ILTA Voices

In this podcast interview, we will feature the perspectives of thought leaders in legal operations and legal tech on how trends in technology are shaping the future of corporate legal operations. Questions the moderator will ask the speakers:   -What are the legal technology trends impacting corporate legal departments that you are seeing from your perspective? -What are some of the practical ways...

Trial Support is often not just for trials. It comprises of arbitrations, mediations, business development proposals, hearings on dispositive motions and/or an in-depth presentation to name a few. In this podcast panel interview, the panelists discussed the various types of presentations, tools, considerations, setup and tips and trick they use when sitting on the "hot seat."    Questions that Jil...

Whether it is a technical implementation, a change management process or simply and idea that didn't work, we all have times when we fail but it is how we deal with it and what we learn from it that matters. In this podcast interview panel session, hear from two panelists on their worst respective experiences and how they overcame the adversity, setbacks and more.     Questions the moderator will...

Interested in learning more about the Metaverse and Digital Asset Practices and how they can affect your legal practice, stay tuned for an in-depth conversation with Nikki Shaver and partners from Falcon, Rappaport & Berkman LLP Questions the moderator will ask the speakers: -Falcon Rappaport opened an "office" in the metaverse. Can you explain to listeners what the metaverse is and why the fi...

In Part 2 of this podcast series, the leader of a PMO and a QA Manager will take us on the journey from where we left off in Part 1 , with the right projects in the queue.  They will show us how project management and quality assurance provide the roadmap to successful project implementation and adoption.  They will share their tips for success throughout the project journey, from initiation and r...

This podcast panel showcases the two experts in the field of legal technologies. This thought-leadership piece will showcase an epic conversation highlighting the state of legal technology, future innovation, and getting into the brass tacks of what makes a legal technology the best.  Questions the moderator will ask the speakers: -With so many different legal technologies out there, it can be dif...

There has been a great deal written on change management in a corporate setting.  Law firm management structures (as opposed to traditional corporate pyramid structures) add additional challenges to implementing change.  How can change management strategies be adopted to suit the management structure of law firms? Moderator: @Sachin Gupta - Knowledge Management Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP S...

In this podcast interview, the moderator talked with speakers who have both recently transitioned careers within the same firm. They will discuss how has their experience prepared them, why did they chose to stay within firm, what has been the overall key differences in the new role, challenges and successes experienced and more.  Questions the moderator asked the speakers: -Tell us a little about...

In this podcast interview, the speakers had an important discussion about how to best successfully communicate a need for rest and recovery during burnout to leadership. Questions the moderator asked the speakers: -What are some best practices for legal professionals to recognize and identify burnout in themselves or their colleagues before it becomes a major issue? -Communication can be challengi...

In this podcast panel session, the speakers will discuss the challenges of the continuous and increasingly more frequent update cycles of 3rd party software. How can IT keep up with all the changes across the environment and what strategies can be employed to better manage this crucial aspect of living in the cloud. Questions the moderator will ask the speakers: -How do you balance the need for se...

We often think of Practice Management in the context of managing a large legal practice. But how does it actually apply to a startup? What principles apply to the first days and years of a firm with just a few partners? Where do they start? And/or what do they wish they would have paid attention to first if things didn't go smoothly? Questions the moderator will ask the speaker: -Tell us a little...

In this podcast session, the speaker will discuss practical guidelines for the retention of informal means of (evidence collection) communications sent via text (such as, Short Message Service (SMS)) and messaging apps (such as, WhatsApp iMessage, and GroupMe). Questions the moderator will ask the speaker: -What are some considerations that need to be made when setting a retention policy or respon...

In this session, the speaker discussed what are the differences between lit support and DSARs, the priorities for which DSAR work. In addition, they covered suggested processes, tips and tricks.   Questions the moderator asked the speaker:  •        What is it about DSARs that makes them so tricky to respond to? •        What sort of approaches to the DSAR problem approaches have you seen organiza...

More and more vendors are making APIs available, but are they actually worth the investment? Is the data reliable? In this panel podcast, the speakers will explore the various APIs available, use cases, reliability of the content, and how law firms are leveraging external data to supplement or enhance their internal data. Questions the moderator will ask the speakers: -How did you determine what A...

In this podcast interview, the speaker will discuss the differences between doing forensics in the cloud and doing forensics on on-premises servers and hosts. In addition, the speaker will provide a key introduction to the overall tools and techniques utilized and lessons learned.    Questions the moderator will ask the speaker: -What does it mean to perform computer forensics in the cloud?  How d...

In this podcast interview, the speaker will highlight in-depth what are the risks in the use of ChatGPT for corporations.   Questions the moderator will ask the speaker: -We are hearing a lot about Generative AI and AI assistants like ChatGPT. Is this another hype as Blockchain and Metaverse? -If it is something that will stay. What is the probable impact on the legal world? -A lot of people and c...

For many, the past few years since the pandemic brought lots of continual change in the legal marketplace.  In order to stay relevant with like-minded individuals and keep up with emerging trends in industry, many paid more attention and time to social media to stay connected. One social media platform which has remained very popular within Legal and other key industries is LinkedIn.  LinkedIn is...

The legal industry is ripe for automation. Growing developments in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) have made it easier for firms to generate certain content on-demand. However, has GenAI eliminated the need for traditional document automation tools?  Questions the moderator will ask the speakers: -With so much hype around Generative AI, how do you continue to make a case for traditional...

The final, and last for 2023, Hopscast host and originator, Beth Anne Stuebe, sits down with Sean McGinty, for one more Hop, one more cast.  With a wide-ranging conversation, this episode covers ILTACON 2023, GenAI, a legal tech road map, and much more.  Sit back, grab a Hop, and enjoy!

Join us for another episode of the ILTA CEO podcast series. For the Fall issue of Peer to Peer, we sit down with ILTA CEO Joy Heath Rush and discuss ILTACON, what's new, innovative, and happening at ILTA! 

“Doing the Right IT Projects” sounds simple.  It should be how you to start your project lifecycle and quality methodology: Setting criteria for how IT projects are selected, prioritized and planned, and how the appropriate level of project management, quality assurance and resources are assigned.  There are buckets/workstreams for large/complex IT projects and for simple projects that need only p...

How are firms adopting Artificial Intelligence in the Risk Management space? Given the fast-paced and highly publicized technology trends involving AI, what are the biggest challenges organizations face today with adopting AI technologies and in particular maintaining security and compliance around client, firm, and personnel data. Questions the moderator will ask the speakers: Where do AI capabil...

Given the complex nature of AI and the fact that these models are not transparent, the speaker shared best tips on what do you need to know about your AI model, who built it and what is it based on? Questions the moderator asked the speaker: 1) What is and what is not AI? 2) What are AI models? 3) If you are using a pre-generated AI model what are some questions to ask: - what is it based on? - do...

Questions the moderator will ask the speaker:   -With the audience of this podcast being attorneys and other legal professionals, we have to start with the obvious question, do you see AI taking their jobs? -How do you see AI's role in the legal industry evolving in the future? -When you think of data privacy, security, governance, and compliance, what do you think of related to risk associated to...

In this session, the speaker delved into the transformative power of AI technology in the legal industry. They explored the game-changing solutions that are revolutionizing document intake and processing at law firms, replacing the traditional manual, labor-intensive, and error-prone methods.   In addition, they uncovered how AI-powered solutions are unifying document input sources, streamlining c...