Reinventing Professionals

In this 23rd episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed CLOC, legal administrators, law firm tech labs, and aligning client expectations.

In this 22nd episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed the connection between generative AI and e-discovery, revisiting remote work, and the future of the billable hour

I spoke with Ian Campbell and Emily Johnston, the Chief Marketing Officer and Product Manager for Incident Response, respectively, for iCONECT, a developer of e-discovery software. We discussed the convergence of e-discovery and cybersecurity, best practices for adapting e-discovery software to support adjacent disciplines, and how development teams can stay ahead of the rapidly changing technology landscape.

I spoke with Aaron Crews, the Chief Product and Innovation Officer and Head of Enterprise at UnitedLex, a provider of alternative legal services. We discussed UnitedLex's unique approach to e-discovery, the evolution of AI in legal, where law firms and legal departments are succeeding with innovation, and how leadership is changing.

In this 21st episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed tracking trends in the general counsel’s office, studying new standards in legal, and events.

I spoke to FX Leduc, co-founder and CEO of davinci, an AI tool that uses generative AI to draft patents and office action answers. We discussed how davinci improves the process of drafting patents and office action responses, best practices for law firms interested in leveraging AI, and how the application of AI in legal is evolving.

I spoke with Matthew Veale, a European Patent Attorney with Patsnap, an AI-enabled patent analytics platform. We discussed how Patsnap supports legal professionals, how legal professionals can responsibly innovate by leveraging AI, and how intellectual property protection is evolving.

I spoke with Milan Bobde, the co-founder and CEO of Oddr, an AI-powered invoice-to-cash platform for law firms. We discussed how law firms manage their billing and collections, ways to leverage artificial intelligence to facilitate payments, and how law firm finance is evolving.

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 DeAngelo Smith, the CEO of Driven, a payment solutions provider that offers installment loans and digital payment plans. We discussed Driven’s mission, its transformation from Ticket Avengers, why it started in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and how digital payments are evolving.

In this 20th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed collaborating as a community, planning for Q2, and the changing expectations of technology in legal.

I spoke with Carl Roberts, founder of SplitSmart.com, an online divorce organization tool. We discussed the threshold for using technology to support legal matters and how the tech-enabled dispute resolution sector is evolving.

In this 19th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed common global challenges in legal services and using International Women's Day to drive change.

I spoke with Jamie Berry, the President of Evolver Legal Services, an e-discovery and litigation support services company. We discussed how client service has changed with the emergence of generative AI, the most common challenges legal teams face in litigation, and the evolution of the practice of law.

I spoke with Al Hounsell, the Innovation Director at Norton Rose Fulbright in Toronto, who focuses on the application of artificial intelligence to legal practice, among other areas. We discussed whether to build or buy AI applications, the adoption rates of artificial intelligence in law firms, and the challenges of AI adoption that law firms must overcome.

I spoke with James Sherer, a partner at BakerHostetler, who serves as the co-leader of the Emerging Technology team of the firm's Digital Assets and Data Management Group, 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 client expectations of communication with their lawyers have changed, the key to drafting effective AI guidelines, and how law firms are taking advantage of AI-empowered tools.

I spoke with Kevin O'Keefe, the founder and CEO of LexBlog, Inc., a legal blog publishing platform used by lawyers worldwide. We discussed the transformation of legal blogging, the effect of generative AI on the practice, and where blogging in legal is headed.

I spoke with David Cohen, a partner with Reed Smith and chair of the firm's Records & E-Discovery Group, as well as a member of the Emerging Technologies group, 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 good writing and well-crafted positions affect the outcomes of bet-the-company matters, changes in the way lawyers communicate, and where litigators are taking advantage of AI-empowered tools.

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.

I spoke with Mike Russell, the Head of Global Legal Operations for Expedia Group, Julie Richer, the Director of Legal Operations of Bath & Body Works, and Mori Kabiri, author of Legal Operations KPIs and founder of InfiniGlobe, a legal operations consulting firm. We discussed how metrics and KPIs in legal have evolved, metrics that legal operations teams should monitor, and best practices for integrating data analytics into legal operations.