Legal Tech Quote
When it comes to legal technology, 2020 will likely be remembered as the year of adoption rather than the year of innovation. COVID-19 has accelerated the use of collaboration tools, cloud technologies, videoconferencing platforms and more to unprecedented heights. And even if there weren`t too many new tools on the market, it could be seen as a positive year for innovation as a whole. One of the great advantages of Legaltech is the collection of knowledgeable – and often entertaining – speakers who share their expertise with attendees. Entertaining? Legal technology? Real? Yes, really. After three days of sessions and hosting a few panels, we had to laugh several times. Not only that, as with any legaltech, we learned a few things. “The government is like a battleship. It`s very difficult to photograph, especially with technology. Not to mention the tech industry as a whole, which will help shape the legal industry. From NFTs and connected vehicles to next-generation technologies like quantum computers, the world of technical litigation and regulation will keep lawyers busy for many years to come.
If you thought a pandemic would slow down the rate at which our world is changing, these predictions from lawyers and technologists show that the pace of change continues unabated. Are you looking forward to the future? My friend, we are already here. In the legal industry alone, artificial intelligence is embedded in everything from discovery to research, cloud and remote technologies allow lawyers to work efficiently and simultaneously, and new technologies such as blockchain offer attractive opportunities for future legal technology innovations. Recognize innovations in legal technology to work on groundbreaking and groundbreaking projects and initiatives. Legaltech and Legalweek 2017 are in the books. As has been the case for years, the conference was one of the largest in the field of legal technology with approximately 10,000 participants. David Horrigan is a discovery lawyer and director of legal education at Relativity. A lawyer, award-winning journalist, visiting lecturer at law school, and former eDiscovery industry analyst, David has been a consultant to the Entertainment Software Association, a reporter and associate editor at the National Law Journal, and an analyst and consultant at 451 Research. As author and co-author of Law Review articles as well as the annual Data Discovery Legal Year in Review, David is a regular contributor to Legaltech News and was the first finalist for Best Legal Analysis at the LexBlog Excellence Awards. His articles have also appeared in The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, The New York Law Journal, Texas Lawyer, The Washington Examiner and others, and he has been cited by media outlets such as American Public Media`s Marketplace, TechRepublic and The Wall Street Journal.
David is a member of the ACEDS Global Advisory Board, the University of Florida E-Discovery Conference Planning Committee, and the National Association of Women Judges Resource Council. David is admitted to the District of Columbia Bar and is a certified IAPP/US Information Privacy Professional. As to whether and to what extent lawyers would continue to use technology, I said at the time, “Isn`t e-discovery and technology-enhanced examination just a matter of `trust, but of verification`?” To give you an even quicker read and insight into the law, technology and humor of Legaltech, we continue our tradition of bringing you the best of Legaltech: our favorite quotes from speakers. But some of what lawyers said about the dark side of technology back then is no less true today. Consider this quote from Philip Dubois, a single practitioner from Colorado: We wanted to make sure you didn`t miss any of these insightful jokes, so we offer you a collection of quotes from the sessions we covered or moderated. We hope you learn a few things and maybe even have a good laugh. Here`s the best of Legaltech 2016: “In four years, I predict that lawyers who are hesitant to use the ART will use it, if only because there will be new and better technologies they should use.” “Wearable technology – or as we liked to call it in government, `wearable trackers` – is a big privacy issue. “As computer technology and artificial intelligence evolve, more people will have better access to justice. Not so long ago, many lawyers were wondering if they should incorporate technology into their practice. You no longer have this option. Competition is forcing their hand. It is not so much that technology has imposed itself on lawyers, but that the changing demands of the practice of law have required new solutions.
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