A step by step guide to design an innovative software product in the legal industry…These are the instructions for the final activity of the course “The Lawyer of the Future: Legaltech and the Digital Transformation of Law” taught by Federico Ast on the Coursera platform. Legal design is a discipline that seeks to apply the principles of design thinking in the development of products in the legal industry. It combines law, technology and design to develop user-friendly products and promote ac...

A step by step guide to design an innovative software product in the legal industry…These are the instructions for the final activity of the course “The Lawyer of the Future: Legaltech and the Digital Transformation of Law” taught by Federico Ast on the Coursera platform. Legal design is a discipline that seeks to apply the principles of design thinking in the development of products in the legal industry. It combines law, technology and design to develop user-friendly products and promote ac...

In this interview, Gonzalo Blousson, CEO at Signatura, explains how blockchain can disrupt the work of notaries…Signatura is a company that combines electronic signature technology with blockchain to offer digital certainty solutions, guaranteeing the authorship and the correct date of both documents and procedures. How does blockchain contribute to digital certainty? Digital signature is not a new technology. But adding a blockchain layer brings two novelties. First, it offers complete certa...

In this interview, Gonzalo Blousson, CEO at Signatura, explains how blockchain can disrupt the work of notaries…Signatura is a company that combines electronic signature technology with blockchain to offer digital certainty solutions, guaranteeing the authorship and the correct date of both documents and procedures. How does blockchain contribute to digital certainty? Digital signature is not a new technology. But adding a blockchain layer brings two novelties. First, it offers complete certa...

In this interview, Carlos Gámez, executive of the legal innovation area at Thomson Reuters, reviews some key trends of the future of the legal industry…In which sectors is there more activity of startups using technology in the legal industry? I think there is a convergence of several trends which is resulting in the emergence of more legaltech startups. We are seeing, for example, that the relationship between law firms and corporate legal departments is changing. Legal departments are using...

In this interview, Carlos Gámez, executive of the legal innovation area at Thomson Reuters, reviews some key trends of the future of the legal industry…In which sectors is there more activity of startups using technology in the legal industry? I think there is a convergence of several trends which is resulting in the emergence of more legaltech startups. We are seeing, for example, that the relationship between law firms and corporate legal departments is changing. Legal departments are using...

In this interview, Alejandro Ponce, Head of Research at the World Justice Project, discusses the challenges in access to justice and how technology can help solve them…Alejandro Ponce has a BA in Economics from ITAM in Mexico, and a Master’s and PhD in Economics from Stanford University. As Head of Research at the World Justice Project (WJP), he leads research and data collection initiatives ranging from the production of the Rule of Law Index and the Global Access to Justice Report to projec...

In this interview, Alejandro Ponce, Head of Research at the World Justice Project, discusses the challenges in access to justice and how technology can help solve them…Alejandro Ponce has a BA in Economics from ITAM in Mexico, and a Master’s and PhD in Economics from Stanford University. As Head of Research at the World Justice Project (WJP), he leads research and data collection initiatives ranging from the production of the Rule of Law Index and the Global Access to Justice Report to projec...

In this interview, Gillian Hadfield discusses the new challenges of the global economy and how it could be regulated…Gillian Hadfield is a Faculty Affiliate at the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Toronto and the Center for Human-Compatible AI at the University of California, Berkeley. She has served as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Technology, Values and Policy and Global Agenda Council on Justice and co-curates the Forum’s Trans...

In this interview, Gillian Hadfield discusses the new challenges of the global economy and how it could be regulated…Gillian Hadfield is a Faculty Affiliate at the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Toronto and the Center for Human-Compatible AI at the University of California, Berkeley. She has served as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Technology, Values and Policy and Global Agenda Council on Justice and co-curates the Forum’s Trans...

Smart contracts are self-sufficient and decentralized agreements for managing digital assets. In this interview, Alejandro Rothamel explains their nature and applications…Alejandro Rothamel is a lawyer graduated from Austral University and holds an LLM from the University of California, Berkeley. For more than 10 years, he has practiced law related to technology issues, and advised various fintech startups as an external lawyer. He is currently the legal director of Ripio, a platform for buyi...

Smart contracts are self-sufficient and decentralized agreements for managing digital assets. In this interview, Alejandro Rothamel explains their nature and applications…Alejandro Rothamel is a lawyer graduated from Austral University and holds an LLM from the University of California, Berkeley. For more than 10 years, he has practiced law related to technology issues, and advised various fintech startups as an external lawyer. He is currently the legal director of Ripio, a platform for buyi...

In this interview, Andrés Jara presents the new models of law firms and the new skills for lawyers in the midst of the digital transformation of the legal industry…Andrés Jara is a lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, MLB-MBA and founder of Alster Legal. His experience lies in providing legal advice and strategic consulting in corporate matters of various kinds. Traditionally, many lawyers started their careers at a young age as juniors in a firm and progressed to become ...

In this interview, Andrés Jara presents the new models of law firms and the new skills for lawyers in the midst of the digital transformation of the legal industry…Andrés Jara is a lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, MLB-MBA and founder of Alster Legal. His experience lies in providing legal advice and strategic consulting in corporate matters of various kinds. Traditionally, many lawyers started their careers at a young age as juniors in a firm and progressed to become ...

Ahorros, préstamos, trading y seguros. El DeFi está reconstruyendo los servicios financieros tradicionales sobre las redes abiertas del blockchain…Esta es una versión traducida y adaptada del artículo A Beginner’s Guide to Decentralized Finance (DeFi) publicado el 6 de enero de 2020 por Sid Coelho-Prabhu en el blog de Coinbase. La promesa de las criptomonedas es hacer el dinero y los pagos accesibles universalmente para cualquiera, sin importar en qué lugar del mundo se encuentre. El movimien...

Ahorros, préstamos, trading y seguros. El DeFi está reconstruyendo los servicios financieros tradicionales sobre las redes abiertas del blockchain…Esta es una versión traducida y adaptada del artículo A Beginner’s Guide to Decentralized Finance (DeFi) publicado el 6 de enero de 2020 por Sid Coelho-Prabhu en el blog de Coinbase. La promesa de las criptomonedas es hacer el dinero y los pagos accesibles universalmente para cualquiera, sin importar en qué lugar del mundo se encuentre. El movimien...

In this interview, Daniel Acevedo presents the main concepts of legaltech, the application of technology and business innovation to the legal world…Daniel Acevedo is a Senior Manager at EY Law Latam North. His career has focused on capacity building in legal operations and legaltech for the main law firms in Mexico and Colombia. He is a lawyer and has a master’s degree in technology and business. What’s legaltech? Legaltech refers to the use of management methods and technologies from the fie...

In this interview, Daniel Acevedo presents the main concepts of legaltech, the application of technology and business innovation to the legal world…Daniel Acevedo is a Senior Manager at EY Law Latam North. His career has focused on capacity building in legal operations and legaltech for the main law firms in Mexico and Colombia. He is a lawyer and has a master’s degree in technology and business. What’s legaltech? Legaltech refers to the use of management methods and technologies from the fie...

Google, Apple, Facebook y Amazon, las grandes empresas de tecnología conocidas como GAFA, preparan su desembarco en los servicios financieros.Esta es una versión traducida y adaptada del artículo “GAFA and Banking: The Next Battleground” publicado por Alessandro Hatami el 11 de mayo de 2018. Compré mi primer iPod en 2002; fue mi primer producto de Apple. Había tenido un Sony Walkman durante mucho tiempo y recientemente había cambiado a su reproductor de MiniDisc. Pero el iPod era mucho mejor....

Google, Apple, Facebook y Amazon, las grandes empresas de tecnología conocidas como GAFA, preparan su desembarco en los servicios financieros.Esta es una versión traducida y adaptada del artículo “GAFA and Banking: The Next Battleground” publicado por Alessandro Hatami el 11 de mayo de 2018. Compré mi primer iPod en 2002; fue mi primer producto de Apple. Había tenido un Sony Walkman durante mucho tiempo y recientemente había cambiado a su reproductor de MiniDisc. Pero el iPod era mucho mejor....

In this interview, José Torres presents the challenges of innovation in the conservative legal industry and how design thinking can help develop new user-friendly products…José Fernando Torres is a lawyer from Colombia and expert in legal design and innovation. He’s been a fellow at Stanford’s Legal Design Lab, worked with the Public Policy Team for the Andean Region at Facebook, the international arbitration group of Skadden Arps in London and a Legal Officer at the World Trade Organization....

In this interview, José Torres presents the challenges of innovation in the conservative legal industry and how design thinking can help develop new user-friendly products…José Fernando Torres is a lawyer from Colombia and expert in legal design and innovation. He’s been a fellow at Stanford’s Legal Design Lab, worked with the Public Policy Team for the Andean Region at Facebook, the international arbitration group of Skadden Arps in London and a Legal Officer at the World Trade Organization....

Alba Molina runs the corporate acceleration program at major Spanish law firm Cuatrecasas. In this interview, she discusses some learnings for building a legaltech startup…Alba Molina holds a degree in Law and Business Administration from the Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona. She works as Innovation Project Manager of Cuatrecasas and is in charge of Cuatrecasas Acelera, one of the Corporate Venture programs of Cuatrecasas. How does the Cuatrecasas acceleration program work? Cuatrecasas’ c...

Alba Molina runs the corporate acceleration program at major Spanish law firm Cuatrecasas. In this interview, she discusses some learnings for building a legaltech startup…Alba Molina holds a degree in Law and Business Administration from the Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona. She works as Innovation Project Manager of Cuatrecasas and is in charge of Cuatrecasas Acelera, one of the Corporate Venture programs of Cuatrecasas. How does the Cuatrecasas acceleration program work? Cuatrecasas’ c...