In this edition of Fresh Intelligentsia, we catch up on summer tech-related news, analysis, reading, and more. This episode includes something for everyone: an interview with Charles Duhigg; two new partners at tech shops; a product upgrade; crowdsourcing restrictions; will tech slow down e-discovery; and diversity challengings! (P.S. If you have news of interest to the CodeX community, ping me at mbay@codex.stanford.edu.)

 

INTERVIEW
“How Law Firms and Lawyers Can Improve Their Productivity,” an interview with Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Duhigg, author of Smart Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business and The Power of Habit. Podcast: Legal Talk Network. (See also, book review.)

PARTNERS
Neota Logic partners with HighQ
Press release
Legaltech News (Gabrielle Hernandez)
HighQ
Video

Discovia Partners with Brainspace
Legaltech News (Ricci Dipshan)

(Note: Legaltech News is free, but you must register.)

 

 

 

 

UPGRADE
ActiveWords
Burton “Buzz” Bruggeman has launched ActiveWords 3.  Info here.

ANALYSIS
Crowdfunding
“Tech Sector Pushes for Fewer Crowdfunding Restrictions,” by Michaela Ross, Bloomberg BNA

Tech & E-Disco
“Will Technology Slow the Growth of E-Discovery Services?” by Gabe Friedman, Bloomberg Big Law Business

 

DIVERSITY
“Diversity is a Business Imperative for Law Firms (Perspective)“, by Steven Wright, Parner, Holland & Knight, Bloomberg Big Law Business.

“Diverse Attorneys Need Mentors and Sponsors Too (Perspective)” by Yvette Gatling, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson.

 

 

 

 

Monica Bay is a Fellow at CodeX and a freelance journalist and analyst. She writes for Bloomberg Big Law Business, Above The Law, ALM, PayneGroup and others. Twitter: @MonicaBay Email: mbay@codex.stanford.edu.

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