Reinventing Professionals

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.

How ChatGPT Could Impact the Way Lawyers Practice

I spoke with Bim Dave, the Executive Vice President of Helm360, a provider of legal technology products and services. We discussed how ChatGPT could impact the way lawyers practice, the risks associated with leveraging AI, best practices that law firms should use when selecting legal technology, and the non-technological barriers to technology adoption at law firms.

Legalweek Mixtape - Thursday, March 23, 2023

For this Legalweek mixtape from Thursday, March 23, 2023, I had the privilege of speaking with Brad Cope, Vice President of Marketing at Level Legal, Paul Giedraitis, Founder & CEO at Orgaimi, Arunn Ramadoss, Head of Marketing at Opus 2 International, and Mark Smolik, General Counsel at DHL Supply Chain Americas.

Legalweek Mixtape - Wednesday, March 22, 2023

For this Legalweek mixtape from Wednesday, March 22, 2023, I had the privilege of speaking with Ian Campbell, CMO of iCONECT, Jessica Robinson, VP of Operations at Casepoint, James Lasson, VP of Marketing at Casepoint, Jamie Berry, President of Evolver, Tim Pullan, CEO of ThoughtRiver, Raymond Blijd, Founder of Legalcomplex, and Matt Patel, COO of Malbek.

Managing Data Privacy Risk More Effectively

I spoke with Jerry McIver, the Director of Cyber Services and Data Privacy Officer for Trustpoint.One, an integrated legal solutions provider serving the AmLaw 400 and the Fortune 2000. We discussed how organizations can improve the way they manage their data privacy risk, the most common mistakes that organizations make in managing their data, records retention and data minimization best practices, and how data privacy and information governance in legal organizations are evolving.