Algorithms have a substantial impact on everything happening around us. Most everyone would agree that the impact of algorithms, computational technologies, and artificial intelligence on everyday life, institutions, and society will only grow, and rapidly. Yet most law students and lawyers lack the foundational knowledge to generally explain how these technologies work, much less assess them. One way to address this is to teach law students about artificial intelligence and computational technologies. I’m teaching several …

How can we better train law students and lawyers for the future? Indiana University Law Professor Bill Henderson has been working on this problem for a long time. In 2017, Bill joined forces with Bill Mooz, an experienced lawyer and former general counsel who in 2014 established and led the Tech Lawyer Accelerator (TLA) program at the University of Colorado Law School. In November 2017 at a Forum on Legal Evolution event hosted by…

I am thrilled to share that I’ve joined Northwestern Pritzker School of Law as a Visiting Professor of Law for the 2018-19 academic year. I’m very excited to have this opportunity to contribute to Northwestern Law’s many initiatives to continuously improve the value of the education delivered to its students and prepare its students to have an impact in our society. Northwestern Law’s Strategic Plan, “Leading Law,” recognizes that law schools are “educating lawyers for…

Why do so many of today’s problems remain unsolved? Often, we have no shortage of viable solutions. Additionally, in many cases we have a critical mass of people committed to solving the problem. Yet despite abundant ideas, energy, and action, the problems persist. How can we improve? Start by making scientific thinking a habit and using a Mission (or Business-Model) canvas. Scientific thinking is embedded in lean thinking, as illustrated in Toyota Kata. Many…

Legal industry leaders and analysts seem to suggest that United Kingdom law firms are out in front when it comes to legal innovation and technology adoption. The data my research team and I have assembled for the Legal Services Innovation Index lend some support to this. Having just launched this project, I wanted to share a few Tableau Vizzes that summarize the LSII data on this topic. As discussed on the LSII website, it’s important to…

I’m thrilled to launch the Legal Services Innovation Index, Phase 1, Version 1.0: LegalTechInnovation.com My student research team and I are looking forward to input and discussion, receiving submissions of law firm innovations, and working to improve this resource. So far, we’ve received a great response: This is fantastic. It's maybe the best resource I've ever seen emerge in the legal innovation space. Huge kudos to @DanLinna and @LegalRnD. https://t.co/v7IrEiF58k — Jordan Furlong (@jordan_law21)…