JLETI Fellowships
This project-based program recognizes students, scholars, practitioners, law librarians, technologists, and emerging professionals whose work advances practical and accessible scholarship at the intersection of law, emerging technology, legal information, legal education, and the future of legal practice.
Current Fellow
Sydney Tucker
J.D. Candidate, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
Sydney Tucker is a J.D. Candidate at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Legal Policy, bringing an interdisciplinary background in law, policy, institutions, and public service to her work.
Sydney’s experience spans regulatory and compliance work, legal research and policy, a congressional internship with the U.S. House of Representatives, tax law exposure through Baker McKenzie, and judicial internship experience through the Federal Judicial Internship Academy.
Within the JLETI Fellowship, Sydney’s work focuses on the role of artificial intelligence in legal scholarship, legal education, and the future of the legal profession. Her projects include evaluating AI products marketed to law students, supporting AI-related programming for law students and legal educators, and examining the broader policy questions surrounding AI’s use in legal education and practice.
In addition to her work with JLETI, Sydney serves as the first AI Fellow at the Panza Maurer Law Library at NSU Law, where she is helping launch the PMLL AI and Legal Tech Lab. In that role, she supports the development of programming, resources, and initiatives focused on artificial intelligence, legal technology, and legal research education.
Sydney has also been recognized for her leadership and public service through her selection as Miss Broward County 2026. As part of the Miss America Organization, she will compete in the Miss Florida pageant in Summer 2026.
Fellowship Inquiries
Individuals interested in becoming a Fellow may contact the Journal with a short statement of interest, resume or CV, and a brief description of the type of project or contribution they would like to develop.
Potential projects may include essays, reports, guides, teaching resources, interviews, symposium support, editorial projects, or other work connected to law, emerging technology, information, legal education, or legal practice.
