How Rainmakers Succeed

September 15th, 2017 → 7:21 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Jim Cranston, a principal with LawVision Group, a law firm consultancy focused on growing firm revenue, strengthening lawyer confidence, and maintaining client loyalty.

We discussed the genesis of LawVision Group, the levels at which business development coaching and training are most effective, what a professional should look for in a business development coach, the most common rainmaker traits, and general misconceptions about rainmakers.

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The Evolution of Trademark Management

May 18th, 2017 → 6:57 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Elisa Cooper, the vice president of marketing for Lecorpio, a provider of intellectual property management and analytics software solutions for corporate IP departments.

We discussed the results of the Second Annual Lecorpio Trademark Management Study, highlights ranging from budgeting for trademark registrations to trademark policing strategies, the primary theme of the research, and what the results indicate about where the market is headed.

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Data Security and the Certified Counselor

March 21st, 2017 → 7:06 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Adam Cohen, an attorney and a managing director with the Berkeley Research Group, a global strategic advisory and expert consulting firm. He is a Certified Ethical Hacker and provides guidance on data governance, compliance, and security, including cybersecurity, digital forensics and electronic discovery.

We discussed his role at the Berkeley Research Group, the work he performs as an ethical hacker, his evolution from a law firm partner to a consultant with technical data security certifications, the distinctions between the challenges that in-house lawyers face versus those of their outside counsel, and where data governance is headed.

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Collaborating to Reinvent Legal Project Management

March 3rd, 2017 → 3:00 pm @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Phil Homburger, president of LawBase, a leading case and matter management system, and David Rueff, a shareholder and the legal project management officer at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, who oversees the development of the firm’s legal project management solution, BakerManage®, and is on the board of directors of the firm’s subsidiary, LegalShift, which is collaborating with LawBase to bring its technology to the broader market.

We discussed BakerManage® and the genesis of its development, the collaboration between Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC and LawBase, why project management has become so important for legal professionals, and what an initiative like this one symbolizes about the evolution of the legal industry, among other topics.

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The Promise of Project Management for Litigation Support

January 26th, 2017 → 11:00 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Chris Chalstrom, Brandon Ward, and Ben Legatt, the founders of Sadie Blue Software, the maker of Agility Blue, a project management tool for the legal profession.

We discussed the genesis of Sadie Blue Software, the problems that Agility Blue solves, why project management has become so important in efficiently managing legal projects, and how the development of tools like Agility Blue reflect where the legal market is headed in 2017, among other topics.

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Interdisciplinary Data Governance and Managing Information Risk

January 20th, 2017 → 10:25 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Jessica Block, a Senior Managing Director and leader of the data governance practice at Ankura Consulting Group, a business advisory and expert services firm.

We discussed the rise of cyber incidents and how data governance can influence prevention strategies in law firms and legal departments, advice for companies struggling to manage information risk, and key areas on which to focus, among other topics.

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Industry Leaders Discuss Where the Legal Field is Headed in 2017

December 19th, 2016 → 5:56 pm @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with a panel of industry leaders in a virtual roundtable about where the legal field is headed and asked for their advice on navigating prospective 2017 challenges. The participants include:

Laura Broomell, COO of Greene Espel, and president of the Association of Legal Administrators
Ray English, Assistant Dean for the Office of Career and Employment Services at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
Jordan Furlong, principal, Law21
Tony Gomes, SVP and General Counsel, Citrix Systems
Bill Henderson, Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Kate Holmes, managing director, FTI Technology
Joshua Rothman, partner, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

From cybersecurity and global policy uncertainty to changes in the selection of outside counsel and career services aligning with admissions, descriptions of a destabilizing market were tempered with a recognition of the opportunities ahead.

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ILTACON 2016: The Advantages of a Global Cloud

August 30th, 2016 → 7:13 am @ Ari Kaplan

I am speaking today with Peter Odgaard, the CEO of Coretech, a cloud platform consultancy based in Denmark.

We discussed how Coretech serves the legal community, the ways in which acceptance of the cloud has changed, its advantages, and challenges, and where cloud usage is headed, among other topics.

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ILTACON 2016: Mobility Best Practices for CIOs

August 29th, 2016 → 7:19 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Seth Hallem, the co-founder and CEO of Mobile Helix, the maker of the Link secure mobile app for lawyers.

We discussed the genesis of Mobile Helix, how the Link secure mobile app empowers lawyers on the go, strategies for reconciling the competing interests of a firm or law department CIO and CISO, and key best practices that CIOs should implement for mobility, among other topics.

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ILTACON 2016: Confidentiality Management for Law Firms

August 25th, 2016 → 7:32 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Ben Weinberger, the Vice President of Solutions for Prosperoware, a provider of enterprise software focused on business intelligence and risk management for the professional services community.

We discussed Prosperoware’s focus on confidentiality management, the biggest productivity and collaboration challenges that legal professionals are facing today, the new reality that law firms are facing, and where the legal industry is headed, among other topics.

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