Choosing the right law school can be compared to buying a new car. To be satisfied, there are certain features you need, some that you want and some that you don’t necessarily care for. It can be a long, grueling process at times, but that’s why we’re here to help! Here are a few factors
Building Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Law School, it takes as little as 30 minutes
Three pitches in one day! In what may be an unusual day at law school for most, I was challenged three times to construct a business pitch in under thirty minutes. Twice, myself and two other law students were tasked with coming up with a solution to a real problem, under time pressure, that we
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Real Implications of Blockchain in the Legal Industry (Abstract)
Below is an abstract/summary of my paper with the Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship and the Law at Pepperdine Law School.
Motivated by the recent explosion of interest in artificial intelligence(AI), I examined whether it makes sense to implement AI in smart contracts, to make them more effective. The current state of smart contracts leaves one to
Building Smart Legal Contracts: The Accord Project, Blockchain, and Open Source Standards
On March 30th, Houman B. Shadab, a founder of the Accord Project and professor of law at New York Law School, will lead a workshop at the University of Michigan Law School about blockchains, smart contracts, and the Accord Project. Professor Shadab is a prolific and influential expert at the intersection of law,
Lean Lawyering: An Introduction to Process Improvement (Student Perspective)
Yesterday I attended the joint Process Improvement workshop for Lean Lawyering, which was hosted by several Florida public-interest lawyers and LegalRnD at the State Bar of Michigan. Here’s a link to the workshop’s website:
There were about 40 participants at the meeting, and I had the opportunity to meet and share ideas with practicing practitioners from
Robots vs. Lawyers – A Nuanced Take
Did you see this study? If you follow #legaltech in any online sphere, it was ubiquitous.
[pretty infographic here, 40-page PDF – you have to submit your name and email to download it directly from Lawgeex]
Which led to such headlines as:
Law Schools as Innovation Labs: LegalRnD Capstone Course
In July 2017, LegalRnD Director Dan Linna wrote a blog post detailing the various ways the LegalRnD program has furthered one of its core tenants: law schools serving as labs for legal-services delivery innovation. In that post, he promised that we would do even more in the 2017-2018 academic year to advance that goal. One
The start-up culture of the Legal Tech Show
Think you can deliver legal services better? See a need in the legal industry you want to meet? Have the passion for innovation? Starting a company or firm will require support and “find[ing] [the] village that it will take for your start-up to grow.” You may find your village at the Legal Tech Show. Legal
A Look Under the Hood of Expert Systems: Computational Law Workshop
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to help lead Computational Law workshops at the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law, working with Jeffrey Sharer, co-chair of Akerman’s Data Law Practice and Dan Linna, Director of LegalRnD and Professor of Law in Residence at Michigan
5 Things You Should Know About Law School
Law school success doesn’t come easy. It takes a great deal of hard work and determination. But when you land your dream job, you’ll realize how rewarding the experience truly was! Though I am a 3L, I still vividly remember my first year of law school. It was incredibly rigorous, but I made lifetime friends