Quick survey: What is the one tech (product, platform, etc.) that has been essential to you in working from home?
— Bob Ambrogi (@bobambrogi) September 23, 2020
On 09/24/2020,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, internet, law schools, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, productivity / tips and tricks, tools, United States, vendors, videoconferencing,
by Daniel Christian
On 09/22/2020,
in 21st century, Access to Justice (A2J), Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, business, change, collaboration, corporate / business world, emerging technologies, experimentation, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, United States, using teams, vision/possibilities, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Will Pandemic Disruption Drive More Legal Operations Transformation? — from prnewswire.com
Deloitte Releases 2020 Legal Operations Survey
Excerpt:
NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — While 86% of in-house counsel surveyed said they see opportunity to modernize legal services provided to their stakeholders, Deloitte’s “2020 Legal Operations Survey” found that challenges remain. Respondents described their corporate legal departments’ maturity level for technology as just “foundational.”
Ashley Smith, Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory managing director, Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP said, “Organizations everywhere have undergone massive change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic uncertainties. As business strategies shift and the corporate legal department is called on to do more to help organizations navigate through disruption, focusing on legal operations transformation could help in-house counsel and their teams to evolve beyond heavy manual, tactical work – into leveraging technology to offer more strategic insights and value.”
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On 09/16/2020,
in Access to Justice (A2J), ideas, innovation, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal,
by Daniel Christian
"Pair an accomplished civil litigator looking to rethink depositions w/ a successful tech entrepreneur who just sold his startup to a larger co, add in $3.5M in seed funding, & you have a recipe for potentially disrupting how lawyers litigate big cases."https://t.co/Zb3jdd1Mb3
— Daniel Christian (@dchristian5) September 16, 2020
On 09/16/2020,
in Bring your own device (BYOD), IT in HE, law schools, Legal operations, legal technologies, mobile technologies, productivity / tips and tricks, tablets, technologies for your home,
by Daniel Christian
How to Securely Wipe Your Computer, Phone, or Tablet (September 10, 2020) — from legaltechmonitor.com by Jim Calloway
Excerpt:
Lawyers deal with confidential client information and we have a duty to secure that information. But it doesn’t matter who you are or how you use your technology. No one would want to donate, sell or give away a computer or phone without making certain your personal information is wiped. There is just too much information, like remembered passwords and saved text messages.
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Today the respected tech website Wirecutter published an excellent guide How to Securely Wipe Your Computer, Phone, or Tablet. You may want to bookmark this guide so you will have it handy when you need it.
On 09/10/2020,
in law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, United States,
by Daniel Christian
Rocket Lawyer to Join Utah’s Legal Services Provider ‘Sandbox’ — from news.bloomberglaw.com by Sam Skolnik
Excerpt:
Rocket Lawyer is the first big-name legal services provider to announce that it’s taking part in a Utah pilot program aimed at broadening the state’s legal industry landscape and making services more affordable and accessible.
Several other consumer-facing legal providers also will be joining the regulatory “sandbox” program, approved last month by the state supreme court. It will be run by the court’s new Office of Legal Services Innovation.
On 09/02/2020,
in 21st century, change, changing business models, law schools, leadership, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, new business models, society, strategy, United States,
by Daniel Christian
Arizona is first state to eliminate ban on nonlawyer ownership of law firms — from lawsitesblog.com by Bob Ambrogi
On 08/31/2020,
in business, career development, change, changing business models, corporate / business world, disruption, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, law schools, Legal operations, legal technologies, trends, United States, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Big 4 as the next legal disruptor: Is it game over? — from legaltechmonitor.com by Stephen Embry
Excerpt:
One of the more fascinating keynotes at this week’s ILTA virtual conference was a panel discussion among three representatives of the big four accounting firms: Peter Krakaur, Managing Director of EY Law, Mark Ross, Principal, Deloitte, and Juan Crosby, PWC NewLaw Services Leader. The title of the talk was Legal’s Next Disruptor? Demystifying the Big 4. Or as I put it before, is the Big 4 the proverbial big bad wolf?
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Friday happenings at the ILTA-ON* Virtual Conference: eDiscovery Trends — from
Excerpt:
As I discussed last week (and have discussed all this week as well), the International Legal Technology Association’s (ILTA) annual conference has gone virtual this year and ILTA>ON has been running throughout the week.
On 08/26/2020,
in colleges, community colleges, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, education technology, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, IT in HE, K-12 related, languages and translation, law schools, Legal operations, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, Microsoft, Natural Language Processing (NLP), productivity / tips and tricks, tools, usability, vendors, voice recognition / voice enabled interfaces,
by Daniel Christian
How to use Microsoft Word’s new ‘Transcribe’ tool — from thenextweb.com by Rachel Kaser; with thanks to Tim Holt for publishing this on his blog
Excerpt:
At the moment, the Transcribe tool is only available on the online version of Word, and only to Microsoft 365 subscribers. There are plans to bring it to Word mobile at some point in the future. It also only supports English, but that’s also likely to change.
So how do you actually use the Transcribe tool? Here’s how.
On 08/15/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, bots, career development, emerging technologies, Facebook / Meta Platforms, geography / geology, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, platforms, policy, political science, society, technology (general), the downsides of how people use tech, tools,
by Daniel Christian
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- Would you trust a lawyer bot with your legal needs? — from the wsj.com
Artificial intelligence can help write small-claims court filings, leases and more, but some law professors urge caution
On 08/15/2020,
in career development, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, society, sociology, United States,
by Daniel Christian
The report also measures how far we have to go as a profession when it comes to race. For example, just 5% of all lawyers in the U.S. are African American, even though African Americans are 13% of the U.S. population. And Native Americans are severely underrepresented on the federal bench. Only two federal judges are Native American among 1,386 nationwide (that’s one-tenth of 1%), despite the fact that 1.3% of the U.S. population is Native American. There is a lot to digest in this fascinating compilation of statistics and trends.
Now in its second year, the ABA Profile of the Legal Profession is becoming a standard reference for anyone who wants to understand the legal profession — past, present and future.
— Judy Perry Martinez
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On 08/14/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, ideas, innovation, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, technology (general), United States,
by Daniel Christian
Breaking: In Historic Vote, Utah Supreme Court Approves Sweeping Changes in Legal Services Regulation — from legaltechmonitor.com by Bob Ambrogi
Excerpt:
In a historic vote that could set a blueprint for the rest of the country, the Utah Supreme Court has approved the most sweeping changes in a generation to the regulation of law practice and the delivery of legal services.
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The vote creates a two-year pilot of a regulatory sandbox — a regulatory body under the oversight of the Supreme Court, to be called the Office of Legal Services Innovation, whose charge would be to license and oversee new forms of legal providers and services.
On 08/14/2020,
in future, innovation, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, society, technology (general), UK, United States,
by Daniel Christian
![Reflections on an UnCertain Decade [Susskind & Cohen]](http://danielschristian.com/learning-ecosystems/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/TheUncertainDecade-SusskindCohen-Aug2020.jpg)
Excerpt:
Richard Susskind and Mark A. Cohen, two of the global legal industry’s most respected names, conducted a series of four live online events titled “The Uncertain Decade.” Each event focused on key industry issues that included: digital transformation and its impact on the legal function, legal education and training, and alternative legal service providers.
On 08/11/2020,
in law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, Michigan, United States,
by Daniel Christian
On 08/06/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Access to Justice (A2J), change, changing business models, collaboration, innovation, law schools, leadership, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, Michigan, new business models, society, traditional / tradition, United States,
by Daniel Christian
Joining host @DanLinna, @MISupremeCourt Chief Justice @BridgetMaryMC details the “unexpected upsides” of the global pandemic, like opportunities for greater access to justice, better litigant experiences, and less hassle for lawyers #A2J #legaltech https://t.co/J495CLj3iW
— Legal Talk Network (@LegalTalkNet) August 5, 2020
The Spanish Flu to Covid-19: How this Pandemic is Pushing Courts to Modernize — from legaltalknetwork.com by Bridget Mary McCormack and Daniel Linna
Episode notes:
Even before the global pandemic, Michigan courts were moving more quickly than many others to modernize. Michigan Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack talks with host Dan Linna about accelerating the state’s plans to offer online hearings, online dispute resolution, and to continue efforts to establish e-filing statewide.
Not everything is going smoothly, but McCormack notes some judges are almost current on their dockets. And importantly, she believes that many temporary quick fixes will lead to permanent changes that improve access to justice statewide and increase public trust in the judicial branch.