Connecting a Mobile Game to Real World Legal Services
July 13, 2013

Here is an update on my game project. In my previous posts I’ve explained why I believe we can use the power of games to help us engage and empower the public to learn basic laws and legal issues. I’ve also explained the difference between gamification of the law and games that involve legal topics. The next step is to explain more specifically how a game like what I’m building with my team can increase access to real-world legal services as well as educate the public. According to my game...

Legal Consultant Says Biglaw May See “Wave” of Job Cuts Following Layoffs at Weil Gotshal
July 5, 2013

As you may have heard, NYC white-shoe law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced yesterday that it was laying off 60 associates, 110 support staff and reducing the pay of some partners due to a decline in business.  In an article covering the story in the New York Times, the Chairman of the Citi Private Bank law firm consulting group noted that Biglaw in general has not fully recovered from the Great Recession and that there are still too many lawyers chasing too few jobs.  He predicts we'll...

Have you heard about the ReInvent Law Lab?
May 26, 2013

The ABA Journal Blog's "New Normal" column today features a profile of two Michigan State law profs who have founded something...

Stanford Looks to FutureLaw
May 16, 2013

The agenda of the first FutureLaw conference at The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics wasn't your typical continuing...

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...

ACC Ups Its Involvement in Outside Counsel Fee Fights
March 29, 2013

Usually fights over attorney fees remain between the company and its outside counsel, or the in-house and outside bars. But some...