Reinventing Professionals
The business of providing professional advice is changing. Today, anyone can go online and access a wealth of information about any topic, from legal and medical advice to financial planning and accounting suggestions. This blog is designed to offer ideas, guidance, and perspectives on how to effectively navigate a perpetually shifting professional landscape, with a unique focus on the legal industry and the technology that is driving its evolution.
Episodes

Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
During the 2024 Corporate Legal Operations Consortium Global Institute, I had the privilege of speaking with the following industry leaders for the #CGI2024 mixtape. 😀 Thanks to participants:Jon Bartman of the Law Tech ConsultancyAndy Burtis of AxiomRyan Frye of ModeOne TechnologiesHeather Jacobson of Axiom Advice & CounselChristopher Kruse of CasepointMatt Rasmussen of ModeOne TechnologiesDan Ruderman of LexisNexis CounselLink®Eric Wangler of BigHandAndy Wishart of Agiloft

Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
I spoke with David Stanton, a Litigation Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. We discussed the rapid pace of digital transformation, use cases for generative AI, the challenges associated with deploying emerging technology, creating a generative AI timeline, and whether generative AI and LLMs will replace technology-assisted review workflows.

Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
In this 23rd episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed CLOC, legal administrators, law firm tech labs, and aligning client expectations.

Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
In this 22nd episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed the connection between generative AI and e-discovery, revisiting remote work, and the future of the billable hour

Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
I spoke with Ian Campbell and Emily Johnston, the Chief Marketing Officer and Product Manager for Incident Response, respectively, for iCONECT, a developer of e-discovery software. We discussed the convergence of e-discovery and cybersecurity, best practices for adapting e-discovery software to support adjacent disciplines, and how development teams can stay ahead of the rapidly changing technology landscape.

Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
I spoke with Aaron Crews, the Chief Product and Innovation Officer and Head of Enterprise at UnitedLex, a provider of alternative legal services. We discussed UnitedLex's unique approach to e-discovery, the evolution of AI in legal, where law firms and legal departments are succeeding with innovation, and how leadership is changing.

Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
In this 21st episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed tracking trends in the general counsel’s office, studying new standards in legal, and events.

Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
I spoke to FX Leduc, co-founder and CEO of davinci, an AI tool that uses generative AI to draft patents and office action answers. We discussed how davinci improves the process of drafting patents and office action responses, best practices for law firms interested in leveraging AI, and how the application of AI in legal is evolving.

Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
I spoke with Matthew Veale, a European Patent Attorney with Patsnap, an AI-enabled patent analytics platform. We discussed how Patsnap supports legal professionals, how legal professionals can responsibly innovate by leveraging AI, and how intellectual property protection is evolving.

Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
I spoke with Milan Bobde, the co-founder and CEO of Oddr, an AI-powered invoice-to-cash platform for law firms. We discussed how law firms manage their billing and collections, ways to leverage artificial intelligence to facilitate payments, and how law firm finance is evolving.