Suffolk University Law School's Director of the Legal Technology & Innovation Concentration Gabriel H. Teninbaum outlines the role of automation: «As
law practice technology becomes increasingly accessible, automation will replace many of the tasks traditionally done by lawyers.
Not exact matches
«I had no idea that 10 years later, I would have written several books, appeared just about all over the country speaking to lawyers on
technology issues, and
become involved with a great group of
law practice management experts.
She is a leading advocate and driver of e-discovery
technology, and has since moved to
become a professor of computer science, while continuing to
practice law with her own practice Maura Grossman Law in New York (US
law with her own
practice Maura Grossman
Law in New York (US
Law in New York (USA).
The use of
technology within the
practice of
law has
become ubiquitous.
As
technology continues to improve and virtual
practice become more accepted by
law firms and their clients, the legal profession will see firms adopting bits and pieces of virtual
practice on an ever - increasing basis.
While trusted legal advice will never go out - of - style, it may be time to update your firm's use of
technology to
become a modern
law practice.
As
technology continues to evolve and change the day - to - day
practice of
law, young lawyers can shape their careers and how
law firms operate by
becoming experts in areas that more senior lawyers have less experience in.
Your
law practice technology may require special planning to ensure that it doesn't
become an obstacle to your
practice's business continuity.
Tablets are
becoming a commonly discussed, if not applied,
technology in
law practice.
The
practice of
law is a business like any other and
law firms that fail to leverage
technology to increase efficiency and measure performance will
become obsolete, like stenographers and carbon paper.
As a result, lawyers are called upon to educate themselves about project management, ediscovery, and other
technology - based aspects of
practicing law that have now
become staples of the profession.
The committee that spearheaded this amendment to Florida's Bar Rules was lead by Florida attorney John M. Stewart, who, as described in an ABA Journal article,
became convinced over time that understanding
technology was of the utmost importance to lawyers
practicing law in the 21st century:
During our seminar meetings, students will learn how legal
technology is quickly transforming the
practice of
law and is rapidly
becoming a game - changing factor when setting up, maintaining, or managing a legal
practice.
So when I
became a corporate bankruptcy lawyer in 2008, I was open to
technology but still had to figure out how to
practice law.
By implementing
technology in
law practices, firms have
become more profitable and efficient.
But
practicing law wasn't as enticing as working with
technology, so he
became a legal software consultant and began helping professional services firms build better companies through effective tech solutions.
Catherine Sanders Reach has recently
become the Director,
Law Practice Management and
Technology for the Chicago Bar Association.
Here's the simple thought: we can see that as information
technology becomes more sophisticated it has been able to play an increasing role in the
practice of
law; to the extent that this past is any guide, we may assume that this role will continue to increase in step with IT development, essentially a function of growth in computing power; computing power looks to be about to take a massive leap ahead, thanks to quantum computing.
In the last several months, it has
become increasingly clear that blockchain is a transformative
technology that is going to make substantial changes in the
practice of
law.
Consider
becoming actively involved with the ABA
Law Practice Division to stay current on
technology through informative articles, books, continuing legal education (CLE) classes, and the annual ABA TECHSHOW.
Before
becoming a dean, I was fortunate to serve as Suffolk
Law's inaugural director of our Institute on
Law Practice Technology & Innovation and the related concentration in the area.