Canadian Bar Association Legal Futures Round-Up: April 11, 2016

CBA National, the magazine of the Canadian Bar Association, publishes a regular feature entitled Legal Futures round-up that tracks "noteworthy developments, opinions and news in the legal futures space as a means of furthering discussion about our changing legal marketplace."

The most recent instalment includes items on, among other things, the billable hour, a hackathon aimed at improving courtroom technology, an interview with Richard and Daniel Susskind, co-authors of a new book The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts, virtual legal assistants, and how big data can improve legal services.