Author: Bob Ambrogi
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Deadline Extended: Applications for Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW Now Close Jan. 13
We are extending the deadline to submit applications for a spot in the 2023 Startup Alley competition at ABA TECHSHOW. The deadline, which was set for today, is now Jan. 13, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Several potential applicants requested more time due to the proximity to the holidays. To apply, you must complete this application form. …
Practical Law’s Publication, The Journal, Moves From Print to Online, Increases Frequency
Practical Law The Journal, long a quarterly magazine published in print by the Practical Law division of Thomson Reuters, has moved online as of today, where it will now be published monthly as part of Reuters legal news. At its new web location within the website of Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson …
‘Twas the Night Before New Years Eve (in which Wolters Kluwer Acquires Contract Review Platform Della AI)
‘Twas the night before New Year’s Eve, when all through the legaltech world Not a creature was stirring, not even in-house. The laptops were stored in their backpacks with care, Certain no investors would anytime soon be there. This blogger was nestled all snug at my desk, Envisioning how Legaltech Week would soon dance in …
A Special Fireside Chat on the State of the Legal Industry, Recorded Live with Four Innovation Leaders
On Nov. 7, 2022, at the NetDocuments Inspire 2022 conference for its customers and partners, I had the privilege of moderating a fireside chat with four legal innovation leaders. Our topic was the trends driving their organizations and legal teams and how they are addressing current challenges in order to tee up their organizations for the next …
LAWCLERK, the Lawyer-to-Lawyer Marketplace, Now Lets Law Firms Hire Freelance Lawyers By the Hour
LAWCLERK, an online marketplace where attorneys and law firms can hire freelance lawyers and virtual associates, is expanding its hiring options today with the launch of its Hourly Associate program, designed to allow law firms to hire freelancers on a more-flexible hourly basis rather than by a discrete project or longer-term subscription. “Our Hourly Associate …
Kicking Off the New Year with A Bang, Two Top Law Firm Consulting Businesses, Lawyerist and Affinity, Announce Merger
Kicking off the new year with a bang, two of the best-known companies in the United States providing business coaching and technology consulting to law firms have merged, creating a combined entity of nearly 100 people with expertise across virtually all sectors of law, particularly small- and mid-sized law firms. Lawyerist Media LLC, which started …
Legaltech Week Year-End Edition: Panelists Pick their Top Stories of 2022 and Predict What’s Ahead for 2023
Every Friday on Legaltech Week, the panelists come together to discuss the top stories of the week in legal tech and innovation. This week, in a special year-end edition, the panelists will pick their top stories of the year and offer their predictions for what’s ahead in 2023. Join us Dec. 30 at 3 ET …
How Law Schools Could Solve the Legal Tech Competence Problem Almost Overnight
This year marked the 10th anniversary of the American Bar Association’s adoption of the duty of technology competence for lawyers. Ever since, I have tracked states’ adoption of the duty, which is now up to 40 states. But even after 10 years and 40 states, many lawyers still lack competence in technology. “I know the …
Top 15 LawNext Podcast Episodes of 2022 and of All Time
Since starting my LawNext podcast in 2018, I have had the great fortune of sitting down almost every week for conversations with the “innovators and entrepreneurs who are driving what’s next in law.” While I enjoy each and every conversation, the numbers of listens reveal something about which topics and guests you, the listeners, found most …
My 20 Most-Read Posts of 2022
Every year since 2010, I have compiled a list of my most-popular posts. In some years, there has seemed to be a theme across the most-read posts. But this year, they seem to span the gamut of topics I cover, from analytics to artificial intelligence, from legal ethics to legal research, from new companies starting …
‘Tis the Season … for Layoffs in Legal Tech, As Multiple Companies Send Out Pink Slips
For some employees of legal tech companies, the holidays have been far from merry, as their employers have trimmed headcounts and sent out layoff notices. The exact number of layoffs in legal tech are unknown. It is difficult to track and confirm layoffs, as companies are often secretive about them. Although, in the U.S., the …
On LawNext Podcast: Two Law Students Who Took On Systemic Racism in the Legal System
Brianna Joaseus and Edrius Stagg are two law students at Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, La., who spent nine months earlier this year tackling systemic racism in the legal system. On the latest LawNext, they join host Bob Ambrogi to discuss their projects and how their work impacted their goals for their legal …
Time is Running: ABA TECHSHOW Startup Alley Applications Close Soon; Don’t Miss Out
The deadline is fast approaching for legal tech startups to apply for a spot in the 2023 Startup Alley competition at ABA TECHSHOW. Now in its seventh year, Startup Alley has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and has become the signature opening-night event of TECHSHOW, which will be in …
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