Introducing the latest episode of The Law of Tech podcast subseries 'LegalTech Startup Spotlight', where we zoom in on some of the amazing LegalTech companies and their founders across the globe.

Joining me for this episode of the LegalTech Startup Spotlight are Annabel Pemberton, Nathan Corr, and Amy Conroy,  founders of Law School 2.0 - an organisation aspiring to reform legal education to meet the requirements of the modern day lawyer.

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This episode kickstarts the first TLOT subseries of season 3 of the podcast and aims to answer the following research question: ‘From Law & Digital Technologies to Law + Technology: Has a New Era Started?' 

In this episode, your hosts Hadassah Drukarch and Marco Mendola discuss the importance of getting comfortable with being in the problem space from a legal innovation perspective with Nikki Shaver – CEO of the LegalTech Hub. As part of this, we discuss how to properly identify a problem, make sense of and frame a problem, and act upon a problem in the LegalTech space.

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How do we make law fun in an age of change? 

Most recently, studies have presented the rising levels of depression, anxiety, stress and other mental health issues among legal professionals. The outcomes of these studies are shocking, indicating that the mental health statistics in the legal industry are staggering. At the same time, developments within the legal industry, among which also technology-driven, are increasingly leading (aspiring) legal professionals to question and re-explore the way in which their work offers meaning and adds purpose to their life. All of this, while the outside world is demanding the legal profession to become more transparent, accessible, and fun.

In this episode of The Law of Tech Podcast, I discussed how we can make law (more) fun in an age of change with Elizabeth De Stadler, founding director at Novcon and director at the Rehabilitated Lawyer.

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How do we effectively balance innovation and privacy in the digital age? 

Tim Berners Lee once noted: ‘It is difficult to imagine the power that you’re going to have when so many different sorts of data are available.’ In the age in which data has been coined the new oil of the digital economy, fundamentally driving innovation and economic growth, nothing seems to be more true. While the economic benefits abound, however, the mass-exploitation of data - in particular personal data - for these purposes may be at odds with existing privacy expectations, bringing about complex challenges for individuals, groups and societies as a whole. Although governments across the globe have been prompted to address some of the major economic and societal challenges and risks associated with large-scale data-processing activities by businesses in order to benefit from the potential of DDI to the fullest extent possible and assure that its benefits apply to all citizens, the legislation that is often the result of such efforts may not be enough.

In this episode of The Law of Tech Podcast, I discuss the challenge of balancing innovation and privacy in the digital age, and the opportunities that may hide within it, with Bart Voorn and Pim Nauts, founders at STRM Privacy.

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What does pursuing an alternative legal career look like in practice? 

With the rise of - among other things - new and increasingly sophisticated technologies within the legal domain, traditional legal practice has progressively been subjected to major changes and unimaginable paths for legal professionals have been and continue to be paved. For (aspiring) legal professionals this shift away from traditional legal practice may seem scary and even unimaginable. However, with it come new and unprecedented opportunity and flexibility to explore what the law can bring to our ever changing society and shape the future of the legal profession.

In this episode of The Law of Tech Podcast, I discussed alternative legal careers with Marco Mendola, trainee lawyer in-house and legal design professional.

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Innovating the legal industry is not an easy task, and requires a vision, conviction and perseverance. But what does this look like in practice, and how do you pick yourself up when you face obstacles along the way? 

Check out the latest episode of the LegalTech Startup Spotlight subseries of The Law of Tech Podcast with Mert Can Boyar - founder and CEO at Verilogy - to find out more! In this episode we talk more about Mert's professional journey and the story behind Verilogy, and delve deeper into some of the current gaps and opportunities in the privacy space.

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How can AI be used for legal research purposes by legal teams?

Data has the potential to transform the global economy by offering insights that were previously considered to be impossible to reach. Among the many domains in which the value of data has proven to be invaluable, is the domain of legal research. A perfect example of this can be found in the United States (US), where in particular state court data has for long been inaccessible to legal practitioners. Realising the opportunities offered by AI, Trellis was established. Trellis is a state trial court legal research and analytics platform with AI-based insights on judges, opposing counsel, motions, dockets, and legal issues.

In this episode of The Law of Tech Podcast, I discussed the use of AI for legal research in US legal teams with Nicole Clark, co-founder and CEO Trellis.

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How can we best empower women in LegalTech?

Law is still viewed by some as a traditionally male profession and nowadays we often lack sufficient women in science, technology, engineering and maths. Nevertheless, women, technology companies and progressive law firms are eroding that view, and within the legal tech community, there are more and more women with thriving careers.

In this episode of The Law of Tech Podcast, I sat down to chat with 3 amazing and inspiring female LegalTech founders from across the globe - Cherilyn Tan, Namita Shah and Dorna Moini - to discuss empowering voices of women in LegalTech as part of an International Women's Day special of The Law of Tech podcast.

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What is the role of human dignity in governing Artificial Intelligence?

Progress in science and technology makes our lives more comfortable and extended. Nevertheless, it also certainly presents massive challenges, among which related to the dignity of the users of new technologies. It is for this reason that in more recent times, the topic of human dignity has been raised in discussions on the way forward regarding technological development, in particular in relation to robotics and AI technologies. Yet despite the large and erudite body of available literature, there is currently still little or no consensus as to what the concept of human dignity demands of lawmakers and adjudicators. This, despite the fact that we continue to emphasise the importance of human dignity in order to ensure the development of ‘good’ technologies.

In this episode of The Law of Tech Podcast, I discussed the role of human dignity in AI governance with Lexo Zardiashvilli, Ph.D. researcher at Leiden University (The Netherlands).

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Building a sense of culture and community is essential to the operation of a company. But what does it take to build such a culture and community in practice?

Check out the first episode of the LegalTech Startup Spotlight subseries of The Law of Tech Podcast with Tom Dunlop - founder and CEO at Summize - to find out more! In this episode we talk more about Tom's professional journey and the story behind Summize, delve deeper into the topic of culture and community building, and offer some tips for those aspiring an entrepreneurial career in LegalTech.

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