Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Alaa Pasha , the CEO of Maptician , an end-to-end solution for law firm hybrid operations. We discussed the current state of remote and hybrid work in law firms, strategies that law firms are using to maximize their workspaces, mistakes they are making in managing and training their teams, and the future law firm operations given the rise of generative AI.

I spoke with Ahmed Shaaban, the founder and CEO of Fulcrum Global Technologies , which provides business solutions for law firms and other providers of professional services. We discussed the launch of RAPIDx , how technology is changing the relationship between law firms and their clients, and the transformation of the legal industry.

On the final day of Legalweek 2024, I was fortunate to speak with industry leaders Andy Ward of Sandline Global, James Lasson of Casepoint LLC, Joey Seeber of Level Legal, and Sebastian Lach of Eltemate (Hogan Lovells) for this episode in the mixtape series. 

I spoke with Geoffrey Vance , a litigation partner with Perkins Coie and chair of the firm's E-Discovery Services & Strategy Group and a Navy veteran, and Ross Guberman , the Founder and CEO of LawCatch, the developer of BriefCatch , a software platform designed to elevate legal writing, which has recently introduced new generative AI features for lawyers and legal professionals. We discussed...

I was fortunate to speak with  Arman Afkhami  of TitanFile Inc.,  Michael Crawford  of HIKE2, Michael Kraft  of Kraft & Kennedy, Inc., Paige Roncke  of Centerbase, Peter Zver , CPA of Bundledocs for this mixtape of perspectives on Day 2 of Legalweek 2024.

Introducing the first #ReinventingProfessionals #Mixtape of 2024. Thanks to my featured guests for sharing their perspectives on the first day of Legalweek 2024: Heena Bhambhlani at EY, Jordan Domash at Responsiv, Debbie Foster at Affinity Consulting Group, Francois-Xavier Leduc at davinci, James O'Connell-Cooper at Caret, Jamie Berry at Evolver Legal Services, Mike Gaudet at J.S. Held, and Monica...

I spoke with Andrew Sherman , a partner with Brown Rudnick , and Ross Guberman , the Founder and CEO of LawCatch, the developer of BriefCatch , a software platform designed to elevate legal writing, which has recently introduced new generative AI features for lawyers and legal professionals. We discussed how current and future leaders are adapting their communication styles, new ways of training l...

I spoke with Eric Mandel , a Director of Global Advisory Services at KLDiscovery . We discussed how the need for global advisory services has changed, the importance of information governance as a strategy for managing the proliferation of data in modern litigation, and the appropriate balance between talent and technology in e-discovery.

I spoke with Jack Slim , the Managing Director and General Manager for the El Conquistador Resort & Las Casitas Villas in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. We discussed the power of reimagining the vacation experience, dynamic ways to accommodate changing client preferences, and how the travel experience is evolving.

I spoke with Paulo Varnieri , a corporate partner at Holland & Knight in Washington, DC, and Ross Guberman , the Founder and CEO of LawCatch, the developer of BriefCatch , a software platform designed to elevate legal writing, which has recently introduced new generative AI features for lawyers and legal professionals. We discussed how lawyers can leverage technology to manage an increasingly...

In this 17th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of  Legal IT Insider , and I discussed planning for Legalweek 2024.

I spoke with Chantelle Jalland , a London-based Managing Director for Digital Investigations & Discovery with J.S. Held , a global consulting firm. We discussed how the approach to digital investigations and e-discovery has evolved over the past decade, the types of litigation matters where alternative legal services are the most appropriate, and how generative AI will affect digital investiga...

I spoke with Nicole Bradick , the Founder and CEO of Theory and Principle , a legal technology product design and development studio. We discussed how the emergence of generative AI has affected the development and application of law firm legal technology, how software design preferences have changed due to generative AI, and how legal technology is evolving.

In this 16th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of  Legal IT Insider , and I discussed new technology in the new year and transforming legal in 2024.

I spoke with Jonathan Rubinsztein , the CEO of Nuix , a leading provider of investigative analytics and intelligence software. We discussed the benefits of its unified NEO platform for data privacy, fraud and investigations, and e-discovery, expectations for the use of generative AI in legal, and how e-discovery is evolving.

I spoke with Ragav Jagannathan , the founder of KL Software Technologies , a provider of software and services for the legal field. We discussed the technology applications that are most appealing to legal professionals, best practices for driving implementation and usage, the types of legal tasks on which professionals are most often applying technology, and where legal technology is headed.

I spoke with Kevin Walker and Bryan Davis , the CEO and CTO, respectively, of Centari , a startup building what they call a generative AI "second brain" for deal lawyers. We discussed the benefits of a generative AI "second brain" for lawyers, the difference between unstructured and structured data, ways that Centari resolves generative AI's hallucination risk, and how legal AI is evolving.

I spoke with Robert Ingalls , the founder and CEO of LawPods , a podcast production and marketing agency for law firms. We discussed the value of a podcast for a law firm, the benefits of podcasting for an individual lawyer, ways a podcast host can grow an audience quickly, and the effect of generative AI on podcasting.

I spoke with Joe McSpadden , the Senior Vice President of Williams Lea , a business support services company for the investment banking, professional services, and legal industries. We discussed the trends identified in The Future of the Legal Workplace report, how law firms are reassessing their business structures, and ways they can create a competitive advantage with AI.

I spoke with James MacGregor , the founder of Ethical eDiscovery , a boutique consulting firm that captures and reviews digital evidence. We discussed how the UK and European e-discovery markets differ from the US, the benefits of working with the UK Chapter for ACEDS and the Litigation Special Interest Group for ILTA Europe, and best practices for demystifying e-discovery pricing .

I spoke with Colin Levy, the Director of Legal and Evangelist for Malbek, a provider of Contract Lifecycle Management software, and the author of The Legal Tech Ecosystem: Innovation, Advancement & the Future of Law Practice , a new book about the evolving legal technology sector. We discussed starting a career in legal technology, the skills that legal professionals need to stay ahead in the...

I spoke with Karthi Purushothaman and Achal Tandon , both management consultants, who are the co-founders of InstaXpert , a mobile app to help individuals find experts in professional services, including lawyers, accountants, and financial planners, among others. We discussed the importance of providing immediate access to professional advice and how the democratization of professional services is...

I had the privilege of facilitating a year-end roundtable discussion with leading CEOs in legal about opportunities, challenges, and the road ahead. They included Josh Baxter of NetDocuments , Josh Blandi of UniCourt , Nicole Clark of Trellis , Aviva Cuyler of JD Supra , Rudy DeFelice of KP Labs , Debbie Foster of Affinity Consulting , Kelly Griswold of Onna , Sheryl Hoskins of Litera , Kelly Lake...

I spoke with Alex Sappington , the Co-CEO of Page Vault , a legal web capture software and services provider. We discussed how the collection of public electronically stored information as evidence differs from the collection of private ESI, the implications and challenges that come with collecting public data, and the matters where public data is most commonly used as a significant source of evid...

In this 15th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of  Legal IT Insider , and I discussed deploying new technology in 2024, empowering public speaking, and expanding in-person engagement.