Inn Members Brave Blizzard to Enjoy February Meeting

“THE (LEGAL) FUTURE IS ALREADY HERE – IT’S JUST NOT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED.”

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February 25, 2015 – Despite a sudden and severe snow storm,  Judge Wheeler’s Group came through with a fascinating presentation, which explored how Colorado can help bring together academia, the bench/bar, and clients to help law evolve in a time of rapid technological change.  The Inn had a surprisingly good turnout considering the inclement weather conditions.

The world is changing and fast; can law adjust and evolve to keep up with it?  Our guest speaker was Paul Lippe, who is the founder and CEO of the Legal OnRamp, www.legalonramp.com, spoke about this at the meeting.  Legal OnRamp is a Silicon Valley-based initiative founded in cooperation with Cisco Systems to improve legal quality and efficiency through collaboration, automation and process re-engineering.  Lippe formerly was an executive at the electronic design automation company Synopsys and later was CEO of Stanford SKOLAR, a medical digital library and e-learning company sponsored by Stanford Medical School.  OnRamp Systems Inc.,  offers products and services to businesses to help their legal departments deliver results more efficiently with higher quality and lower cost. OnRamp Systems Inc. sponsors and hosts Legal OnRamp.

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Mr. Lippe gave an overview of several concepts underpinning technological change and how it impacts industry and business practices.  An analogy: while paper driving maps were necessary and used exclusively before, sociey has shifted to GPS and Google Maps, and the old maps are gone.   With this revolutionary shift in mind, Paul asks “what if we had a Google Maps for law?”  Navigating the intricacies of a complex legal undertaking is very complex. And though traditional legal project management methodologies offer some guidance,  Paul aruges that the “map” they provide is quite analogous to the old Rand McNallys: “flat, broad, basic, and though helpful, only so in a rudimentary way.”  Many issues were presented and discussed relating to how and if the law can adjust in the face of inevitable societal and technological change.

Read articles from Paul Lippe here:  http://www.abajournal.com/authors/4767

February Doyle Inn Training: “So You Are Going to Be Witness –Now What?”

I would like to invite you to the fourth in a series of informal trainings focusing on basic practical skills in civil litigation sponsored by the Doyle Inn. We are applying for 2 CLE’s for each of our sessions. There is no charge for attendees.

This session will focus on the successful preparation of witnesses to testify at deposition and trial in civil cases. It is entitled “So You Are Going to Be Witness –Now What?”

It will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 PM on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the downtown office of Holland & Hart LLP, 555 17th Street, Suite 3200 Denver, CO 80202.

Materials will be distributed ahead of time so participants will have examples for future use. I hope this will be an interactive process with participants feeling free to ask questions and contribute experiences. We also invite experienced practitioners to share experiences as well as sample pleadings and outlines.

Please let me know if any of your Inn members, young lawyers or law clerks may be interested in attending. Also please have them RSVP to randy.bramer@ogc.usda.gov. I hope these talks will help further the Inns’ purpose of educating and mentoring young lawyers.

Randy Bramer
Senior Counsel

February Meeting: THE (LEGAL) FUTURE IS ALREADY HERE – IT’S JUST NOT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED

Judge Wheeler’s Group Presents

 “THE (LEGAL) FUTURE IS ALREADY HERE – IT’S JUST NOT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED”

How Colorado Can Help Bring Together The Academy, Bench Bar and Clients to Help Law Advance in a Time of Technological Change

Guest Speaker: Paul Lippe, CEO, Legal OnRamp.com (Formerly with Davis Graham & Stubbs)

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

The University Club 1673 Sherman Street

Cocktails 6:00 p.m.

Dinner 7:00 p.m.

**You are encouraged to bring young associates to our dinners**

 

Please call or e-mail Kari Elizalde at kari.elizalde@judicial.state.co.us or (720)865-8611 by NOON on Friday, November 20, 2015:

 

  • You will or will not be attending
  • You will be sending a guest in your place
  • You are an emeritus or honorary member and will be attending
  • You will be bringing a guest. Please remit $35 (payable to Doyle’s Inn) at the door
  • You require a vegetarian meal