Students appreciate the program especially because it gives them a chance to sharpen practical legal skills that often go undeveloped in the classroom, Harry Le Fox, one of the project's student directors, said.

Le Fox added that the program is unique in that, unlike the classroom lectures, it constantly lets the student know the extent of his progress and gives immediate guidance along the way.

"The computer forces you to do the work," he said.

The program is voluntarily run by a group of 55 law students. Both student and faculty are responsible for writing the lessons. About 15 students use the service each day. Cole Breechen, a third year law student, and a director of the program said, adding that most if not all of the law students use the program at some time or other.

Although this is the first program of its kind in the country, it will be implemented at other law schools within the next few months after some of the Law School's programs are published.

Law schools at Columbia and Boston Universities and at the University of Minnesota plan to install similar systems.

"It's definitely a burgeoning topic of discussion among lawyers as well as law school teachers." Harold Edgar, a Columbia Law School professor said.

Although Harvard is admittedly not beaming itself into "computerization," and it does not intend to lead the drive towards technological advancement, the University is interested in familiarizing the computer illiterate with the machines. Moreover, it has managed not only to keep up with the most current innovations but in its own diverse way has introduced unprecedented programs as well.

As Van Baulen said, "We're leaning towards founding new projects out the progress that Harvard has made in computers so far has been in raising awareness."