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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

Reflections on LVI2012

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, academics, non-profits and even some civic minded hackers. For me, this was one of those truly transformative conference experiences and… Continue reading Reflections on LVI2012

The Culture of Curation

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 complain, then you look for soluti0ns, then you implement the solutions and finally review the results.  Repeat as necessary. Essentially… Continue reading The Culture of Curation

2011 DLC – Teaching & Training: Reaching Out in Creative Ways

In an alternative universe, I’m a Gov Docs librarian at a large state school turning young minds onto the joy of statistics and 1950s government created comic books about how to deal with nuclear war fallout and communists.  But this is this universe. And I’m me. And the closest I get to come to that… Continue reading 2011 DLC – Teaching & Training: Reaching Out in Creative Ways