Evolve the Law Podcast - A Catalyst For Legal Innovation

In this episode, host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Kerry Benn, Director of Series, Surveys & Data at Law360. Kerry shares more information about the 2021 Diversity Snapshot. Kerry also expands on how firms are now making extra steps and effort in committing to hiring and keeping people of color in their teams. At the same time, she also discusses the different tools that Law360 created that can add value not only to different legal firms but also to people in the law and legal profession. For the latest topics, trends, and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-centerLaw360 Pulse 2021 Diversity Snapshot Show Notes Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

Host Ian Connett talks with Martin Bricketto, the Managing Editor of Business of Law at Law360. Martin offers his insights regarding the business of law and how the pandemic, especially after the curveball of Delta, changed the legal industry, and how lawyers and law firms adapt to the new normal. For the latest topics, trends, and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-centerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-bricketto-4092b1b9/https://twitter.com/martybricketto?lang=enhttps://www.law360.com/ Show Notes Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Apple PodcastsSpotifyStitcher

In this episode, host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Kerry Benn, Director of Series, Surveys & Data at Law360. She manages the data and surveys efforts for the brand new Law360 Pulse deep dive into coverage of the business of law. Also, she coordinates awards and rankings and also oversees their graphics department. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-benn-0786973/ Show Notes Her role at Law360 - 1:15Putting a lot of efforts in the associates program - 4:42The priorities after COVID - 5:50How is everybody feeling about coming back to the office - 7:34Attorneys are looking for data that make them take decisions - 11:53Providing actionable insights for leaders - 15:19A lot of innovations happening at Law360 - 17:09 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

Ian talks with the CEO of Paragon Legal, Trista Engel. Paragon Legal is a premier legal services firm providing interim in-house counsel to leading corporate legal departments. As Paragon’s CEO, Trista focuses on client and attorney development and strategic growth initiatives. For the latest topics, trends, and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-centerhttps://paragonlegal.com/https://paragonlegal.com/01-trista-engel/ Show Notes Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe with Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

In this episode, host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Andrew and Eric, who are part of the Information and Governance E-Discovery team of Ricoh Solutions, a global company. They talk about Ricoh’s products and services and what they do for the company. For the latest topics, trends, and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.ricoh-usa.com/en/industries/legal/legal-operations-and-technology Show Notes Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe with Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

In this episode, host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Steven O’Donnell, Head of Product of Mitratech. They talk about Mitratech and how it is a legal software solution. For the latest topics, trends, and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://mitratech.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenodonnell1/ Show Notes What’s Mitratech - 0:24Steven’s role at Mitratech - 1:13Mitratech’s recent acquisition - 2:13All working remotely - 2:48How the product makes you the life easier - 4:31What’s the risk to the organization - 7:39Managing the financial aspects - 9:24The COVID-19 problem - 15:51Embracing new tools - 18:18How can we learn more about Mitratech - 21:53 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

Chelsey Lambert interviews Justine Vilain, Privacy & Legal Manager at Datagrail. They spoke about how Datagrail adds value to organizations coping with CCPA and GDPR regulations. For the latest topics, trends, and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go tohttps://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.linkedin.com/in/justine-vilain-125b5b76 https://www.datagrail.io/blog/employee-spotlight-justine-vilain/ Show Notes Her background - 1:38Studying law - 2:24An overview about datagrail services - 4:43Having success - 6:23What Datagrail have done - 8:23The amount of data is exponential - 10:58Having an engagement with an organization - 14:06It is all about timing - 16:37A piece of advice to business professionals - 16:50Is it an increase for legal technologies investments? - 19:32Privacy as a big concern - 25:39How you can learn more about Datagrail - 26:36 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

Welcome listeners to this first episode about our special podcast report LexisNexis, Lexis+: A new era of legal research. This is episode 1 of our upcoming podcasts 4 part series where listeners will have an insider's look into the next generation legal tech tool of LexisNexis. Today, we will introduce you to this new legal tech tool and the real-life practical application. For the latest topics, trends, and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go tohttps://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/home.page https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/lexis-plus.page Show Notes Talking about legal products - 1:30Using the product - 3:02The full Lexis product and applications - 4:26Using technology - 6:16What you can do with Lexis + - 7:09Technology places a big role - 8:14How Artificial Intelligence would impact LexisNexis - 11:38Lexis + and the process of litigation - 14:18What you can do with this tool - 16:46Building better legal products - 20:27Lawyers using machine learning tools - 21:02 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

Chelsea talks with Colin Earl, CEO, and founder of Agiloft. Colin Earl is a software industry veteran with over 25 years of experience as a developer, product manager, and CIO. Colin worked at IBM, General Electric, and three start-ups before founding Agiloft in 1991. His vision was to accelerate the building and deployment of enterprise business applications by removing the need for manual coding. For the latest topics, trends, and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go tohttps://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.agiloft.com/https://www.agiloft.com/about-us.htm#leadership Show Notes Colin’s background and his company’s mission - 0:46A book that changed his life - 1:52About Agiloft - 4:00Agiloft’s ideal customer - 5:20The value that a platform provides - 7:32The effects of COVID_19 - 9:05Attributes to succeed in the legal field - 13:38Generating value for the investor - 15:54Cutting expenses as much as you can - 20:06 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

Host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Charles Dimov, the Vice President of Marketing Global at ContractPodAi. He has 24 years of experience in marketing, sales, engineering, and management across various IT and technology businesses. Ian and Charles talk about the challenges and opportunities created by COVID_19. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go tohttps://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center Charles.Dimov@contractpodai.com https://contractpodai.com/https://contractpodai.com/leadership-team/ Show Notes Dealing with the COVID_19 crisis - 0:49His company and COVID_19 struggles in the legal industry - 1:05The current crisis accelerating changes in the legal world - 4:27An entire legal team working remotely - 6:18ContractPodAi key features - 11:00Outsourcing a law firm - 17:50The strategic role of a legal department - 18:06Taking a leadership role - 19:06A company working from home - 22:13Having access to all the contracts that you need - 22:55Technology helping companies manage the pandemic - 23:08Get in touch with ContractPodAi - 23:41 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

Ian speaks with Monica about how she and her companies are handling the COVID-19 challenges. She is an experienced entrepreneur, leader and negotiator capable of motivating others, growing an organization, increasing productivity, and delivering upon a mission. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go tohttps://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center mzent@zentlaw.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicazent/https://twitter.com/MonicaZent Show Notes How the pandemic is affecting the legal space - 0:39The role of technology and the Covid_19 - 1:28The risks of using technology - 3:07Legal services during the pandemic - 3:55Challenges for the industry with Covid_19 - 6:49Supporting businesses during the pandemic - 8:09It is hard to predict the impact of Covid_19 - 9:02Legal tech could be impacted - 9:55Schools closed and students at home - 11:59The lawyer's role in this pandemic - 12:29Lawyers and innovation - 13:26Legal tech innovation - 14:00 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

Ian Connett interviews Taison Bell and Tim Harvey, Co-CEOs of Owl Peak Labs. They discuss the impacts of COVID-19 and how Owl Peak Labs is fighting back. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go tohttps://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center Tim Harvey -Tim@owlpeaklabs.com Taison Bell -Taison@owlpeaklabs.com Show Notes Guest’s background - 0:51What can we do to fight against covid_19 right now - 1:27The rapid rising cases of covid_19 - 3:19This virus does not care about geography, race or social status - 4:09It is a really awkward time - 5:10When to get tested - 7:03Covid_19 symptoms - 7:14What to do if you are covid_19 positive - 8:47Unprecedented times for the market - 9:25What to do in this difficult time - 9:53Focusing on the health of the employees - 10:51Technology enables businesses to continue working - 13:33Creating a narrative that helps patients - 14:40Prioritizing human life - 15:52Using technology in this critical situation - 17:57Legal teams against covid_19 - 18:22A deep relationship with your customers - 19:07The role of the legal community today - 21:00Using your unique skill set in this difficult time - 23:11 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

Kristin Tyler is the co-founder of LAWCLERK™. This platform allows solo practitioners and small firms to tap into a nationwide network of skilled freelance attorneys and add subject matter expertise or an extra set of hands whenever they need it without increasing their overhead by adding full-time employees. LAWCLERK™ is the solution for solo practitioners and small firms to succeed in the changing legal landscape. With LAWCLERK™, attorneys can create a better work product, lower the costs of legal services to their clients, and increase their profits. Today’s episode is about this platform's story and much more, enjoy! For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go tohttps://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.lawclerk.legal/about_ushttps://twitter.com/lawclerklegalhttps://www.facebook.com/Lawclerk.Legal/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-tyler-49755713 Show Notes All about LAWCLERK™ - 0:54How the idea of LAWCLERK™ came about - 1:42The coolest thing that LAWCLERK™ does - 3:39Attorneys helping each other - 4:51Attorneys learning about different tools - 8:12Kristin's projections for the next three to five years - 8:29Are lawyers resistant to new technology? - 10:20A piece of advice for somebody that is getting into the law world - 12:59Increasing technology in the legal market - 14:43Investments and opportunities for the legal market - 18:25Learning more about the platform - 18:47 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

Host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Tim Pullan, Founder and CEO at ThoughtRiver, a company that draws on the expertise of experienced industry lawyers, leading-edge computational linguists, and a customer-focused commercial team. They work in teams and stay focused by setting company and team level objectives. In 2015 Tim relocated from Singapore to the UK to develop ThoughtRiver’s technology in Cambridge, one of the world’s leading centers for natural language processing and machine learning. Tim is a regular writer and speaker on the role of data and machine learning in transforming legal risk management. Enjoy! For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast, feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go tohttps://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.thoughtriver.com/who-are-wehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-pullan-0b0a394/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thoughtriver?trk=public_profile_topcard_current_company Show Notes About ThoughtRiver - 0:18Using an intelligent software - 3:23Summary of a contract - 4:55The potential for growth - 7:27Law firms using the software - 9:13Having a diverse client base - 10:40A success story - 11:27What people hate about contracts - 13:46Different ways of writing contracts - 14:58Part of Tim's job - 17:09Give value to clients - 18:41Inviting lawyers to use new technology - 19:34Helping lawyers do their jobs in a better way - 21:52ThoughtRiver’s present and future - 22:24Tim’s thoughts on ThoughtRiver - 26:28Learn more and get in touch with ThoughtRiver - 27:24 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

In this episode, host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Dorna Moini, Founder / CEO at Documate, which is a Document automation software to cut 90% of drafting time. Documate is a no-code platform for creating robust document automation software. They allow anyone to turn frequently used templates and document sets into intelligent workflows that can be used for internal efficiency or to publish a publicly-facing web app. Stay tuned and learn! For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go tohttps://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.linkedin.com/in/documentautomationhttps://www.documate.org/https://twitter.com/dorna_moini?lang=en Show Notes Documate’s vision - 0:51 A tool for lawyers? - 1:59The process of building Documate - 4:13Launching a domestic violence platform - 5:09The most challenging part of being a technology founder - 6:12The impact of legal technology in the modern age - 9:43Documate as a no-code platform - 11:20Documate as a company and its characteristics - 13:29What she looks for when it comes to hiring - 14:26The hiring secret - 15:36The ideal customer for Documate - 17:14Using the service as a Law Firm - 18:12Working at a big law firm as you get experience - 23:36Working in a database for the platform - 25:32How can you get started with Documate? - 26:30 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

In this episode, host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Ben Stoneham, CEO of Autologyx. Autologyx’s Fabric Automation® Platform as a Service empowers organizations to embrace innovation by integrating next-generation technologies - such as AI and ML - with legacy systems, enabling low risk innovation to ensure sustained competitive advantage. Autologyx enables automation of legal processes where it impacts the most: legal delivery. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go tohttps://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://uk.linkedin.com/in/benstonehamhttps://www.autologyx.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/autologyx Show Notes The journey of Autologyx - 0:56A problem to solve - 2:36A great application for legal services - 3:56Law needs technology - 4:27The new technology that’s at the center of Autologyx's engine - 8:07Best use of data - 9:54An engine that is working already - 11:49Using legal technology and the benefits - 12:50What is machine learning? - 13:30Getting comfortable with machine learning - 14:30A webinar about machine learning for legal teams - 18:10What is obligations management? - 19:30Understanding the Autologyx's platform - 22:33Autologyx as an integrating platform - 24:58A digital operation platform - 33:34Ben's plans - 35:30 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher

Monica Zent is an experienced entrepreneur, leader, and negotiator capable of motivating others, growing an organization and increasing productivity. Monica Zent is a businesswoman and trusted legal advisor to the world’s most well-known brands. Zent has been a successful entrepreneur for decades, creating companies in music, technology, real estate, law, and legal tech. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go tohttps://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://zentlawgroup.com/monica-zent/https://twitter.com/MonicaZenthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/monicazent/ Show Notes What is ZentLaw? - 0:30Legal tech for the legal market - 1:23ZentLaw labs - 1:44Challenges for the company - 3:49Recent integrations - 5:21What’s next for Monica - 6:08System election and implementation - 7:47The legal tech space - 9:23Contracting and a collaborative process - 11:34The legal services provider world - 14:32Big and small law firms using technology - 15:24Blockchain and quantum computer - 17:40What is quantum computing? - 19:42When she heard about quantum computing - 22:16Diversity and inclusion in the legal space - 24:22More women in tech - 27:01Repurpose the time using legal technology - 27:53Running and sports - 29:00 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on SpotifySubscribe with Stitcher