On the Road with Legal Talk Network

2018 Equal Justice Conference: Anti-Human Trafficking Litigation

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For millions of trafficking victims worldwide, pro bono lawyers may be their chance to reclaim freedom and dignity. But for the attorneys providing pr...

2018 Equal Justice Conference: Developing Partnership for Legal Field Research

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Although innovation in the legal field is present, its ability to provide solutions to access to justice issues is progressing slowly. Is the legal pr...

2018 Equal Justice Conference: Pro Bono Legal Services in Disaster Relief

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Many lawyers and law students are passionate about assisting in disaster relief, but two things keep them from offering pro bono: they don’t have th...

2018 Equal Justice Conference: Educating Legislators About Legal Aid 2.0

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Government funding is one of the principle sources of funding for legal aid programs but convincing politicians to fund these programs can seem like a...

2018 Equal Justice Conference: Ethics in the Age of Innovation

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Innovation in the form of artificial intelligence and other self-help enabling technologies was created to help with the access to justice crisis. But...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: Dialogue on Developments in African Consumer Protection Law

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Host Adam Biegel talks to Deon Woods Bell, Hugh Stevenson, Babatunde Irukera, David Ong’Olo, Atef Amin Yacoub, and Luyamba Mpamba Kapembwa about the...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: Data, Data and More Data: What’s Going on in the US and EU in Data Protection Law

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Host Alex Brown talks to Kevin O’Connor and Phyllis Marcus about data protection laws in the US and EU and how current events have affected regulati...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: Updates from Asia

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Host Jana Seidl talks to Subrata Bhattacharjee, Ian Simmons, and Hill Wellford about how Asian countries and other jurisdictions apply antitrust laws,...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: What it’s Like on the Plaintiff Side of the “v”

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Host Melissa Whitehead talks to Scott Martin and Bruce Simon about their transition from representing defendants to plaintiffs, how they find worthwhi...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: Advice from Prominent In-House Counsel

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hosted by Gregory McLean, associate at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, this report from the ABA Section of Antitrust Law features experts from leading corp...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: The State Attorneys General Update

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wonder about the role of attorneys general in antitrust cases? In this report from the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting 2018, host Ann...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: Are You Ready for Your Checkup? An Update on Health Care Antitrust Enforcement

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What new developments has health care antitrust law undergone in recent years and what has caused it to change? In this report from the ABA Section of...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: What’s the Point of Antitrust?

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There is an ongoing debate about the appropriate role and objectives of antitrust law. Although there have been debates on these subjects for 50 years...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: What it Can Do For You and Your Career

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Balancing a career and your life can already be complicated and time consuming, so why should you join or become engaged in the ABA Section of Antitru...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: The Latest in Consumer Protection Law

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Christie Grymes Thompson from Kelley Drye’s Advertising, Marketing, and Consumer Product Safety practice groups and Lesley Fair, senior attorney in ...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: Early Career Advice

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Becoming an antitrust lawyer can come with its own unique set of challenges and rewards. Hilla Shimshoni talks to Rani Habash and Danielle Haugland ab...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law – Law & Order – What’s Going on in Criminal Cartel Enforcement?

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Vardner talks to Lisa Phelan and Niall Lynch about the latest trends in criminal cartel enforcement including the reasons behind the lull in fi...

ABA Section of Antitrust Law: Mergers and Acquisitions Update

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There have been plenty of developments in the federal government since the beginning of 2017, but how has the new administration affected antitrust re...

Solving Legal Problems at the Summit on Law and Innovation

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The goal of the Summit on Law and Innovation (SoLi) is to bring together leaders from every aspect of law in order to drive legal innovation forward. ...

Global Legal Hackathon: A Conversation with AIG's Wendy Callaghan

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What is special about being a Global Legal Hackathon judge? At the final round of the Global Legal Hackathon, host Alex Muncey talks to Wendy Callagha...

Global Legal Hackathon: Legal Technology Trends with Nita Sanger

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As the various Global Legal Hackathon teams submitted their projects, legal technology trends emerged. At the final round of the Global Legal Hackatho...

Global Legal Hackathon: Final Judges Panel

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 Pa...

Global Legal Hackathon: Making Connections Worldwide

24 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Global Legal Hackathon wasn’t simply about creating legal solutions, it was about bringing together a global community dedicated to innovation a...

The Global Legal Hackathon Finalists: Spicekit

24 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 st...

Global Legal Hackathon Finalists: 2Sign

24 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Global Legal Hackathon Finalists: Decoding Law and INCO-herent

24 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An important part of communication is understanding all the terms, but this can be challenging, especially in the legal industry. Host Alex Muncey tal...

The Global Legal Hackathon Finalists: Helpself

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Global Legal Hackathon finalist Helpself commonly referred to as the “TurboTax for expungements,” specifically automating the expungement process ...

The Global Legal Hackathon Finalists: Sondier.ai

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Reaching a consensus in a legal dispute like divorce can sometimes seem impossible, but Global Legal Hackathon finalist Sondier.ai addressed this issu...

The Global Legal Hackathon Finalists: LexLucid and LemonAid

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What do Denver, Colorado, and Lagos, Nigeria, have in common? They both have finalists participating in the Global Legal Hackathon. Host Alex Muncey t...

The Global Legal Hackathon Finalists: Apresente-se and ANIKA

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Host Laurence Colletti talks to the teams behind Apresente-se and ANIKA about their experience creating these new technologies and what makes their pa...

The Global Legal Hackathon Finalists: Revealu

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Global Legal Hackathon: Innovation in Israel

21 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As part of the Global Legal Hackathon, Israel participated in the country’s first legal hackathon which could herald positive change for the country...

The Global Legal Hackathon: Bringing Blockchain to Kenya

21 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 Glob...

That’s the Ticket: Smart Contracts in the Ticketing Industry

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Could smart contracts be the secret to buying tickets without the convenience fee? Host Andrew Arruda talks to Ashton Addison about the purpose and be...

The Authors of ABA TECHSHOW

20 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Bringing the Access to Justice Twitter Rant Offline

20 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 discu...

On-Demand Staffing for Solo and Small Firms

20 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 Christo...

Linkedin for Lawyers

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 abo...

The Law Practice Division at ABA TECHSHOW

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The ABA’s Law Practice Division focuses on the areas of practice management, finance, marketing, and technology, which are all brought together at A...

PDFing for Lawyers

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 Sim...

Cyber Insurance: Necessary, Expensive, and Confusing as Heck

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cybersecurity may seem like overkill, especially with how complicated and pricey it can be, but losing data can be significantly more complicated and ...

Affordable Technology for Small Firm Productivity

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As a lawyer, it’s heartbreaking to waste potentially billable hours searching for a lost document. Luckily, technology can help maximize time and au...

Introducing TECHSHOW 2018

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Who better to talk about TECHSHOW 2018 than the chairs themselves. In this report from On The Road, host Laurence Colletti talks to Tom Mighell and De...

Lawyers and Leads: How to Effectively Develop Business

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It’s hard to know how much time you’re wasting doing things manually until you implement time-saving tools. In this report from On The Road at ABA...

Excel for Lawyers: Practical Legal Applications

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Excel has proved itself as a valuable tool for lawyers and law firms but there are features and functions that you might not know about that could rea...

Creating Your Own Legal Tech Startup

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Starting a startup isn’t easy. Here are some tip and tricks for those determined to start their own company or launch their own product. From having...

Lawyer Dodge: Understanding Self-Help Legal Technologies

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How can lawyers and law firms thrive amidst the rising popularity of self-help legal technology? We talk about freemium platforms and bundles, in ways...

The New Word of Mouth: Lawyer Ratings and Reviews

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are you a lawyer wondering how you can get Google and Yelp reviews like your competitors have? We discuss easy ways to get in the game and how to resp...

ABA 2018 Paris Sessions

09 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In case you needed an extra excuse to go to Paris, you can join the ABA as they celebration the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Decl...

What’s a Digital Marketing Strategy and how do I get one?

09 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Learning to market your firm well can seem overwhelming, but there are ways that you can sell yourself without wasting your time and energy. Heidi Ale...

Getting Women Into Legal Tech Leadership Roles

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There are more women in law school than ever before, but leadership in the legal industry doesn’t reflect the rise. In this report from On The Road,...

Backup and Disaster Recovery: DIY or Buy?

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Most of the time, it won’t be a tornado that causes you to lose your data. Most data loss is caused by human error, which means you may be more at r...

Celebrating the Denver Winners of the Global Legal Hackathon

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The winners of the Denver section of the Global Legal Hackathon have been announced! In this report from On The Road, host Yev Muchnik talks to Jeremy...

Denver's Global Legal Hackathon Judges Panel

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We heard from the participants, we’ve heard from the hosts, now it’s time to hear from the judges who decided which of the Denver hackathoners had...

Tech Women of the Denver Global Legal Hackathon

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Women are a growing force in the legal technology realm which was made clear by the number of women who attended the Denver section of the Global Lega...

Introducing the Global Legal Hackathon Denver Teams

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Denver made its mark in the Global Legal Hackathon this past weekend in a large part because of talented and dedicated teams that worked tirelessly on...

Rights Now Wins at NYC’s Global Legal Hackathon

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On February 25th 2018, Max Paterson and Zeke Hughes won the New York City chapter of the first Global Legal Hackathon with their app called Rights Now...

Checking in from from Toronto, NYC, and Denver

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For the first time in On The Road history, guests from three different Global Legal Hackathon locations wired in for this episode. Hosts Laurence Coll...

Dreaming about Blockchain

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Andrea Tinianow, of Global Kompass Strategies, stops by to discuss why so many institutions (including the government) are using blockchain technologi...

Training AI to Reason and Think Like Lawyers

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Co-Founder of IBM Watson Legal, Brian Kuhn, sits down with Integra Ledger founder and CEO, David Fisher to discuss how they are training artificial in...

The Global Legal Hackathon Leaders from NYC

24 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Leaders emerge early for New York City’s chapter of the first Global Legal Hackathon at American Express headquarters. Hosted by David Fisher and La...

Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession

20 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

While many acknowledge the physical effects of alcohol, few realize the depressive effects that can interrupt your business and your life. In this rep...

The Challenge of Affordability and Access in Legal Education

20 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

While the common perception is that lawyers make a ton of money, most are still haunted by the student debt left behind by their legal education. In t...

ABA Midyear 2018: Hands-On Experience with the National Trial Academy

13 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There are many aspects of trial work that can’t be practised in a classroom, from witnesses not showing up to interacting with an actual judge. In t...

ABA Midyear 2018: Exploring Health Law

12 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For lawyers interested in the relatively new specialty area of health law, the ABA Health Law Section provides a plethora of education and networking ...

ABA Midyear 2018: Is Online Dispute Resolution a Reality?

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Is online dispute resolution, or using technology to solve a claim or dispute, an access to justice solution? In this report from On The Road, hosts A...

ABA Midyear 2018: Lawyer Wellness Panel

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lawyers are often seen as lone wolves but when it comes to overcoming stress, mental illness, or addiction, not even lawyers have to go it alone. In t...

ABA Midyear 2018: Rules of Lawyer Advertising

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve all seen the billboards and TV commercials advertising lawyers and their ability to get you money fast. While there aren’t any rules regulat...

ABA Midyear 2018: Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Defense

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Soldiers returning home often need specialized medication for their injuries, the most common of which is scar cream. Unfortunately, some pharmacists ...

ABA Midyear 2018: How Lawyers Can Help Homeless Youths

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

During her tenure as president, Hilarie Bass has focused a lot of the American Bar Association’s energies on aiding homeless youth, not just in the ...

ABA Midyear 2018: The ABA’s Opioid Summit

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The misuse of prescription pain relievers, heroin, fentanyl, and other synthetic opioids has affected numerous facets of American society, including p...

ABA Midyear 2018: Fighting Implicit Bias in Law and Beyond

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Most don’t like to admit it but everybody has bias, even if it’s bias towards your favorite football team. But how does bias, especially implicit,...

ABA Midyear 2017: Challenges and Rewards for Women in Politics

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Although women often bring unique and invaluable experiences and perspectives to political office, there is a deficit of female politicians. In this r...

ABA Midyear 2018: Getting to Know the National Association of Bar Executives

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The National Association of Bar Executives (NABE) is a independent not-for-profit organization that aims to provide bar members and legal professional...

ABA Midyear 2018: A Look at Capital Punishment in the U.S.

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the 1970s, both Canada and Mexico made the decision to abolish the use of capital punishment. The U.S. seemed to be on the same trajectory until th...

ABA Midyear 2018: President Hilarie Bass on Homeless Youth, Women in Law, and Education

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The last time Legal Talk Network interviewed Hilarie Bass, she laid out the pillars of her tenure as president of the American Bar Association (ABA). ...

ABA Midyear 2018: Introducing President-Elect Bob Carlson

02 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Get to know the future president of the American Bar Association, a small-firm owner who has some big ideas for the ABA. In this report from On The Ro...

Introducing the World’s Largest Legal Hackathon

24 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On February 23-25, 2018, Integra Ledger is set up to host the first ever Global Hackathon, the world’s largest legal hackathon with over 10,000 part...

MIT Legal Forum 2017: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Blockchain

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Recently, blockchain has been discussed in a way that makes it seem like the solution to all of the problems lawyers didn’t even know they had. In r...

MIT Legal Forum 2017: Technological Decentralization in the Legal Industry

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Technology has emerged that allows you to send money without needing a bank or getting your license without going to the DMV. These are just two advan...

MIT Legal Forum 2017: Blockchain in Ireland

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Blockchain technology may have originated in the US, but firms all over the world are currently researching its implications. In this report from On T...

MIT Legal Forum 2017: An Introduction to the New Certification Program at Suffolk

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re a legal professional who wants to learn how to deliver legal services better, faster, and cheaper, Suffolk University School of Law has ro...

MIT Legal Forum 2017: Deconstructing Self-Sovereign Identity

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For most of us, we have an obscene amount of usernames and passwords that we use to access social media, bank accounts, and pretty much everything els...

MIT Legal Forum 2017: The Legal Hackers Movement

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Legal Hackers may sound deviant, but in reality they are a group of lawyers, academics, and tech nerds that are exploring technology solutions to the ...

MIT Legal Forum 2017: Using AI as Augmentation not a Replacement

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a question that has increasingly haunted lawyers: will artificial intelligence take legal jobs away from human lawyers? In this report from On ...

MIT Legal Forum 2017: Lawyers Outsmarting their Smart Contacts

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A smart contract is an automatically executing document that allows the exchange of goods, services, or currency without the use of a middleman. Many ...

MIT Legal Forum 2017: A Glimpse at the Tech-Enabled Firm

16 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this report from On The Road, host Daniel Linna talks to Bob Craig about how the application of new technologies, like blockchain and smart contrac...

MIT Legal Forum 2017: The Future of Lawyers and Technology

15 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This October, MIT celebrated the inaugural MIT Legal Forum on AI & Blockchain which aimed to provide a space in which legal professionals could discus...

Evolve Law's Access to Justice Through Technology Event in Denver

13 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Recently, Evolve Law held its Access to Justice Through Technology event in our Denver offices which focused on potential technological solutions to t...

Evolve Law's Access to Justice Through Technology Event in Denver Live

13 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In October 2017, Evolve Law hosted an event in Lawgical’s Denver office in which a panel discussed potential technological solutions to the access t...

Clio Cloud 2017: LawyerSlack: Once you Slack, There's no Going Back

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If you have a question about your legal business, who can give you a better answer than fellow lawyers? That’s the idea behind LawyerSlack, an onlin...

Clio Cloud 2017: Increasing Accessibility for Disabled Lawyers with Haben Girma

27 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As the first deafblind person to graduate Harvard, Haben Girma understands limitations for people with disabilities in the legal profession. In her TE...

Clio Cloud 2017: The Perks of being a Demand-Driven Organization

27 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It’s sometimes hard to see your law firm as a business, especially one driven by the customer, but the success of companies like Avvo has shown that...

Clio Cloud 2017: Building a Complete Law Firm

27 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Counter Tax Lawyers is a law firm that’s driven to succeed and is doing so in a way that differs from a lot of other firms. They are future-oriented...

Clio Cloud 2017: A Sneak Peek at New Clio

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Clio fans rejoice! The company has spent over 600 hours interviewing customers in order to implement around 220 feature improvements, dubbing this epi...

Clio Cloud 2017: Why Lawyers Should be like Astronauts

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

“Leadership is the art of influencing human behavior to accomplish a mission in the manner desired by the leader.” - Canadian Forces definition of...

Clio Cloud 2017: Data Driven Decision Making & Process

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In 2016, Mary Juetten published a book about the data lawyers need to look at to improve their processes. “Small Law Firm KPIs: How to Measure Your ...

Clio Cloud 2017: Implementing Bitcoin in the Legal Industry

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A number of big-name companies, like Microsoft and Starbucks, are now accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. In Russia, you can even buy a b...

Clio Cloud 2017: Takeaways from Clio’s 2017 Legal Trends Report

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

According to Clio’s 2016 Legal Trends Report, “the average lawyer only bills 28% of an eight-hour workday.” So, what has changed since last year...

Clio Cloud 2017: Working with Millennial Lawyers and Clients

25 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

When hiring millennial lawyers and working with millennial clients, law firm owners often struggle to understand the motivation and values of this you...