Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with William Dougherty , the Co-founder and CEO of Capacity , a work allocation solution designed to help law firms optimize their resources. We discussed how Capacity addresses the most common inefficiencies in law firm resourcing, the benefits of optimal work allocation to lawyers and their clients, and how the distribution of legal work is evolving in an AI era.

I spoke with Ray Biederman , the Co-Founder and CEO of Proteus Discovery Group , which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and is a founding partner of Mattingly Burke Cohen & Biederman . We discussed the genesis of Proteus Discovery Group, the benefits of simultaneously managing a law firm and a legal services company, and how e-discovery is evolving.

In this 38th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of  Legal IT Insider , and I discussed achieving work-life balance, building momentum in 2025, and preparing for Legalweek.

I spoke with Douwe Groenevelt , Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Head of Legal at ASML , and a featured speaker at the Lexpo Conference , taking place in Amsterdam on June 16th and 17th. We discussed the mission of Law & Ops , the Tech in Legal initiative, the most significant opportunities for in-house legal teams to innovate, and how AI is reshaping corporate law departments.

I spoke with Doug Kaminski , the Chief Revenue Officer at Infinnium , a data governance platform. We discussed how information governance affects an organization's data security, best practices for organizations to build better data hygiene, and ways that artificial intelligence is affecting these efforts.

I spoke with Lynn Tubalinal , the Director of Litigation Support at Dykema , and Julia Voss , the Director of Litigation Support and eDiscovery at UB Greensfelder . Both are among the industry leaders who contributed to the recently published report - Advancing Litigation Support to Fuel Growth in a Changing Legal Market - supported by Opus 2 . We discussed the effect of the increasing volume and...

I spoke with Renee Meisel , the CEO of UnitedLex , a tech-enabled legal services provider. We discussed what differentiates UnitedLex from other providers of legal services, how leaders can promote a culture emphasizing innovation, collaboration, and a unified sense of purpose, and trends driving the most significant change in legal.

I spoke with Daniel Booter , the Director of Marketing of MacroAgility Systems , an iManage partner specializing in integrating tailored solutions and implementations for law firms. We discussed how MacroAgility Systems provides tailored technology solutions for law firms, the problems iSyncKit and Uplift Migration solve, ways to streamline document management, and best practices for optimizing a...

I spoke with Joseph Frantz , the Founder of TimeSentry , an AI native time tracking solution for hourly billing professionals. We discussed how law firms can use artificial intelligence to capture more value from clients and work smarter, ways that organizations currently approach this process, and where legal technology is headed in 2025.

In this 37th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of  Legal IT Insider , and I discussed the market moves in January 2025, the accelerating pace of change in legal, and AI pitfalls to watch.

I spoke with Josh Smith , the Information Security Manager at Ogletree Deakins, and Ken Jones , a Lecturer at the Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business and the Principal Consultant with Xerdict Group, the technology subsidiary of Tanenbaum Keale. The two leaders are the co-chairs of ILTA's 2025 EVOLVE conference . We discussed how the event will address the unique challenges law firms...

I spoke with Chris Williams , the Growth and Partnership Lead at Leya , an AI-powered legal workspace that integrates with firm knowledge systems to automate tasks like due diligence and legal research. We discussed how law firms are implementing generative AI, how they overcome the fear of using AI, best practices for getting started with generative AI, mistakes to avoid when deploying AI, and ti...

I spoke with Melissa Rogozinski , the founder of RPC Strategies , a growth marketing consulting firm specializing in due diligence, revenue operations, and B-to-B growth marketing, including for organizations in the legal sector. We discussed how legal teams can evaluate the security and compliance of AI products, the risks associated with AI deployment in law firms, the value of a comprehensive s...

I spoke with Peter Collins , Chief Revenue Officer of Posthire , a company specializing in continuous workforce screening. We discussed how continuous workforce screening differs from traditional background checks, its advantages for ongoing risk management, and its impact on an organization’s overall security posture.

I spoke with Shashank Pande and Rachita Maker , the co-founders of ekamm8 , a new legal innovation and consulting firm. We discussed how technology is transforming traditional legal practices, ways that ekamm8's agentic AI services are revolutionizing contract management and compliance, how leaders in legal should encourage technology adoption, and where innovation in legal is headed.

I spoke with Christian Geyer , the Founder and CEO of Actfore , a provider of artificial intelligence-powered data mining tools for cyber breach incident response. We discussed the most common causes of cyber breaches in legal, the convergence of legal, security, and privacy, and where cyber breach incident response is headed.

I spoke with Daniela Semeco , the Founder of LegalType , a keyboard designed specifically for legal professionals. We discussed the benefits of an adaptable SMART keyboard to a lawyer, how the software behind LegalType integrates with existing legal tech tools to enhance productivity, and how innovation in legal tech is evolving.

I spoke with Elisa Silverglade , the Director of Intelligent Automation at Techromatic , which builds software robots to perform manual tasks for law firms. We discussed the benefits of robotic process automation in legal, skills legal professionals should develop to maintain the distinction between their tasks and those robots can perform, and the limits of robotic process automation.

In this 36th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of  Legal IT Insider , and I discussed reimagining legal in 2025, showcasing practical innovation, and executing strategic plans.

I spoke with Kara Peterson , the co-founder of  descrybe.ai , a free legal research tool that uses AI to democratize access to the law. We discussed how descrybe.ai differs from similar tools, the challenges of using AI in legal, best practices for leveraging AI safely, and the legal problems AI can effectively support.

I spoke with Bruce Kuennen , the CEO of doeLEGAL , an enterprise legal management (ELM) software and e-discovery services provider recently acquired by Paris-based DiliTrust , which offers integrated solutions for corporate governance, secure data management, and legal operations. We discussed the benefits of the merger, the connection between ELM and corporate governance, and the future of the EL...

I spoke with Rick Hellers , the CEO of Scan Logic , the provider of BillSync and APSync, designed to simplify law firm finances. We discussed common law firm financial challenges, how law firm leaders are leveraging technology to address those challenges, and ways they are balancing their clients' interests in e-billing with their billing protocols.

I spoke with Suzanne Konstance , the Vice President and General Manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. about the transformative trends shaping the legal industry, the 2024 Future Ready Lawyer Survey, the growing use of generative AI among legal teams, and expected legal technology investments in 2025.

I spoke with James MacGregor , the founder of Ethical eDiscovery , a boutique consulting firm that captures and reviews digital evidence, and the Chair of the Litigation Special Interest Group for the International Legal Technology Association, which just released "A Best Practice Guide for the Use of Active Learning." We discussed the importance of active learning in e-disclosure, the value of st...

In this 35th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill , Editor and Publisher of  Legal IT Insider , and I discussed 2024 reflections, 2025 expectations, community-building, and systems-setting in the New Year.