ILTA Voices

Law firms are constantly trying to reduce their budgets while demanding more from our technology, marketing and other crucial support staff professionals.  Shirley Crow, CIO at Farella Braun & Martel, offers some practical advice on how to keep and upgrade your talent without busting the budget.

Most professionals will tell you that some of the greatest lessons they’ve learned in their careers were the result of a failure of some sort. How can managers in today’s law firms create an environment where these valuable lessons can be learned, while balancing the need to justify expenses, headcount, and return on investment?” Moderator:Kelly Harbour is the Associate Director of Client Relation...

Join us for a very brief run down on the latest trending vulnerability, Poodle. Also, a friendly reminder of a busy October patch month from all the major vendors. Speakers:Jamie Herman has more than 15 years of experience in information security, risk management and information technology. Currently the Manager of Information Security for Ropes & Gray LLP, Jamie's expertise covers a diverse range...

Getting a handle on a newly introduced vulnerability impacted millions of devices worldwide is difficult! So join us for a quick walk through of what the Bash vulnerability is all about, what systems are affected, and how to deal with this widespread problem. Our goal is to give you some clear cut takeaways to help identify, remediate, and manage this problem in your organization. Speakers: Jamie...

The following is a podcast which provides a high-level overview of the ISO 27002 domains and some of the key controls within those domains.  The LegalSec Steering Committee simply wanted to provide an overview of these domains and highlight some of the controls that a Firm may want to consider in moving towards an ISO like security program.  Speaker:Joe Daw has more than 15 years in providing succ...

How do you encrypt and transfer data to support your organization’s needs?  This is a timely discussion with peer firm’s that are addressing the encryption process for data that his transferred to or from your organization.  The discussion covers a few key considerations including:   Why do we need to move data?  It is  important to identify your needs. How do you remain in control of the data at...

Conventional networks have been around for decades, proprietary protocols, interoperability issues have plagued network engineers to utilize multi-vendor architectures.  ASIC based network switches and routers have come a long way but are reaching speed and compatibility constraints.  Software Defined Networking looks to be the network architecture of the future and is being driven by customers. ...

Listen in as members of ILTA’s Profession Services Steering Committee interview CIOs and IT directors about their experiences, advice and strategies for success in their new roles or new firms.

Information Governance is, by its very nature, a complex endeavor that requires careful thought and planning.  When you are unboxing a topic like IG, it’s helpful to know where to start.  In this podcast, we explore best practices for starting down the IG path, no matter the size of your firm or organization. Recommended supplemental information: Building Law Firm Information Governance - July 201...

Listen in as members of ILTA’s Profession Services Steering Committee interview CIOs and IT directors about their experiences, advice and strategies for success in their new roles or new firms. Beth McGrath - Chief Information Officer at McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore, L.L.P.

Listen in as members of ILTA’s Profession Services Steering Committee interview CIOs and IT directors about their experiences, advice and strategies for success in their new roles or new firms. Skip Lohmeyer - Chief Information Officer at Jackson Kelly PLLC

Listen in as members of ILTA’s User Support Services Steering Committee discuss some of the trends that they are seeing in training and share their thoughts on those topics.  Topics they cover are: The Modern Trainer, Performance Support, Ways to Support Informal Learning, Mobile Learning and Gamification.  Participants: Michelle Spencer, PGVP from Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Jan Huber, Faegre Baker...

Listen to LegalSEC Steering Committee members,  Jamie Herman, Manger of Information Security at Ropes & Gray and Bill Kyrouz, Senior Manager Information Security & Governance at Bingham McCutchen LLP as they discuss the Heartbleed bug.  Jamie and Bill will share what it is, how to respond to it on behalf of your firm, what to look for and will also provide some action items you can do today to sec...

Hear interviews with the three ILTA 2013 Project of the Year Finalists including a description of their project and a brief overview of implementation planning, communications strategies and Project Management processes leveraged to make their project a success for their Firm. Interviewer: Mindy Rings, Baker & Hostetler and Steering Committee Member for ILTA's Professional Services Peer Group Fina...

Hear interviews with the three ILTA 2013 Project of the Year Finalists including a description of their project and a brief overview of implementation planning, communications strategies and Project Management processes leveraged to make their project a success for their Firm. Interviewer: Mindy Rings, Baker & Hostetler and Steering Committee Member for ILTA's Professional Services Peer Group Fina...

Hear interviews with the three ILTA 2013 Project of the Year Finalists including a description of their project and a brief overview of implementation planning, communications strategies and Project Management processes leveraged to make their project a success for their Firm. Interviewer: Mindy Rings, Baker & Hostetler and Steering Committee Member for ILTA's Professional Services Peer Group Fina...

Listen in as two seasoned law firm trainers discuss training with four attorneys. They ask the questions that we've all wanted to ask and get honest answers that will help us better serve the attorneys in our firms. You'll definitely learn something as these folks get real! Attorneys Roy L. Smart III, Partner, Parker Poe Erica R. Messimer, Associate, Parker Poe Justin M. Long, Partner, Bracewell &...

From the Legaltech Asia Technology Summit in Hong Kong, hear how Analytics and Predictive Coding are being used in Hong Kong and China. Learn about how these technologies being viewed by Hong Kong regulators and about some cultural challenges in China.

"The customer is always right” is a mantra most of us are familiar with, but providing exemplary service to clients within legal requires direction, advice, transparency and much more. In an increasingly competitive landscape, law firms need to recognize the needs of their clients and how every aspect of their operations affect clients. Four members of ILTA's Business and Financial Management Peer...

"The customer is always right” is a mantra most of us are familiar with, but providing exemplary service to clients within legal requires direction, advice, transparency and much more. In an increasingly competitive landscape, law firms need to recognize the needs of their clients and how every aspect of their operations affect clients. Four members of ILTA's Business and Financial Management Peer...

"The customer is always right” is a mantra most of us are familiar with, but providing exemplary service to clients within legal requires direction, advice, transparency and much more. In an increasingly competitive landscape, law firms need to recognize the needs of their clients and how every aspect of their operations affect clients. Four members of ILTA's Business and Financial Management Peer...

"The customer is always right” is a mantra most of us are familiar with, but providing exemplary service to clients within legal requires direction, advice, transparency and much more. In an increasingly competitive landscape, law firms need to recognize the needs of their clients and how every aspect of their operations affect clients. Four members of ILTA's Business and Financial Management Peer...

Listen to this monthly series of podcasts from the Emerging Technologies Peer Group. Each month Lance Rea and Mark Manoukian have a conversation with the peer group of the month. This podcast will focus on the Law Department Peer Group. Charlotte Riser Harris, Manager of Practice Support at Hess Corporation and Tom Morrissey, Sr. Director, IT Legal Operations & eDiscovery at Purdue Pharma L.P. tal...

Listen to this monthly series of podcasts from the Emerging Technologies Peer Group. Each month Lance Rea and Mark Manoukian have a conversation with the peer group of the month. This podcast will focus on the Enterprise Content Management Peer Group. Scott Christensen, Director of Information Services at Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP; Paul Wittekind, Director of Information Technology Services at Po...

Listen to this monthly series of podcasts from the Emerging Technologies Peer Group. Each month Lance Rea and Mark Manoukian have a conversation with the peer group of the month. This podcast will be with folks from the Business & Financial Management Peer Group. Stuart Dodds, Director, Global Pricing & Legal Project at Baker & McKenzie and Vincent Cordo, Global Director of Client Value at Reed Sm...