Future Law Faculty

Think like a Futurist

Futurists don’t predict the future; they look at the world through a paradigm of possibility, while considering all the factors that are at

WANTED: The Agile Law Firm

We live in a time of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA). COVID19, has made this more evident than ever before. Our...

Will Covid-19 be the trigger that transforms the justice system?

It has become a dangerous game of Jenga, and Covid-19 might just be that last block that brings it to a tumble.

A Take on the Legal Innovation & Tech Fest

Change is a knocking and the legal industry is ready to answer its call. The possibilities and opportunities presented by legal tech and...

What the heck is blockchain anyway?

Blockchain is one of the many hyped up buzzwords of our times. Everywehre you go, people interject it into their talk and strategies or...

Environmental Scan: Digital Revolution & Law

To understand the affect of the 4th Industrial Revolution on the practice of law, a scan was conducted on the current trends taking shape...

The Future of Tomorrow

It is an undeniable fact that the future is now and if not now then tomorrow, or sometime from today in the very least. Regardless of...

Freedom of Expression

Every time I start typing a search phrase into the Google search engine, two things happen. First, Google’s autocompletion function...

Article 13 & Coding Law

Over supper last night, my son asked me my opinion on Article 13. As an 11-year old who lives on YouTube, he has been dragged into the...

R.I.P the Billable Hour

We are gathered here today to bid farewell to the Billable Hour and commit her to the Hands of God. The Billable Hour stood the test of...

Books For Future Lawyers: 5 Must-Reads to Understand the Future of Law

We love to read; in fact, we’re pretty fanatical about it. The more we read, the wider our understanding of the possibles of tomorrow. If...

Developing Soft Skills for Future Lawyers

The future needs a new type of lawyer. According to the respected legal futurist, Richard Suskind, it’s no longer just enough to teach...

Legal in-house technology will challenge existing legal service models

by Simon Drane Strategist, innovator and advisor in LegalTech. Last week I attended the Alternative In-House technology summit, an...

Meet the Lawyer who Created the World’s First Impartial Robot Lawyer

The founder of the world’s first impartial robot lawyer, Robot Lawyer LISA, Chrissie Lightfoot is heading to Cape Town to help South...

3 Legal Tech Myths Debunked

Friday’s Future Note The pace of innovative disruption in the legal industry is accelerating, and we’re on the cusp of a transformation...

The Time is Now for Lawyers to Embrace Technology

We started the Futures Law Faculty with the idea of bringing in inspiring speakers to stimulate conversations and thoughts about radical...