Not a Brain in a Vat- January 8, 2004 Im not a brain in a vat. At least I dont think so. (Lame attempt at humor there, I know.) Well, assuming that I am embodied for real, then equally for real are all the file folders, unfiled documents, notes...http://lawtech.typepad.com/lawyers_dont_get_it/2004/01/not_a_brain_in_.html R&D- January 7, 2004 I made the mistake earlier today of searching law and ai on Google. Instead of getting hits of law and artificial intelligence sites, I mostly got hits that referred to sites discussing Jude Laws role in the Steven Spielberg moving,...http://lawtech.typepad.com/lawyers_dont_get_it/2004/01/rd.html The language of the law . . . (Part II)- January 6, 2004 Id like to take my contracts as computer programs idea (see post below) in another direction. Before doing so, hats off to Ron Friedmann of Prism Legal Consulting who, after looking at my earlier post, spoke much more felicitously of...http://lawtech.typepad.com/lawyers_dont_get_it/2004/01/the_language_of_1.html The language of the law is logic and experience. (Apologies to Justice Holmes.)- January 4, 2004 Commercial contracts are a lot like computer programs. No great news to my lawyerprogrammer friends who are trying to develop software that assists in the drafting of contracts. Think about it. The typical bank credit agreement has a host of...http://lawtech.typepad.com/lawyers_dont_get_it/2004/01/the_language_of.html Don't modify the software, modify the way you practice law!- January 3, 2004 I've bent the ear of not a few acquaintances recently, singing the praises of "Softwar" a book by the former Economist technology writerm Michael Symonds, about Larry Ellison and Oracle. Not just a gossipy tale of Ellison's billionaire's life, the...http://lawtech.typepad.com/lawyers_dont_get_it/2004/01/dont_modify_the.html Lawyers don't get it.- January 2, 2004 Get what The intelligent application of information technology to the practice of law. Yes, there are a lot of "legal tech evangelists" out there, so why am I giving voice to my enthusiasm for the proper use of tech in...http://lawtech.typepad.com/lawyers_dont_get_it/2004/01/lawyers_dont_ge.html |