Judges’ tips on keeping down costs of e-discovery
NEW YORK — Two American judges who’ve had vast experience with e-discovery matters shared some tips and wisdom for counsel during the morning plenary session at this year’s Legal Tech conference.United...
View ArticleLaw grad behind government monitoring service
Queen’s University law graduate Addison Cameron-Huff is the mastermind behind OntarioMonitor.ca, a government monitoring service.His technology focus is serving him well as a current articling student,...
View ArticleCreating disruption is good for everyone
NEW YORK — With the failing of one of Canada’s most storied law firms on the minds of the profession, the idea of disruption is not hard to picture.A mercurial economy and the many ups and downs of the...
View ArticleC’mon Canada, let’s get innovating
Legal entrepreneurship and innovation in Canada is not exactly bursting at the seams. This country is well behind our common-law cousins in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.Hoping...
View ArticleShow, don’t just tell
An Alberta law firm is bringing data and visualization into its aboriginal advisory practice to show, and not just tell, courts and the Crown the impact of development projects on traditional...
View ArticlePower to the people
CHICAGO — More than once in sessions at the American Bar Association’s TECHSHOW yesterday, the idea of lawyers and law firms not willing to take credit cards came up. And not in the good way. In one...
View ArticleDon't be afraid of change
When asked if the legal profession can move into the future without external investment, Law Society of Upper Canada CEO Robert Lapper was unequivocal. “No.” He was responding to an audience question...
View ArticleMcMillan LLP partners with IBM for pricing platform
McMillan LLP has announced a plan to work with IBM on new software that will improve accuracy of price models for legal work. The initiative by the law firm and the technology company will involve the...
View ArticleFirms told use of data can provide greater predictability, certainty
Every organization in law needs a data strategy, says Daniel Martin Katz. The associate law professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law says law firms can be better...
View ArticleLawyers can play critical role in time of political uncertainty
NEW YORK — While tech disruption and innovation in the legal market is causing law firms and in-house departments a lot of pain as they try to adapt, no other one trend has been quite so vexing as...
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