Reinventing Professionals

CLM, ELM, and Key Trends to Track in 2023

I spoke with Olga Mack, the VP and CEO of Parley Pro at LexisNexis, an end-to-end contract lifecycle management platform. We discussed how Parley Pro's focus has evolved since its acquisition by LexisNexis, how Parley Pro's strategy aligns with LexisNexis's Connected World strategy, the benefits of combining Parley Pro’s Contract Lifecycle Management solution with CounselLink’s Enterprise Legal Management solution, and key contracts-related trends to track in 2023.

How Legal Teams are Expanding Their Use of E-Discovery Tools for Broader Enterprise Use

I spoke with Cristin Traylor, the Director of Law Firm Strategy Marketing at Relativity, a leading e-discovery review platform. We discussed her career change, how Relativity Fest 2022 adapted its programming to the evolving needs of law firms, ways that law firms are transforming their approach to technology, and how legal teams are expanding their use of e-discovery tools for broader enterprise use.

Custom Development in E-Discovery

I spoke with Juan Ramirez, the founder and CEO of NSerio, a company that develops customized software applications for electronic discovery. We discussed the need for custom applications in e-discovery, the NSerio development process, and how custom development is evolving.

Aligning Expense Management and Law Firm Growth

I spoke with Eric Friedrichsen, the CEO of Emburse, a provider of spend management software to law firms of all sizes. We discussed how the pandemic changed the way law firms and their finance teams manage spending and expenses, strategies that small-to-mid-sized law firms can use to optimize their spending on technology, and best practices for using expense management to contribute to a law firm’s growth.

The Benefits of a Digital Mailroom

I spoke with Steve Irons and Joe Scott, the President and Senior Director of Client Engagement, respectively, for DocSolid, maker of the Airmail2 Digital Mailroom and Digital Records Room solutions. We discussed how Airmail2 supports remote and hybrid workplace preferences, why the proper management of scanned material directly impacts a law firm’s security protocols, and the benefits of digital mailrooms.

The Digitization of Court Reporting

I spoke with David Greenblatt, a Senior Account Executive at Rev, a provider of transcription services. We discussed the value of automated speech recognition in capturing the record in a deposition or court proceeding and where the digitization of court reporting is headed.

Transforming Contracts with Natural Language Processing

I spoke with Horace Wu, the Founder and CEO of Syntheia, a contract data search and analytics company. We discussed how improvements in natural language processing technologies have affected the way lawyers work with contracts and how that process will continue to evolve.

Automating Patent Drafting

I spoke with Jack Xu, the CEO of PatentPal, a software platform that automates patent drafting. We discussed the elements of the patent prosecution process that are easily improved with technology and how PatentPal interfaces with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Changes, Challenges, and Choices in Managing Modern Mobile Collections

I spoke with Monica Harris, a product business manager for Cellebrite, a digital intelligence software company that provides tools to collect, review, analyze and manage digital data for law enforcement agencies, enterprises, and providers of services. We discussed its new report, Changes, Challenges, and Choices in Managing Modern Mobile Collections: Harnessing New Technology to Enhance E-Discovery, and new developments in remote mobile collections that law department leaders should be prepared to address in 2023.

ELTACON 2022 and the Expansion of Legal Tech in Europe

I spoke with Holger Zscheyge and Zohar Fisher. Zohar is the founder of Tech&Law in Israel, which is the legal tech department at his consulting firm, Robus, and Holger is the managing director of Infotropic Media, a publisher and provider of information services located in Moscow, and also serves as the president of the European Legal Tech Association, a consortium of law firms, legal technology companies, and individuals focused on driving the growth of legal tech in Europe, which is hosting its annual ELTA conference in Tel-Aviv on November 29th, for which Zohar is the Israeli ambassador. We discussed the conference, what attendees can expect, and how legal technology in Europe is evolving.