Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Kevin Harris , a project manager for Orion Law Management Systems , at Legaltech 2019 about billing best practices.

Thank you to the following individuals for sharing their perspectives with me on the second day of Legaltech 2019: Bob Ambrogi , Publisher of LawSites and Host of LawNext Craig Ball , Court-Appointed Special Master and E-Discovery Consultant Josh Becker , Chairman of Lex Machina and Head of Legal Analytics, LexisNexis Shawn Gaines , VP of Marketing, Relativity Caroline Hill , Editor-in-Chief, Lega...

As part of my Legaltech 2019 series, I spoke with Doug Austin , the Vice President of Products and Professional Services for CloudNine and the editor of the E-Discovery Daily blog.

Thank you to the following individuals for speaking with me on the first day of Legaltech 2019: Lauren Amanda Adler, Director of Sales, Manzama Dan Berlin, President & CEO, Tabs3 Software Haresh Bhungalia, CEO, Casepoint Justin Blessing, Founder, Compiled Jessica Block, Data & Technology Practice Co-Lead, Ankura Consulting David Carns, Chief Strategy Officer, Casepoint Ginny Gonzalez, Chie...

I spoke with Christian Lang , a former attorney with Davis Polk & Wardwell, who is the new head of strategy at Reynen Court and the founder of the New York Legal Tech Meetup . He is producing a new legal technology conference on February 1, 2019 called Inspire Legal . We discussed his background, the genesis of Inspire. Legal, how this event differs from others, its relationship to the New Yor...

I spoke with Rith Kem and Mason Pan , both principals in the Compliance, Forensics, and Intelligence practice at Control Risks . Kem is the Technology Operations and Custom Solutions leader in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, while Pan is the leader of the Data Analytics group for the Americas. We discussed trends the duo expects to see in analytics monitoring systems in...

I spoke with Erik Lindberg and Tonya Custis , the senior director for Westlaw Product Management and the senior director of Research at Thomson Reuters, respectively. We discussed the genesis of Westlaw Edge, how it differs from Westlaw, how its artificial intelligence technology differs from other tools on the market, the evolution of Westlaw, and where legal research is headed.

I spoke with Ketan Jhaveri and John Maloney , the co-CEO and Head of Client Success, respectively, at Bodhala , a legal data analytics company. We discussed the genesis of Bodhala, how its clients are using data analytics, who makes the decision to leverage legal data analytics within a corporate law department, the factors driving the use of data in large corporations, and where the legal industr...

I spoke with Christina Hammond and Joe Hammond , the co-founders of Producify , a digital content production company. We discussed the genesis of Producify, the mistakes that legal professionals are making in showcasing their services with video, quick ways that marketing leaders can upgrade their firm’s videos, whether high-quality video requires professional equipment, and how this type of marke...

I spoke with Gabe Teninbaum , a professor at Suffolk University Law School and the Director of the Institute on Legal Innovation & Technology . We discussed Suffolk University Law School’s Legal Innovation & Technology (LIT) lab, Spaced Repetition Systems, why law schools are incorporating initiatives like the LIT lab, essential skills that current law students must have, and how law schoo...

I spoke with Wendy Curtis (named the Most Innovative Lawyer of 2018 by the Financial Times ), Kate Orr , and Daryl Shetterly , the Chief Innovation Officer, the Senior Innovation Counsel, and the Director of Orrick Analytics , respectively, for Orrick , a global law firm, which the Financial Times named North America’s Most Innovative Law Firm for the third consecutive year. We discussed the align...

I spoke with André König , the managing partner for professional services at BusyLamp , a corporate legal operations SaaS solution for billing, matter management, and sourcing. We discussed ways that in-house legal operations teams can benefit from artificial intelligence, the maturity level of blockchain in legal departments and law firms, the common use cases for AI and blockchain in the legal c...

I spoke with Keith Laska , a board member for Hanzo , a software provider that captures and preserves dynamic web content to help organizations meet compliance requirements, mitigate risk, and simplify e-discovery. We discussed the biggest challenges corporations are facing today in compliance, risk management, and e-discovery, what makes the diversity of communication so difficult to monitor and...

I spoke with Sacha Kirk , the co-founder and chief marketing officer for Lawcadia , an Australian software company that helps in-house legal teams manage their outside counsel relationships, including selection, budgeting, and spend. We discussed the genesis of Lawcadia, why it is necessary for in-house legal teams to leverage technology to manage their outside counsel, the associated challenges,...

I spoke with Steve Gluckman , the founder and CEO of LawFirmElearning , a provider of customized on-demand learning for the legal industry. Steve is the co-author of E-Learning for Law Firms (American Bar Association, 2006) and a former senior fellow with Harvard University’s Center for Business and Government. We discussed the genesis of LawFirmElearning, how on-demand learning has changed across...

I spoke with Sabina Horgan , the vice president of market development for Thread Legal , a practice management software provider based in Dublin. We discussed the genesis of Thread Legal, how small and mid-sized law firms can leverage technology to gain a competitive advantage, and the state of legal tech in Ireland.

I spoke with Warren Agin , the director of professional development at LexPredict , a consulting firm focused on legal data strategy, and the founding chair of the ABA’s Legal Analytics Committee. We discussed his new role at LexPredict, the mission of the ABA’s Legal Analytics Committee, what lawyers need to do to adapt to new technologies, the practical applications of data and analytics, and ho...

I spoke with Allison Josephy Key , the sales lead for ZipWhip , a platform that allows law firms and their clients to leverage the firm’s existing telephone infrastructure and interact through text messaging. We discussed how Zipwhip works, the features in its platform that are most appealing to legal professionals, how users can leverage this technology to enhance their marketing and business dev...

I spoke with Dan Anderson , co-founder and CEO of SeeUnity , a provider of content integration, migration, and synchronization products for law firms, corporations, and government agencies. We discussed the genesis of SeeUnity, the content integration challenges that law firms are facing, content transformation and how it helps law firms access, manage, and interact with their data, and what law f...

I spoke with Michele DeStefano , a professor of law at the University of Miami School of Law and the founder & executive director of LawWithoutWalls , a think tank designed to create innovations at the intersection of law, business, and technology. She is also a guest faculty member at Harvard Law School’s Executive Education program and the author of the newly released book, Legal Upheaval: A...

I spoke with Hélène Russell , a UK-based knowledge management specialist and founder of The Knowledge Business . She helps law firms with their knowledge sharing and learning challenges through her books, training, and consulting. We discussed the genesis of The Knowledge Business, the benefits of knowledge sharing for law firms, her new program to promote virtual online coffee connections, her ne...

I spoke with Jared Coseglia , the founder and CEO of TRU Staffing Partners , a contract staffing and executive placement search firm representing talent and opportunities in cybersecurity, e-discovery, and privacy. We discussed how TRU Staffing Partners has adapted to an increasingly dynamic legal market, why privacy is an increasingly popular career path, the state of the market for professions w...

I spoke with Sean Bernstein , the co-founder of MinuteBox , a cloud-based minute book management service. We discussed the genesis of MinuteBox, how it is changing the way companies manage corporate minute books, the benefits of transitioning from a physical to a digital storage system for corporate records, the Canadian Legal Innovation Zone in Toronto, and where legal tech is headed in Canada.

I spoke with Eyal Iffergan , the president and CEO of Hyperion Global Partners , a consulting firm focused on legal business strategy and operations for the AmLaw 200 and Global 1000. We discussed the genesis of Hyperion Global Partners, how his team aligns the application of technology with consulting guidance, ways that the conversation about operational efficiency and innovation has changed in...

I spoke with Dr. Marc Morant , the Head of Flexible Legal Resources at PwC Switzerland . We discussed the mission of PwC’s Flexible Legal Resources practice, where the company is implementing this approach, how it differs from other offerings, ways that the legal industry has changed that make the use of flexible legal resources so important, and the trajectory of the profession.