Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve. I’m Karen Sloan, legal education editor at Law.com, and I’ll be your host for this weekly look at innovation and notable developments in legal education.

This week, I’ve got the rundown on Legal Madness—an upcoming open mic event featuring the harrowing stories of in-house lawyers at tech companies performed by actors. The show is the work of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at NYU Law, and it looks to be an eye-opening and hilarious time. Next up is an examination of the fledgling trend of legal tech companies partnering with law schools to design products—collaborations that proponents say benefit both sides.