The way law is practiced is changing with new and emerging technologies such as data-driven business intelligence and machine learning for legal analysis. In response, Campbell Law School launched a new Innovation Institute (CLII) at its downtown Raleigh campus to research and promote the ethical application of the latest advancements in the legal, business and government sectors. Their mission is to create educational experiences to serve the 21st-century legal services industry, and to research, teach and promote ethical artificial intelligence (AI) using data-driven, human-centered design. They are beginning by offering CLE opportunities for technology and ethics credits, as well as panels and classes featuring AI issues and business intelligence to equip lawyers and law students with the tools to incorporate technology into legal practices.

The core value of the CLII is the belief that the ethics of artificial intelligence must be advanced through interdisciplinary study which must include philosophers, theologians and other experts in the humanities who work collaboratively with technologists, lawyers, business leaders and other experts. Their ultimate goal is to create a more just and virtuous society.

Distinguished board members include:

• Tom Brooke ’80 – Principal, TrustBlocks
• Jeff Cox ’14 – Director of Content & Data Acquisition at UniCourt Inc. (Chair)
• Emma Dickinson ’14 – Product Manager, Relias
• Melissa Essary – Dean Emerita and Professor of Law, Campbell Law School
• Rick Glazier – Director of the North Carolina Justice Center
• Dr. M. Christian Greene – Senior Editor (Special Content Editor & General Co-Editor of JLR); Editor and Publications Manager, Stellenbosch University, Author, specialist in African Religions
• Maggie Huffman ’15 – Product Manager, Lexis/Nexis
• Dr. Benham Kia – Principal, Stacks
• Kevin Prybol – SVP, Data Science at Certilytics
• Britni Prybol ’20 – Contracts/IP Professional
• David Robinson – Counsel, Nexsen Pruitt; Board of Directors of the North Carolina Bar Association; Co-Chair of the NCBA Future of Law Committee
• Dr. Phillip M. Thompson – Vice President, Mercy Hospital
• Dr. Mark Modak-Truran – Professor, Mississippi College of Law
• Sherri Yerk-Zweckl – Vice President and Director of Information Technology, Campbell University
• Harrison Wicker ’20 – Wicker Law Firm
• Emily Mehalek ’22 – Recording Secretary and Coordinator