning.
June 2, 2021. Presenter. 2020, The Year of Distance Ed: Moving Online ≠ Increased Tech Competency Instruction, CALI.
2021. Presenter. Leveraging MS Office for Case Management, NBI, CLE Program.
2021. Presenter. An Augmented Approach to Legal Writing: Cross-Departmental Instruction for a Holistic Student Experience, Carolinas Colloquium.
2021. Presenter. The Fundamentals of Productive and Effective Feedback from the Classroom to the Office, AALL Annual Meeting.
April 23, 2020. Presenter. Effective Leadership with Virtual Teams: To Infinity and Beyond, AALL Webinar Series.
2020-24. Presenter. MS Word, Excel, and Outlook Skills and Shortcuts for Lawyers, NBI, CLE Program.
2020. Presenter. Changing Channels: How to Survive and Thrive in a Virtual Environment, AALL Webinars.
2019. Presenter. Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web, NBI, CLE Program.
2019. Presenter. Unleashing the Power of Microsoft Office and Adobe for Lawyers, NBI, CLE Program.
2018. Presenter. Doing Our Part: The Library's Role in Supporting and Promoting Bar Preparation and the Advancement of Students, AALL Annual Meeting.
2018. Presenter. It's All About the Relationships: Marketing to Your Library's Stakeholders, AALL Annual Meeting.
2018. Presenter. TEDAALL: Library Leaders Share Their Ethics Stories and Challenges, AALL Annual Meeting.
2017. Coordinator and Panelist. What Legal Technology Law Schools Should be Teaching, SEALL Institute.
2015. Panelist. The Budget Whisperer, SEALL.
August 15, 2014. Presenter. Are The Scientists on to something with altmetrics? Exploring the best way to assess and track the scholarly impact of an author, Harvard CALI.
July 2014. Presenter. Hot Topic: Beefing Up Your CV with Altmetric, AALL Annual Meeting.
July 2013. Presenter. Social Media as a Leadership Tool, AALL Annual Meeting.
May 2013. Presenter. Creating Eye-Catching and Media-rich Annual Reports, AALL Webinars.
2012. Presenter. Open Leadership: Using Social Media as a Leadership Tool, AALL Webinars.
2012. Presenter. Customer Service & Marketing: Shaking Things Up to Achieve a Great Library Identity, AALL Annual Meeting.
2012. Co-coordinator and Panelist. MAALL.
"Bad human communication leaves us less room to grow": Professional growth through improved communication.
Reverse Engineering a scenario to learn from other libraries' mistakes.
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes" Go out and reference. You'll have fun when you do. Oh the places librarians go!
2011. Presenter. Finding and Getting Your Next Lateral or Promotional Position, AALL Annual Meeting.
2010. Presenter. What is it you do again? Marketing the Patron Services of the Traditional to the Nontraditional Librarian, AALL Annual Meeting.
2009. Presenter. Managing Employees Across Generations, AALL Annual Meeting.
2008. Presenter. Fostering and Recruiting the Next Generation of Law Librarians, AALL Annual Meeting.
2008. Presenter. Marketing Your Library: Exploring New Technologies to Create Evolving Newsletters that Energize Your Patrons, AALL Annual Meeting.
Editorials & Commentary
2025 Feb. Quoted in National Law Review, What to Expect in 2025: AI Legal Tech and Regulation (65 Expert Predictions), by Oliver Roberts of The National Law Review's Guest Contributors, vol. XV, no. 38.
Awards & Honors
Named Vice Chair for the Private Law Librarians Summit Committee (2024−25).
VLEX/Fastcase 50 Honoree for 2024.
AALS Inaugural Technology & Ethics Award. AALS Section on Technology, Law, & Legal Education (2024).
May 2024.Outstanding Faculty Award from 2023. NBI.
AALS Inaugural Technology & Ethics Award. AALS Section on Technology, Law, & Legal Education (2024).
Outstanding Faculty Award. NBI (2023).
Annual Meeting Program Committee Chair. AALL (2020).
President Award. AALL (2015).
Harvard Leadership Institute (2013).
Grant Recipient. MAALL (2012).
Emerging Leader Award. AALL (2011).
Oklahoma Supreme Court Ed Edmondson Sovereignty Symposium Tuition Grant/Scholarship (2011-12).
SEFLIN Collaboration Award and AALL Essay Contest "Why Do You Belong to AALL." (2007).
Select National Appointments/Boards
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
Member of the 2023-24 AALL AI and Legal Information Special Committee.
Chair of Economic Status of Law Librarians Committee (2022-23).
Chair of the Annual Meeting Program Committee (2019-20).
Chair of the Business Skills Clinic Task Force (2014-15).
Executive Board Member (2011-14).
Administration Committee (2011-13).
Various Executive Board Special Committees and Task Forces (2011-12).
Board Liaison (2011-13).
Membership Development Committee, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (2011-11).
Appointments Committee (2008-09).
Society of Academic Law Library Directors (ALLD)
Member-at-Large (term expired October 2023).
Working Book
Strategic Tech Integration in the Legal Academy: A Comprehensive Guide for Aligning with ABA Standards and Modern Legal Practice (Carolina Academic Press).
Esports: a Research Guide (HeinOnline 2025).
Other
Newsletter editor. SEAALL (2020-22).
Contributor. The Gavel, Blog of the Oklahoma City University Law Library (2010-12).
Creator and Editor, Fiat Lux, St. Thomas University Law Library Newsletter (2006-10).
CALI Lessons
Research Federal Administrative Regulations (Update), 2020. Available at CALI.
South Carolina Legal Research: Secondary Resources (Update), 2020. Available at CALI.
Oklahoma Legal Research, with Jennifer Prilliman, 2016. Available at CALI.
Rulemaking: Federal Register and CFR (Update), 2011& 2020. Available at CALI.
NBI/ IPE CLE
Legal Research and Writing: Creative Tips and Tricks Every Paralegal Needs to Know (2024).
ChatGPT for Paralegals (2023).
MS Word Shortcuts for Attorneys (2023).
Law Practice Management 101 for Newly Admitted New York Attorneys (2023).
Fundamentals of Legal Project Management for Paralegals (2023).
How to Run a Prosperous Law Firm in the Digital Era (2023).
2022 Update: Technology Tips and Tricks for Paralegals (2022).
MS Word, Excel, Outlook Skills and Shortcuts for Lawyers (2020-24).
Leveraging MS Office for Case Management (2021).
Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web (Dec. 2019).
Unleashing the Power of Microsoft Office and Adobe for Lawyers (2019).
State C.L.E.
Ethical and Effective Use of Generative AI, Indiana State Bar Symposium (Spring 2024).
Civil Rights (timeline) included in CLE Material for "From Brown to Grutter: Racial Integration and the Law in the Northwest," Seattle, WA (2004).
Quimbee
Microsoft Word for Attorney Mac Users, 2023. Available at Quimbee.
Legal Practice Innovations & Efficiencies, Technology, and Ethics: An Overview, 2023. Available at Quimbee.
Katie Brown
Associate Dean for Information Resources
Working chapter title, Microgames in the Law School Classroom, accepted in book, Ready or Not, Here They Come! Using Games in Legal Education to Engage Next-Gen Students, forthcoming, Hein & Co. Inc.
Appendix B, Additional Reading, reprinted Introduction to the Study of Law, John Makdisi, ed., Carolina Academic Press (2008).
(Quoted) Intentional Marketing: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Carol Ottolenghi, ed., Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (2018).
