I spoke with Debbie Foster, CEO of Affinity Consulting, Jen Sherman, Chief Operating Officer at CARET, and Laura Wenzel, Global Marketing and Insights Director at iManage. The three companies are part of a consortium that supported The Changemakers Report: How Midsize Law Firms Are Achieving Growth Through Adaptation, featuring the perspectives of 30 law firm leaders.
I spoke with Nic Beique, the Founder and CEO of Helcim, a digital payments company for various professional services providers, including law firms. We discussed the qualities and capabilities law firms should look for in a payment provider, the advantages of using payment technology separate from practice management tools, and how artificial intelligence affects how law firms process payments.
I spoke with Jonathon Fishman, the CEO of LeanLaw, a timekeeping and billing platform for small and midsize law firms. We discussed how midsize law firms can leverage financial data to improve operational efficiency and profitability, the challenges they face in managing financial operations, and where AI can enhance their ability to monitor the status of legal matters and predict financial outcomes.
I spoke with Karl Seelbach, the co-founder of Doyle & Seelbach PLLC, a law firm in Austin, Texas, and the founder of Skribe.ai, a software alternative to court reporting. We discussed how he balances managing a law firm and building a legal tech company, how generative AI affects the way litigators practice, and how litigation is evolving with technology.
At the 2023 International Legal Technology Association Conference, I had the privilege of speaking with leaders from various organizations for this #ILTACON2023 mixtape. They included: Josh Baxter and Dan Hauck of NetDocuments, Peter Zver of Bundledocs, Jorn Vanysacker of Henchman, Josh Blandi of Unicourt, Juan Ramirez of NSerio, Ken Block of LegalMation, and Early Stephens of Actionstep. We discussed their objectives for the conference, key trends, and important takeaways. Music credit: Good Morning St. Martin by Aldous Ichnite.
I spoke with Michael Chastaine, a criminal defense attorney, coach, radio host, and the author of five books including LegalEase: The Ultimate Guide on How to Survive a Law Practice. We discussed the challenges that solo practitioners and small firm leaders have with growing their practice in the current market, developing systems to grow a legal practice, the most common mistakes lawyers make in running their firms, and considerations for solo and small firm lawyers selling their practice.
I spoke with Chris Fritsch, a CRM Success Consultant and the Founder of CLIENTSFirst Consulting, a CRM and Data Quality Success consulting firm. We discussed why CRM is important for a law firm’s success, how the evolution of CRM and marketing technology has affected the way law firms network and develop business, CRM options for smaller to midsize firms, and upcoming advancements in CRM.
I spoke with Inna Ptitsyna, the Product Communications Manager at Lawrina, which is an online legal ecosystem with Ukrainian roots. We discussed key strategies for operating and growing a legal tech startup with key staff in the capital of Ukraine, how Lawrina helps consumers, ways that communication between lawyers and their clients has changed, and how legal templates, automation, and AI are impacting the legal industry.
I spoke with David Bensinger, the founder and CEO of Bensinger Technology, a consulting and managed services provider for small and midsize law firms and other professional services organizations, predominantly in the New York area. We discussed the technology trends that are driving change in small and mid-size law firms, how the movement toward cloud-based solutions is affecting the way law firms are managing their IT infrastructure, and where small and mid-size law firms will get the most value from technology in 2023.