The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law is hosting the state’s first legal-themed hack-a-thon Feb. 5-6.
Legal Innovation Hack-a-thon participants will compete for a $1,000 top prize, while gaining professional experience and making professional connections. The second-place team will take home $500.
The competition begins 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, and continues until noon the next day at the Bowen School of Law, 1201 McMath Ave. in Little Rock. The event immediately follows the law school’s 2016 Law Review Symposium, “Legal Hacking: Technology and Innovation in the Legal Profession.”
People with a variety of skills and interests — including digital development, technology, legal services, marketing and social justice — are encouraged to compete and participate in this free team-based event.
Competitors will create technology that solves problems in the legal community, improving service for people and businesses, particularly in underserved populations. In the process, they’ll connect with opportunities and resources across the globe.
Organizers hope the two-day competition benefits the community by driving legal innovation and supporting entrepreneurship. Legal-tech industry sponsors, attorneys and faculty members will participate in support and advisory roles.
Judges include:
- Toby Unwin, chief innovation officer of Premonition
- Dan Lear, director of industry relations for Avvo
- Jeannette Eicks, research professor of law and co-director of the Center for Legal Innovation at the Vermont Law School
- Daniel Lewis, CEO and co-founder of Ravel Law
- Angela Upchurch, associate professor of law at the Southern Illinois University School of Law
- Anthony C, Johnson, CEO and co-founder of American Injury Attorney Group and a managing partner of Johnson & Vines, PLLC
- Lawrence Whitman, dean, UALR Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
- Thomas Wallace, program coordinator, UALR Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
Food, drinks, and mentoring will be provided. For more information or to register, click here.