The best part of Legalweek NYC is connecting with others. The second best part is that it inspires me to write and share. The worst part of Legalweek NYC is Legalweek NYC, but I digress. Last year I shared my thoughts on data, innovation and feeling of change in the…

It’s been an exhausting but exciting week of nerdism. After spending last weekend with Tony and Arya Stark (unrelated), I spoke at the Ark Group’s Business Intelligence and Analytics in the Legal Profession conference in Chicago and enjoyed the many presentations and conversations throughout the day and evening. So much…

I spent this week in balmy New York City with thousands of other legal technology, business and practice professionals for the annual LegalWeek gathering. I’ve made this trek for nearly 20 years, but the vibe and content this year was very different. I did not spend much time at the…

After an extended Twitter break, I’ve been inspired by several great conversations in my feed over the past few weeks. Thanks to Jae Um, Jason Barnwell, Ron Friedmann, Jordan Furlong, Ed Sohn, Oz Benamram and so many others for sharing and making me think, and for prompting one more Sunday…

A few times a year I attend an event outside the legal market. Last week, I attended the brilliant CB Insights TRANSFORM conference with the equally brilliant Jae S Um and left with some fresh perspective on innovation from the corporate world. Read our live event coverage on Twitter using…

Software engineers use the term “technical debt” to describe the sum total of shortcut and trade-off decisions made when coding a software product. This debt starts small and feels manageable. “I realize this [shortcut is a hack] but I don’t have time to worry about it now. I’ll go back…

I was watching The Avengers: Age of Ultron for the 10th time last night. In a scene where Tony Stark and Bruce Banner are debating whether or not to utilize Loki’s scepter to complete the Ultron Program, Tony comments to Bruce that his current digital assistant JARVIS “started out as…

It’s been a few weeks since part 1 of my series on artificial intelligence in the legal industry. If only AI could improve my writing habits. As promised, in this post I’ll share more detail on the first of the four AI categories I introduced: document work. …

AI is buzzing in the legal industry. It’s time to separate hype from reality. I was recently invited to speak on artificial intelligence in law at the annual LMA conference along with an outstanding panel of industry experts (read my summary here). …