Updated to correct last day of ILTACON. Quick posts on items of interest to the CodeX crowd—including previews of the coming week’s activity at ILTACON (the annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association). It will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at the National Harbor, M.D. (close to D.C.) The event opens Sunday Aug 28) and ends on Thursday (Sept. 1).

ILTACON

• Daniel Martin Katz, affiliated faculty at CodeX and now Associate Professor at Law at Illinois Tech-Chicago Kent College of Law and Director of The Law Lab @ Illinois Tech (launching this year), will present the Tuesday (Aug. 20) keynote, “Measure Twice, Cut Once: Solving the Legal Profession’s Biggest Problems Together.” 9 a.m.

• Among the many vendors who want you to stop by their booth at the Exhibit Hall, which opens on Monday (Aug. 29):
Everchron (booth 923), TutorPro (534),
iConect (329), Prosperoware (321),
Opus 2 Magnum (423), PGi (814-816), Padcaster (1013), Biscom (123). Netdocuments (demo room: Chesapeake D).

 

• Legal Tech Media Panel, Monday Aug. 29 at Potamac Room 1, 2:45-3:30.  Robert Ambrogi (LawSites blog); Rob Ameerun (Legal IT Professionals/Legal IT Today); Kristy Cole (ILTA Peer to Peer/ILTA Whitepapers);  Adam Schlagman (ALM LJN Cypersecurity & Strategy Newsletter); Zach Warren (ALM legaltech News). Moderator: Jobst Elster (InsideLegal.) Pre-registration required: contact InsideLegal.

 

 

Duke Law to Aquire EDRM
“Co-founder George Socha will remain following EDRM’s integration with Duke’s Center for Judicial Studies, while Tom Gelbmann will facilitate the transition until retirement” reports Zach Warren, Editor-in-Chief, Legaltech News. Check out the story here. (Free, but register required.) More: Duke Law. EDRM.

 

Bloomberg Big Law Business

• “‘Future’ Report from ABA Plays it Too Safe, (Perspective)” by Stephen Poor, Chair Emeritus, Seyfarth Shaw, continues the controversy about the 116-page “Report on the Future of Legal Services in the U.S.” (See also, Robert Ambrogi’s discussions on the topic with LegalZoom’s Eddie Hartman and then the response by the chair and vice chair of the commission, Judy Perry Martinez and Andrew Pearlman.) Let’s keep these conversations going—it’s so crucial!

• “One of the Army’s First Female Combat Engineers is a Big Law Lawyer,” by Blake Edwards.  “Being a lawyer can be stressful, but maybe not quite as stressful as measuring out appropriate amounts of C-4 explosives or cutting concertina wire so an infantry unit can advance in a combat zone. Alyssa Dowse is the rare person who could compare the two,” he writes.

 

• Do not miss Josh Block‘s podcast with Malcolm Gladwell—it’s fascinating!  He discusses his decision to start the “Revisionist History” podcast. O.K., I’m totally biased, I’ve been a fan of his for years and I also have a podcast (Law Technology Now, co-hosting with Robert Ambrogi). But after listening to Gladwell, I’m inspired to push my boundaries. He’s a great role model!

 

Monica Bay is a fellow at CodeX and an freelance analyst and journalist. She is a columnist for Above The Law and writes for Bloomberg Big Law Business, ALM, the PayneGroup and is co-host (with Robert Ambrogi) at Law Technology Now (Legal Talk Network). Email: mbay@codex.stanford.edu. Twitter: @MonicaBay.

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