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Carlos Fernández: “Legal tech is not about rethinking, but improving”

Global LegalTech Hub

For Carlos, legaltech is just a “name given to a tech sector,” which involves a “large set of applications” that are “transforming the legal sector in a natural way, as the Internet did in the past, or so did the email.” He underlined that “natural way” by stating that the main goal is “to improve the legal work.” “The

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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

Above the Law - Technology

While the last few years have brought an abundance of new and innovative legal tech products to market, the fact of the matter is that not every new product will succeed. Let’s revisit five of the most momentous legal tech fails of the last 10 years. In 2016, legal tech entrepreneur Derek Bluford was riding high.

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Against (legal tech) Customization

Colin S. Levy

Purchasers of legal tech, don’t get too creative: Buy “configurable” tech, not “customizable” “My cousin Cleatus says he’ll get it running in a year or two, just as soon as he’s done customizing it.” My uncle Chuck had a ski boat. If you want to know more, buy my book, How to Buy Legal Technology that Works.

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At The TLTF Summit, It Was All About Making ‘Who Luck’ Happen, To Drive the Future of Legal Tech

Above the Law - Technology

A group of us were in the hotel bar, stridently debating whether an alternative business structure, licensed under Arizona’s liberalized legal regulatory scheme, could deliver legal services in other states. Those engaged in the debate included a leading authority on ABS licensing in the U.K., Could they Do It Again?

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Book Review – The Legal Tech Ecosytem

LLRX

Colin Levy’s extensive experience makes him well qualified to write about lawyer use of technology, and Jerry Lawson assessment is his new book provides a clear-eyed view of how lawyers are using technology today and how they should use it tomorrow.

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Law Librarians Play Central Role In Legal Tech Adoption And Use, AALL ‘State Of The Profession’ Report Shows

Above the Law - Technology

Related: Why Legal Tech Fans Should Attend AALL in July. Report: Law Librarians Play Key Role In Innovation and Legal Tech. New Study Highlights the Role of Law Librarians in Legal Tech. Legal AI Book Wins Law Libraries Award; Here’s My Chapter on AI and the Future.

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Fernando Pelaez-Pier about legaltech in Latam: “We don't have basic regulations about technology”

Global LegalTech Hub

If I am going to focus on three books that I read at the time, one is Rayuela from the Argentinian author Cortázar, which I think is one of the best books that have been written. There is another book that, in my opinion, is excellent from Bryce Echenique, a Peruvian author. The name is Un Mundo para Julio.