Twitter tweets from LexThink.1 2013 lightning talks about innovation in legal technology and law practice, held 3 April 2013 in Chicago, Illinois, are now archived in .csv format.
The Twitter hashtag for the event was #lexthink
Posts Tagged ‘Virtual law practice’
Tweets from LexThink.1 2013
April 4, 2013Blackman: Robot, Esq.
January 12, 2013Professor Josh Blackman of South Texas College of Law has posted an extended abstract entitled Robot, Esq.
Here is a brief version of the abstract:
In the not-too-distant future, artificial intelligence systems will have the ability to reduce answering a legal question to the simplicity of performing a search. As transformational as this technology may be, it raises fundamental questions about how we view our legal system, the representation of clients, and the development of our law.
Before considering whether we can develop this technology, we must pause to consider whether we should develop it. Will it actually improve conditions for attorneys, non-attorneys, and the rule of law?
There are three important issues inherent in this change. First, what are the ethical implications of this technology to the traditional attorney-client relationship? Second, what are the jurisprudential implications of non-humans making and developing legal arguments? Third, how should we, or not, develop the legal and regulatory regimes to allow systems to engage in the practice of law?
This article opens the first chapter in this process, and sets forth an agenda of issues to consider as the intersection between law, technology, and justice merges.
New book by Richard Susskind: Tomorrow’s Lawyers
January 12, 2013Professor Dr. Richard Susskind has published a new book entitled Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future (Oxford University Press, 2013).
The book is available now in the UK, and will be available next month in the U.S.
Here is the publisher’s description:
In his newest provocative and forward-looking volume on the legal profession, Richard Susskind — the best-selling author of The End of Lawyers? and The Future of Law –predicts fundamental and irreversible changes in the world of law. What Susskind sees is eye-opening-a legal world of virtual courts, Internet-based global legal businesses, online document production, commoditized service, legal process outsourcing, and web-based simulated practice. Legal markets will be liberalized, with new jobs for lawyers and new employers too.
Tomorrow’s Lawyers is a definitive guide to this future–for young and aspiring lawyers, and for all who want to modernize our legal and justice systems. It introduces the new legal landscape and offers practical guidance for those who intend to build careers and businesses in law. Susskind identifies the key drivers of change, such as the economic downturn, and considers how these will shape the legal marketplace. He then sketches out the new legal landscape as he envisions it, highlighting the changing role of law firms-and in-house lawyers-and the coming of virtual hearings and online dispute resolution. He also suggests solutions to major concerns within the legal profession, such as diminishing public funding, and explores alternative roles for future lawyers in a world increasingly dominated by IT. And what are the prospects for aspiring lawyers? Susskind predicts what new jobs and new employers there will be, equipping prospective lawyers with penetrating questions to put to their current and future bosses.
Tomorrow’s Lawyers is an essential roadmap to the future of law for those who want to survive the rapidly changing legal landscape.
Features
- The first introduction for young and aspiring lawyers to the new legal landscape and how to succeed in it
- A revised and updated vision of the future, by one of the world’s leading experts whose past predictions for the law have generally come to pass
- Provides solutions to major concerns within the legal profession, such as diminishing public funding, and explores alternative roles for future lawyers in a world increasingly dominated by IT
- Identifies new employers for lawyers of the future and equips young lawyers with questions to ask prospective employers
Neil Rose has a new summary of the book at Legal Futures: Susskind: no future for high street firms, but window of opportunity for mid-sized practices.
HT @charonqc
Archived Tweets for COLPM 2012: College of Law Practice Management Futures Conference
October 27, 2012Archived Twitter tweets in .csv format are available from COLPM 2012: College of Law Practice Management Futures Conference, held 26-27 October 2012 at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC, USA.
The archived tweets cover both days of the conference.
The Twitter hashtag for the conference was #colpm
Okamoto Wins NSF Grant to Develop Virtual Law Practice Platform to Train Law Students
August 17, 2012Professor Karl Okamoto of Drexel University College of Law has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to develop a virtual law practice platform for use by law students learning practice skills, according to Dara McBride’s article, Drexel law professor creates a virtual venue for getting real-world experience, Philadelphia Inquirer, 14 August 2012.
The platform is called LawMeets.
Click here for a description of the grant.
In a tweet today LawMeets suggested it may be willing to share its code.
HT @stephkimbro.
Resources for SubTech 2012: International Conference on Substantive Technology in Legal Education and Practice
July 28, 2012Here are resources related to SubTech 2012: International Conference on Substantive Technology in Legal Education and Practice, being held 26-28 July 2012 at New York Law School, in New York, New York, USA.
Click here for the conference Website.
Click here for the conference program.
The Twitter hashtag for the conference is #subtech2012.
Click here for archived Twitter tweets from the conference — in .csv format.
Click here for a livestream of tweets from the conference (HT @reneeknake).
Here are posts and other resources related to the conference:
- Stephanie Kimbro: Review of SubTech2012 at New York Law School in Tweets
SubTech 2012: International Conference on Substantive Technology in Legal Education and Practice
July 27, 2012SubTech 2012: International Conference on Substantive Technology in Legal Education and Practice, is being held 26-28 July 2012 at New York Law School, in New York, New York, USA.
Click here for the conference Website.
The Twitter hashtag for the conference is #subtech2012.
Click here for a livestream of tweets from the conference (HT @reneeknake).
The complete conference program does not appear to be available.
Legal Informatics and Legal Communication @ ILEC 5
July 14, 2012Several legal informatics or legal communication papers or presentations have been given at ILEC 5: The 2012 International Legal Ethics Conference, held 12-14 July 2012 in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
The Twitter hashtags for the conference were:
Here are archived Twitter tweets from the conference, in .csv format:
- Archived Tweets with hashtag #ILEC2012
- Archived Tweets with hashtag #ilec5
- Archived Tweets with hashtag #ilecv
Click here for the conference program.
Topics include confidentiality of lawyer-client communications, legal educational technology, empirical methods for the study of legal ethics, the quantitative measurement of legal ethical behavior, virtual law practice and other forms of law practice technology, and quantitative legal prediction.
Kimbro on Regulatory Barriers to the Growth of Multijurisdictional Virtual Law Firms
June 5, 2012Stephanie L. Kimbro, J.D., M.A., of Kimbro Legal Services and VLOTech has published Regulatory Barriers to the Growth of Multijurisdictional Virtual Law Firms and Potential First Steps to Their Removal, North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology, 13, 165-225 (2012).
Here is the abstract:
The spread of disruptive technologies to the legal profession is changing the dynamic of how law firms are structured as well as the value propositions associated with the delivery of legal services. The number of law firms with a national presence has grown due to the cost benefits and efficiency of using cloud computing. New models for expansion across jurisdictional boundaries are increasing. However, the regulatory barriers to create these new firm structures are numerous and costly. This paper reviews the evolution of technology in multijurisdictional firms and examines the primary regulatory barriers to their further development. A starting point for standardization of regulations is proposed as well as potential first-steps to removing barriers to the growth of multijurisdictional virtual law firms.
