On February 26, 2020, Northwestern Computer Science and Law faculty gathered to share their interests at the intersection of law and technology. Each speaker had six minutes to talk. The event was organized by Northwestern’s Law and Technology Initiative and
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Article for ILTA: AI and Legal Services in 2020
I recently wrote an article about artificial intelligence and legal services for The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) . You can find it at this link.
Here’s the first paragraph:
With the start of the new year, some in the
Why I’m Interested In Legal Innovation: An Interview with Kevin O’Keefe of LexBlog
Last November, I ran into Kevin O’Keefe, CEO of LexBlog, while between classes at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. I met Kevin in 2018 at an event at the law school called “Building and Creating Your Brand With Social
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From October 20–23, 2019, I attended Relativity’s annual Relativity Fest as one of twenty Relativity Fest Scholars. While focused on electronic discovery (“eDiscovery”), the conference also included broader discussions about law for technology and technology for law.
Before the
Live-Tweets from the 2019 Northwestern Innovation Lab Law and Technology Demos
On April 18, 2019, I attended the Northwestern Innovation Lab’s Law and Technology Demos. The Innovation Lab is a multidisciplinary class in which students from Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law and McCormick School of Engineering collaborate to solve a legal
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A few weeks ago, I got talking to a taxi driver about innovation in legal services. During our discussion, she shared her current experience with the legal system.
My driver friend was embroiled in a legal dispute over custody of
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During my Civil Procedure class yesterday, we discussed the U.S. Supreme Court case Hickman v. Taylor, an important case pertaining to the attorney work-product doctrine. However, I didn’t expect that the opinions delivered for the case would be relevant
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A construction team physically builds a skyscraper by starting with the foundation. Similarly, as we begin our “Building Blocks” journey, let’s establish the foundational ‘building block’ of innovation in legal services.
When I began planning this blog post, I
Building Blocks for the Future of Legal Services
Swishhhh! The sound of LEGO® bricks pouring onto the floor is the sound of playtime. As a kid, I’d pull open a new box of LEGO® bricks and follow the instructions to build the toy shown on the box. At