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.

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Episodes

Friday Mar 01, 2024

I spoke with Karl Seelbach, the co-founder of Doyle & Seelbach PLLC, a law firm in Austin, Texas, and the founder of Skribe.ai, a software alternative to court reporting. We discussed how he balances managing a law firm and building a legal tech company, how generative AI affects the way litigators practice, and how litigation is evolving with technology.

Tuesday Feb 27, 2024

I spoke with Mike Russell, the Head of Global Legal Operations for Expedia Group, Julie Richer, the Director of Legal Operations of Bath & Body Works, and Mori Kabiri, author of Legal Operations KPIs and founder of InfiniGlobe, a legal operations consulting firm. We discussed how metrics and KPIs in legal have evolved, metrics that legal operations teams should monitor, and best practices for integrating data analytics into legal operations.

Friday Feb 23, 2024

In this 18th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed Legalweek 2024, solving problems with AI, and planning for Q2.

Wednesday Feb 21, 2024

I spoke with Alaa Pasha, the CEO of Maptician, an end-to-end solution for law firm hybrid operations. We discussed the current state of remote and hybrid work in law firms, strategies that law firms are using to maximize their workspaces, mistakes they are making in managing and training their teams, and the future law firm operations given the rise of generative AI.

Tuesday Feb 20, 2024

I spoke with Ahmed Shaaban, the founder and CEO of Fulcrum Global Technologies, which provides business solutions for law firms and other providers of professional services. We discussed the launch of RAPIDx, how technology is changing the relationship between law firms and their clients, and the transformation of the legal industry.

Friday Feb 16, 2024

On the final day of Legalweek 2024, I was fortunate to speak with industry leaders Andy Ward of Sandline Global, James Lasson of Casepoint LLC, Joey Seeber of Level Legal, and Sebastian Lach of Eltemate (Hogan Lovells) for this episode in the mixtape series. 

Wednesday Feb 14, 2024

I spoke with Geoffrey Vance, a litigation partner with Perkins Coie and chair of the firm's E-Discovery Services & Strategy Group and a Navy veteran, and Ross Guberman, the Founder and CEO of LawCatch, the developer of BriefCatch, a software platform designed to elevate legal writing, which has recently introduced new generative AI features for lawyers and legal professionals. We discussed the legal writing preferences of judges, leveraging technology to manage the complexity of modern litigation, and new opportunities for law firms using artificial intelligence.

Monday Feb 12, 2024

I was fortunate to speak with Arman Afkhami of TitanFile Inc., Michael Crawford of HIKE2, Michael Kraft of Kraft & Kennedy, Inc., Paige Roncke of Centerbase, Peter Zver, CPA of Bundledocs for this mixtape of perspectives on Day 2 of Legalweek 2024.

Friday Feb 09, 2024

Introducing the first #ReinventingProfessionals #Mixtape of 2024. Thanks to my featured guests for sharing their perspectives on the first day of Legalweek 2024: Heena Bhambhlani at EY, Jordan Domash at Responsiv, Debbie Foster at Affinity Consulting Group, Francois-Xavier Leduc at davinci, James O'Connell-Cooper at Caret, Jamie Berry at Evolver Legal Services, Mike Gaudet at J.S. Held, and Monica Harris at Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions.

Wednesday Feb 07, 2024

I spoke with Andrew Sherman, a partner with Brown Rudnick, and Ross Guberman, the Founder and CEO of LawCatch, the developer of BriefCatch, a software platform designed to elevate legal writing, which has recently introduced new generative AI features for lawyers and legal professionals. We discussed how current and future leaders are adapting their communication styles, new ways of training legal professionals, the importance of innovation in drafting correspondence, and opportunities with AI.

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