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Tech Circuit: Old, New, Borrowed and Blue at ReInvent Law
February 11, 2014
LegalTech New York, for all intents and purposes, has become a no-less-than-five day event. With the Tuesday-Thursday schedule, parties and briefings kick into high gear on Monday; pushing travel days to Sunday (or Saturday, if you are paranoid wise about typical winter weather). Arguably, it was a bit risky—or flat-out brilliant— to schedule ReInvent Law NYC for Friday, Feb. 7. The upside: Capitalize on the hordes of technology leaders who will already be in New York. The downside: Will...
February 11, 2014
LegalTech New York, for all intents and purposes, has become a no-less-than-five day event. With the Tuesday-Thursday schedule, parties and briefings kick into high gear on Monday; pushing travel days to Sunday (or Saturday, if you are paranoid wise about typical winter weather). Arguably, it was a bit risky—or flat-out brilliant— to schedule ReInvent Law NYC for Friday, Feb. 7. The upside: Capitalize on the hordes of technology leaders who will already be in New York. The downside: Will...
‘Brain Olympics for Lawyers’ Kicking Off at ReInvent Law NYC Conference
February 7, 2014
When Michigan State University College of Law professors and Daniel Katz and Renee Newman Knake held the inaugural ReInvent Law conference last year, they chose Silicon Valley as their venue of choice, because they wanted to focus on innovative tech startups and how they were changing the face of the legal industry. They then held events in Dubai and London. Now, ReInvent Law has come to New York City. On Friday, the ABA Journal, alongside Michigan State University College of Law and the Kauffman...
February 7, 2014
When Michigan State University College of Law professors and Daniel Katz and Renee Newman Knake held the inaugural ReInvent Law conference last year, they chose Silicon Valley as their venue of choice, because they wanted to focus on innovative tech startups and how they were changing the face of the legal industry. They then held events in Dubai and London. Now, ReInvent Law has come to New York City. On Friday, the ABA Journal, alongside Michigan State University College of Law and the Kauffman...
ReInvent Law Lab Wins 2013 InnovAction Award
September 17, 2013
The ReInvent Law Laboratory at Michigan State University’s College of Law was named a 2013 InnovAction Award winner in recognition of its work to promote innovation in the legal services industry. The InnovAction Awards — now in their ninth year — recognize outstanding innovation in the field of law and delivery of legal services. According to the College of Law Practice Management, which administers the InnovAction program, the awards highlight “what can happen when passionate professionals,...
September 17, 2013
The ReInvent Law Laboratory at Michigan State University’s College of Law was named a 2013 InnovAction Award winner in recognition of its work to promote innovation in the legal services industry. The InnovAction Awards — now in their ninth year — recognize outstanding innovation in the field of law and delivery of legal services. According to the College of Law Practice Management, which administers the InnovAction program, the awards highlight “what can happen when passionate professionals,...
Best Way To Boost Access To Justice? Change Ethics Rules, ‘13 Legal Rebel Renee Knake Says
September 3, 2013
Two years ago, professional responsibility law professor Renee Newman Knake knew she could no longer tout a rewarding and meaningful career in the law. As she saw it, the profession was plagued by wasteful inefficiency, a precipitous market drop, and the inability to serve a growing swath of the U.S. population. "If I was going to stand up in front of my students and really believe that having a legal degree and a career as a lawyer can be among the most fulfilling career choices a person can make,"...
September 3, 2013
Two years ago, professional responsibility law professor Renee Newman Knake knew she could no longer tout a rewarding and meaningful career in the law. As she saw it, the profession was plagued by wasteful inefficiency, a precipitous market drop, and the inability to serve a growing swath of the U.S. population. "If I was going to stand up in front of my students and really believe that having a legal degree and a career as a lawyer can be among the most fulfilling career choices a person can make,"...
The Innovators: Renee Newman Knake
July 27, 2013
The Innovators: Renee Newman Knake Birthplace: Springfield, Mo. Location: East Lansing, Mich. Work: Co-founder/co-director of Reinvent Law Laboratory, a legal think tank, development and training center created last year at the Michigan State University College of Law with funding by theKauffman Foundation. The lab's focus is on technology, legal deregulation, reinvention of legal education, and the creation of new legal delivery systems. Knake (pronounced “kah-NAH-kee”) is also a Michigan...
July 27, 2013
The Innovators: Renee Newman Knake Birthplace: Springfield, Mo. Location: East Lansing, Mich. Work: Co-founder/co-director of Reinvent Law Laboratory, a legal think tank, development and training center created last year at the Michigan State University College of Law with funding by theKauffman Foundation. The lab's focus is on technology, legal deregulation, reinvention of legal education, and the creation of new legal delivery systems. Knake (pronounced “kah-NAH-kee”) is also a Michigan...
Tech Geeks Gather to ReInvent the Law
May 13, 2013
They gathered without ties or adherence to a century-old model for legal services. Instead, those in the crowd of tech geeks...
May 13, 2013
They gathered without ties or adherence to a century-old model for legal services. Instead, those in the crowd of tech geeks...
Lawyers as Entrepreneurs
May 4, 2013
Renee Newman Knake is an associate professor of law at Michigan State University College of Law, where she teaches a variety of courses including Lawyers & Ethics, Federal Jurisdiction, Professional Responsibility, 21st Century Law Practice, and Entrepreneurial Lawyering. Her research interests include intersections between the First Amendment and the law of lawyering, innovation in the delivery of legal services, deregulation of the profession in the United Kingdom, and the portrayal of lawyers...
May 4, 2013
Renee Newman Knake is an associate professor of law at Michigan State University College of Law, where she teaches a variety of courses including Lawyers & Ethics, Federal Jurisdiction, Professional Responsibility, 21st Century Law Practice, and Entrepreneurial Lawyering. Her research interests include intersections between the First Amendment and the law of lawyering, innovation in the delivery of legal services, deregulation of the profession in the United Kingdom, and the portrayal of lawyers...
The Future of Law as Seen From Silicon Valley
March 12, 2013
What does the future of law practice look like? It will be user-friendly and accessible via bright and fresh retail shops...
March 12, 2013
What does the future of law practice look like? It will be user-friendly and accessible via bright and fresh retail shops...
