I spoke with Tom Dunlop, the CEO of Summize, a provider of AI-powered contract lifecycle management software. We discussed how Summize differs from other CLM tools, how law firm and law department leaders view AI, and how the growth of legal technology in the US compares to the UK.
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 Steve Reynolds, the Chief Strategy Officer for Emburse, a travel and expense management technology company. We discussed the release of Air Contract Audit, which analyzes and audits business travel contracts with airlines, best practices for measuring contract performance and highlighting underperforming terms, and how corporate counsel and legal operations leaders can assess contract value leakage.
I spoke with Andrea Miskolczi, the Founder and Director of InterAlia Consulting, a strategy and transformation advisory boutique for legal leaders. We discussed best practices for promoting the adoption of new tools in a legal organization, how lawyers are adopting AI, and whether there is a fear of AI in legal.
I spoke with Sandra Aldi, the Chief Marketing Officer at Neota Logic, Michael Powers, the Global Director of Product Marketing at iManage, and Thomas Suh, the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer for LegalMation. The three companies are part of a consortium that supported a newly released report called: Legal Operations at a Crossroads – Understanding How Corporate Legal Teams are Driving Innovation and Navigating Digital Transformation in Unique Ways, featuring the perspectives of 30 legal operations leaders from various companies. We discussed the results and what they indicate about how law departments are leveraging AI, automating how they provide legal services, and empowering self-service.
I spoke with Danette Shaifer, the founder and Chief Empowerment Officer at Florishion Consulting and Coaching, LLC. We discussed how leaders in legal align digital transformation with personal growth, creative ways to train leaders to reinvent the workplace, and how coaching in legal is evolving.
During the 2024 Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Annual Conference, I had the privilege of speaking to the following leaders for this #ALA2024 #Mixtape:
⭐ Jonathon Fishman, CEO, LeanLaw – Legal Billing Software
⭐ Debbie Foster, CEO, Affinity Consulting Group
⭐ Laura Leopard, Founder and General Manager, Leopard Solutions
⭐ Patricia Ann Nagy, Chief Strategy Officer, Proxy PR
⭐ Alaa Pasha, CEO, Maptician
⭐ Jeroen Plink, Co-Founder, LegalTechnology Hub
⭐ Jennifer Sherman, Chief Product & Experience Officer, CARET
⭐ Eric Thurston, CEO, SurePoint Technologies
⭐ Andre Wouansi, CEO, Accurate Legal Billing
I spoke with Rob Millard, the Director of Cambridge Strategy Group, who advises law firms and similar businesses. We discussed his research focused on the drivers of success across 73 large US and UK law firm mergers that took place between 2002 and 2017, how to measure the success of law firm mergers, and lessons for growth-oriented law firm leaders.
I spoke with Andrew Sherman, a partner with Brown Rudnick, and Ross Guberman, the Founder and CEO of LawCatch, the developer of BriefCatch, a software platform designed to elevate legal writing, which has recently introduced new generative AI features for lawyers and legal professionals. We discussed how current and future leaders are adapting their communication styles, new ways of training legal professionals, the importance of innovation in drafting correspondence, and opportunities with AI.