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      SoLI: The Summit on Law and Innovation | April 30, 2018 | Vanderbilt University

      Produced by Vanderbilt Law School's Program on Law and Innovation

      Perhaps you've noticed that we're living in an era of unprecedented transformation in essentially every sector of the legal profession?

       

      Corporate clients are demanding innovation and efficiency, and their outside counsel law firms are striving to provide it.

       

      Law schools and their students face tough competition with some faltering and others making dramatic core changes.

       

      Legal technology suppliers are becoming more influential, not only as essential vendors to the legal industry but also as employers of legal talent.

       

      Legal education, the practice of law, and legal technology have largely developed independently of one another, intersecting at times but often following their own distinct evolutionary paths. We believe that now is the time to fully integrate and innovate the academy, practice, and technology facets of the legal profession, collaboratively creating new connections and breaking down silos that have kept them apart for too long.

       

      Join us April 30, 2018, at Vanderbilt Law School in Nashville for our breakthrough Summit on Law and Innovation (SoLI) an event produced by Vanderbilt’s Program on Law and Innovation (PoLI). SoLI's theme of "Breaking Down Silos + Building Connections" brings together top thought and action leaders from legal academia, practicing attorneys, and technologists, to share knowledge, present alternative perspectives, and cross-pollinate ideas. SoLI's ambitious plenary agenda includes keynote addresses, TED-style talks, dialogues between thought leaders and Summit participants, and a dynamic design thinking bootcamp inviting active collaboration among all attendees.

    • Attend SoLI 2019!

      The inaugural Summit on Law and Innovation took place on April 30, 2018, at the Vanderbilt University Student Life Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

       

      We're currently planning SoLI 2019 and will be sharing more details in the fall of 2018.

       

      Questions in the meantime? Contact Cat Moon at c.moon@law.vanderbilt.edu.

    • SoLI Sponsors

      Many thanks to our sponsors for supporting the mission of SoLI! Their commitment makes it possible for SoLI to build connections and break down silos and together move the legal profession forward.

       

      Interested in becoming a sponsor? Learn more here.

      Vanderbilt Law School

      SoLI is produced by the Program on Law and Innovation at Vanderbilt Law School and would not be possible without its generous support.

      dealWIP 

      dealWIP is a generous REVOLUTIONARY sponsor of SoLI.

      ROSS Intelligence

      ROSS Intelligence is a generous EVOLUTIONARY Sponsor of SoLI.

      The Accord Project

      The Accord Project is a generous EVOLUTIONARY Sponsor of SoLI, and a collaborator with the Program in Law and Innovation.

      Latitude

      Latitude is a generous INNOVATION sponsor of SoLI.

      RayNa Corp

      RayNa Corp is a generous sponsor of SoLI.

      LegalWin

      LegalWin is a generous sponsor of SoLI.

      Above the Law 

      Above the Law is a generous media sponsor of SoLI.

      Distributed

      Distributed is a generous media sponsor of SoLI.

    • Who will be at SoLI?

      We've invited thought leaders and doers from across legal practice, legal education, and legal technology to engage with SoLI participants in active collaboration throughout the Summit. SoLI contributors will deliver thought-provoking and dynamic talks interspersed with facilitated dialogues between contributors and SoLI attendees.

      Nicole Bradick

      Founder & CEO

      Theory and Principle

      Andy Daws

      CCO

      Kim Technologies

      Alix Devendra

      Legal Designer

       

      Chris Guthrie

      Dean and John Wade-Kent Syverud Professor of Law​

      Vanderbilt Law School

      Shawnna Hoffman

      Global Co-Leader

      IBM Cognitive Legal Practice

      Mary Juetten

      CEO | Traklight

      Managing Director | Evolve Law

      Casey Kuhlman

      CEO

      Monax Industries

      Brian Kuhn

      Co-Founder and Leader of IBM Watson Legal Solutions​

      IBM Cognitive Legal Practice

       

      Katrina Lee

      Associate Clinical Professor of Law

      The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

      Learn more about Katrina and her SoLI #ignite talk.

      Kathleen Pearson

      Chief Human Resources Officer

      Pillsbury

       

      Lawton Penn

      Partner | Davis Wright Tremaine

      Head | DWT De Novo

      Ann Pruitt

      Executive Director

      Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services

      Learn more about Ann and her SoLI #ignite talk.

      Camille Reynolds

      Senior Director of Knowledge & Innovation Delivery

      Fenwick & West LLP

       

      Jose Torres

      Director of the Center for Innovation in Law

      Universidad Sergio Arboleda

      Fellow

      Stanford Center on the Legal Profession - Legal Design Lab

       

      Teresa Walker

      Chief Operating Officer

      Waller Landsden Dortch & Davis, LLP

       

    • SoLI Schedule

      Come early, stay late. Prepare to engage, collaborate, and connect.

      Breakfast and Registration

      7:30 a.m.

      Get your name tag, grab a seat, enjoy a yummy breakfast, and start meeting your SoLI colleagues.

      Igniter Session #1:

      Innovation in Legal Education

      8:05 a.m.

      What does innovation in legal education mean? And how does this connect to legal practice and legal technology? We engage these questions (and more) in a quick-fire round of thought-provoking igniter talks primed by Chris Guthrie, Dean of Vanderbilt Law School, and followed by a rousing dialogue amongst speakers and SoLI colleagues.

      Primer Talk: Dean Chris Guthrie, Vanderbilt Law School

       

      Igniter Talks:

      Alyson Carrel, Northwestern Law School

      Casey Kuhlman, Monax

      Rita Khanna, LexisNexis

      Elizabeth Renieris, Ouroboros LLP + Evernym

       

      Dialogue and discussion with SoLI colleagues.

      Break

      10:00 a.m.

      Now is the time to check email, return calls, and grab some caffeine. Or, join us for a guided meditation.

      Igniter Session #2: Innovation in Legal Practice

      10:15 a.m.

      Is innovation in legal practice an oxymoron? We engage this and other pressing questions in a quick-fire round of thought-provoking igniter talks primed by Lawton Penn of DWT, and followed by a rousing dialogue amongst speakers and SoLI colleagues.

      Primer Talk: Lawton Penn, Davis Wright Tremaine

       

      Igniter Talks:

      JB Ruhl, Vanderbilt Law School

      Joe Green, ThomsonReuters

      Andy Daws, Kim Technologies

      Ann Pruitt, Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services

       

      Dialogue and discussion with SoLI participants.

      Lunch

      11:15 a.m.

      Facilitated table talks. (Did you think we would let you rest while you ate? Nope.) Also, the food will be really, really good.

      Leading Lawyers Without a License

      12:25 p.m.

      We all can learn a lot from these trailblazing leaders. Prepare to be amazed. And come with questions. Because they have answers.

       

      Kathleen Pearson, Pillsbury

      Camille Reynolds, Fenwick & West

      Teresa Walker, Waller

      Igniter Session #3: Innovation in Legal Technology

      1:05 p.m.

      Does innovation in legal technology sound redundant? It's not. Join us in this quick-fire round of thought-provoking igniter talks primed by Shawnna Hoffman and Brian Kuhn of IBM, and followed by a rousing dialogue amongst speakers and SoLI colleagues.

      Primer Talk: Shawnna Hoffman and Brian Kuhn, IBM

       

      Katrina Lee, Ohio State University Law School

      Mary Juetten, Evolve Law

      Patrick Palace, Palace Law

      Marie Bernard, Nextlaw Labs

       

      Dialogue and discussion with SoLI colleagues.

      Break

      2:30 p.m.

      Another chance to check email and grab some caffeine. Or, you may be so engrossed in conversation with SoLI colleagues that you forget the outside world.

      Human Centered Design Bootcamp

      2:45 p.m.

      Experience the power of design to change the way we do legal education, practice, and technology. Your hands will get dirty. And your life may change. (And, there will be homework. And chocolate.)

       

      Cat Moon, Vanderbilt Law School

      Facilitators:

      Alix Devendra, Start Here HQ

      Nicole Braddick, Theory and Principle

      Jose Torres, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Stanford Center on the Legal Profession - Legal Design Lab

       

      Concluding Remarks

      4:15 p.m.

      Brief and to the point. Because ...

       

      Cocktail Hour

      4:30 p.m.

      Need we say more?

       

    • Join SoLI as a sponsor.

      Support SoLI's mission to increase legal innovation through collaboration. AND support access to justice through our sister event, the Music City Legal Hackathon (April 14, 2018). Sponsors receive the following benefits for both events.

       

      A very limited number of sponsorship opportunities are available, at the Revolutionary, Evolutionary, and Innovation levels. For complete sponsorship information, please contact Larry Bridgesmith at larry.bridgesmith@law.vanderbilt.edu.

       

      SPONSOR BENEFITS:

      Promotion on event websites

      All sponsors receive logo placement and website links in the Sponsor section of this SoLI website and the Music City Legal Hackathon website (launching January 2018).

       

      Promotion in press releases, email and social media marketing

      All sponsors receive promotion in SoLI and Music City Legal Hackathon press releases, as well as email and social media marketing, with placement and frequency dependent upon sponsorship level.

       

      Branded signage and swag opportunity

      Revolutionary and Evolutionary Sponsors will have branded signage at both SoLI and Music City Legal Hackathon events.

      Revolutionary Sponsors may provide branded swag for SoLI participants.

      SoLI complimentary passes

      Revolutionary and Evolutionary Sponsors receive complimentary passes to SoLI, with the number dependent on sponsorship level.

      Opportunity to address SoLI participants

      Revolutionary Sponsors will have the opportunity to speak with SoLI participants over lunch during the Summit.

    • The SoLI Blog

      Want to know more about #SoLI2018?
      You've come to the right place!

      Design Thinking In Action
      Many thanks to Alix Devendra for sharing her SoLI experience on the blog! A human-centered designer and lawyer, Alix operates at the intersection of the future of law and the future of work. You can read the original post and learn more about Alix and her work on her website, alixdevendra.com. ...
      ABA Journal shares the SoLI story
      ABA Journal contributor David Hudson, also an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt Law School, spoke with co-organizer Larry Bridgesmith and me about the vision and goals for SoLI and shared the story with Journal readers. David aptly captures what we at Vanderbilt Law's Program in Law & Innovation...
      Why are we breaking down silos + building connections? Latitude shares its "why" for supporting SoLI.
      Even the sponsors of Vanderbilt Law School's Summit on Law and Innovation (SoLI) are "in it" because of SoLI's mission: breaking down silos and building connections across the legal profession to move forward TOGETHER. We've asked our generous sponsors to share their "why" for supporting SoLI in...
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    • SoLI Preview Webinars

      A SoLI conversation with Shawnna Hoffman, Brian Kuhn, and Lawton Penn, moderated by Larry Bridgesmith.

      A SoLI conversation with Lawton Penn and Cat Moon, moderated by Larry Bridgesmith.

    • Contact

      Larry Bridgesmith, SoLI Co-Organizer:

      larry.bridgesmith@law.vanderbilt.edu

       

      Cat Moon, SoLI Co-Organizer:

      c.moon@law.vanderbilt.edu

      Larry Bridgesmith, SoLI Co-Organizer

      615-687-2767

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