Legal Robot’s commitment to Algorithmic Transparency

Earlier today, we were glad to see the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) release a statement on Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability. As a young AI company, this is something we feel very strongly about and believe will…

Dan Rubins

Oct 14, 2016

What is behind lawyer’s anxiety about AI?

AI and Law is becoming an increasingly hot topic (we always knew it was special) with companies like ROSS Intelligence, TrademarkNow and many others making significant headway. Unfortunately so much media subsumed under the heading of “AI and Law” has to do…

Dan Rubins

Oct 13, 2016

IBM SmartCamp SF

Last night, we had the opportunity to compete with some other great companies (Croudify, Event Yoda, Paralign, Tassel Software) in the SF edition of the global IBM SmartCamp program. I was honored when I found out Legal Robot won. We’ll continue in the program and look forward to working with IBM…

Dan Rubins

Aug 25, 2016

About the Legal Services Gap

One of the biggest problems in the American justice system today is the gap in access to legal services. And while this seems like it should be an easy problem to solve — given principles of equal rights under the law — the reality is, there are many people who remain at a great…

Dan Rubins

Aug 24, 2016

Bug Bounty Programs & Security

In spite of developers’ best efforts, technology always has security flaws. Legal firms tend not to talk about their data breaches, but the confidential information they hold makes them attractive targets. Intruders who gain information can use it for business espionage or…

Dan Rubins

May 31, 2016

Associate Attorney: No Longer The Worst Job In America

A couple weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending the CodeX Future Law conference at Stanford. There were many highlights, but one depressing quote from Eddie Hartman’s talk on UK Alternative Business Structures (ABS) stuck with me:

Dan Rubins

Apr 30, 2016

The Fight for Equality in Legal Representation

May 1st, or May Day, has traditionally been a time for celebration across many cultures. In the 20th century, May 1st became a time for reflection and remembrance of the global labour movement. It seems only fitting that our inaugural blog post at…