Reinventing Professionals

Changing the Way Startups Access Legal Services

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.

The Long-Term Effect of GPT and Large Language Models on Legal Services

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.

When Rainmakers Should Consider Moving Law Firms

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.

The Effects of Harvey and Generative AI on the Legal Industry

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.

*Special Episode* Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 7

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.

New Report on Dynamic Leadership, Rapid Growth, and Increased Profitability in a Post-Pandemic Era

I spoke with Lydia Flocchini, the Chief Marketing Officer at SurePoint Technologies, Debbie Foster, the CEO at Affinity Consulting, and Laura Wenzel, the Global Director of Product Marketing at iManage. We discussed the new report that the three companies have just released - Dynamic Leadership, Rapid Growth, and Increased Profitability in a Post-Pandemic Era: Insights on Navigating Digital Transformation in the Modern Law Firm - based on interviews with 18 chief operating officers, 10 executive directors, one chief executive officer, and one chief administrative officer at midsize law firms.

Measuring the Success of an E-Discovery Project

I spoke with Vinny Liu, a project manager at Level Legal, a provider of e-discovery managed services. We discussed how to measure the success of an e-discovery project, best practices for managing an e-discovery project cost-effectively while maintaining quality and completeness, and the role of artificial intelligence in e-discovery.

Combining Human Talent and Technological Support in Business Development

I spoke with David Kamien, the Founder and CEO of Mind-Alliance Systems, a provider of MindPeer, a business development and customer intelligence software platform. We discussed how the increased availability of data has affected the way law firm leaders approach marketing and business development, who is responsible for client intelligence in a modern law firm, and balancing human talent and technological support in legal business development.

Ensuring Purpose-Built Outcomes in Legal Services

I spoke with Doug Kaminski, the Chief Strategy Officer for Purpose Legal, formerly Cobra Legal Solutions, an alternative legal services provider. We discussed the company's rebranding effort, best practices for ensuring a seamless transition in changing corporate identities, and how its new name aligns with industry trends.

Aligning Data Science and Practice of Law

I spoke with David Gaskey, the Founding Shareholder at Carlson, Gaskey & Olds in Birmingham, Michigan, and the Co-Founder with Vasu Mahavishnu, the Chief Technology Officer, at Altumatim, an e-discovery and investigations software platform. We discussed the process of developing AI technology in a rapidly changing market, the expectations that practitioners have for e-discovery technology, and why data science is become so closely connected to the practice of law.