UPDATE: Woo Hoo!! Thanks to the amazing readers of 3 Geeks, we are now leading the voting in this award category. Voting’s not over and iPhone JD could still pull ahead and Catalyst E-Discovery Search Blog is less than a length behind and could overtake us both. But I don’t care anymore. It’s enough to
Technology is No Threat to Lawyers
This is the second talk from the the ILTA Session – Legal Technology Innovation – Bolstering and Destroying the Legal Profession. This is from Joshua Lenon, Lawyer in Residence at Clio.
Technology is No Threat to Lawyers
A while back, NPR’s Planet Money show issued a nifty interactive tool indicating whether or not certain
The Napsterization of Legal Services
Two weeks ago I spoke on a panel at ILTA in a session entitled, Legal Technology Innovation – Bolstering AND Destroying the Legal Profession. Interestingly, the original title was Bolstering and Destroying Legal Work, which didn’t seem nearly as wimpy when we submitted it, as it did after the revised title was published.
Embracing the Beta
Good enough.
Two words that are anathema to law firms. After all, we produce perfect legal product. (cough, cough) We strive to eliminate risk for our clients, and especially for our firm, and as such, ‘good enough’ Is. Never. Good. Enough.
I can’t and would never comment on whether a contract or agreement should
One Ring to Rule Them All? Will IBM's Watson Transform Contract Review and Law Practice?
[Ed. Note: Please welcome guest blogger Noah Waisberg, CEO of Kira Systems, and a good friend of the 3 Geeks. Noah was on an ILTA Panel with me last year, and will participate in the follow up to that panel this year called, Legal Technology Innovation: Bolstering AND Destroying Legal Work.
Dan and Jane tackle Business Cards
Dan and Jane return after a very long hiatus. Inspired by Marlene’s terrific post and the impassioned discussion that it began amongst friends.
Jane: Dan! I haven’t seen you forever. How have you been?!
Dan: I’m sorry. Do I know you?
Jane: It’s me, Jane. We used to do 3 Geeks Point/Counter-point posts
In praise of failure, Part II
I read Nick Milton’s Must you fail in order to learn? post on Friday with trepidation. I have written of the importance of failure a few times (In praise of failure, Ryan’s rules for projects) and I talk about it all the time. I often say my philosophy is ‘to fail quickly’
Stupid A.I.
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Since IBM is in the news this week for all the wrong reasons, I thought I would take a look at their marquee product…The latest Wonder of the Modern World…The Trebuchet that threw Alex Trebek… The Future Savior of the Legal Profession… of course, I am referring to Watson AI.
A couple of
The Irrational Fear of Artificial Will
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A lot has been made of Elon Musk’s recent comments about Artificial Intelligence being “a greater risk than nukes.” And no less an intellect than Stephen Hawking recently echoed that sentiment. I’ve seen two examples of this fear showing up in popular television shows; a recent episode of Elementary had
All About The Rules
This post comes from a good friend of 3 Geeks who would prefer to remain anonymous. – RM
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It has taken me a while to post my thought’s on Ryan’s series on The Exponential Law Firm and the technological practice of law not because I wasn’t interested but, because ironically, I