LWOW Xed Live Webinar Suggested Reading List

• Webinar #1 - LWOW Xed KickOff: Why and How Lawyers Need to Innovate and Collaborate 

  Wednesday, 22 January 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC 

  • “The Secret Sauce to Teaching Collaboration and Leadership to Lawyers, the 3-4-5 Method of Innovation utilized in LawWithoutWalls (Chapter 31), by Michele DeStefano.” Source: Michele DeStefano ed. and Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna ed., New Suits: Appetite for Disruption in the Legal World (2019).

  • “Innovation, A New Key Discipline for Lawyers and Legal Education (Chapter 3), by Michele DeStefano.” Source: Michele DeStefano ed. and Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna ed., New Suits: Appetite for Disruption in the Legal World (2019).

  • Um, Jae. “Legal Innovation Woes, Part III: Skill Shortage, Emotional Labor & Arrested Development (066).” Edited by Bill Henderson, Legal Evolution, 21 Sept. 2018.

• Webinar #2 -  Innovation in the Legal Marketplace: Disruption or Evolution? 

  Wednesday, 29 January 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC 

  • “Innovation, Disruption, or Evolution in the Legal World (Chapter 12), by Dr Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna and Corsin Derungs.” Source: Michele DeStefano ed. and Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna ed., New Suits: Appetite for Disruption in the Legal World (2019).

  • “Strategic Mapping of the Legal Value Chain (Chapter 13), by Dr Matthias Trummer, Dr Ulf Klebeck and Dr Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna.” Source: Michele DeStefano ed. and Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna ed., New Suits: Appetite for Disruption in the Legal World (2019).

  • Dolin, Ron, and Thomas Buley. “Adaptive Innovation: The Innovator’s Dilemma in Big Law.” The Practice, Center on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School, Jan/Feb 2019.

  • Dipshan, Rhys. “10 Years, 5 Perspectives: The Biggest Legal Tech Changes of the Past Decade.” Legaltech News, 19 Dec. 2019.

  • Furlong, Jordan. “Change Archives.” Law21, 20 Sept. 2019.

  • Um, Jae. “Legal Innovation Woes, Part II: TBD Markets + MIA Customers (063).” Edited by Bill Henderson, Legal Evolution, 19 Aug. 2018.

  • Um, Jae. “The Current State of Play in Legal Innovation: A New Era of Evolution in the Making (109).” Edited by Bill Henderson, Legal Evolution, 18 Aug. 2019.

• Webinar #3 - New Law: An Unavoidable Reality—Not Just an Alternative

  Wednesday, 5 February 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC

  • “Taking the Alternative out of Alternative Legal Service Providers (Chapter 1), by David B Wilkins and Professor Maria Jose Esteban Ferrer.” Source: Michele DeStefano ed. and Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna ed., New Suits: Appetite for Disruption in the Legal World (2019).

  • Brooker, Carrie. “2019 Highlights: The $10B Alternative Legal Service Providers Market.” Thomson Reuters, 23 Dec. 2019.

  • Cohen, Mark A. “There Is Nothing ‘Alternative’ About New Model Providers--Especially the Big Four.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 3 Dec. 2018.

  • Galbenski, Dave. “5 Trends That Will Drive ALSP Growth in 2020.” The American Lawyer, 13 Dec. 2019.

  • Grossmann, Cornelius. “Why Alternative Legal Service Providers Are on the Rise.” EY, EY, 19 Oct. 2019.

  • Packel, Dan. “Axiom Spinoff Takes New Identity, Aiming for Growth and Its Own Niche.” The American Lawyer, 15 Jan. 2020.

  • Tashea, Jason. “Alternative Legal Services Providers Come into Their Own as Major Players, Says New Report.” ABA Journal, 30 Jan. 2019.

  • Read about Elevate Services news here.

  • Read about Axiom news here.

  • Read about LegalZoom here.

• Webinar #4 -The Innovation Tournament: How are Law Firms Playing the Game?

  WeDnesday,12 February 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC 

  • Dyer, Jeffrey H., et al. “The Innovator's DNA.” Harvard Business Review, 18 Mar. 2019.

  • Goodnow, James. “Why Innovation Dies In Law Firms.” Above the Law, Above the Law, 26 Feb. 2019.

  • Ready, Frank. “5 Items on the Legal Tech Holiday Wish List.” Legaltech News, 23 Dec. 2019.

  • Riskin, Gerry. “If You Are Apathetic Toward Technology, General Counsel Will Fire You.” Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices, 19 Dec. 2019.

  • Steadman, Ryan. “Incremental Change Is the Key to Law Firm Innovation.” The American Lawyer, 17 Sept. 2019.

  • N/A. “BTI Legal Innovation and Technology Outlook.” BTI Consulting Group, 2019.

• Webinar #5 - Lions, Tigers, & Bears: Blockchain, AI, and Automation in Law

  Wednesday, 19 February 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC 

  • Hughes, Heather. “Blockchain and the Future of Secured Transactions Law · Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law & Policy.” Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law & Policy, PubPub, 5 Jan. 2020.

  • Jones, Kenneth. “Legal Tech Platforms through the Years (108).” Edited by Bill Henderson, Legal Evolution, 4 Aug. 2019.

  • Kaljulaid, Kersti. “Estonia Is Running Its Country like a Tech Company.” Quartz, Quartz, 19 Feb. 2019.

  • Love, Bruce. “Can Contracts Use Pictures Instead of Words?” Financial Times, Financial Times, 23 Oct. 2019.

  • Polydor, Sylvia, and Baker McKenzie. “Blockchain Evidence in Court Proceedings in China – A Comparative Study of Admissible Evidence in the Digital Age (as of June 4, 2019) · Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law & Policy.” Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law & Policy, PubPub, 5 Jan. 2020.

  • Toews, Rob. “AI Will Transform The Field Of Law.” Forbes, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2019.

• Webinar #6 - A Journey’s End to Legal Design: From Operationalizing the Legal Function to Digital Transformation

  Wednesday, 26 February 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC 

  • “Chapter 1” Lean Six Sigma for Law Firms, by Catherine Alman MacDonagh, Ark Group, 2014, pp. 1–27.

  • Clark, Dan. “Business-Minded General Counsel Should Be Leading Projects Outside of Legal.” Corporate Counsel, 8 Jan. 2020.

  • Cohen, Mark A. “What Does ‘More With Less’ Mean For The Legal Industry?” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 6 Aug. 2019.

  • Cunningham, David. “Optimizing Legal Ops in Law Firms (116).” Edited by Bill Henderson, Legal Evolution, 15 Sept. 2019.

  • Faculty Scholarship. “Operationalizing Innovation in Legal Organizations.” Harvard Law Today, Center on Legal Profession, 29 Aug. 2018.

  • Schmelzer, Ron. “Addressing The Digital Transformation Log Jam.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020.

• Webinar #7 - Meet RegTech & SupTech: The New Super Heroes of Compliance 

  Wednesday, 4 March 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC 

  • Bhanarkar, Onkar. “Regtech Vs Suptech What Are the Differences ? " RegtechTimes.” RegtechTimes, 14 Sept. 2019.

  • Broeders, Dirk, and Jermy Prenio. “Innovative Technology in Financial Supervision (Suptech) – the Experience of Early Users.” Bank for International Settlements (BIS), FSI Insights on Policy Implementation No 9, July 2018.

  • Gasparri, Giorgio. (2019). Risks and Opportunities of RegTech and SupTech Developments. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. 2. 14. 10.3389/frai.2019.00014. 

  • Switzerland, Fintech News. “What Is Suptech? An Overview of This Rapidly Growing Space.” Fintech Schweiz Digital Finance News - FintechNewsCH, 29 Oct. 2019.

  • Team Editorial. “The Big Bang of Fintech , Regtech and Suptech.” Finextra Research, Finextra, 16 July 2018.

• Webinar #8 - Bittersweet C-Suite Symphony: Chief Officers of Law Firms 

  Wednesday, 11 March 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC 

  • Ambrogi, Bob. “More from #ClioCloud9: My LawNext Interview with Clio CEO Jack Newton.” LawSites, 3 Nov. 2019.

  • Caruso, Richard. “CMOs Are More Involved in Law Firm Business Practices.” ALM, 2018.

  • DeStefano, Michele, The Law Firm Chief Innovation Officer: Goals, Roles, and Holes (Oct 2018 & Jan. 2019). Modern Legal Practice, published by Globe Law and Business.

  • Friedmann, Ron. “Law Is a Buyer's Market: Adapting Your Law Firm to a Client-First World (Live #Lexpo17)” Presented by Jordan Furlong, Prism Legal, 8 May 2017.

  • Fleischmann, Gregory. “Observations from the Field: What Law Firms Want from CMO’s”, LMA Strategies.” LMA Strategies - May/June 2017, 25 Jan. 2018.

  • Rynowecer, Michael. “What Law Firm CMOs Love and Hate about Their Jobs.” BTI Consulting Group, BTI Consulting Group, 31 Jan. 2018.

• Webinar #9 - GC Legal Jetsons: Envisioning In-house Legal Departments of the Future  

  Wednesday, 18 March 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC 

  • Deckelman, Bill. “Why This GC of a $25B Company Has Migrated Work Away From the Largest, Most Elite Firms.” The American Lawyer, 19 Dec. 2018.

  • Gutierrez, Horacio. “General Counsel in Practice.” The Practice, Center on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School, 17 Oct. 2017.

  • Heineman , Ben W. “The Inside Counsel Revolution.” The Practice, Center on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School, 2016.

  • Tellmann, Bjarne P. Building an Outstanding Legal Team: Battle-Tested Strategies from a General Counsel, Chapter 1. Globe Law & Business, 2017.

  • Zahorsky, Rachel M. “Avis Budget Shares Secrets for Legal Ops Success.” Avis Budget Shares Secrets for Legal Ops Success - ACCDocket.com, 18 Apr. 2018.

• Webinar #10 - Future Legal Careers: LWOW Success Stories

  Wednesday, 25 March 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC 

  • Blankenship, Gary. “UM’S LAW WITHOUT WALLS PURSUES INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS TO LEGAL, BUSINESS PROBLEMS.” Florida Bar , Florida Bar Review, 14 Oct. 2019.

  • Dhillon, Amir S. “LAWWITHOUTWALLS: REVOLUTION THROUGH EDUCATION.” Compliance Elliance Journal, Volume 1, Number 1, 2015.

  • Giuliani, Tyron. “Six Ways Millennials Can Take LinkedIn To The Next Level.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 2 Feb. 2018.

  • Hill, Caroline. “LWOW Power!” Legal IT Insider, Legal IT Insider, Apr. 2019.

  • N.A. “Personal & Career Goals for Lawyers: A Complete Guide (2020).” Lawyerist, 5 Jan. 2020.

• Webinar #11 - Accessibility & Inclusion: Sourcing Innovation in Law

  Wednesday, 1 April 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC 

  • Andrews, Mischa. “Accessibility = Innovation.” Medium, Prototypr, 28 Nov. 2018.

  • Botsford, Polly. “2020s Is the Decade of Legal Change, Says Richard Susskind.” Legal Cheek, 24 May 2019.

  • Derocher, Robert J. “Accessibility Matters: Experts and Lawyers with Disabilities Help Bars Find, Eliminate Barriers.” American Bar Association, 2018.

  • Dillon, Bernadette, and Juliet Bourke. “The Six Signature Traits of Inclusive Leadership, Human Capital Consulting .” Deloitte Australia, Deloitte University Press 2017.

  • Gaffney, Nicholas. “In Conversation with Attorneys with Disabilities.” ABA Law Practice Today, 16 July 2018.

  • Girma, Haben, director. Disability & Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Accessible Design. WWDC 2016, YouTube, 2016.

  • Horan, Bill. “How Design for Accessibility Drives Innovation for All.” Bresslergroup, 9 Feb. 2017.

  • Lowrey, Brandon. “How The Legal Industry Lets Down Lawyers With Disabilities.” Law360, 13 Aug. 2018.

  • Page, Scott E, director. How to Recruit Diverse Talent (and How to Manage Them). Vimeo, University of Michigan, National Academies , 6 Mar. 2018.

  • Watson, Warren E., et al. “Cultural Diversity's Impact On Interaction Process and Performance: Comparing Homogeneous and Diverse Task Groups.” Academy of Management Journal, vol. 36, no. 3, 1993, pp. 590–602., doi:10.5465/256593.

• Webinar #12 - ConPosium: LWOW Xed Team Presentations

  Wednesday, 8 April 2020 @ 22:00 UTC - 23:30 UTC 

  • Watch the four winners from LWOW X 2019! 

    • Komorebi

    • Pazzle

    • Infinite Use

    • Levet