January 2019 – Reinventing Professional Services by Ari Kaplan

Monthly Archives: January 2019

January 29, 2019

An Unconference to Inspire Legal

I spoke with Christian Lang, a former attorney with Davis Polk & Wardwell, who is the new head of strategy at Reynen Court and the founder of the New York Legal Tech Meetup. He is producing a new legal technology conference on February 1, 2019 called Inspire Legal.

We discussed his background, the genesis of Inspire.Legal, how this event differs from others, its relationship to the New York Legal Tech Meetup, the Inspire.Legal agenda, and what the creation of Inspire.Legal indicates about the current level of interest in legal innovation.

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January 29, 2019

Perspectives in Anticipation of Legaltech 2019

Thank you to the following industry leaders for sharing their perspectives in anticipation of Legaltech 2019:

Doug Austin, VP, CloudNine
Rajitha Boer, Founder, Yerra Solutions, an Elevate Company
Jim Delkousis, Founder, Persuit
Ian Faith, Director of Marketing, Ipro
Rebecca Goodman-Stephens, Berdon
Kevin Harris, Project Manager, Orion Legal Management Systems
Shane Jansz, Head of E-Discovery & IG Solutions, Nuix
Tricia Johnson, Director of Marketing, Q Discovery
Rick Merrill, CEO, Gavelytics
Diane Miller, Senior Director of Marketing, Lighthouse
Mike Quartararo, Founder, eDPM Advisory Services
Jerome Raguin, VP, Elevate
Joey Seeber, CEO, Level 2 Legal Solutions
Leigh Vickery, Director of Innovation, Level 2 Legal Solutions
Frank Vitale, CMO, Berdon
Stacy Ybarra, VP Marketing, Lighthouse

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January 22, 2019

How to Remediate and Strengthen Your Compliance Programs in 2019

I spoke with Rith Kem and Mason Pan, both principals in the Compliance, Forensics, and Intelligence practice at Control Risks. Kem is the Technology Operations and Custom Solutions leader in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, while Pan is the leader of the Data Analytics group for the Americas. We discussed trends the duo expects to see in analytics monitoring systems in 2019, how their clients are applying data to remediate and strengthen their compliance programs, and best practices for corporations interested in creating a center of excellence to manage risk indicators.

January 21, 2019

Gaining an Edge in Legal Research

I spoke with Erik Lindberg and Tonya Custis, the senior director for Westlaw Product Management and the senior director of Research at Thomson Reuters, respectively.

We discussed the genesis of Westlaw Edge, how it differs from Westlaw, how its artificial intelligence technology differs from other tools on the market, the evolution of Westlaw, and where legal research is headed.

January 16, 2019

Dynamic Data Management to Optimize Spend

I spoke with Ketan Jhaveri and John Maloney, the co-CEO and Head of Client Success, respectively, at Bodhala, a legal data analytics company.

We discussed the genesis of Bodhala, how its clients are using data analytics, who makes the decision to leverage legal data analytics within a corporate law department, the factors driving the use of data in large corporations, and where the legal industry is headed in 2019.

January 11, 2019

The Value of Video in Your Marketing

I spoke with Christina Hammond and Joe Hammond, the co-founders of Producify, a digital content production company.

We discussed the genesis of Producify, the mistakes that legal professionals are making in showcasing their services with video, quick ways that marketing leaders can upgrade their firm’s videos, whether high-quality video requires professional equipment, and how this type of marketing is evolving.

January 4, 2019

Navigating a New Era of Analytics

I spoke with Caroline Sweeney, the Director of Knowledge Management and Innovation at Dorsey & Whitney, Joy Holley, the Regional Practice Support Director for the Americas at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, and Chris Haley, the Director of Legal Technology for Troutman Sanders eMerge.

We discussed the definition of analytics, why the use of analytics has become so important, the difference between artificial intelligence and analytics, ways to demystify both, how to use success metrics, and where the use of analytics is headed in 2019.

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