A forecast in four actsOne of us Neota Logicians recently joined compatriots from the innovation wing
of the legal tech industry to talk (and even think) about the likely effects on law practice of what...
And while that is a great problem to have for fans
of the legal tech industry, it can be daunting for attorneys who want to stay informed but simply can't find the time.
The article in question is somewhat of an indictment
of the Legal Tech industry as a whole.
In addition to the news of the day, LIC also has a collection of crafted dossiers on each topic intended to provide background and insight for attorneys looking to get up to speed on the larger trends and developments
of the legal tech industry, as well as those looking to expand their knowledge.
One of us Neota Logicians recently joined compatriots from the innovation wing
of the legal tech industry to talk (and even think) about the likely effects on law practice of what we all do — build smart and potentially radical software.
This yea's Innovation Awards, jointly sponsored by Legaltech News and The Recorder, are described as «a Who's Who
of the legal tech industry collectively moving the needle forward.»
We asked him to elaborate, which turned this episode into a discussion of the current state
of the legal tech industry, from the democratization of case law to podcasting to practice - management software.
Maybe it's not part
of the legal tech industry, exactly, but the point is that legal innovation is coming from a lot of different places.
We're getting frustrated with the state
of the legal tech industry today.
This year's coverage includes a mix
of legal tech industry news including informative session recaps from Legaltech News and Above the Law, along with some straight security - focused news from SC Magazine.
Maybe this low percentage is the root cause
of the legal tech industry's obsession with solving all the wrong problems, or maybe 9 % is a typical percentage of ex-professionals to have on staff for companies trying to provide tech solutions to that industry.
Not exact matches
Apple, with the support
of the entire
tech industry behind it, successfully swayed public opinion in March in its
legal battle against the Department
of Justice.
Hudson Yards was able to attract a wide variety
of different
industries - finance,
tech, media,
legal, all vanguards
of their
industries who were open to making those long - term bets.
The Internet Association, a D.C. - based
tech lobbying group representing
industry titans like Google, Amazon, and Twitter, will be filing
legal arguments as an intervening party in support
of the
legal push to restore net neutrality, according to a report from Recode's Tony Romm.
Run by a staff
of seven, with a core group
of four writers (including Gary) the site is updated seven days a week with 30 postings daily (often with cheeky headlines), covering the editorial, financial,
tech, and
legal side
of the publishing
industry.
Initially based in London's East End
tech hub at the Central Working facility in Shoreditch (pictured), the programme will let successful applicants work with companies across the gaming, technology and related service
industry spheres, including Microsoft's own Lift London and Lionhead, and the likes
of financing experts and
legal specialists.
The Smokeball survey predicts a trend toward a more even balance
of tech and
legal backgrounds in the
legal tech industry.
A lot has happened over the course
of Stem's lifetime, both inside the company and at the intersection
of the
legal,
tech, and marketing
industries where we've hung our shingle.
That is not my conclusion, but the premise
of writer Denise Magnell's piece,
Legal Industry Slowly Lifts the Bar to
Tech Adoption, published in the Boston Business Journal.
The
tech industry's mantra
of «disrupt all the
industries» hasn't yet had a cataclysmic effect on the
legal industry the way Uber is disrupting the taxi
industry.
This is not to say that the
tech industry is fundamentally incapable
of understanding the wants and needs
of both lawyers and people in need
of legal services.
Ninety - seven percent
of respondents in the survey believe the
legal tech industry has no firm grasp
of go - to - market strategy or, at best, only a scattered one.
A question bolstered by a growing
legal tech industry that has normalized the idea that technology has a very important role to play in
legal services, whether through expert systems, Artificial Intelligence, or simply better use
of existing software.
Having more
of the
legal industry support
legal tech companies is always the ultimate goal.
For those
of you not familiar with ALM's Legalweek, it's a three - day collection
of conferences on the
legal industry, plus an expo
of scores
of legal tech and other
legal - related ventures.
Dan highlighted the similarities between many elements
of today's
legal industry and the financial
industry of 25 - 50 years ago, noting key lessons the
legal tech community can learn from finance
tech.
The Swiss
Legal Tech 2018 is a three - day event, bringing together a community of legal professionals and digital innovators in order to discuss and develop the legal industry of the fu
Legal Tech 2018 is a three - day event, bringing together a community
of legal professionals and digital innovators in order to discuss and develop the legal industry of the fu
legal professionals and digital innovators in order to discuss and develop the
legal industry of the fu
legal industry of the future.
The presentation titled «Trends in
Legal Technology» will focus on current trends in legal tech, where the industry is heading and how bar associations can provide value to their members promoting the use of techno
Legal Technology» will focus on current trends in
legal tech, where the industry is heading and how bar associations can provide value to their members promoting the use of techno
legal tech, where the
industry is heading and how bar associations can provide value to their members promoting the use
of technology.
Our mission is to provide informed and actionable advice and guidance to our clients, regardless
of their position in the
legal industry - and we've worked with AmLaw firms, corporate counsel, alternative
legal service providers and
legal tech startups.
Reflecting on a recent contribution to Aderant's article on
legal tech traction, I was theorizing about the long sales cycle into the
legal industry and the slow pace
of technology adoption.
The Global TEC Forum addressed diversity in the
tech industry, the latest disruptions and challenges facing the
legal profession, and how emerging technologies are changing the practice
of law.
Question 1: Former (practicing) attorneys now within the
legal tech industry: What is the number one barrier to law firm adoption
of your technology?
Legal is far behind the financial services
industry in use
of transformational technology, but the Fin (
Legal)
Tech conference hopes to change that.
But at the close
of a year that started with
legal tech entrepreneurs such as Alma Asay feeling frustrated about being a woman in a male - dominated
industry, women are, themselves, the
legal tech year's greatest success story.
Dan discussed the imperative for innovation in law, the formation and vision
of Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Ventures, and trends in
legal tech including emerging
industries like block chain and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as maturation
of established
legal technology such as e-discovery and document automation.
Last year, Asay was named by the ABA's
Legal Technology Resource Center as one of 10 Women of Legal Tech 2016 and one of the Fastcase 50 honoring legal industry innovators and visiona
Legal Technology Resource Center as one
of 10 Women
of Legal Tech 2016 and one of the Fastcase 50 honoring legal industry innovators and visiona
Legal Tech 2016 and one
of the Fastcase 50 honoring
legal industry innovators and visiona
legal industry innovators and visionaries.
Doing things differently was top
of mind at the conference, where lawyers, startups and
legal tech enthusiasts came together to talk about how technology is changing the
legal industry.
Among them are Niki Black,
legal tech writer and speaker; Carolyn Elefant, founder of MyShingle; Joan Feldman, editor - in - chief of Attorney at Work; Mary Juetten and Jules Miller, the women who cofounded Evolve Law before selling it this year to Above the Law; Sarah Glassmeyer, project manager specialist at the ABA Center for Innovation; Ivy B. Grey, author of American Legal Style for PerfectIt, a proofreading and editing software for lawyers, and a frequent contributor to Law Technology Today; Margaret Hagan, director of the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School; Susan Hackett, CEO of Legal Executive Leadership; Lisa Needham, editor at Lawyerist; Jean O'Grady, blogger at Dewey B Strategic; Lisa Salazar of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog; and Nicolle Schippers, legal industry advocate at ARAG North Ame
legal tech writer and speaker; Carolyn Elefant, founder
of MyShingle; Joan Feldman, editor - in - chief
of Attorney at Work; Mary Juetten and Jules Miller, the women who cofounded Evolve Law before selling it this year to Above the Law; Sarah Glassmeyer, project manager specialist at the ABA Center for Innovation; Ivy B. Grey, author
of American
Legal Style for PerfectIt, a proofreading and editing software for lawyers, and a frequent contributor to Law Technology Today; Margaret Hagan, director of the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School; Susan Hackett, CEO of Legal Executive Leadership; Lisa Needham, editor at Lawyerist; Jean O'Grady, blogger at Dewey B Strategic; Lisa Salazar of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog; and Nicolle Schippers, legal industry advocate at ARAG North Ame
Legal Style for PerfectIt, a proofreading and editing software for lawyers, and a frequent contributor to Law Technology Today; Margaret Hagan, director
of the
Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School; Susan Hackett, CEO of Legal Executive Leadership; Lisa Needham, editor at Lawyerist; Jean O'Grady, blogger at Dewey B Strategic; Lisa Salazar of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog; and Nicolle Schippers, legal industry advocate at ARAG North Ame
Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School; Susan Hackett, CEO
of Legal Executive Leadership; Lisa Needham, editor at Lawyerist; Jean O'Grady, blogger at Dewey B Strategic; Lisa Salazar of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog; and Nicolle Schippers, legal industry advocate at ARAG North Ame
Legal Executive Leadership; Lisa Needham, editor at Lawyerist; Jean O'Grady, blogger at Dewey B Strategic; Lisa Salazar
of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog; and Nicolle Schippers,
legal industry advocate at ARAG North Ame
legal industry advocate at ARAG North America.
Roland Vogl, Executive Director
of the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology (LST) and a Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School, hosted this event featuring eight
legal tech innovators sharing their thoughts on trends in the
industry and their experiences creating a
legal tech businesses.
The «
legal tech as disruptor» narrative has portrayed changes in the legal market as a big - bang revolution, but Mary Juetten of Evolve Law and David Curle of Thomson Reuters Legal say that the rapid changes taking place are diverse and evolutionary, and that openness to new ideas for the business of law is what makes the legal industry so interesting and exciting
legal tech as disruptor» narrative has portrayed changes in the
legal market as a big - bang revolution, but Mary Juetten of Evolve Law and David Curle of Thomson Reuters Legal say that the rapid changes taking place are diverse and evolutionary, and that openness to new ideas for the business of law is what makes the legal industry so interesting and exciting
legal market as a big - bang revolution, but Mary Juetten
of Evolve Law and David Curle
of Thomson Reuters
Legal say that the rapid changes taking place are diverse and evolutionary, and that openness to new ideas for the business of law is what makes the legal industry so interesting and exciting
Legal say that the rapid changes taking place are diverse and evolutionary, and that openness to new ideas for the business
of law is what makes the
legal industry so interesting and exciting
legal industry so interesting and exciting now.
By building a community and providing opportunities for members
of the
legal,
tech, capital, and other
industries to see what each other are doing, we can help spur innovations that improve
legal services to both businesses and consumers.
Although I represented the side accusing the
legal tech industry of failing to deliver on its promises, I'd like to go on record as being quite optimistic about
legal tech.
The endless considerations relating to data privacy, security, and competence may seem overwhelming, but the ABA and many state bar associations recognize that rules for the roles and responsibilities
of legal professionals need to be realistic for all lawyers — not just the
industry's
tech whizzes.
Newsletters and
industry - specific conferences, such as the ABA
Tech Show and the Solo and Small Firm Conference in Toronto, can also be an excellent source
of information on new
legal technologies and the reputation
of technology companies.
Aaron Street: Yeah, I mean, we've spent much
of the last couple
of years, especially since we launched this show, trying to figure out who our people are in the
legal industry and the
legal industry is notorious for being slower and more traditional and more conservative and less
tech - savvy than the rest
of the universe.
The
legal tech industry is very young in the Philippines, and quite a handful
of the players are into
legal research and
legal information.
Here's our analysis
of what's wrong with the
legal tech industry today, and why most
legal software is so disappointing to customers.
The first thing holding back the
legal tech industry's rate
of innovation is probably the law firms themselves.
That is to say, the
legal world is «an older
industry with a lot
of money in it, but where at the same time there are few
tech applications matched to it».
Also, far from taking the view that
legal tech will kill off loads
of lawyers, Wilson states that start - ups can help make the
legal industry a better place to work.