Ideas, Guidance & Perspective
Ideas, Guidance & Perspective
Ideas, Guidance & Perspective
Browsing Tag legal technology
Leveraging Technology to Promote Billing Compliance
July 21st, 2017 → 8:41 am @ Ari Kaplan
I spoke with Barry Ader, the vice president of product management and marketing for Wolters Kluwer’s Enterprise Legal Management Solutions division, which helps corporate legal departments and insurance claims divisions with their legal technology needs.
We discussed the recent release by Wolters Kluwer’s ELM Solutions division of LegalVIEW® BillAnalyzer to support billing guideline compliance and cost management, how it differs from similar applications on the market, and ways that it impacts the attorney/client relationship.
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Aligning RFPs With People, Processes, and Technology
July 18th, 2017 → 12:58 pm @ Ari Kaplan
I spoke with Cash Butler, the founder and CEO of ClariLegal, a legal vendor management and marketplace platform that minimizes the complexity of managing litigation vendor services.
We discussed the genesis of ClariLegal, the benefits of legal vendor management, how ClariLegal’s software reflects the evolution of legal services, and the panel discussions he is moderating at the 2017 New York Masters Conference on July 25th.
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Buying Legal Services at the Law Store
July 11th, 2017 → 5:08 pm @ Ari Kaplan
I spoke with Tariq Hafeez, the co-founder and president of LegalEase Solutions, a legal support firm for corporate legal teams and law firms.
We discussed the genesis of LegalEase, the problems the company solves, the types of matters that law firms and corporate legal departments outsource, how the company differs from competing legal support firms, and where the practice of law is headed.
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The Power of Making a Pivot in Legal Tech
July 7th, 2017 → 1:41 pm @ Ari Kaplan
I spoke with Nehal Madhani, the founder and CEO of Alt Legal, an intellectual property docketing software company. Prior to pursuing this venture, he spent four years as an associate with Kirkland & Ellis in New York.
We discussed the evolution of Alt Legal from its initial mission upon which Madhani founded the company in 2013 and the power of a pivot, how the company’s customer base has expanded over the past four years, its recent collaboration with Wolters Kluwer, ways that Alt Legal’s technology applies across jurisdictions, and advice for hopeful legal tech entrepreneurs.
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How to Align Technology With a User’s Personality
June 27th, 2017 → 11:37 am @ Ari Kaplan
I spoke with Chelsey Lambert, the founder of Lex Tech Review, an online resource center for legal professionals.
We discussed the genesis of Lex Tech Review, how the site selects companies about which it writes, ways that technology can suit a user’s personality, and the benefits of software reviews for solo and small firm lawyers, among other topics.
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The Rise of Natural Language Processing
June 21st, 2017 → 9:33 am @ Ari Kaplan
I spoke with Rob Lancashire, the CEO of Essencient, which offers patented natural language processing technology to provide metadata that enables insight and profitable action from natural language text.
We discussed the genesis of Essencient, how the technology works, its common applications, and how natural language processing is impacting the current market.
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Reinventing Pre-Paid Legal Services and Elevating the Law
June 7th, 2017 → 8:28 am @ Ari Kaplan
I spoke with Keri Norris, the senior vice president for regulatory affairs and chief legal officer at LegalShield, a provider of pre-paid legal services.
We discussed the chief legal officer’s role at LegalShield, the benefits of pre-paid legal services, the organization’s Elevate by LegalShield conference (July 6-8, 2017), and how the company is adapting to the changing legal market.
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Conversation Connections, Stand-Up Comedy, and Legal Tech Start-Ups
June 2nd, 2017 → 10:18 am @ Ari Kaplan
I spoke with Zach Abramowitz, the founder of ReplyAll, which he describes as a new way to create conversations online. Zach is also a speaker and writer on innovation, as well as a former stand-up comedian, producer at ESPN radio, and corporate lawyer. His columns and conversations on legal disruption appear in Above the Law, Bloomberg, and TechCrunch.
We discussed the genesis of ReplyAll, how it works, the challenges associated with creating a technology start-up, how stand-up comedy fueled his work, the connection between ReplyAll and legal tech, and available opportunities for disruption in the legal field.
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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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A View From the Board of Directors By an Investor in Legal Tech
May 16th, 2017 → 7:49 am @ Ari Kaplan
I spoke with Steven Sinofsky, a board partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, where he serves as an advisor to various companies, including as a board member of the e-discovery software provider, Everlaw.
We discussed why law-related software is so attractive right now, whether a VC firm calculates the valuation of an e-discovery company differently from a prospect in any other industry, how long it takes to evaluate a company for an investment, ways that a board member supports the strategy of a portfolio company, and what the appeal of legal technology says about where the market is headed.
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About Reinventing Professionals
The business of providing professional advice is changing. Today, anyone can go online and access a wealth of information about any topic, from legal and medical advice to financial planning and accounting suggestions. This blog is designed to offer ideas, guidance, and perspectives on how to effectively navigate a perpetually shifting professional landscape, with a unique focus on the legal industry and the technology that is driving its evolution.