Excerpt from “Use of digital technologies in judicial reform and access to justice cooperation — from HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law)
On 11/15/2021,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Access to Justice (A2J), Africa, Asia, Australia, Blockchain, bots, Canada, change, communities of practice, Europe, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, ideas, India, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, platforms, policy, political science, society, UK, United States, vendors, Virtual courts and law firms, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
On 11/11/2021,
in Access to Justice (A2J), collaboration, experimentation, innovation, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, society,
by Daniel Christian
#GSWhatIf students, not just law students, could pursue their passion for change in a way that led to more people, in more places, having access to justice?#A2J #justice #lawschools #legaleducation #innovation https://t.co/vly9TSWa8U
W/ thanks to @fpi_pennlaw for the resource
— Daniel Christian (he/him/his) (@dchristian5) November 11, 2021
EPISODE 91: THE INNOVATION4JUSTICE LAB – CREATING CHANGE THROUGH LEGAL EDUCATION AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION — from https://www.cli.collaw.com/
We often think about legal innovation and legal education as being separate and distinct but, what if they weren’t? What if students, not just law students, could pursue their passion for change in a way that led to more people, in more places, having access to justice?
That’s the question that the Innovation4Justice (I4J) Lab asked and is answering today.
On 11/08/2021,
in Access to Justice (A2J), game-changing environment, law schools, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal,
by Daniel Christian
“Bloomberg Law 2022” Releases Today – Explores Future of Legal Industry and Practice Trends — from legaltechmonitor.com by Jean O’Grady
Excerpt:
BLOOMBERG LAW 2022 SERIES EXPLORES KEY LEGAL TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE THE YEAR TO COME
Arlington, Va. (November 1, 2021) — Bloomberg Law today announced the availability of its Bloomberg Law 2022 series, its exploration of key issues across four major topic areas – Litigation, Transactions & Contracts, Regulatory & Compliance, and The Future of the Legal Industry – that will shape the legal market in the coming year. The full series, which is issued annually and features 25 articles from Bloomberg Law’s team of legal analysts, is available on a complimentary basis at http://onb-law.com/tXw850GAeS4.
Topic area coverage includes:
- Litigation: Developments that will shape the course of litigation in 2022 are examined, ranging from Covid-related employment and contractual issues to emerging trends in antitrust cases and bankruptcy filings.
- Regulatory & Compliance: Learn how a heightened enforcement environment will impact everything from return-to-office mandates to privacy and tech industry regulation to potential actions by the SEC and Congress on cryptocurrency.
- Transactions & Contracts: Take a look at the forces shaping the transactional landscape and key markets of interest, from trends in M&A and IPOs to the nuanced impacts of new data security laws on contract language.
- The Future of the Legal Industry: Hot topics such as diversity & inclusion and attorney well-being and the rapidly expanding areas of law such as legal operations and litigation finance are analyzed.
Also see:
- Friday, 3 December, 2021 #SoLI2021 | FUTURES FREQUENCY | Via Zoom (so everywhere + anywhere)
Futures Frequency* is a future-focused workshop designed to expose and challenge our assumptions about the future of work in the legal profession and how we shape it. And empower us to act now to imagine and ideate the future we wish to see. - CLE is Broken (as is our approach to learning/innovation) — from geeklawblog.com by Casey Flaherty
I am getting CLE right now. While typing these words, a CLE audio file is playing in the background on mute. I felt compelled to acquire hard evidence before launching into a tirade. What’s missing from the advertisement is any suggestion I might learn. No mention of quality or relevance. Rather, the repeated, bolded promise of “no final exam” struck me as an assurance there would be no requirement I pay attention—i.e., I could avoid learning anything at all. A promise made; a promise kept. - The Paths of the Pandemic: Courts Must Continue to Innovate and Learn from Rapid Changes — from legaltechmonitor.com by Brittany Kauffman and Brooke Meyer
Moving forward, the pandemic will have lasting implications for our justice system. The immediate focus on keeping the doors of justice open will inevitably shift to growing case backlogs, reduced funding, increased demand for low-cost legal assistance, inequities in access, and deepening concerns regarding public trust and confidence. Our justice system must be ready, but how do we create paths forward to achieve justice for all?
- Everlaw Becomes Legal Tech’s Latest Unicorn, with $202M Raise at $2B Valuation — from lawsitesblog.com by Bob Ambrogi
- On LawNext: Tech Edge J.D. Director Laura Norris On Giving Law Grads A Competitive Edge in Tech Careers — from lawsitesblog.com by Bob Ambrogi
- Emerging Legal Technology Trends in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East — from jdupra.com
- Tech Tools that Transform: Modernize your Legal Practice — from jdupra.com
On 11/05/2021,
in Canvas - and other Instructure-related items, CMS/LMS, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education, education reform, education technology, elearning, higher education, ideas, instructional design, IT in HE, K-12 related, law schools, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, learning theories, liberal arts, online learning, online media, pedagogy, platforms, research, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, training / L&D, United States, universities, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I was reading about a Ph.D. who was currently doing some research into the science of learning. This person had been teaching in a School of Education for years, but just (relatively) recently embarked on a Ph.D. During this person’s research, they came across a lot more information regarding the science of learning.
If this was true with someone who had been in education for years (and I can relate to that as well), it made me wonder:
- How can we better get the word out to our learners re: how they can maximize their Return On Investment (ROI) from their studying time and efforts…?
Then I thought, why couldn’t we put these tips directly into our banners on our CMS’s and LMS’s and/or link our banners to some other web pages/resources that provide such best practices and tips for our learners!?! This could occur within the corporate training world as well.
Examples:
Along these lines, we should have 11×17 (or larger) posters like this plastered in every hallway of every learning space out there:
On 11/04/2021,
in game-changing environment, innovation, law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, technology (general), telelegal,
by Daniel Christian
Winners Named for 2021 American Legal Technology Awards — from lawsitesblog.com by Bob Ambrogi
Excerpt:
Winners have been named for the second annual American Legal Technology Awards, a competition launched last year to honor exceptional achievements in legal technology.
This year, the competition added the announcement of a runner up and honorable mention in each category. A series of videos showcasing the winners in each category will be posted to the ALTA site between now and Nov. 10.
On 11/04/2021,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Access to Justice (A2J), law schools, Legal operations, legal reform, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, reinvent, society, telelegal, United States,
by Daniel Christian
Courts 2021 AWARD WINNER || American Legal Technology Awards 2021https://t.co/9GD2IhdwBS#legaltech #legal #A2J #society #emergingtechnologies #courts #Court #AccessToJustice
— Daniel Christian (he/him/his) (@dchristian5) November 4, 2021
On 11/02/2021,
in adjunct faculty, faculty/staff, Google, internet, IT in HE, law schools, teachers, tools,
by Daniel Christian
10 great Chrome tips for teachers and educators — from educatorstechnology.com
On 10/28/2021,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, emerging technologies, game-changing environment, generational differences, innovation, law schools, Legal operations, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, telelegal, tools, trends, United States, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
For folks interested in pulse-checking the legal realm out there, below are three items from — or about — Clio this week:
- COVID-19’s Impact on the Legal Industry
- As Its Conference Kicks Off, Clio Announces Its ‘Most Important Product Release Ever’ (and More)
Addendum on 11/1/21:
- Clio Legal Trends Report Reveals How Clients Want to Communicate With Attorneys — from legaltechmonitor.com by
On 10/26/2021,
in 21st century, business, law schools, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
As Its Conference Kicks Off, Clio Announces Its ‘Most Important Product Release Ever’ (and More) — from lawsitesblog.com by Bob Ambrogi
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
The Clio Cloud Conference is always the occasion for the law practice management company to announce new and enhanced products, and today’s kick-off of this year’s event was no different, with CEO Jack Newton unveiling what he described to me as the most important product release since Clio’s debut 13 years ago.
That product is Clio Payments, a native e-payments technology built into the Clio Manage law practice management platform, allowing lawyers to offer clients secure and compliant credit card, debit card and e-check payments.
More on Clio Payments below, but, in addition, Clio today also announced…
On 10/25/2021,
in career development, law schools, Legal operations, legislatures / government / legal, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Profile of the Legal Profession — from the American Bar Association (ABA)
Excerpt from the Legal Education section:
After several years of declining enrollment in legal education, the number of students enrolled at law schools accredited by the American Bar Association increased in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
In 2020, the number of students pursuing a juris doctor degree hit 114,520 – the highest number since 2014. This represented an increase of 1,638 students (or 1.5%) over the previous year. Still, it was far below the high of 147,525 enrolled law school students in 2010.
Enrollment is growing faster for students in non-JD legal programs in law schools – for example, those seeking master of law degrees and certificates. In 2020, there were 21,292 students in these non-JD programs – a 78% increase from 11,973 non-JD students in 2014.
For 2020, there were 63,384 law school applicants, 44,115 of whom were accepted to at least one school, according to the Law School Admission Council.
On 10/20/2021,
in adjunct faculty, colleges, community colleges, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, education, faculty/staff, higher education, ideas, K-12 related, law schools, leadership, learning ecosystem, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, society, teachers, training / L&D, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/15/2021,
in Africa, Australia, business, Canada, change, corporate / business world, Daniel S. Christian, economics, emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, Europe, experimentation, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, India, innovation, law schools, legislatures / government / legal, marketplaces, Michigan, platforms, policy, society, trends, UK, United States, vendors, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
The articles below made me wonder…what will lawyers, judges, and legislators need to know about Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies? (#EmergingTechnologies)
- Bitcoin Is Boosting Cryptocurrency Firms’ Market Cap, Leaving Apple In the Dust — from interestingengineering.com by Ameya Paleja
Money is changing. - Bitcoin: Who owns it, who mines it, who’s breaking the law — from mitsloan.mit.edu by Betsy Vereckey