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Ivy B. Grey

@ivybgrey.bsky.social

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Ivy is Chief Strategy Officer at WordRake clear and concise editing software company. She's also creator of PerfectIt's American Legal Style. She practiced bankruptcy law for 10 yrs (now inactive). #legaltech #legalwriting

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Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · 1d

I did. I think visuals make things so much easier to understand.

But you can take it too far. For example, no one appreciated the slide deck and charts I made for our family vacation.

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · 1d

What?! This is exactly how I became a litigator.

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · 1d

And this is why I took every UCC class available! It was definitely one of the best decisions I made in my legal education. It was also fun!

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Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · 23d

Taking a page out of Sarah Glassmeyer's book, I'm bringing my bonus mom with me to the American Legal Technology Awards in Boston. (And I'll finally see Fenway Park! No game, just a tour.)

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Sep 9

I've got strong opinions on this whole "vibe coding" thing, so I'm going to see what it's all about. Are my opinions grounded in reality? We'll see! Started playing with Replit last night. Any advice?

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Aug 27

You wouldn't have to pay me at all! I see this and I think it looks fun!

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Aug 25

A Monday gift to me: I just made a new Excel fan out of my colleague, Hana Zumout! This may be my peak achievement in life.

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Aug 20

Static cling sticky notes! I got some at an ABA conference 15 years ago and they still stand out as my favorite swag.

Also: Fresh fruit. Put your sticker on it and call it done. There's a total lack of fresh fruit at most conferences and people will be grateful.

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Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Aug 19

I'm so impressed with my costume skills. I was gluing stuff together in the hotel room on Sunday morning! IMHO the bird makes the outfit.

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Aug 15

If I answer a call, I *do* say "hello" followed by something friendly generic.

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Aug 15

I have set my phone so that "unknown" calls don't ring at all. My voicemail says that this is what happens and that I won't know that they called unless they leave a message. I don't say my name in any of these things because of scams that can use recordings of your name and "yes" for voice cloning.

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Aug 8

I'm just happy that ANYONE made an underpants gnomes reference for ANY reason. I make them all the time and I just get blank stares.

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Aug 7

This is as good as the bankruptcy band called the Indubitable Equivalents!

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Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Jul 30

There was a 5.4 earthquake in California on Day 1 of the July 2008 bar exam in California. I also think there was an ExamSoft outage during that same administration. It was unclear if our results were captured. It's always something.

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Jul 3

If you attended the @carolynelefant.bsky.social / MyShingle AI Teach-In day, will you please recommend sessions to watch? If I can only watch 2-4 of them, what would you choose? I don't want to build my on GPT or talk ethics. Looking for practical tips on general tools.

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Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Jul 1

Here's a term I've seen a lot lately: "Information-adjacent."

I *love* this. I'm going to to steal it and use it everywhere. I hope it takes off like "truthiness" from Colbert Report.

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Jun 26

This is so cool! One of my friends is having a baby and I think I'll need to get this for him.

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Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Jun 24

I have to read all the latest buzz to see if workflow has been redefined. The hardest part of all of this is keeping up with words that have changed meaning!

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · Jun 19

Here's the visual that I use to explain the idea. It seems to help.

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🎃 Iva Cheung 🍗 @ivacheung.com · Jun 18

This just happened to me again IRL, so I thought I'd repost. ivacheung.com/2018/09/summ...

Summertime - Iva Cheung

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Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · May 29

I'm currently obsessing over the concepts of far transfer and worked examples (as applied to legal writing and reading). Please recommend articles and books for my reading list.

(Learning about stuff is my coping mechanism. Let me have it.)

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · May 13

I should have also said that this is helpful. Thanks for sharing this take on it.

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · May 13

A-ha! Maybe that's it?! I was always taught that the American Dream was a chance to work for the dream, not that work would guarantee the dream. And if I never got there, all I would have is myself at the end. Would I like what I saw and who I'd become? Would I wish I'd done more?

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · May 13

I've graduated into a recession with every degree I received, yet I still didn't have this mindset. I worried that if I didn't actually learn the skills I couldn't keep a job and my reputation would be ruined. Does no one worry that they'll be exposed as frauds if their grades and work don't align?

Ivy B. Grey @ivybgrey.bsky.social · May 13

So, yeah, I'm just really struggling with this. What's going on today is so far from my relationship with learning that... I don't even know how to finish that sentence. Is this how it's always been?