—Scholars, lawyers, and technology disruptors will join Vermont Law School students for their annual Solutions Conference, this year titled “#VLSLegalTech—Disrupt the Stone Age,” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 23, in Chase Community Center at VLS. The conference is free and open to the public and press, and will be streamed live at vermontlaw.edu/live.
Sponsored by several VLS student groups with support from the Center for Legal Innovation, the conference will focus on the intersection of technology, law, and social justice. Participants will discuss a variety of issues, from the challenges to justice that arise from the recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to repeal net neutrality regulations to the use of big data to predict crime and recidivism. Conference participants also will consider challenges for lawyers in meeting the technology competency levels required by the American Bar Association in a world of rapidly accelerating technical developments.
“The solutions we explore will focus on equipping lawyers, future lawyers, and the greater community with the legal and technical tools necessary to innovate, disrupt, and lead our way through these challenges,” said Chloe Castro JD’18, a member of the Solutions Conference Committee.