The first full day of the 2018 ABA TechShow has now wrapped up, and the conference featured hours of informative panels and discussions about legal tech. Rather than having a sponsor, today we dedicated our coverage to Impowerus, a Notre Dame law student startup dedicated to bridging the gap between juveniles in need of legal aid, and legal service providers. For those of you who followed from afar, or those in attendance who want to catch up on anything they may have missed, take a look at all our coverage of the event below.
- Jennifer L. Wondracek, Kenton Brice, and Ayyoub Ajmi spoke about “Virtual Reality: Opportunities for Teaching and Using it in Law Practice“
- Andrew Arruda and Bob Ambrogi led a session on how to create your own legal tech startup
- Seth Saler attended the legal tech startup session, and wrote about his main takeaways
- Justin Evans wrote about Judy Selby and Jody Westby’s session on how best to utilize managed security
- Law school professors, librarians, and state bar officials spoke on a panel about selecting and implementing law practice technology. Panelists included Michael Robak, Natalie Robinson Kelly, Kristina L. Niedringhaus, Darla Jackson, Jim Calloway, and Jesse Bowen.
- Seth Saler sat in on Tonya Custis’ lunch and learn about the role of data and domain expertise
- Andrew Arruda, Ed Walters, and Shamla Naidoo discussed artificial intelligence, and reminded the crowd that robots are not our enemies
- On International Women’s Day it was especially appropriate that one of the most well-attended and well-received sessions was “Mentoring Women and People of Color in Legal Tech.” Dan Lear, Tiffany M. Graves, Judy Perry Martinez, Chas Rampenthal, and Irene Mo gathered together to talk about diversity in legal tech, and the value of mentorship for women and people of color
- Justin Evans wrote up Eric Sanchez’s insightful session about next generation tech and the impact it could have on law firms
- Kevin O’Keefe interviewed Katelyn Ringrose, the founder of Impowerus, and Carol Li, a member of the Impowerus team, about their startup, which aims to connect immigrant youth with pro bono immigration services attorneys.
We’ll see you tomorrow, for another busy day at the ABA TechShow 2018!