LTW 2021.02.05 – Legalweek Post-Mortem, Plus the Panelists’ Top Stories

This week saw the first virtual version of Legalweek, typically one of the largest legal tech and legal industry conferences. How well did the physical conference translate to the virtual world? Our panelists share their thoughts. 

Stories this week include:

4:07 – Legal Week(year)

15:20 – Collaboration between legal tech companies and law firms

24:00 – Judicial ethics and Reality TV

30:40 – Troutman’s hire of a “remote” partner

41:20 – 23andMe going public

47:32 – A new company that rates Saas vendors’ contracts

51:17 – Box acquires an e-signature company

52:38 – Panelists’ rants & raves

 

Our panelists this week are: Nicole Black, legal technology columnist and legaltech evangelist at MyCase; Victoria Hudgins, reporter for Legaltech News; Victor Li, assistant managing editor of the ABA Journal; Molly McDonough, media consultant, former publisher and editor-in-chief of the ABA Journal; Joe Patrice, editor, Above the Law;and  Zach Warren, editor in chief of Legaltech News.

Bob Ambrogi of LawSites blog and LawNext podcast moderates.