Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Scott Wallingford , the Vice President and General Manager of LexisNexis’ Law Firm Software Solutions business unit. We discussed the new LexisNexis Interaction business development initiative , how law firms can identify new strategies and tactics in their 2021 business plans, and the most effective business development techniques for the New Year.

I spoke with Pieter van der Hoeven , the co-founder and CEO of Clocktimizer , a business intelligence platform designed to help law firms make data-driven decisions related to matter management, budgeting, and pricing. We discussed the current challenges for law firm leaders, pricing managers, and legal project management professionals, why firms need to analyze their data in the current climate,...

I spoke with Jeff Catanzaro , the executive vice president of contracts, compliance, and commercial services at Integreon , a global managed services provider, and Ajay Agrawal the co-founder and chairman of SirionLabs , a provider of artificial intelligence-powered contract lifecycle management technology. We discussed the partnership between Integreon and SirionLabs , why the contract lifecycle...

I spoke with Victoria Blake , the senior director of product at Zapproved , a cloud-based software company that builds e-discovery tools for corporate legal, from legal holds through processing and review. We discussed the E-Discovery Unfiltered report, how the pandemic has impacted the way legal teams manage litigation, what litigants should understand about e-discovery, why the appetite for the...

I spoke with Zolo Mundur , the CEO of Codelex , a Mongolia-based developer of legal technology and the creator of a lawyer-to-lawyer legal document marketplace called Lexub . We discussed the genesis of Lexub, how the legal document marketplace is evolving, and where legal tech in Mongolia is headed.

I spoke with Megan O’Flynn , the assistant general counsel at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), and Doug Donahue , a partner in the finance practice at Linklaters in New York City. We discussed ISDA Create, a collaboration between the association and Linklaters, how developing tools with outside counsel can impact client expectations, and ways that projects of this type c...

I spoke with Maya Markovich , the Chief Growth Officer at Nextlaw Labs , and one of ILTA’s five “Influential Women of Legal Tech” for 2020 . We discussed the skills that future lawyers will need to succeed and how can they obtain them, how the entrepreneurial mindset aligns with how lawyers approach problem-solving, and ways that the pandemic has affected innovation in legal.

I spoke with Steven Walker , a managing director with Deloitte Legal Business Services , where he is responsible for legal management consulting, spend management, and legal operations services. We discussed the objective of the legal business services team, how the pandemic is reshaping the delivery of legal services, what legal teams can expect in 2021, and how the relationship between outside c...

I spoke with Brad Blickstein and Bea Seravello , the co-leaders of the New Law practice at Baretz+Brunelle , a strategic advisory communications firm. We discussed the genesis of the New Law practice group and its recent report: Home Court Advantage: The Am Law 100 Moves Into Alternative Legal Services . We also spoke about the mini-maturity model for captive ALSPs and the Blickstein Group’s Annua...

I spoke with Jackie Donner , the co-founder and CEO of Lawflex , an alternative legal services provider based in Israel, teaming experienced lawyers with law firms, financial institutions, and other corporations on a flexible basis. We discussed the genesis of Lawflex, how the pandemic has impacted the use of alternative legal services, and where she sees the greatest opportunity for growth.

I spoke with Chris Stock , the CEO of PCLaw | Time Matters and a member of LEAP’s board of directors as he is the former CEO of LEAP USA. We discussed the key challenges that law firms are facing today, how law firms are adapting to the pandemic, advice for law firms that are struggling now, how the pandemic has affected legal technology generally, and the changes to the profession that will outla...

I spoke with Dean Sappey , the president and co-founder of DocsCorp , a software company that develops a range of document productivity and security tools for law firms. We discussed how the pandemic has impacted technology preferences in legal, which changes will remain permanent, DocsCorp’s acquisition of Verowave Technologies , and ways that productivity is shifting as a result of the virtual/w...

I spoke with Scott Mozarsky , a managing director with JEGI , a middle-market investment bank, who is leading the firm’s legal and compliance practice. We discussed the strength of the legal market, the enthusiasm for legal technology, what investors are looking for in legal, and where legal is headed.

I am speaking today with Rob Feigenbaum , the co-founder and CEO of Prevail Legal , a testimony management platform. We discussed the genesis of Prevail Legal, the appeal of the court reporting sector, the difference between using a trained court reporter and a testimony management platform to capture the record, and the impact of the pandemic on how professionals view remote reporting.

I spoke with Matt Mahon , the National Manager for Information Governance and eDiscovery Sales at Ricoh . We discussed the workplace communications challenges that e-discovery and information governance practitioners are facing, whether professional communication has become more casual in this remote and work-from-home environment, and the challenges associated with interpreting emojis.

I spoke with Robert Gray , the CEO of Legality Software , a subsidiary of Matters in Motion and a provider of custom-development solutions and other technology for legal professionals. We discussed the genesis of Legality Software, how the challenges of running a law firm changed, ways that the pandemic has forced the legal marketplace to change, and the benefits of the One Step Workspace.

I spoke with Katherine Porter , an executive coach for female attorneys and the founder of the Transition Navigator . We discussed how design thinking can enhance a professional’s work, its relationship to the practice of law, the advantages of incorporating a designer’s mindset to client service in legal, ways to overcome the barriers to using design thinking to improve law firm operations, and h...

I spoke with Adrian Camara , the CEO of Athennian , a developer of legal entity management software. We discussed who uses legal entity management software, what the focus on legal entity management indicates about the changing nature of legal services, and the challenges associated with raising capital in the current environment.

I spoke with Phil Anthony , Ph. D., division president at DecisionQuest , a U.S. Legal Support company. We discussed how the pandemic has changed trial consulting, ways to adapt in-person litigation to a virtual environment, how legal professionals are approaching virtual depositions and trials, and reactions from jurors to COVID-19.

I spoke with Johannes Stiehler , the CEO of ayfie Group , an Oslo-based company that provides technology for collecting and processing data from different silos using linguistic technology. We discussed the company’s mission, how the appeal of linguistic technology at law firms and corporate legal departments has evolved, and ayfie’s listing on the Merkur Market in Oslo in July of 2020.

I spoke with Soumya Nettimi and Sarah Schaaf , the CEO and general manager of payments, respectively, for ASG LegalTech, a platform of legal SaaS products including PracticePanther , Bill4Time , MerusCase , and now following its recent acquisition , Headnote , of which Sarah is a co-founder and the former CEO. We discussed the alignment of Headnote with ASG LegalTech’s suite of products, how the f...

I spoke with Amy Osteen , the founder of Outside CLO , a service for corporations that need an outsourced chief legal officer. We discussed why a company would outsource its in-house counsel needs, how that work differs from outside counsel at a law firm, and how the pandemic has impacted the appeal of outsourced in-house counsel services.

I spoke with Jared Correia , the founder and CEO at Red Cave Law Firm Consulting , and the co-founder of Gideon Software , a website chatbot and automatic scheduling tool built exclusively for law firms. We discussed the challenges that Gideon helps law firms address, ways that the pandemic impacts how lawyers approach and use technology, and advice for launching a consulting practice and a legal...

I spoke with Evan Shenkman , the senior director of knowledge management at Fisher Phillips , a labor and employment law firm. We discussed how knowledge management has changed over the past few months, the firm’s recent alliance with LegalMation and Thomson Reuters , how it will benefit clients and practitioners, and what the heightened focus on automation means for the future of the practice of...

I spoke with Carolyn Elefant , an attorney, who focuses her practice on energy and environmental matters. She is also the author of several books, including the popular, Solo by Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be , and has been blogging at MyShingle for almost 18 years. She is producing a virtual conference called the Lawyer Mom Owner Summit for lawyers who are moms that own or w...