What's Next: Ready For VR? Legal May Not Be
In this edition of What's Next, we look at VR's challenges to legal, next generation legal tech, and putting AI into perspective.
July 11, 2018 at 07:30 AM
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Hey there again, What's Next readers! Law.com senior tech editor Ian Lopez back to help you keep pace with tech developments in the world of law. This week, we'll take a look at the whirlwind of issues posed by virtual and augmented reality. We'll also examine what Avvo's decision to stop providing fixed-fee services means for other New Law rivals and why AI may not be so earth shattering for law firms after all. You can reach me at [email protected] or on Twitter: @IanMichaelLopez ➤ ➤ Would you like to receive What's Next as an email? Sign up here.
|Ready for VR? Legal May Not Be
Mark Lemley of Stanford Eugene Volokh of UCLA “Law, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.” 
“Just imagine how many potential legal questions this raises!” “[It] won't be long before more and more of our interactions occur in virtual rather than real space The legal implications cross from civil to criminal. in the physical world, such a perp would “probably be arrested for indecent exposure or public lewdness,” Then there's the question of jurisdiction. Wired told Legaltech News >> Look Ahead:
|Lessons in a Legal Tech Retreat
first-mover disadvantage announced late last week it would discontinue its fixed legal services package
- Lynn Walsh, GC of Internet Brands, wrotein response to a request from the North Carolina State Bar:"As part of our acquisition of Avvo, we have evaluated the Avvo product offerings, and adjusted the Avvo product roadmap to align more comprehensively with our business and focus.”
But while the move may seem like a blow to online legal service providers Kevin Gillespie Text A Lawyer Uber-like service for fielding legal questions Atlanta attorney Nick Gladd's LegalSpark.com website lets users submit a question into the ether LawTrades Another route around ethical complications is building your marketplace for lawyers, not consumers. work together under ABA rules said in June >> Takeaway:
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Listen Up (Before You Drink the AI Kool-Aid)
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