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October 10, 2019

NYU Law and the Impact of Innovation

I spoke with Felicity Conrad, the co-founder & CEO of Paladin, a software platform that empowers pro bono activities in law firms, Christian Lang, the head of strategy at Reynen Court, a secure platform for law firms and corporate legal departments to adopt and manage their software, and Anna McGrane, the co-founder and COO of PacerPro, a system that simplifies access to Pacer, the online federal court filings system. We discussed New York University Law School’s series on legal technology, including its upcoming program on October 15, 2019.

October 8, 2019

The Benefits of Digitizing Law Firms

I spoke with Tomas Suros, the chief solutions architect at AbacusNext, the maker of HotDocs, a document automation software platform, AbacusLaw, a legal practice management solution, and Amicus Attorney, a case management system. We discussed the technology trends that are driving progress in law firms, their security challenges, how the transformation to digital platforms is helping firms reduce their cost of operating, and developments in leveraging the cloud in legal.

September 30, 2019

The Rise of Transaction Management

I spoke with Avaneesh Marwaha, the CEO of Litera Microsystems, a document lifecycle software provider. We discussed the company’s recent acquisitions of Workshare and Doxly, how Litera’s transaction management solution helps law firms, the alignment of transaction management and document drafting, and how this sector is evolving.

September 23, 2019

Reinventing eFiling

I spoke with Erez Bustan, the president and CEO of American LegalNet, a litigation workflow software company. We discussed the genesis of American LegalNet, the biggest challenges in litigation today, how the company’s new eFiling Portal from others in the marketplace, and the advantages of using an end-to-end litigation workflow platform.

September 3, 2019

Understanding Contract Intelligence

I spoke with David Alain Bloch, the co-founder and CEO of Legartis, a developer of an AI-powered contract intelligence software platform. We discussed the genesis of Legartis, ways that technology is influencing contract management, and how artificial intelligence-powered contracts are evolving.
August 16, 2019

ILTACON Spotlight: The Value of Firm Intelligence Over Experience Management

I spoke with Barry Solomon, executive vice president at Foundation Software Group, the developer of a firm intelligence platform used by lawyers, KM professionals, marketing and business development leaders, and an array of individuals responsible for the business and practice of law. We discussed the value of focusing on firm intelligence over experience management and how it is impacting law firms.

August 14, 2019

Understanding Litigation Finance

I spoke with Emily Hostage, a vice president at Burford Capital, a publicly-traded litigation finance company. We discussed how litigation finance differs from other forms of capital, the advantages, the difference between how a law firm and a corporate legal department uses litigation finance, ways to evaluate litigation risk, and where the litigation finance market is headed.

August 6, 2019

ILTACON and Cutting Through the Noise in Legal Tech

I spoke with Joy Heath Rush, the CEO of the International Legal Technology Association, which provides educational and networking opportunities for professionals who support the practice of law with technology. We discussed how the organization has changed in the past 2 1/2 decades, her vision for this year’s ILTACON, new programming, the advantages of attending, and how to cut through the legal tech noise.

July 25, 2019

Private Equity and the Rapid Pace of Change in Legal Tech

I spoke with Thomas Martin, an investment professional with Hg, a private equity firm that recently acquired Litera Microsystems and Workshare. We discussed the types of companies in which Hg invests, the appeal of legal technology, the impact of consolidation on innovation, and how a legal technology company can attract interest from a private equity firm.

July 19, 2019

The Trajectory of Document Management

I spoke with Ray Zwiefelhofer, the president of World Software Corporation, the maker of Worldox, a document management platform that thousands of law firms around the world use to manage their information. We discussed what law firms are looking for in their document management and how document management has evolved.

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