We are proud to announce that the history of the Legal Hackers movement has been included in the book New Suits: Appetite for Disruption in the Legal World, edited by Michele de Stefano and Guenther Dobrauz. Filled with chapters written by experts in the intersection of law, innovation, and technology (including several Legal Hackers!), New Suits provides
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Nominations Open for the Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award
The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) has launched an award in honor of Alli Gerkman, who passed away in 2019 after a battle with cancer. In addition to working tirelessly to make legal education and the practice of law better, Alli was the co-founder of Denver Legal Hackers and an
Legal Hackers Reflections
Since Legal Hackers organizers were not able to safely gather together for our annual summit this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked our chapter organizers to share their reflections on the Legal Hackers community using the hashtag #LegalHack2020. Below are some of the submissions we received:
Patrícia Mirella Costa Araújo from Imperatriz Legal Hackers:
Connessi Vinciamo: A Global Message from Legal Hackers
As the world continues to fight the current health crisis caused by COVID-19 by requiring social distancing and restricting travel, Legal Hackers wants to remind our community that today, more than ever, we can use technology to stay connected and help each other. We are all in this together, and so Legal Hackers chapters from all
Hamburg Legal Hackers Launches
The Hamburg Legal Hackers chapter has gotten off to a great start! Co-organizer Dalia Moniat sends us the following report on the Hamburg chapter’s most recent event:
The 5th Hamburg Legal Hackers Meetup took place on August 9, 2018 at Hogan Lovells with about 70 participants from various law firms, companies and universities on the
Legal Hackers Team Up With LexBlog
Since we began in 2012, Legal Hackers has been guided by a singular mission: creating a free, open, and collaborative platform to explore and solve pressing issues at the intersection of law and technology. Today, as the largest grassroots legal innovation movement in the world, Legal Hackers is excited to partner with LexBlog to create a virtual
Celebrating Five Years of Legal Hacking
2017 marks five years since a handful of recently graduated law students in New York City started a Meetup group called “Legal Hackers” that sought to bring lawyers, technologists, and policy makers together to discuss issues at the intersection of law and technology. Since then, the movement grew quickly — from a second chapter in
Music City Legal Hackers Organizers Win Access to Justice Award
Legal Hackers is proud to announce that Larry W. Bridgesmith and Caitlin “Cat” Moon have been honored with the Janice M. Holder Award by the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services for their work with Music City Legal Hackers organizing its first legal hackathon focused on access to justice! The Janice M. Holder Award recognizes an
Legal Hackers 2017 International Summit
On August 4-6, 2017, legal hackers from all over the world convened in Brooklyn, NY where Legal Hackers was born 5 years ago for our third international summit. Participants traveled from as far as Nigeria, United Arab Emirates, and Ukraine to discuss, share, and collaborate on how to improve access to and the practice of law
Kyiv Legal Hackers Host First Legal Hackathon!
On May 27-28, 2017, Kyiv Legal Hackers hosted its first legal hackathon! The event was spread across two locations in the Ukraine, with over 150 people attending the pitch night for the 15 projects produced during the weekend. First prize went to Playbook, an app to help seed investors make sure their legal documents
Music City Legal Hackers Host Inaugural Legal Hackathon
The Music City Legal Hackers, in conjunction with Code for Nashville, hosted their first legal hackathon on April 7-8, 2017 at Vanderbilt Law School! The hackathon challenged participants to solve problems submitted by Tennessee pro bono and “low bono” legal nonprofits. For those who were interested in legal hacking and access to justice, but did not
New York Legal Hackers Ask What A Trump Presidency Will Mean for Technology Innovation
On December 14, 2016, the New York Legal Hackers chapter hosted a non-partisan panel discussion on what the state of technology policy might be over the next four years under President-Elect Trump. Watch the video below:
Panelists
Oz Sultan – Former CounterTerrorism Policy and Smart Cities Advisor, Trump Campaign
Kristian Stout – Associate Director for
Legal Hackers 2016 International Summit
On July 15-17, 2016, legal hackers from all over the world traveled to Brooklyn, New York for the 2016 Legal Hackers International Summit. The hashtag for the summit was #legalhack2016, and the Saturday’s activities were live streamed. Schedule and videos are below.
Legal Hackers: Where We Are and Where We’re Going
Jameson Dempsey, Kelley
New York Legal Hackers Explore Cryptocurrency Regulation
In a lively panel discussion on March 2nd, the New York Legal Hackers explored the shifting perceptions of Bitcoin and the various regulatory regimes impacting cryptocurrencies. Over the past several years, virtual currencies such as Bitcoin have made headlines — first as an untraceable currency used largely by criminals, then as an easily lost asset as exchanges such