I’ve been threatening to start an open legaltech consortium for a decade now . So what would that look like? Well, here’s my rough brain dump that I left as a comment on LinkedIn with some expansion since apparently there’s a character limit. I am also leaving the comments open here so happy to take… Continue reading An Open LegalTech Consortium
Author: Sarah
It’s Not a Small World After All
At the time I am writing this, I am sitting in my little stone house in the Indiana countryside. Meanwhile, friends, co-workers, and seemingly everyone I am connected to on LinkedIn is heading to London for the LegalGeek conference. And friends, let me tell you that I am salty as Hell about this. Now, to… Continue reading It’s Not a Small World After All
Start of Something New
I started blogging for professional reasons in October of 2007. I moved to my own domain in May of 2009. I’ve changed, the world changed, my profession changed. I didn’t want to delete my old posts, although some of them make me cringe, but I also didn’t want them confronting me every time I looked… Continue reading Start of Something New
Do Not Pay – First Impressions
It’s not often nowadays that I get really really excited about something in the legal innovation and technology space. It’s not because I’m cynical or jaded – far from it – it’s just that I live and breathe this stuff 24/7. It’s like when I go on cruises…after seven or eight days of Seaday Brunches,… Continue reading Do Not Pay – First Impressions
Ethics in #legaltech – A Discussion
(The following is an adaption of a talk I’m giving at the 5th Consortium for Access to Justice Conference on Friday, April 13, 2018.) First, a disclaimer. I am not speaking for the ABA at this moment or ever. The ABA is a membership driven organization and the only people that speak for the… Continue reading Ethics in #legaltech – A Discussion
The Idea Business
Henry Ford is alleged to have said, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”(1) This repeated like a mantra by speakers at tech and legal conferences around the world. The audiences smile and nod knowingly at this pearl of wisdom from the great industrialist Henry Ford. The man… Continue reading The Idea Business
How to Give an Ignite Talk
Ignite talks. PechaKucha. Lighting Talks. And even, to an extent, TED Talks. Whatever you call it, conference organizers in law, libraries and legal education are starting to incorporate these talks into their events. If you’ve never seen one, each speaker gives a short (5-10 minute) talk with either no or automatically advancing slides. They are… Continue reading How to Give an Ignite Talk