Robert Ambrogi’s blog points lawyers to tech’s opportunities

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Robert Ambrogi’s blog points lawyers to tech’s opportunities

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16 minutes

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Nov 8, 2017

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Legal journalist and blogger Bob Ambrogi recounts his unorthodox path towards legal journalism, as well as where he sees the legal industry heading – especially as it relates to technology.

Released:

Nov 8, 2017

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The ABA Journal Legal Rebels Podcast features men and women who are remaking the legal profession and highlights the pioneers who are changing the way law is practiced and setting the standards that will guide the profession in the future.

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Tech fails too, says Sensei's Sharon Nelson: Lawyers often think technology should always work. That's aspirational, says Sharon Nelson, president of the cybersecurity, information technology and digital forensics firm Sensei Enterprises Inc. "People can screw up, but technology fails too," says... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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John Suh sees LegalZoom's job as fixing a 'failed' legal system: "We didn't start out to be disruptive," says John Suh, LegalZoom's chief executive officer. "We were set up to fix a problem. The legal system was broken and too many people were frozen out of it." For Suh, the main goal of LegalZoom continues to be... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Technology is 'breathtakingly positive,' says lawyer and writer Monica Bay: Lawyer and longtime journalist Monica Bay didn't let sexism or a technology-averse legal establishment keep her from breaking new ground. "The baby boomer lawyers were so entrenched with the idea that 'only the girls touch anything with... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Catching up with Legal Rebel Sam Glover of Lawyerist: In this special ABA TECHSHOW episode of the ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels Podcast, Molly McDonough catches up with Legal Rebel Sam Glover, founder of Lawyerist, a one-time blog turned robust legal information site. Sam was named a Legal Rebel... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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For Fastcase founders, the message is: Change, and do it faster!: Legal technology has changed since 1999, when Ed Walters and Phil Rosenthal founded the legal research service Fastcase—but not as much as they’d like. Phil Rosenthal and Ed Walters are the founders of the legal research service Fastcase. They... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Jerome Goldman’s work gives a voice to SCOTUS arguments: The license plates on Jerome Goldman’s Subaru Legacy reads “OYEZ,” in honor of his U.S. Supreme Court-focused multimedia archive. Now at age 71, Goldman, named a Legal Rebels Trailblazer by the ABA Journal, says he has some more “ephemera”... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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John Tredennick of Catalyst took the lead in the ‘80s to bring tech to his law firm: John Tredennick started a focus on legal technology in 1988—back when law firms saw it as something limited to fancy computers and adding machines. He asked Holland & Hart, the Denver-based firm where he was a partner, to add the words chief... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Catching up with Legal Rebel Sarah Glassmeyer of the ABA’s Center for Innovation by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Deborah Rhode is at war with complacency: Stanford Law School Professor Deborah Rhode is the enemy of complacency. This Legal Rebels Trailblazer is one of the most cited scholars in legal ethics, though she wears many more hats. She has carved out specialties in discrimination (ranging from... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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E-discovery expert Craig Ball: Tech is no harder to learn than driving: Craig Ball likes to say he got into law to stay out of prison. The Austin, Texas-based attorney, professor and electronic evidence expert has always been passionate about technology—somewhat too passionate at times. When he was a teenager, he... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Don't fear technology, Ernie Svenson urges; 'It's here; it's good; do it': Ernie Svenson-a.k.a. well-known blogger Ernie the Attorney-was an early evangelist for what he calls The Paperless Chase. The basic premise: "Anything you can do with paper, you can do more with PDF. Way more." Now he spends a lot of time... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Catching up with Legal Rebel Nicole Black of MyCase: In this special ABA TECHSHOW episode of the ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels Podcast, Molly McDonough catches up with Legal Rebel Nicole Black. Black was in the Journal’s first Rebels class in 2009. Just like then, when she was designated the... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Rocket Lawyer's Charley Moore sees lawyer collaboration as the future: "Working with tech startups, I realized that there is this vast unmet need for affordable legal services," lawyer Charley Moore says. "There's a real need for technology to make it more efficient for lawyers to be able to answer simple questions... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Paul Lippe’s ‘new normal’ was always about innovation: For years, Paul Lippe has been a leader in helping corporate law departments adopt the approaches used in the best and most innovative parts of their own companies—and in doing so, significantly changing the relationships with and the work done by... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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CodeX co-founder caught the entrepreneurial bug at Stanford: Born and raised in Austria, Roland Vogl fell in love with California almost from the moment he arrived in 1999 as a student at Stanford Law School. In particular, he was drawn to the entrepreneurial ethos of Stanford’s home base of Silicon Valley.... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Legal tech's future is in lawyers' mindset, Randi Mayes says: When you ask Randi Mayes about the future of technology in law firms, she says its growth will stem from attorneys’ behavior rather than specific product offerings. “The real possibility for change in the future sits more with the mindset,” says... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Justia’s Stacy Stern finds real profit in making things free by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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From C-Suite-Type Post to Legal Service Founder, Mills Has Always Been a Leader.: Michael Mills has been helping law firms figure out their technological needs since before there was an internet. As one of the first of what are now known as chief knowledge officers, Mills played a leading role in educating his fellow lawyers and... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Lisa Solomon found the time was right for her career in online legal research: Plenty of lawyers hate to do legal research: It can be tedious and time-consuming, and one mistake can tank an entire case. For lawyers of a certain generation, the very sight of those two-toned, musty-smelling books that all look the same is enough... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Lawyerist founder Sam Glover reports anecdata from the legal community: The website Lawyerist focuses on getting attorneys information they want. Determining what that is isn't hard, says founder Sam Glover, because readers frequently tell him through the site's discussion forum or on social media. "Sometimes all you can... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Dewey B Strategic's Jean O'Grady leads lawyers through the tech maze: Most people see librarians as the quiet personification of technical obsolescence. Jean O'Grady is out to change that. The senior director of research and knowledge at DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., is at the forefront of pushing the legal industry... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Robert Ambrogi’s blog points lawyers to tech’s opportunities: Legal journalist and blogger Bob Ambrogi recounts his unorthodox path towards legal journalism, as well as where he sees the legal industry heading – especially as it relates to technology. by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
16 min listen
Judge Dixon stays on to keep bringing tech to courts: At 69, Judge Herbert Dixon doesn’t fit that epigram about old dogs and new tricks. He’s still proselytizing about high tech in courthouses and courtrooms, and he predicts its future. He’s still trying some cases as a senior judge, is a member of... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Criminal justice experts hope tech can more easily help people expunge prior convictions and arrests: In the United States, an estimated 70 million people have a criminal record. Being tagged with this scarlet letter can affect a person’s ability to find employment, housing and even potential relationships. Meanwhile, the expansion of freedom of... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Catching up with Legal Rebel Stacy Stern of Justia: In this special ABA TECHSHOW episode of the ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels Podcast, Molly McDonough catches up with Legal Rebel Stacy Stern, president of the vast legal portal Justia. Stern, one of the co-founders of Findlaw, was named a Legal... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Robert Litt has been out front on online threats for decades: Robert Litt has confronted cybersecurity and encryption issues for two presidential administrations. With Russian interference in the 2016 election as a backdrop, Litt, an ABA Journal Legal Rebels Trailblazer, says the U.S. has been facing online... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Trailblazer with a nonlawyer past brings the present and future to law firms: Adriana Linares considers it a badge of honor to work in the legal profession without being a lawyer. Linares co-founded LawTech Partners with Allan Mackenzie in 2004 after several years in the IT departments of two of the largest firms in Florida.... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Legal writing pro is helping teach AI to draft contracts: Ken Adams has brought his contract expertise to LegalSifter, a Pittsburgh artificial intelligence startup. The 2009 Legal Rebel and author of “A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting” sat down to discuss his new venture with the ABA Journal’s... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Outgoing Adobe GC witnessed changes that digitization, globalization wrought: Mike Dillon has seen a lot change over his career as general counsel to some of the nation’s largest technology companies. Working for Silver Spring Networks, Sun Microsystems and, most recently, Adobe Systems, he witnessed firsthand how... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Longtime legal tech leader Richard Granat finds a new challenge: Richard Granat–the creator of MyLawyer.com, SmartLegalForms and the People’s Law Library of Maryland–has joined Intraspexion, a new artificial-intelligence software company, as a strategic adviser. At 75, Richard Granat does not fit the... by ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
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Robert Ambrogi’s blog points lawyers to tech’s opportunities

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