In July 2017, LegalRnD Director Dan Linna wrote a blog post detailing the various ways the LegalRnD program has furthered one of its core tenants: law schools serving as labs for legal-services delivery innovation. In that post, he promised that
The Law Project
A blog about applying the scientific method to the field of law
The Law Project, published by Michigan State University College of Law, focuses on legal innovation and the modernization of legal services. It covers topics such as legal technology applications, process improvement in law practice, data-driven legal service delivery, and the integration of project management methodologies like Agile and Kanban in legal contexts. The blog highlights educational initiatives like the LegalRnD capstone course, which involves student collaboration with law firms and legal aid organizations to develop expert systems and automate legal workflows. It also discusses pilot programs aimed at improving access to justice and the use of artificial intelligence in legal tasks.
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A Look Under the Hood of Expert Systems: Computational Law Workshop
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to help lead Computational Law workshops at the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law, working with Jeffrey Sharer, co-chair of Akerman’s Data Law Practice…
21st Century Lawyering: Creating a User-Centric, Data-Driven Eviction Diversion Pilot Program
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak at the Chicago Legal Innovation and Technology Meetup at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. I spoke about how LegalRnD is training 21st Century lawyers, using a project assessing a pilot Eviction…
Kanban for Law: How I Use Kanban to Manage LegalRnD Projects
A (Very) Brief Introduction to Kanban
The purpose of a Kanban system is to create a visual representation of a workflow that ultimately improves the quality and percentage of tasks completed, minimizes waste, and highlights areas where a process can…
My LegalRnD Fellowship: A Scientific Approach to Improving Legal-Service Delivery
I am three months into a year-long fellowship with LegalRnD—The Center for Legal Services Innovation at MSU College of Law. I could not be happier with my decision to pursue this as my first job out of law school.…