On The Road With Legal Talk Network

As the various Global Legal Hackathon teams submitted their projects, legal technology trends emerged. At the final round of the Global Legal Hackathon, host Alex Muncey talks to Wolters Kluwer’s Head of Innovation Nita Sanger about some of these trends like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and machine learning. They discuss the client pain points these technologies could address and the importance of hiring innovation experts experienced in these particular areas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet the illustrious judges on the Global Legal Hackathon panel! At the final round of the Global Legal Hackathon, host Alex Muncey talks to Michal Paprocki, George Beaton, and Leo Elduayen about the technology trends they see both in the hackathon and in the legal industry at large. They discuss the growing importance of client perspectives, the democratization of justice, and common issues that weren’t addressed at the hackathon this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Global Legal Hackathon wasn’t simply about creating legal solutions, it was about bringing together a global community dedicated to innovation and technology. Host Alex Muncey talks to David Fisher, co-founder of the Global Legal Hackathon, and Dera Nevin about how they used the #ToTheMars Tour to build community and connect groups working on similar products. They also discuss Global Legal Hackathon 2019, which aims to be bigger and better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As corruption and deception within large companies seems to grow, it feels like there’s a lot to be angry about but not a lot that can be done to stop it. Host Laurence Colletti talks to the team behind Spicekit about their platform which allows collective legal action through the vehicle of class actions. They discuss what inspired their project, how the technology works, and even how they came up with the name Spicekit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes, keeping a deal intact requires more than just a handshake. At the final round of the Global Legal Hackathon, host Alex Muncey talks to the team behind 2Sign, an app that will allow the average person to use contracts without requiring a lawyer. They discuss the kinds of simple agreements the app formalizes and the technical challenges they faced when creating this app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An important part of communication is understanding all the terms, but this can be challenging, especially in the legal industry. Host Alex Muncey talks to the teams behind Decoding Law and INCO-herent about their projects and how they’re making difficult terms more accessible. Decoding Law is a plugin that makes legislation easier to read by defining terms and providing sentence structure analysis. INCO-herent clarifies international shipping terms by bringing unified terms into a blockchain network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global Legal Hackathon finalist Helpself commonly referred to as the “TurboTax for expungements,” specifically automating the expungement process for marijuana cases. At the final round of the Global Legal Hackathon, host Alex Muncey talks to the team behind Helpself about how they’re providing access to expungement forms and the filing process via an easy to use, step by step process. They also discuss how this same technology could be used in other areas of law besides marijuana use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reaching a consensus in a legal dispute like divorce can sometimes seem impossible, but Global Legal Hackathon finalist Sondier.ai addressed this issue head on. Host Alex Muncey talks to the team behind Sonder.ai about how their consensus-finding engine works and how it ultimately simplifies the negotiation process. They also discuss the next steps for the project so work can continue even after the hackathon ends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do Denver, Colorado, and Lagos, Nigeria, have in common? They both have finalists participating in the Global Legal Hackathon. Host Alex Muncey talks to teams LexLucid and LemonAid about their projects, the challenges they faced, and how they are making their ideas a reality. For team LemonAid from Lagos, Nigeria, their focus is on facilitating access to justice for pre-trial inmates. For LexLucid, they aim to translate various terms of service so that they are more accessible to the average person. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Laurence Colletti talks to the teams behind Apresente-se and ANIKA about their experience creating these new technologies and what makes their particular projects special. Coming up with industry-changing technology is a lot of work too so the teams also talk about how they balance their full-time jobs with creating legal solutions for the hackathon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Law firms across the world are scrambling to ensure they are well prepared to deal with the new European GDPR data protection regulations. But who’s standing up for the data rights of individuals? Host Alex Muncey talks to the Revealu team about their product which requests data footprint information from companies like Facebook. Stay tuned to hear how it works and where they are looking to take it next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As part of the Global Legal Hackathon, Israel participated in the country’s first legal hackathon which could herald positive change for the country’s legal industry. In this report from On The Road at the final round of the Global Legal Hackathon, host Aileen Schultz and guest Esther Dediashvili discuss raising awareness about the benefits of technology in Israel and the role the hackathon played in developing tangible solutions to the legal industry’s biggest problems. They also discuss a follow-up event that aims to keep the innovative energy active and what Esther’s looking for as a judge in the final round of the Global Legal Hackathon. Esther Dediashvili is legal knowledge manager and head of legal technology implementation at Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co (FBC & Co), one of the largest law firms in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. isn’t the only country where blockchain could change banking for the better. In this report from On The Road at the final round of the Global Legal Hackathon, hosts Alex Muncey and Amy Braunz talk to Paul Wambua about building trust into the banking system in Kenya using mobile technology and blockchain. They discuss the innovations Paul has seen at the Global Legal Hackathon and obstacles Kenya could face in the implementation of new technology, such as creating awareness among the masses and building a solid legal framework. Paul Wambua is the executive director with Duis Group Africa, an investment fund that serves credit unions in Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could smart contracts be the secret to buying tickets without the convenience fee? Host Andrew Arruda talks to Ashton Addison about the purpose and benefits of smart contracts both generally and in the ticketing industry specifically. They also discuss the challenges smart contract technology will face before mainstream adoption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s hard enough to be a lawyer, much less a lawyer and a writer, but people have done actually been successful at doing both at the same time. In this report from On The Road at ABA TECHSHOW 2018, host Laurence Colletti talks to lawyers/authors Larry Port, Zachary Bambacht, Maria Barbera, Tom Mighell, Dennis Kennedy, and Dave Maxfield about their books and how they have balanced their writing process with their full-time careers.   Larry Port, CEO of Rocket Matter, is also a speaker and award winning writer at the crossroads of the legal profession and cutting edge technology. Zachary Bambacht is the director of the ABA Law Practice Division where he oversees all facets of law practice and LTRC. Maria Barbera is a marketing campaign analyst at PracticePanther Law Practice Management Software. Tom Mighell has been at the front lines of technology development since joining Cowles & Thompson, P.C. in 1990. Dennis Kennedy is an award-winning leader in applying the internet and technology to law practice. F

There are a lot of opinions about access to justice and Twitter happens to be the perfect place for these opinions to come to light. Recently, a discussion about access to justice solutions cropped up among lawyers on the platform and our executive producer, Laurence Colletti, decided it was worth recreating the conversation in podcast form. In this special edition report from On The Road, host Laurence Colletti gathers together some of the most vocal #A2J ranters on Twitter so they can share their ideas in real life. The ranters include Billie Tarascio, Catherine Sanders Reach, Dan Lear, Chad Burton, Chas Rampenthal, Mary Juetten, Joshua Lenon, Patrick Palace, and Janet Welch, who talk about regulation, data, LLLTs, and the other aspects that make up the complex problem of access to justice. Billie Tarascio is the founder of Access Legal and owner of the Modern Law. Catherine Sanders Reach is the director of law practice management technology for the  Chicago Bar Association. Dan Lear is currently the dir

Contract staffing has been around for a while, but as the economy has changed so has the hiring process. In this report from On The Road, host Christopher Anderson talks to Michael Spekter about how on-demand staffing is evolving to meet the needs of firms. They also discuss the benefits of using contract employment. Some of these benefits include creating competition, improving work quality, and providing more opportunity for delegation. Michael Spekter, from the Law Practice Division, is an experienced and distinguished employment litigator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you using Linkedin wrong? In this report from On The Road at ABA TECHSHOW 2018, host Laurence Colletti talks to Dennis Kennedy and Chuki Obiyo about how to use Linkedin to its full potential. Their discussion of the social platform includes leveraging connections, responding to articles, and the advantages of using the different premium versions. Chuki Obiyo is an executive advisor of sales solutions at Linkedin. Dennis Kennedy is an award-winning leader in applying the internet and technology to law practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ABA’s Law Practice Division focuses on the areas of practice management, finance, marketing, and technology, which are all brought together at ABA TECHSHOW. In this report from On The Road at ABA TECHSHOW 2018, host Dennis Kennedy talks to Josh Poje and Zachary Bambacht about the conference from a Law Practice Division perspective. They also discuss the different aspects of the Law Practice Division and why lawyers should be interested in joining their community. Josh Poje is the director of the Law Practice & Technology Group at the American Bar Association. Zachary Bambacht is the director of the ABA Law Practice Division where he oversees all facets of law practice and the LTRC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can PDF software bring you happiness? In this report from On The Road at ABA TECHSHOW 2018, host Laurence Colletti talks to Nerino Petro and Bryan Sims about how correctly using PDF software can save law firms time, money, and even bring them a little happiness along the way. They recommend tools, expand on the ability to redact, and discuss metadata and why it’s something lawyers should pay attention to.   Attorney Nerino Petro is president of the Erickson Group of companies in Rockford, IL. Bryan Sims is a solo attorney who practices commercial litigation in the Chicago area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices