Author: Sarah

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…

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…

(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…

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…

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…

I had the great privilege of attending the Law via the Internet conference this week in Ithaca, NY. This conference brings together people from all around the world involved in putting law online – LIIs,…

This is the type of blog post I don’t like to write because basically all I’m doing is complaining about something.   In my world, complaining is the first step in a multipart process.  First you…