Learning Legal Technology—What Needs to Change?

The Kennedy-Mighell Report

Is our current approach to legal tech education helping or hurting lawyers? Dennis and Tom think through this question out loud, pondering whether lawyers can truly learn what they need to know through the typical legal tech conference session or CLE class. The guys might not agree, but they hash out their thoughts on learning opportunities, tech engagement, new approaches to tech-ed resources, and more.

Later, time for another round of Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down! Dennis reveals his latest scheme for creating better legal profession standards for technology competence, placing both Tom and himself on a “task force” of sorts. Does Tom want to join in on this tech-competence dictatorship? Tune in to find out.

As always, stay tuned for the parting shots, that one tip, website, or observation that you can use the second the podcast ends.

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As Dennis mentioned, be sure to check out episodes from the Fresh Voices Series:

• Nick Rishwain
• Amani Smathers
• Ivy Grey
• Tiffany Graves
• Natalie Knowlton
• Chase Hertel
• Kristen Sonday

Show Notes - Kennedy-Mighell Report #347

A Segment: Learning at Legal Tech Conferences

B Segment: Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down

Parting Shots:

• Notebook LM: https://notebooklm.google/
• Displaying and Evidencing Contract Terms in a Post-Visual Era” - https://www.michiganstatelawreview.org/vol-20222023/2023/4/6/displaying-and-evidencing-contract-terms-in-a-post-visual-era;

LTRC Roundtable Discussion: Phishing and Email Scams - https://www.lawtechnologytoday.org/2023/08/ltrc-roundtable-discussion-phishing-and-email-scams/