Transforming E-Discovery Education

March 27th, 2018 → 7:32 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Bill Hamilton, a legal skills professor at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law and the executive director of the UF Law E-Discovery Project, which is hosting the UF Law E-Discovery Conference on Thursday, March 29th. Bill practiced with Holland & Knight in Miami and Tampa for 27 years and at Quarles & Brady in Tampa for six, where he served as the firm’s national e-discovery partner.

We discussed the UF Law E-Discovery Conference on Thursday, March 29th, the Careerfest component of the event, the consortium of professors meeting after the conference to discuss e-discovery education in law schools, and how individuals can remotely take advantage of the content (as the law school will be live streaming and recording the sessions).

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How Professionals Should Approach Risk in 2018

March 16th, 2018 → 7:02 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Joe Garber, the global head of product marketing for information management and governance at Micro Focus, a global software company that among many other tools, develops security and risk solutions, as well as predictive analytics.

We discussed in the increased interest in predictive analytics, how professionals are approaching security and risk in 2018, the challenges associated with encouraging enterprises to adopt stronger information governance strategies, and what the rise of tools like those offered by Micro Focus indicate about the trajectory of the legal industry.

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Using AI to Navigate Due Diligence

March 8th, 2018 → 7:53 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Konrad Pola, the co-Founder and CEO of Diligen, a software platform designed to help law firms and law departments with their contract and legal document review efforts.

We discussed the genesis of Diligen, what is driving the interest in artificial intelligence, whether law firms and legal departments ready to embrace AI, what legal teams should look for when considering an AI solution, and where AI adoption is headed in 2018.

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Reinventing Immigration Law with Artificial Intelligence

March 1st, 2018 → 7:46 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Andrey Zinoviev, the co-founder and CEO of Visabot, an artificial intelligence tool designed to help businesses and consumers navigate immigration issues. The company was a participant in first cohort of the LexisNexis Legal Tech Accelerator.

We discussed the genesis of Visabot, how it works, why immigration law is field that artificial intelligence can empower, and how AI is impacting similar areas of the law.

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Reinventing Legal Writing

February 26th, 2018 → 7:31 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Ross Guberman, the founder of Legal Writing Pro. He provides training on legal writing worldwide and recently released Brief Catch, a Microsoft Word plug-in that offers detailed editorial suggestions to improve your writing and metrics to benchmark your performance.

We discussed the genesis of Brief Catch, how the software compares to human editors, the most significant writing issues that it identifies, ways that it helps legal professionals, who is using it, and how tools like Brief Catch are transforming training and development.

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Sage Startup Advice From a Chief Innovation Officer

February 16th, 2018 → 11:38 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Alma Asay, the chief innovation officer for Integreon, an alternative legal services provider, which acquired Allegory, a cloud-based litigation management platform that she founded.

We discussed her new role at Integreon, the highs and lows of starting a legal tech company, how the hierarchy of people, process, and technology has changed, projected advancements in litigation management, and guidance on the changing nature of the legal tech community, among other topics.

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The Advantages of Attending Legaltech for Newer Entrepreneurs

February 6th, 2018 → 7:42 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Rick Merrill, the founder and CEO of Gavelytics at Legaltech 2018 about the advantages of attending the conference for newer entrepreneurs.

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Responding to a Convergence of Legal Issues with a Holistic Approach at Legaltech 2018

February 5th, 2018 → 7:20 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Hal Marcus, the director of product marketing for OpenText Discovery at Legaltech New York 2018 about the convergence of various disciplines and the need for a holistic solution to respond to this trend.

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Perspectives on What to Expect at Legaltech 2018

January 29th, 2018 → 11:06 pm @ Ari Kaplan

I had the privilege of speaking with industry veterans, Jason Smith, senior director and legal counsel for Apttus, and Valerie Chan, the founder and CEO of Plat4orm PR, about their expectations for Legaltech 2018.

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Writing an Integration Success Story in an Era of Consolidation

January 3rd, 2018 → 7:51 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with Avaneesh Marwaha, the CEO of Litera Microsystems, the company that represents the consolidation of Litera, The Sackett Group, and Microsystems, which produces software to assist lawyers with drafting documents.

We discussed the newly consolidated organization, the inspiration for the merger of Litera, The Sackett Group and Microsystems, how that integration differentiates the organization in the market, the client response, and how the combination of the three companies into a single entity reflects the changing nature of legal technology.

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