UPDATED — Legal Tech Online Events July 2020
Don’t miss out on these great (and free) opportunities to learn more about Legal Tech.
July 14 — The Lawtech Debate: “Legal Services after Covid-19: Self-interest or public interest? Is it time to change the way legal services are delivered?”
Description: The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global lockdown have prompted several fundamental questions. Do people really need to gather together in buildings to settle legal disputes? Are legal services meeting the needs of businesses and society in this digital age? Should we return to the old ways or is it time to change for good? Register here
July 15 — Legal Geeks’ Online Student LawTech Fair
Description: An online event bringing together the law firms, alternative legal providers and leading legal tech providers (with a combined value over £100million) with students and junior lawyers to share insight and guidance about future and alternative career paths in the legal sector. Register here
NEW! July 15 — Marketing Legal: Abogados y Social Media (Spanish)
Description: Este 15 de julio, participa en la conferencia “Marketing legal: Abogados y social media”, a cargo de Lorena Borgo, socia directora de EDPE Consultants Perú y Luis José Diez Canseco Núñez, decano de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Humanas de la UTP. Registrate aquí
NEW! July 15 — Webinar: Legal Design, Visual Contracts e innovación en la profesión legal (Spanish)
Description: Nicolás es abogado, consultor y fundador de Bonina Legal. Autor de diversos artículos y libros de su especialidad. Docente y Legal Designer. Especializado en regulación económica, sector público e innovación legal. Register here
July 16 — ELTA Live | Legal Tech media — how to get international exposure for your startup?
Description: There is already a whole ecosystem of media specializing on legal technology (websites, podcasts, newsletters, magazines, etc.), but a lot of legal tech startups, especially from smaller jurisdictions, struggle to get the exposure they need. We will ask a panel of media representatives and how they cover the industry, what they are looking for, and how to get recognized by them. We will talk with legal tech startups as well to know how they approach their media presence. Register here
NEW! July 16 — La Función Notarial en la Era Digital (Spanish)
Description: Ahora más que nunca hay que conocer cómo una función tan relevante como el Notariado, se transforma y adapta a las nuevas realidades y exigencias de la economía digital…en beneficio de quienes requieren sus servicios, y de la seguridad jurídica. Un evento de interés para todos. Se profundizará sobre temas críticos de los servicios notariales en esta era digital, y sobre los temas prácticos de lo que podemos esperar de sus servicios, ahora que la tecnología y la innovación lo están cambiando todo. Registrate aquí
NEW! July 16 — Innovacion Legal, Litigacion Digital, Derechos y Ciberseguridad (Spanish)
Description: Nos vemos el jueves en este evento coorganizado por Yachay, la Escuela de Cultura Juridica e Hiperderecho. Si bien hablaré algo sobre las #audienciasvirtuales, trataré de dar un diagnóstico/pronóstico más amplio, pensando en el servicio de justicia como un todo. Prometo hablar mucho sobre #personas y poco (o nada) sobre #robots Registrate aquí
July 23 — Legal Tech markets: LATAM & Europe Jorge Morell Ramos and Oscar Montezuma
Description: Legal Tech has achieved different levels of development and relevance, depending on the country or region in question. While the Legal Tech ecosystem in LATAM is at a very early stage and is beginning to bloom with new startups and services entering the market, the European market has one of the busiest and most advanced legal tech industries in the world, with around a thousand startups registered. During the session, Jorge Morell Ramos and Oscar Montezuma will share their visions on the actual challenges of the legal industry, how legal tech services are provided, and the trends and patterns of legal tech across these regions. Register here
Until July 23 –10+ talks from Law Geek’s Online Conference are available on demand
Note: These are 10 min talks about different topics related to legal tech.
My top 3:
1- Scaling Innovation by Chris DeConti
2- Monetizing Data by Sharis Pozen and Megan Gordon
3- Legal Design by Nicole Bradick
July 29 — ARTE + DERECHO = Expansión creativa (Spanish)
Descripcion: Acompáñanos a profundizar junto a Hermisferio Derecho, cómo ellos han utilizando el derecho como un motor de expansión para la creatividad. Registrate aquí
July 30 — The Uncertain Decade “Digital transformation and the legal function” and “The future of legal technology”
Description: At the dawn of a new decade businesses face unprecedented challenges in an ever-changing, global market. To help the industry adapt to a new landscape, we are bringing together two of the most respected names in the industry for a series of four live online events. Each event is 90 minutes long and will cover two topics and include audience participation and questions. Register here
Note: This is the last webinar of the series. Having participated in the past 2 webinars, I can say it is a must-watch!
NEW! July 30 — Use of Machine Learning Algorithms in Content Moderation
Description: Join us this summer for Wikimedia’s lively panel discussion on the Use of Machine Learning Algorithms in Content Moderation on July 30th, 2020 from 5pm to 6:30pm (CST). Our legal fellow panel will feature notable speakers Anima Anandkumar, Professor of Computing at Caltech [@AnimaAnandkumar], Chris Albon, Director of Machine Learning at Wikimedia Foundation [@chrisalbon], Ashesh Chattopadhyay, Researcher in Deep Learning at Rice University [@ashesh6810], Emma Llansó, Director of CDT Free Expression Project [@ellanso], Prof Pamela Samuelson, UC Berkeley School of Law [@PamelaSamuelson], Prof Lori Andrews, Chicako Kent College of Law [@LoriAndrewsJD], Prof Richard Warner, Chicago Kent College of Law, Prof Robert Merges, UC Berkeley School of Law, Richard Caruana, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft. Register by July 28th here
NEW! Bucerius Legal Tech Essentials lectures
July 13 — AI-Enabled Business Models for the Delivery of Law by Mari Sako, Oxford University
July 14 — Legal Operations from a Law Firm Perspective by David Cambria, Baker McKenzie
July 15 — Innovation Diffusion in the Legal Industry by William D. Henderson, IU Maurer School of Law
July 16 — The Rise of Legal Operations using the example of Google, Mary O’Carroll, Google
July 21 — The Legal Ecosystem: Alternatives to Law Firms by Liam Brown, Elevate
July 22 — Legal Capital and Innovative Financing in Changing Legal Markets by David Perla, Burford Capital
July 23 — The Power of Lean Six Sigma, Legal Process Improvement, and Legal Project Management in the delivery of legal services by John Duggan, Seyfarth Shaw
July 27 — Defining Policies for Smart Risk-Taking by Lucy Bassli, InnoLegal Services
July 28 — Legal Complexity by J.B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt Law
July 29 — Legal Topic Classification by How Khang Lim, Singapore Management University
July 30 — Legal Networks by Corinna Coupette, Max Planck Institute for Informatics
