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The Main Course: 5 Things You Should Know this Week
Law firms as legal tech companies? Reed Smith has entered the legal tech market with a spinoff subsidiary.
Global Legal Hackathon Finals: four (very cool) teams were announced as winners, per this detailed write up by the Artificial Lawyer Blog.
Legal Project Management and the Future of Law Firms: a terrific piece by Anthony Widdop setting out a framework for change within law firms (hat tip to Jason Moyse).
Cisco-ifying Legal Services: an interesting interview with a veteran of the legal innovation movement, Paul Lippe.
UX and Chatbots: Nicole Bradick, of Theory & Principle, on the need to design chatbots for end-users (and specifics about how to do so).
Robotic White Asparagus Harvesters: white asparagus is the veal of the veggie kingdom (it can never see the light of day and has to be harvested underground!) and this robotic method to pick it will replace the work of 70-80 humans.
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