Brooklyn Law School lends hand to tech revolution
By Alex O'Sullivan Pierce
Once a month, innovators from all corners of the city gather at the Brooklyn Tech Meetup to enjoy networking, product demos, and the panoramic views from the 22nd floor of Brooklyn Law School’s Fiel Hall.
Here, as in any typical tech meetup, techies and entrepreneurs rendezvous with students and others to share experiences, talents and, of course, refreshments. Since January, Brooklyn Law has played host to this growing heard of startup enthusiasts, lending their event space to accommodate a membership base which currently boasts over 1,300 “creators” – and counting.
But it’s not just the fancy new digs that enticed the organizers of the popular meetup to make BLS their home. Serving as an example of innovation recognizing innovation, the Brooklyn Tech Meetup was lured to the law school by the presence of the BLIP Clinic and the program’s vociferous director, Professor Jonathan Askin. BLIP, short for the Brooklyn Law Incubator and Policy, is a clinic that provides pro bono legal support to emerging startups around the city.