Clearly Solving Legal Challenges By Combining Technology and Talent

December 21st, 2017 → 10:10 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Adi Prakash, the chief innovation officer and head of global client services for Yerra Solutions, a consulting firm that combines human expertise with technology to provide solutions to clients worldwide in the legal, e-discovery, and compliance sectors.

We discussed the launch of the company’s Clearly 2.0 initiative focused on legal operations, how it expands the e-billing and legal and matter management capabilities of it users, ways that the initiative’s contract intake and management service incorporates artificial intelligence, and why the evolution of the Clearly program reflects the changing nature of legal practice.

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Reinventing Assignment Workflow and Law Firm Communication

January 17th, 2017 → 7:26 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Adam McDonell, the founder and president of Salladore, a software platform that streamlines assignment workflow and facilitates communication for attorneys at law firms and corporate legal departments.

We discussed the genesis of Salladore, its primary function, the roadblocks to work allocation in law firms and corporations, ways that Salladore’s software streamlines workflow communication, and how tools like Salladore are helping organizations adapt to a changing legal environment.

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ILTACON 2016: The Impact of Machine Learning on Contract Discovery

August 26th, 2016 → 7:40 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Christina Wojcik, the Vice President of Legal Services at Seal Software, a company that provides contracts discovery and analytics tools.

We discussed the importance of contract discovery for legal teams, how to incorporate machine learning into the process, the increasing influence of artificial intelligence on legal profession, and where the practice is headed in light of these developments, among other topics.

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Adding Mojo to Your Matter Management

May 29th, 2015 → 7:15 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Tim Cheadle, the founder and CEO of MatterMojo, a cloud-based client and matter management system for small and mid-sized law firms. Prior to founding the company, he was the General Manager of the LexisNexis UK & International Enterprise Solutions business.

We discussed his background and the genesis of MatterMojo, the significance of the name, the company’s extensive partnership with Microsoft, and the future of cloud-based client and matter management.

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Winning the Battle Between Single Challenge and All-In-One Solutions

November 4th, 2014 → 7:15 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Phil Homburger, the president and CEO of Synaptec Software, the maker of LawBase, a leading case and matter management solution.

We discussed the genesis of LawBase and the evolution of the legal profession since its founding 35 years ago. Homburger remarked on the shift from word processes and PCs to networks and the cloud. He also addressed how legal teams can navigate the divide between applications that focus on a single challenge and those that provide an all-in-one solution given the ‘consumerization’ of technology.

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