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.

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.

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.

I spoke with Marc Zamsky, the CEO of Cimplifi, about the 2022 E-Discovery Unfiltered report and expectations for e-discovery in 2023.

I spoke with Matt Goldberg, the founder and CEO of Slatewell, a software platform for trusts and estates professionals. We discussed how the pandemic has impacted the way lawyers approach trusts and estates, and how to balance human talent and technological efficiency in the practice of law.

I spoke with Erika Segal, the brand manager for LawPay, a legal payments platform. We discussed how payment options for legal services have evolved, whether legal professionals should consider offering a Buy Now, Pay Later option to their clients, and where the development of new payment options is headed.

I spoke with Albert Tawil, the founder & CEO of Lateral Hub, an online job platform that allows attorneys to browse and apply for job openings at top-tier law firms, and for law firms to review and hire candidates directly. We discussed trends in the legal recruiting market and advice for potential lateral candidates.