(Ed. Note: Later this week I am doing a presentation to a law school class on the other side of the ocean. This talk ended up being a pretty good encapsulation of everything I believe/think/know, so I thought I’d memorialize it here. A few of my slides will be peppered throughout. If you’re a longtime… Continue reading The Legal Future Puzzle Box
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How the Legal Tech and Innovation World Can Help Improve Access to Justice
I was very happy to see Bob Ambrogi recently highlight the disparities between the A2J and LegalTech worlds. My career lets me keep a foot in both worlds so this is a topic for which I Have Many Thoughts. There are few things that I love more than telling people what to do, so here… Continue reading How the Legal Tech and Innovation World Can Help Improve Access to Justice
In Defense of Futzing Around
I recently saw a social media post that said something like “I’m so tired of hearing people ask about use cases instead of just diving in and using new tools” and I was like “well I’m tired of people getting on Al Gore’s Internet and saying ridiculous things, so I guess we’re both gonna be… Continue reading In Defense of Futzing Around
The PL in UPL
Picture it. Lexington, Kentucky. Fall 2006. I was a newish law librarian at an academic law library with a significant public patron traffic load. My boss told me “what ever you do, remember you’re not here as a lawyer so you can’t give legal advice, just legal information.” When asked what that meant, I was… Continue reading The PL in UPL
Some Things I Learned at ILTAcon
My previous ILTAcon post was more of a vibe check, but I had some more concrete things that I learned and that I wanted to share as well. Conference Tweeting is Dead One reason for this post is that short form social media is a mess right now. There’s no perfect one for me yet… Continue reading Some Things I Learned at ILTAcon
There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
I am recently returned from ILTA 2023 which was held in Orlando, Florida in a Disney-adjacent hotel and conference center. As I haven’t been to DisneyWorld since December of 2000, and my father’s birthday was the Saturday immediately following the conference, I decided to do a two-fer and also hit a few Disney theme parks.… Continue reading There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
Legal Technology and Innovation Competency
I had some projects that I wanted to work on this summer after I turned in some writing commitments and I’m happy/proud/shocked to announce that I completed one. Well, completed v1.0 of one. As you may know, one of the things that I am obsessed with is Legal Technology and Innovation training and education. It… Continue reading Legal Technology and Innovation Competency