The Washington Supreme Court has voted 7-2 to end the state’s pioneering Limited License Legal Technicians program, a first-of-its-kind program that the court created in 2012 in an effort to help address the unmet legal needs of residents who could not afford a lawyer.
Washington’s LLLT program was the first in the United…
The International Legal Technology Association had seemed to be on the fence about whether to retain a physical aspect of its annual ILTACON conference in August, but now it has decisively come down on the side of a virtual-only conference.
The ILTACON website now says that the conference will be entirely virtual, describing it…
A new round of awards will be given out later this summer to honor companies and individuals who are making a difference in law through technology innovation.
Called the American Legal Technology Awards, the organizers say their goal is to honor exceptional achievement in a variety of categories.
The deadline for nominations is June…
At the close of a week in which issues of racism and racial injustice have consumed the nation and the world, we abandon our usual news round-up for an in-depth conversation about diversity in law. Joining us to share his insights and perceptions is Bryan Parker, cofounder and CEO of Legal Innovators, a startup…
How do we evaluate the quality and value of legal services? It is question law professor Dan Linna explores in a book chapter he recently authored, “Evaluating Legal Services: The Need for a Quality Movement and Standard Measures of Quality and Value,” the final version of which will be included in the…
Each week, we’re highlighting one of the resources from our recently launched LawSites Resource Center, a library of downloadable content such as ebooks, white papers, case studies and more from experts and vendors in the legal industry.
This week’s featured resource:
The Rocket Guide to Working Remotely as a Lawyer.
Description:
While it may…
As the practice of law evolves—and as modern technology becomes ever more prevalent in society—legal professionals have an ever-increasing responsibility to be technologically competent.
It’s vital—and, in the majority of U.S. states, it is now an ethical duty—for lawyers to understand the benefits and risks that technology poses for themselves, their…
The weekly Legaltech Week roundtable of legaltech journalists is back tomorrow for another live recording session.
Join us as we recap the week’s top legaltech stories, and shoot us your questions. It is free, but registration is required.
Panelists this week:
Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. is out today with its second-annual Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report, and its findings underscore the increasing importance of technology in the legal industry, with 76% of legal professionals in the U.S. and Europe saying that is the top trend.
At the same time, however, only 28% of…
Stephen Allen, head of innovation and digital at the law firm Hogan Lovells, is moving July 1 to law company Elevate, where he will take on one of the best job titles ever: Vice President, Enterprise Solutions and Get Sh*t Done.
Allen was the inaugural recipient last year of the “Law Firm Legal…
Nicole Abboud-Shayan, the lawyer and legal marketer who founded and hosted the popular podcast, The Gen Y Lawyer, has joined editing-software company WordRake as business development associate, where she will be responsible for helping to drive the company’s growth and support its strategic initiatives.
“I’ve always been really intrigued by how people…
Join me tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. ET on Litera TV for a live interview with Daniel W. Linna Jr., director of Law and Technology Initiatives and senior lecturer at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and McCormick School of Engineering.
Dan also writes the blog LegalTech Lever, on leveraging legal innovation and technology…
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