Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Doug Stewart , the vice president of technology and innovation for Daegis , a full-service e-discovery company. We discussed his expectations for Legal Tech New York 2013, where the legal industry is moving, and how it is maturing. He predicted the emergence of quality standards, the release of diverse new e-discovery tools, and a continued focus on cost control.

I spoke with Megan Miller , the vice president of marketing for GGO , a legal services provider and the developer of Digital WarRoom about 2013 trends and ways that professionals can address them.

I spoke with Dale Drury , founder of AlphaLit , a litigation support company with a long history in discovery document management. We discussed key challenges that clients are likely to face over the next 12 months and best practices they can use to overcome these hurdles.

I spoke with Nick Robertson , vice president of sales and marketing, kCura , the developers of Relativity , a leading web-based e-discovery platform. We discussed the direction of electronic discovery, factors driving the industry, and how legal professionals can prepare for the future.

I spoke with David Remnitz and Adam Cohen, the Global and Americas Leader, and Principal, respectively in Ernst & Young’s Forensic Technology and Discovery Services practice about key techniques for navigating the regulatory landscape in the New Year.

I spoke today with Craig Carpenter , the vice president of marketing and business development for Recommind , a maker of information management, governance, and analysis software. We discussed how the company views the legal tech landscape, the client concerns that are driving change, key trends that will characterize the new year, and how he sees the legal industry evolving in the future.

I spoke with Adam Freedman , author of The Naked Constitution: What the Founders Said and Why It Still Matters (Broadside Books, 2012) and The Party of the First Part: The Curious World of Legalese (Henry Holt and Co., 2007), as well as the host of the Legal Lad: Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life .

I spoke today with Dean Kuhlmann , the vice president of business development for Lateral Data , a Xerox Company, which makes the Viewpoint e-discovery software platform . We discussed his expectations for 2013, how his team is addressing those expectations, and the top trends that he expects to take hold in the new year.

I spoke with Ian Campbell , the chief business development officer and co-founder of iCONECT .

I spoke with Mark Britton , founder and CEO of Avvo , and Sachin Bhatia , the company’s Vice President of Product, about Avvo Ignite and the antidote to what Britton describes as traditional “gum and paper” legal marketing.

Lawyers and other professionals who offer free initial consultations have a new way to reinvent their practices thanks to Brendan Ludwick and Claudio Dunkelman, the founders of LawZam , a free online video conference service which connects lawyers and consumers. Learn more about their service in the video below, and listen to our interview during which we discuss the genesis of the company, what m...

The rise of big data is on the minds of many of those responsible information governance and I spoke with Doug Stewart, Vice President of Technology and Innovation at Daegis , a provider of eDiscovery solutions, which has just updated its eDiscovery Platform with Acumen , its Technology Assisted Review tool. We discussed the genesis of Acumen, the adoption rate of similar tools, the challenges, an...