The North Carolina Legal Geek Meetups

Not too long ago, friend of the blog, Erik Mazzone of the North Carolina Law Blog, put together what he called a Legal Geek Meetup here in Charlotte.  This event was officially sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Section (of which Mazzone is director). Assisting in the arrangements were two local Charlotte lawyers, myself and Ketan Soni.  (You didn’t think they would have a legal geek meeting in Charlotte without having us involved, did you?) The purpose of the first such event was to bring together like-minded young lawyers with an interest in social media and technology.  Here is the official description of the series of events:

Legal Geek events are designed to help lawyers and legal professionals interested in practice management and technology learn from each other. Each meetup focuses on a different topic, and may occasionally involve short presentations. While offered primarily to NCBA members, all local legal professionals are welcome to attend. There is no cost to attend these events.

The event was a success. Held at Charlotte’s new Heist Brewery, the meetup attracted at least 20 or so young lawyers.  (Even fabled North Carolina law blogger Lee S. Rosen made an appearance.). It was a fine – and low pressure – networking event (and by its very nature, it did not include a formal presentation or CLE credit).  Many, but not all, of the discussions had by the participants centered around tech or tech culture: Twitter, blogs, and using same to advance one’s practice. Basically, it was a just a fun get together for folks unafraid to refer to themselves as “legal geeks.”

There are upcoming events in Raleigh/Durham (April 11), Fayetteville (May 14), and, of course, Asheville (June 19).

If you’re interested in becoming a part of the events, see here.

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