Reinventing Professionals

*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.

Using Generative AI to Provide Greater Client Value

I spoke with Greg Coates and Kennan Samman, the VP for Generative AI and the Vice President for Global Product Sales, respectively, at Litera, a software company that provides document lifecycle, deal management, and firm intelligence solutions to the legal profession. We discussed how Litera is integrating AI into the company's portfolio of products, ways that AI helps lawyers provide more value to their clients, and the steps law firm leaders should take to prepare their firms for the increased usage of AI.

2023 CLOC Global Institute - Mixtape May 17, 2023

For this mixtape from Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the 2023 Corporate Legal Operations Consortium Global Institute, I had the privilege of speaking with Ed Sohn, SVP and Global Head of Capabilities at Factor, Jason Smith, Senior Principal for Strategy and Transformation at Conga, Jerry Levine, Chief Evangelist and General Counsel at ContractPodAi, Jerry Ting, Co-Founder and CEO at Evisort, Nathan Cemenska, Director of Legal Operations and Industry Insights at Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions, Oscar Vega, EVP for Global Sales & Marketing at KLDiscovery, and Roger Pilc, President of Legal Solutions at Epiq.

*Special Episode* Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 6

In this sixth episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed ending Q2 on a high note, reallocating budgets, and evaluating emerging technology.

2023 CLOC Global Institute - Mixtape May 16, 2023

For this mixtape from Tuesday, May 16, 2023, on-site at the 2023 Corporate Legal Operations Consortium Global Institute, I had the privilege of speaking with John Patzakis, the Executive Chairman and Chief Legal Officer at X1, Kris Satkunas, the Director of Strategic Consulting at LexisNexis CounselLink, Sean West, the Co-Founder of Hence Technologies, and Vishal Sunak, the Founder and CEO of LinkSquares.