SubTech 2012 Program

 Thursday, July 26
Cocktail reception and dinner.  
City Hall Grill [map]
 
Friday July 27
Conference welcome and scene-setting
       Conveners: Dan Hunter, Marc Lauritsen, David Johnson
 
Automation of Legal Work
What technology/applications will most significantly increase efficiency of law practice?
What technology/applications will most significantly increase access to justice?
What legal processes are most in need of enhancement/reform by means of technology?
What technologies are causing more problems for the legal profession than they solve?
Convener: David Johnson
 
Break
 
The Nature of the Current and Future Legal Profession
What are the main barriers to adoption of these new technologies by the profession?
How can those barriers be lowered or eliminated?
Do we need to create new business models for the profession and/or substantive legal technology providers?
Do we need to rethink ethics rules and regulatory structures?
Convener: David Johnson
 
Lunch
 
Technology and the Law School Predicament
What should law schools be doing to prepare students for a newly technology enhanced profession?
Should different schools focus on differing approaches/opportunities? What choices make sense?
Can training in law practice technology and legal process engineering scale?
What are the most promising new career paths for law students?
Convener: Dan Hunter
 
Break
 
Re-invention
In light of the preceding discussion, what new inventions are needed?
Are there opportunities for cross-discipline collaboration?
Will the nature of law change as a result of new technologies?
Convener: Dan Hunter
 
Open discussion
 
Keynote Address: Professor Elizabeth Chambliss (NYLS), 
 
Dinner 
Venue: Golden Unicorn Restaurant [map]
 
 
Saturday, July 28
Demonstrations and paper presentations
Convener: Marc Lauritsen
 
Call to Action
If we as a group were to issue a call to action, to law schools and legal technology innovators, what should we call for?
Conveners: Marc Lauritsen, David Johnson, Dan Hunter
 
Conference close