Dennis Kennedy: Leaning into Technology

BE THAT LAWYER

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Dennis Kennedy discuss:

• The intersection of the legal system and technology.
• Utilizing technology in ways that enhance the customer experience.
• Recognizing where you can free up time to do higher-level legal work.
• Why every lawyer should have a good, well-utilized CRM.

Key Takeaways:

• Using technology for things like scheduling meetings, paying invoices, receiving payments, and other things not specific to the legal field is a great place to start if you’re unsure of where to begin.
• There are technology applications that can make your life easier and free up time to do the creative legal work that you want to do.
• Legal students and younger lawyers are used to using more technology and when they start working, at many law firms, it feels like taking a step back in their use of technology.
• Don’t let the fear of the unknown around technology stop you from leaning into and using it.

"Figure out some problem that you have - something or some way you'd like to make your life easier that you think a technology might be to help you - then decide that you're not going to learn all of the technology, you're just going to learn one thing." — Dennis Kennedy

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Episode References:

• Chuki Obiyo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chukiobiyo/
• Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick - https://www.amazon.com/Co-Intelligence-Living-Working-Ethan-Mollick/dp/059371671X

About Dennis Kennedy: Dennis Kennedy is the Director of the Center for Law, Technology & Innovation at Michigan State University and a widely-known expert on law and technology. He teaches AI and the Law and other technology and innovation classes at MSU, and also teaches a legal technology literacy class at the University of Michigan Law School. Dennis has co-hosted The KennedyMighell Report podcast since 2006, wrote the book Successful Innovation Outcomes in Law and many other publications, and, before joining MSU, retired as Senior Counsel at Mastercard, where he focused on technology law.

Connect with Dennis Kennedy:

Website: https://www.denniskennedy.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennismkennedy

Blog: https://denniskennedy.blog/

Podcast: https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/kennedy-mighell-report/

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