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Clearlaw.ai, Due Course, and Syntexys - our inaugural cohort - presented their businesses to a panel of judges including Stephanie Corey of UpSolve, Samantha Von Hoene of Enjoy, Joe Green of Thomson Reuters, and Aravinda Seshadri of Silicon Legal Strategy.

A great conversation with the UC Hastings alumni who have shaped Lyft - one of the most exciting transportation companies in the country. We welcomed Kristin Sverchek, General Counsel, Lindsay Llewellyn, VP Associate General Counsel, and Loni Mahanta, VP Public Policy Development to campus for a cozy fireside chat with Professor Alice Armitage, Director of Applied Innovation at UC Hastings.

Not all law firms are created equal. In fact, some of them are drastically different from one another. As technology becomes even more pervasive in the legal industry, learn how the industry is changing and reacting. Lunch Provided. Speakers include Patrick Palace of Palace Law, Augie Rakow of Atrium LLP, Sameena Kluck, of Paladin, and Nick Long, Director of Gravity Stack at Reed Smith LLP.

From venture to bootstrapping, we're getting into the nitty gritty of startup financing as it pertains to legal tech startups. Speakers are Stephan Eberle of Scale Venture Partners, Lewis Hower of Silicon Valley Bank, and Dan Rubins of Legal Robot.

The UC Hastings Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Group launches a new speaker series – “Diversity in Legal Thought and Practice” – with Hastings graduate and proud Legal Education Opportunity Program (“LEOP”) alumna Adelmise Warner on March 22, 2019, at Noon – 1 p.m. in the ARC. Ms. Warner is the Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Sirius XM/ Pandora. This event is open to all members of the UC Hastings community and their guests. Light refreshments will be served, and Ms. Warner will stay after the event officially ends to engage with interested students.

The law is probably one of our largest and most complex data sets. As data analytics becomes more and more integral to the practice of law, it becomes our responsibility to learn more about what that means for the practitioner. Join us as we welcome Dan Linna, Visiting Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and legal tech thought leader for a discussion on data analytics in the law.

Our network is big and we're inviting them for drinks at Logikcull's headquarters in San Francisco. Meet your next cofounder, find the perfect product for your firm, meet new customers. LexLounge is a meet up for the whole SF Bay Area Legal Tech Community. \

A Panel discussion on how to sell to legal customers from all sides of the legal profession, as well as an emphasis on the law firm sales cycle. Confirmed speakers include Maya Markovitch, Director of Product at NextLaw Labs, Derek Duarte, CEO of Blackstone EDiscovery, Thornton Schaaf of Headnote, and June Liebert of Sidley Austin. 

A conversation with four Founders from successful legal tech companies including Gavin McGrane from PacerPro, Adam Hahn from Judicata, AJ Shankar from Everlaw, and Jake Heller from Castext.

Daniel Rodriguez, Dean at Northwestern School of Law joined us for a lunchtime conversation exploring how law schools can leverage their assets for legal tech innovation.

A panel discussion on how legal tech helped the Sierra Club to oust Scott Pruitt from the EPA, and how technology is transforming the FOIA practice. Panelists include Elena Saxonhouse, Senior Attorney at the Sierra Club and Patrick Barry, COO of logikcull.

California Supreme Court Associate Justice Cuellar spoke on the importance of human values in the application of AI to the practice of law.

On March 29th LexLab organized presentations on innovation in the delivery of legal services and an exclusive discussion on the issues that arise from testing driverless vehicles on public streets.