Reinventing Professionals

*Special Episode* Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 4

In this fifth episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and Legal Industry Analyst Ari Kaplan of Ari Kaplan Advisors, discuss various conferences, including the ALA and CLOC, use cases for generative AI, and aligning process with technology.

Where Legal Teams Can Gain the Most Value From Technology

I spoke with Nathan Cemenska, the Director of Legal Operations and Industry Insights at Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions. We discussed the current state of the legal profession, how AI and automation are going to impact the profession, best practices for engaging in digital transformation, and where legal teams are gaining the most value from technology.

Using Happiness as a Super Power in Legal

I spoke with Jordana Confino, the founder of JC Coaching & Consulting, a company devoted to advancing the well-being of the legal profession.  She is also the Assistant Dean and an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School. We discussed why well-being matters in the legal profession, the impact of positive lawyering, how technology is affecting well-being, and the importance of creating a positive workplace culture.

Understanding the Approach to E-Discovery in the APAC Region

I spoke with co-founders Yongmin Cho, CEO, and Angie Cho, regional director, for Intellectual Data, an e-discovery provider based in Seoul, Korea, supporting APAC-based conglomerates, among other global companies. We discussed the unique aspects of e-discovery in Asia, the most common e-discovery challenges that Korean companies specifically and Asian corporations in general face, and how artificial intelligence is affecting e-discovery.

The Connection Between Entity Management and Law Department Efficiency

I spoke with Steven Choi, the CEO of Traact Inc, a legal operations software company focused on automating entity management and compliance in corporate legal departments. We discussed the connection between entity management and law department efficiency, best practices for automating entity management, and how entity management is evolving.

Best Practices for Collecting Data from Mobile Devices

I spoke with Matt Rasmussen, the Founder & CEO of ModeOne Technologies, a cloud-based software framework that enables remote data collection from smartphones. We spoke about preserving data on mobile devices, how to avoid the most common mistakes associated with collecting data from smartphones, and best practices for collecting files from mobile devices.

The Importance of Developing Systems to Grow a Legal Practice

I spoke with Michael Chastaine, a criminal defense attorney, coach, radio host, and the author of five books including LegalEase: The Ultimate Guide on How to Survive a Law Practice. We discussed the challenges that solo practitioners and small firm leaders have with growing their practice in the current market, developing systems to grow a legal practice, the most common mistakes lawyers make in running their firms, and considerations for solo and small firm lawyers selling their practice.

The Importance of Being Customer-Centric

I spoke with Eric Thurston, the president and CEO of SurePoint Technologies, a provider of client management, practice management, and financial management software to law firms nationwide. We discussed the integration of SurePoint's various brands, including ContactEase and Coyote Analytics, strategies that law firms can learn from software companies about scaling and growing, and the importance of being customer-centric.

*Special Episode* Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 4

In this fourth episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discuss practical artificial intelligence, work-life balance, and sparking conversations on change.

High-Efficiency AI and Contract Review

I spoke with Francisco Webber, the co-founder of Austrian AI company Cortical.io, which develops intelligent document processing solutions for unstructured text supported by natural language processing. We discussed high-efficiency artificial intelligence and why is it relevant for contract review, applications for contract intelligence, and the most common misconceptions about the use of AI.