2024 Tomash Fellow Lecture with Alex Reiss-Sorokin

Alex Reiss-Sorokin

Brief Abstract: 

This talk interrogates how lawyers who traditionally relied on books came to use and trust computers for their work. I focus on the evolution of the Ohio Bar Automated Research (OBAR) System, a local legal research system developed for small Ohio firms, into LexisNexis, a national service better suitable for Big Law's needs (and pockets). Read the full abstract.


About the Tomash Fellowship: Each year the Adelle and Erwin Tomash Graduate Fellowship is awarded to a standout ABD graduate student for doctoral dissertation research in the History of Computing, Information, and Culture.


This virtual event is free and open to the public but registration is required.

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Start date
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 2 p.m.
End date
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 3 p.m.
Location

Virtual via Zoom

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