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February 27, 2019

The Rise of Freelance Lawyers in 2019

I spoke with Greg Garman, the co-founder of LAWCLERK, an online marketplace of freelance lawyers, and a founding partner with Garman Turner Gordon. We discussed the genesis of LAWCLERK, how Garman balances his LAWCLERK responsibilities with those of a practicing lawyer, the type of firms for which LAWCLERK’s freelancers are most appropriate, the projects that LAWCLERK’s freelancers can handle, the risks and advantages associated with hiring freelance attorneys over full-time associates, and how the freelance market for attorneys will impact the profession in 2019.

February 25, 2019

Managing Document Review Teams in 2019

I spoke with Parkash Khatri and Cat Pray, the director of global discovery services and review manager, respectively, for Blackstone Discovery, an e-discovery solutions provider that covers the entire range of the EDRM.

We discussed Blackstone’s focus on the pharmaceutical sector, how it manages document review teams, the litigation challenges that companies will face in 2019, ways they can overcome them, the application of predictive coding, and where e-discovery is headed.

 

February 21, 2019

The Cloud Comes of Age in Legal

I spoke with Jack Newton, the co-founder and CEO of Clio, a leading practice management software platform at Legaltech 2019.

We discussed the genesis of Clio, its tenth anniversary, the launch of Clio Grow, how companies can simultaneously manage growth while maintaining a unique culture, how expectations of legal technology have changed over the past decade, and the future of legal technology.

 

February 19, 2019

Strategies for Strengthening Law Firm IT

I spoke with Joseph Escobio, the Chief Information Officer for Klinedinst, a West Coast-based law firm, where he oversees all IT, e-discovery, and data services for the firm’s five offices.

We discussed his role at Klinedinst, the IT challenges that law firms and legal professionals likely to face in 2019, how they differ from what they’ve seen in the past, ways that technology leaders within law firms can structure change, how law firms can align their efforts with their outside providers, and where legal IT is headed.

February 14, 2019

Legaltech Unplugged Day Three

Thank you to the following individuals for sharing their perspectives with me on the third day of Legaltech 2019:

Chris Bright, VP of Marketing, Zapproved
Ian Campbell, President & CEO, iCONECT
Corey Douglas, Director, Consilio
Monica Enand, CEO, Zapproved
Brad Harris, Distinguished Fellow of E-Discovery, Zapproved
Linda Kish, Chief Marketing Officer, Level 2 Legal Solutions
Tineke Mann, eBusiness Manager, The Information Management Group
Joy Murao, Founder & CEO, Practice Aligned Resources
Bill Piwonka, Chief Marketing Officer, Exterro
Ajith Samuel, Chief Product Officer, Exterro
Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein, Executive Director, Buying Legal Council
Kelly Struck, VP of Marketing, Consilio

February 12, 2019

Legaltech 2019: Building Trust in the Application of AI and Machine Learning

I spoke with Ryan Steadman, the chief revenue officer for Zero, at Legaltech 2019 about building trust in the application of AI and machine learning to time capture, email management, and other areas.

February 11, 2019

Legaltech 2019: Technology-Enabled Services for Law Firms

I spoke with Rebecca Goodman-Stephens and Frank Vitale, the chief operating officer and chief marketing officer, respectively, for Berdon LLP, an accounting firm that provides technical and consulting services to law firms and other organizations, at Legaltech 2019 about Berdon Technology Services.

February 11, 2019

Legaltech 2019: Billing Best Practices

I spoke with Kevin Harris, a project manager for Orion Law Management Systems, at Legaltech 2019 about billing best practices.

February 7, 2019

Legaltech 2019 Unplugged Day Two

Thank you to the following individuals for sharing their perspectives with me on the second day of Legaltech 2019:

Bob Ambrogi, Publisher of LawSites and Host of LawNext
Craig Ball, Court-Appointed Special Master and E-Discovery Consultant
Josh Becker, Chairman of Lex Machina and Head of Legal Analytics, LexisNexis
Shawn Gaines, VP of Marketing, Relativity
Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief, Legal IT Insider
Robert Hilson, Senior Marketing Director, Logikcull
Kate Holmes, Managing Director, FTI Technology
Jack Newton, Co-Founder and CEO, Clio
Chris Pogue, Head of Services, Security, and Partner Integrations, Nuix
Alexis Robbins, Marketing Manager, Knovos
Rod Vawdrey, Group CEO, Nuix

February 5, 2019

Legaltech 2019: Expanding E-Discovery Education

As part of my Legaltech 2019 series, I spoke with Doug Austin, the Vice President of Products and Professional Services for CloudNine and the editor of the E-Discovery Daily blog.

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