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Three Generations of U.S. Lawyers: Generalists, Specialists, Project Managers
November 16, 2014
A simple framework for understanding the U.S. legal profession is a gradual progression through three generations of lawyers: the generalist, the specialist, and the project manager. The transition from one generation to the next is driven by the familiar story of supply and demand. The generalist era (colonial period to the end of World War II) gave way to the specialist era (post-War to early 2000s) because of a shortage of sophisticated business lawyers capable of serving the needs of large, growing,...
November 16, 2014
A simple framework for understanding the U.S. legal profession is a gradual progression through three generations of lawyers: the generalist, the specialist, and the project manager. The transition from one generation to the next is driven by the familiar story of supply and demand. The generalist era (colonial period to the end of World War II) gave way to the specialist era (post-War to early 2000s) because of a shortage of sophisticated business lawyers capable of serving the needs of large, growing,...
Commission on Future of Legal Services Seeks Feedback
November 15, 2014
I was honored to be asked to participate in the ABA President’s Commission on the Future of Legal Services this year and next....
November 15, 2014
I was honored to be asked to participate in the ABA President’s Commission on the Future of Legal Services this year and next....
Is Lawyering A Dying Profession? [NO]
November 15, 2014
Boston Dynamics' Atlas is terrible at karate - CNET. Okay, now that Boston Dynamics has a robot that can do karate kicks, is the future a robot that, with an A.I. interface can practice law? My example is hyperbolic; but, lawyers are being supplanted by technology faster than you might think. Computers sift through electronic discovery for relevant data. Lawyers use tech to do research, write documents, and to communicate. Up until now, the technology has been developed to enhance the human's ability...
November 15, 2014
Boston Dynamics' Atlas is terrible at karate - CNET. Okay, now that Boston Dynamics has a robot that can do karate kicks, is the future a robot that, with an A.I. interface can practice law? My example is hyperbolic; but, lawyers are being supplanted by technology faster than you might think. Computers sift through electronic discovery for relevant data. Lawyers use tech to do research, write documents, and to communicate. Up until now, the technology has been developed to enhance the human's ability...
Google’s Self-Driving Car is ‘Almost Entirely Controlled’ by an App
November 15, 2014
Google has been working hard on its self-driving car, and based on the comments of the Google X designers here at the company’s FORM design conference, that once fantastical notion is well on its way to becoming a real product that people will use and even trust. No huge surprise there, but the Google car, in its current form, is designed in such a way that the user experience is heavily reliant on a mobile app. Instead of the old paradigm — using a key — people will unlock and start Google’s...
November 15, 2014
Google has been working hard on its self-driving car, and based on the comments of the Google X designers here at the company’s FORM design conference, that once fantastical notion is well on its way to becoming a real product that people will use and even trust. No huge surprise there, but the Google car, in its current form, is designed in such a way that the user experience is heavily reliant on a mobile app. Instead of the old paradigm — using a key — people will unlock and start Google’s...
There’s an App for that! The Use of Technology in Developing Parenting Plans
November 12, 2014
Never one to turn down the opportunity to try out new technological developments, I was interested to come across software designed to assist in formulating parenting plans earlier this year. This may sound rather “out there” to many mediators, so bear with me while I try to set out how it works and how I have used it. The programme I have been using is Custody X Change, written by Ben Coltrin at the ripe old age of 21 in 2003. Over the past 11 years, the software has been refined and updated...
November 12, 2014
Never one to turn down the opportunity to try out new technological developments, I was interested to come across software designed to assist in formulating parenting plans earlier this year. This may sound rather “out there” to many mediators, so bear with me while I try to set out how it works and how I have used it. The programme I have been using is Custody X Change, written by Ben Coltrin at the ripe old age of 21 in 2003. Over the past 11 years, the software has been refined and updated...
Legal Technology Panels Accepted for SXSW 2015 Interactive
November 9, 2014
At least four legal technology panels appear to have been accepted for SXSW 2015 Interactive, scheduled to be held 13-17 March 2015 in Austin, Texas, USA: Nicole Bradick and Noah Waisberg: Will Your Next Lawyer Be a Machine? Jameson Dempsey, Amy Wan, Phil Weiss, and Dan Lear: Legal Hackers: A global movement to reform the law Basha Rubin and Nabiha Syed: Rock, Meet Hard Place: Does Law Stifle Innovation? Molly Schwartz, Rebecca Williams, Molly Bohmer, Daniel Schuman: Your Laws, Your Data:...
November 9, 2014
At least four legal technology panels appear to have been accepted for SXSW 2015 Interactive, scheduled to be held 13-17 March 2015 in Austin, Texas, USA: Nicole Bradick and Noah Waisberg: Will Your Next Lawyer Be a Machine? Jameson Dempsey, Amy Wan, Phil Weiss, and Dan Lear: Legal Hackers: A global movement to reform the law Basha Rubin and Nabiha Syed: Rock, Meet Hard Place: Does Law Stifle Innovation? Molly Schwartz, Rebecca Williams, Molly Bohmer, Daniel Schuman: Your Laws, Your Data:...
Katz: Slides: Five Observations Regarding Technology and the Legal Industry
November 8, 2014
Daniel Martin Katz of Michigan State University has posted slides of his new presentation entitled Five Observations Regarding Technology and the Legal Industry, which he gave as a keynote address at Legal Week Global Corporate Counsel Forum 2014, 8 October 2014, in New York City. According to one of the early slides in the deck, the topics covered by the presentation include: complexity and legal production functions lex.startup quantitative legal prediction horizontal integration of legal...
November 8, 2014
Daniel Martin Katz of Michigan State University has posted slides of his new presentation entitled Five Observations Regarding Technology and the Legal Industry, which he gave as a keynote address at Legal Week Global Corporate Counsel Forum 2014, 8 October 2014, in New York City. According to one of the early slides in the deck, the topics covered by the presentation include: complexity and legal production functions lex.startup quantitative legal prediction horizontal integration of legal...
Katz: The MIT School of Law? A Perspective on Legal Education in the 21st Century
November 8, 2014
Daniel Martin Katz of Michigan State University has posted The MIT School of Law? A Perspective on Legal Education in the 21st Century, forthcoming in University of Illinois Law Review. Here is a portion of the abstract, from Dan’s post about the article at Computational Legal Studies: [...] This essay is offered as part of a symposium honoring the work of the late Larry Ribstein. It is a thought exercise about a hypothetical MIT School of Law—an institution with the type of curriculum that...
November 8, 2014
Daniel Martin Katz of Michigan State University has posted The MIT School of Law? A Perspective on Legal Education in the 21st Century, forthcoming in University of Illinois Law Review. Here is a portion of the abstract, from Dan’s post about the article at Computational Legal Studies: [...] This essay is offered as part of a symposium honoring the work of the late Larry Ribstein. It is a thought exercise about a hypothetical MIT School of Law—an institution with the type of curriculum that...
Hyundai Moves the Connected Car Forward with Destination Search Powered by Google
November 7, 2014
Cars are the next frontier of connected information, but developing safe technology for drivers is no simple task. At Hyundai, we’re invested in delivering the best possible connected services at all times. With a little help from Google and the Google Maps APIs, our Blue Link system does just that. Blue Link acts as a copilot and concierge, guiding people to where they want to go, while keeping drivers’ eyes on the road. Market research showed us that Hyundai drivers want access to reliable,...
November 7, 2014
Cars are the next frontier of connected information, but developing safe technology for drivers is no simple task. At Hyundai, we’re invested in delivering the best possible connected services at all times. With a little help from Google and the Google Maps APIs, our Blue Link system does just that. Blue Link acts as a copilot and concierge, guiding people to where they want to go, while keeping drivers’ eyes on the road. Market research showed us that Hyundai drivers want access to reliable,...
Our Machine Masters
November 7, 2014
Some days I think nobody knows me as well as Pandora. I create a new music channel around some band or song and Pandora feeds me a series of songs I like just as well. In fact, it often feeds me songs I’d already downloaded onto my phone from iTunes. Either my musical taste is extremely conventional or Pandora is really good at knowing what I like. In the current issue of Wired, the technology writer Kevin Kelly says that we had all better get used to this level of predictive prowess. Kelly...
November 7, 2014
Some days I think nobody knows me as well as Pandora. I create a new music channel around some band or song and Pandora feeds me a series of songs I like just as well. In fact, it often feeds me songs I’d already downloaded onto my phone from iTunes. Either my musical taste is extremely conventional or Pandora is really good at knowing what I like. In the current issue of Wired, the technology writer Kevin Kelly says that we had all better get used to this level of predictive prowess. Kelly...
