Why Lawyers Should Teach Tech Skills – The Tech-Savvy Lawyer will Present at the 2024 MacStock 8 Conference!

lawyers can get so many benefits from teaching other lawyers on how to use technology!

Lawyers should teach technology skills to fellow attorneys. Teaching not only reinforces the lawyer’s expertise but also improves the legal profession and helps others succeed. It creates a community of tech-savvy lawyers who can better serve clients. 

This is one of the reasons why I’ll be presenting at this year’s MacStock 8 conference. MacStock is a conference for Apple enthusiasts who are looking to hang out with like-minded people and “level” up their skills. I enjoy my Apple computer products, and I enjoy sharing with others the skills I have learned over the years. I hope my presentation supplements my commitment to sharing valuable tech skills with others both in and out of the legal field.

Lawyers, you do not necessarily need to teach a course or CLE to share knowledge.  It can be as simple as a passing suggestion or spending a few minutes helping a fellow lawyer, court staff, or, gasp, even your opposing counsel.

By teaching technology, lawyers foster innovation, efficiency, and collaboration in law practice. It's a win-win that benefits both teachers and learners.

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You Can Still Get Tickets To MacStock 8!

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You Can Still Get Tickets To MacStock 8! 🧑🏻‍💻

For those interested in attending MacStock 8, it will be held outside of Chicago. Tickets are still available here. If you use the code TECHSAVVYLAWYER (expires 7/11/2024), you can get $30 off your Weekend Pass ticket price.

Don’t worry if you can’t travel ✈️ —there is a digital on-demand option, too! The Digital Pass delivers MacStock’s Saturday and Sunday sessions to you on-demand approximately 30 days after MacStock Weekend

Almost there: The American Legal Technology Awards!

I am looking forward to attending the American Legal Technology Awards (ALTA) this year!  ALTA’s mission is to “… hold up examples of excellence in creative innovation and technology in the legal industry for the purposes of (1) expanding our understanding of what is possible, (2) encouraging a virtuous cycle of improvement, and (3) creating a more just society.”  Recall last year, I was honored for my work on The Tech-Savvy Lawyer.Page Podcast.  In preparation for the ceremony, I was pleasantly surprised to be asked to be on their Winners Retrospective Genius Panel 2023!

The ceremony will be held on October 8, 2023, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee, as a precursor to the CLIO Cloud Conference 2023.  CLIO has been one of the many supporters of ALTA over the years.  This year ALTA has expanded its award categories.  It now includes “Education” and “Lifetime Achievement”!  The Access to Justice category was split into three sub-categories, Individual, LegalTech, and Legal Aid, because of the large number of nominees.

The complete list:

• Access to Justice - an organization or individual who has made a difference by helping the underserved access the legal system through the use of technology.

• Court - an individual or organization that displays outstanding use of innovation that achieves a significant benefit to the courts.

• Education - an individual or institution that displays outstanding use of innovation in legal education.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THE NOMINEES!

• Enterprise - an established legal technology company that has successfully grown a product or service that demonstrates a unique and positive impact on its users.

• Individual - an individual who has demonstrated success in making a positive difference in the world as it relates to legal innovation.

• Law Department - a law department or in-house counsel that uses an innovative approach to create significant efficiencies or a positive human impact.

• Law Firm - a law firm or lawyer who utilizes innovation to exceed client expectations in a significant, measurable way.

• Startup - a legal technology startup company that has created a product or service that shows significant promise in providing outsize benefits to its users.

• Technology - a technology applied in a new or novel way in the legal industry that achieves a significant benefit.

• Lifetime Achievement - an individual who has displayed leadership, excellence, and vision over a long career in driving innovation in the law.

I can’t wait to share the winners with you next week!

APPEARANCE: Courtroom5 "Who Wrote That Up For You?"

I was lucky enough to be a part of Courtroom5’s podcast! It was wonderful to be able to talk about some of the post-pandemic technological advances that courts have made to ensure they remain open even when the physical doors close and how to make them work for you!

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Off to the awards!

Off to Nashville for the 2022 American Legal Technology Awards at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee!

I'm a finalist this year!

Wish me luck!

#dca #washingtondc #starbucks

Michael D.J. EisenberG is a finalist for the 2022 American Legal Technology awards! Gotta get some starbucks before the flight!