We sometimes think that the pace of change in the law is something recent. When Simon Chester and Dan Pinnington looked back at the history of the ABA TECHSHOW for their presentation at the show’s 25th anniversary party, they were surprised at what they found. Total up your answers to their quiz and see how well you know the development of legal technology.
What Do You Know? Legal Technology Pop Quiz
In each case, we give you the theme of a presentation at ABA TECHSHOW, and you pick the appropriate year. Good luck!
- Customized Document Completion in 8 Seconds: 1988 1997 2002
- Globalization of Legal Needs: Technology in a Borderless World: 1985 1996 2004
- The Coming Impact of Automated Document Production Systems: 1988 1992 2000
- Wireless Local Area Networks: 1994 2000 2005
- Social networking for lawyers through technology: 1986 1999 2005
And the correct answers are:
- Customized Document Completion in 8 Seconds: 1988 (with a shoot-out at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1993)
- Globalization of Legal Needs: Technology in a Borderless World: 1996
- The Coming Impact of Automated Document Production Systems: 1988
- Wireless Local Area Networks: 1994
- Social networking for lawyers through technology: 1986 (the launch of ABA/net)
How Did You Do?
4-5 – You’re an ABA TECHSHOW veteran
2-3 – Good – you’re guessing well or you’ve been to ABA TECHSHOW
0-1 – You need to be at ABA TECHSHOW next year!
Both Simon Chester and Dan Pinnington are past Chairs of ABA TECHSHOW.
