legal practice – Reinventing Professional Services by Ari Kaplan

Category: legal practice

How the Growth of Legal Operations is Changing Corporate Legal Teams

I spoke with Jodie Baker, the founder & CEO of Xakia Technologies, a matter management and legal data analytics software company for in-house legal teams. She is also the deputy chair of the Australian Legal Technology Association and co-chair of the Advisory Board to the Centre for Legal Innovation at The College of Law. We discussed the genesis of Xakia, how the use of tools like Xakia differ between small and large legal departments, ways that the growth of legal operations is changing corporate legal teams, and the trends driving the expansion of Australian legal tech. Listen to our interview below:

Coding Legal Apps With No Code

I spoke with Kim Massana, the president and CEO for Neota Logic, a low-code application development platform used by a variety of organizations throughout the legal community. We discussed his new role at Neota Logic, the advantages of low-code application development, and key use cases for this technology. Listen to our interview below:

Transforming Legal With AI-Powered Contract Drafting

I spoke with Omer Hayun, the founder of Bestpractix, an AI-powered productivity platform for contract drafting. We discussed the genesis of Bestpractix, how it differs from other tools on the market, how it incorporates machine learning, and where the market for similar tools is headed. Listen to our interview below:

Overcoming Matter Management Challenges

I spoke with Jonathan Reed, the co-founder and CEO of AdvoLogix, a cloud-based legal case and matter management solution for law firms and legal departments. We discussed the most pressing matter management challenges that law firms and corporate legal departments are facing today, best practices for overcoming them, the benefits that legal teams can expect from streamlining their matter management, and how it affects their overall business processes.

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Empowering Military Spouses in Legal

I spoke with Jennifer Andres and Michael Gibeault, a Senior Review Manager and the Senior Director of Legal Services, respectively, at TCDI, a provider of litigation management and e-discovery software and services, which offers a Military Spouse Managed Review Program.

We discussed the genesis of TCDI’s Military Spouse Managed Review Program, its impact, how this model of leveraging remote talent reflects the changing nature of legal services, the mechanics of participation, the response from clients, and other ways that corporate legal teams and law firms can collaborate with military spouses.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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