Legatics and Reforming Education w/ Daniel Grant Smith

Dan Grant Smith is Head of Engagement at Legatics, a transaction management program. Prior to joining the Legatics team, Dan was working as an associate at Hogan Lovells for 5 years in the Private Equity/M&A team. Today he works with law firms and their clients to improve transaction management, overcome adoption barriers, and engage with the wider industry to raise awareness and affect change. Dan has also contributed to publications such as the Legal Technologist where he shared his research on the implementation and practical adoption of legal tech tools at law firms. In this episode, we discuss Dan's transition from city firm to startup, what Legatics is and the problems it seeks to solve. We also discuss how education around Law and Technology could be changed in the future.  Find out more about:  Legatics: https://www.legatics.com/  Dan's Legal Technologist article: https://www.legaltechnologist.co.uk/TheLegalTechnologistMay20.pdf (page 18) Because of your love, the podcast is number 10 in the Legal Tech Podcasts to Listen to in 2020 by Feedspot! See it here: https://blog.feedspot.com/legal_tech_podcasts/ Get behind the scenes and episode insights on Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.  You can also contact Annabel Pemberton at thewiredwig@gmail.com for suggestions and feedback.

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Demystifying technologies and educating about the future of law. The Wired Wig is a law and technology podcast for current and future lawyers who are interested in the intersection between Law and technology. With host Annabel Pemberton, we explain technologies and highlight technology-based career paths in Law. Each week we'll touch on a new topic such as how technology will change the future of the profession, developments in major sectors such as finance and health, and how the law may react to new advancements in online tracking, surveillance and social media. www.thewiredwig.com/blog