The point is, if you file briefs electronically — and what litigator in 2014 doesn’t — then you need to be thinking about how to make your briefs readable on a tablet; that is where judges are reading them. [Read More on Lawyerist]
As we discussed back in February, this is a coming reality: We’re not at that point yet, and the lawyers at that kind of high-level decision-making level are the ones with least to worry about in terms of job security. They’re the ones that have the (so-far) uniquely human talent of keeping clients happy and […]
A bit of a linkbait headline, but there is some truth in it. A new report is predicting that robots and artificial intelligence will dominate most legal practices within 15 years, leading to the “structural collapse” of law firms.
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Cory Doctorow gives a great justification for teaching lawyers (or doctors, or even cab drivers) to code. Historically, a “domain expert” who wants to automate a system will approach an engineer, who will go through a formal process of requirements: gathering, technical design, implementation, testing and refinement. That’s fine as far as it goes, but […]
Now, this is progress. Facebook Service
It was good for me, too. Coding had a smoothing, calming effect on my psyche, what I imagine meditation does to you if you master it. Great article.
Problems like this are where Law & Technology studies should be headed. A great short essay on automation and ethics. http://aeon.co/magazine/world-views/can-we-design-systems-to-automate-ethics/
HT @MillyBancroft