Reinventing Professionals

At the 2023 International Legal Technology Association Conference, I had the privilege of speaking with leaders from various organizations for this #ILTACON2023 mixtape. They included: Josh Baxter and Dan Hauck of NetDocuments , Peter Zver of Bundledocs , Jorn Vanysacker of Henchman , Josh Blandi of Unicourt , Juan Ramirez of NSerio , Ken Block of LegalMation , and Early Stephens of Actionstep . W...

I spoke with Billy Scott, General Manager of the  Virginia Hotel and Cottages in Cape May, New Jersey. We discussed the secret to maintaining the highest level of client service, adapting to changing customer preferences, and encouraging team members to collectively support a common mission, and how the travel experience is evolving.

I spoke with Heikki Ilvessalo , the co-founder of Ilves, a legal data consultancy and software firm, in Finland, the founder of the Finnish Legal Tech Network, and the co-organizer of the Nordic Legal Tech Day in Helsinki on November 15th. We discussed what law firms in Finland are looking for in a legal tech solution, the 2023 map of Finnish legal tech vendors , and how legal technology in Finlan...

In this tenth episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider , and I discussed aligning the legal ecosystem, deploying generative AI, and investing in legal.

I spoke with Michael Potters , the CEO of the Glenmont Group , an executive search firm that works with law firms, corporate legal departments, and providers of legal services. We discussed the state of the job market for roles in e-discovery, information governance, privacy, the types of organizations that offer the best roles, and the influence of AI on the staffing needs in legal.

I spoke with Nathan Miller , the CEO and Founder of Miller Ink , a full-service strategic and crisis communications firm in Los Angeles. We discussed the difference between crisis communications and public relations, how lawyers and legal teams can diffuse a potential crisis, and what law firms should consider when hiring and managing a communications team.

I spoke with Katherine Allen , the CEO of Flo Recruit , Ross Guberman , the CEO of LawCatch, the developer of BriefCatch , and Jim Wagner , the CEO of The Contract Network . We discussed raising money for legal technology startups in the current environment, the challenges of doing so, advice for other leaders, and the road ahead.

I spoke with Vishal Sunak , the founder and CEO of LinkSquares , an AI-powered contract lifecycle management and legal task management solution. We discussed how in-house legal teams are expanding their use of CLM applications, the launch of the LinkSquares Cloud , and how task management relates to contract lifecycle management.

I spoke with Peter Callaghan , the Chief Revenue Officer at Pagefreezer , a technology company that provides compliance and litigation support technology. We discussed how enterprise collaboration platforms, such as MS Teams, affect the way lawyers and legal professionals approach collecting and preserving electronically stored information, and the balance between AI-driven automation and human ta...

In this ninth episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider , and I discussed ILTACON 2023, law firm leadership, litigation analytics, and practical AI.

I spoke with Sheila Robinson-Kiss , a therapist and mental health educator, who leads the Rebalancing America and Beyond Initiative , a consulting firm that focuses on mental health and wellness. We discussed best practices for lawyers, who want to maintain and elevate their mental health, mistakes leaders make in helping their team members manage the overwhelming aspects of their work, and how me...

I spoke with Jeff Jacobson , a litigation partner with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath in New York, and Nicole Clark , the Co-Founder and CEO of Trellis , a state trial court research and analytics platform, which recently introduced its Law Firm Intelligence tool to offer insights on business and competitive intelligence for law firms. We discussed how litigators can leverage data and analytics...

I spoke with Jim O’Hare , the Vice President of CLM Services at LegalEase Solutions . We discussed how legal teams are using artificial intelligence with CLM, ways that ChatGPT is augmenting how companies are using AI, and whether emerging AI technology will increase a legal department’s productivity.

I spoke with Ignat Postny , the Executive Director at TAG Consulting, a boutique consulting firm specializing in corporate governance, asset protection, and M&A projects for high-net-worth individuals and business owners. We discussed the challenges that legal professionals face in deploying new technology, the impact of legal process automation, the process of developing software for the lega...

I spoke with Jamie Berry , the President of Evolver Legal Services , an e-discovery and litigation support services company. We discussed how legal teams are using AI in e-discovery, the shifting focus of legal education, and ways that e-discovery is evolving.

I spoke with Connie Brenton and Jeff Franke , the founders of LegalOps.com , a membership community providing legal operations and other professionals with resources and events, including an inaugural conference in October. We discussed how the field of legal operations has changed, what attendees at the " Running Legal Like a Business " conference can expect, and the transformation of the role of...

I spoke with Bill Piwonka , Chief Marketing Officer at Exterro , a provider of legal GRC software designed for in-house legal, privacy, and IT teams at Global 2000 and AmLaw 200 organizations. We discussed recent developments in privacy in the US and abroad, best practices to streamline the DSAR process, and techniques for ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations.

I spoke with Troy Pospisil , the Founder and CEO of Ontra , a provider of contract automation and intelligence solutions for asset managers. We discussed how the growth in global transactions has impacted the way lawyers and other professionals in that sector manage the increased volume of contracts, the benefits of deploying artificial intelligence in this process, and how the private markets sec...

In this eighth episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider , and I discussed the proposed National Institute for Legal Innovation and new research on Leadership, Growth, and Profitability in a Post-Pandemic Era.

I spoke with Dr. Craig Tashman , the Founder & CEO of LiquidText , an active reading, note-taking, and document analysis platform. We discussed why lawyers still default to using paper documents, the areas of legal practice that can benefit most from a platform that allows for digital reading and note-taking, and how legal practice is evolving.

I spoke with Stepan Khzrtian , the co-founder and CEO of Corpora , a dashboard that helps startups get legal tasks done, from formation to Series B. We discussed the legal issues that startup founders can address with technology, whether advanced tools will change the way lawyers deliver legal services for startups, and how artificial intelligence is driving change in corporate matters.

I spoke with Jay Sarmaz , the Co-founder & CEO of Truve , a cloud-based data platform for law firms. We discussed how digital transformation has affected the way law firms leverage cloud technologies, ways that artificial intelligence and machine learning will shape the way law firms and legal departments operate, and the long-term impact of GPT and large language models on legal services.

I spoke with Jennifer Gillman , the President of Gillman Strategic Group , a legal recruiting company focused solely on law firm partner placement. We discussed why law firm rainmakers need guidance on switching firms, why lawyer wellness has become such an important focal point for the profession, and advice for partners who want to become rainmakers.

I spoke with Daren Orzechowski , the global co-head of Allen & Overy's Technology practice and a partner in the Silicon Valley office focusing on M&A and technology transactions. We discussed the firm's deployment and usage of Harvey , its likely effects on the legal industry, and how lawyers should adapt their skills to be complementary to, rather than replaced by generative AI.

In this seventh episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider , and I discussed the Lexpo conference in Amsterdam, developments in legal technology in Europe, and the economic outlook for the legal profession.