Milena Higgins - Black Hills IP - Episode 121

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Show Notes

The Origin Story of Black Hills IP.  Explaining "fully automated docketing." On being a Director of AI.  Milena's journey through physics, patent law and Legal Tech. Milena on why not having a traditional legal education (i.e. a JD) is not a barrier to working in Legal Tech. Imagining the law jobs of the future - and the required skills. The typical Black Hills IP customer. Milena's favorite client success stories. How AI will actually impact the Legal industry.  Taking "the robot out of the human." How to solve legal problems like a physicist. Milena's proposed design changes to law schools. Breaking down design thinking and human-centered design. Milena and Ian's dreams of killing the billable hour.   Also, allowing non-lawyers to have ownership in law firms. Milena's advice for law students looking at Legal Tech. The oversupply of lawyers and access to justice problem.

 

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