Reinventing Professionals

Embracing Legal Innovation and Disruption

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with David Cowen, the president and managing director of The Cowen Group, a staffing and recruiting firm focusing exclusively on the eDiscover...

Legal Tech and Longevity

07 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Ray Zwiefelhofer, the president of World Software Corporation, the maker of Worldox, a leading document management platform, at Legaltech...

Reinventing Immigration Law with Artificial Intelligence

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Andrey Zinoviev, the co-founder and CEO of Visabot, an artificial intelligence tool designed to help businesses and consumers navigate im...

Reinventing Legal Writing

26 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Ross Guberman, the founder of Legal Writing Pro. He provides training on legal writing worldwide and recently released Brief Catch, a Mic...

Sage Startup Advice From a Chief Innovation Officer

16 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Alma Asay, the chief innovation officer for Integreon, an alternative legal services provider, which acquired Allegory, a cloud-based lit...

Optimism at Legaltech 2018

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Jake Heller, the co-founder and CEO of CaseText, about Legaltech 2018.

Perspectives on Analytics at Legaltech 2018

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Josh Becker, the CEO of Lex Machina, and Jeff Pfeifer, the vice president of product management for LexisNexis, about Legaltech 2018 and ...

GDPR, E-Discovery, and Mobile Forensics – Perspectives on Legaltech Day 1

31 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I had the privilege of speaking with Doug Austin, the vice president of products and professional services for CloudNine, and Yaniv Schiff, the direct...

GDPR and Regulatory Compliance to Drive AI Usage in 2018

23 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Steve Harber, the co-founder and managing director of Apogee Legal, which provides customized artificial intelligence solutions that help...

Secure Digital Storage Site Reinvents Recordkeeping

17 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Chris Wong, the CEO of LifeSite, which offers a secure digital storage solution for families and businesses interested in protecting thei...

Doing More With the Data You Find

10 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Charlie Connor, the co-founder and CEO of Heretik, a software company that uses machine learning to make the contract review process smar...

Writing an Integration Success Story in an Era of Consolidation

03 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Avaneesh Marwaha, the CEO of Litera Microsystems, the company that represents the consolidation of Litera, The Sackett Group, and Microsy...

Rethinking and Elevating Information Governance

26 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Gillian Power, the chief information officer for Lathrop Gage, an AmLaw 200 firm, and Jed Bronstein, a consultant with InOutsource, an in...

Clearly Solving Legal Challenges By Combining Technology and Talent

21 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Adi Prakash, the chief innovation officer and head of global client services for Yerra Solutions, a consulting firm that combines human e...

Legal Tech Start-Up Perspectives on Success in the New Year

19 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with a number of the participants from the LexisNexis Legal Tech Accelerator, including:

How to Find and Pursue Your Passion in the Law

15 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Gabe Galanda, the co-founder and managing lawyer of Galanda Broadman, an Indian Country law firm, with headquarters in Seattle.

The Journey from Litigator to Legal Document Marketplace Founder

12 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Somya Kaushik, a litigator turned legal tech entrepreneur, who is the founder of Esq.Me, a legal document marketplace where lawyers can b...

Solving the Biggest Problem in Document Review

05 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Scott Stuart and Drew Stern, the co-founders and co-CEOs of Esquify, a cloud-based machine learning productivity and benchmarking tool th...

Developing and Deploying Technology to Transform a Law Firm

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Alex Hamilton, the founder and CEO of Radiant Law, a UK-based law firm that helps clients with high volumes of commercial contracts by co...

The Benefits of a Digital Safety Deposit Box

27 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Josh Leavitt, the CEO of ZokuVault, a virtual safety deposit box and estate planning portal, which helps families plan, organize, and sha...

How to Produce a Great Legal Event

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Rob Ameerun, the founder of the Lexpo Conference, Paula Edgar, the CEO of PGE LLC and the president of the Metropolitan Black Bar Associa...

Empowering Practical Guidance

15 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Rachel Travers, the vice president of Lexis Practice Advisor® and Analytical Content, responsible for all of the authored content for th...

The Advantages of Making Data-Driven Decisions in Legal

13 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Laura Leopard, the founder and CEO of Leopard Solutions, a research company that provides various databases for legal recruiters, attorne...

The Benefits of Lean Law Firm Training

03 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Doug Striker, the president and CEO of Savvy Training & Consulting, which helps law firms optimize their existing technology through ...

The Key to Law Firm Agility and Innovation

27 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Chris Cartrett, the executive vice president of Aderant, a legal industry time and billing software company.

Strategies for Succeeding as a Solo

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Nancy Mertzel, former chair of Herrick, Feinstein’s intellectual property group, who recently founded Mertzel Law PLLC, a boutique IP l...

The Alignment of E-Discovery, Technology, and Industry Insight

11 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Brad Jenkins, the co-founder and CEO of CloudNine Discovery, a cloud-based e-discovery software provider. We discussed the genesis of Clo...

Why The Legal Profession Needs AI

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Mike McDonald, the senior vice president and general manager of legal compliance and surveillance for Veritone, an artificial intelligenc...

Leveraging Technology to Reinvent Patent Prosecution

03 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Charles Mirho, the Chief Legal Officer and co-founder of TurboPatent, the developer of an automated patent creation and analytics system ...

The Difference Between Deep Machine Learning and AI

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Aaron Crews, the general counsel and vice president of strategy for Text IQ, a developer of technology that helps enterprises manage lega...

How Rainmakers Succeed

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Jim Cranston, a principal with LawVision Group, a law firm consultancy focused on growing firm revenue, strengthening lawyer confidence, ...

Empowering Practice Management to Improve Operations

11 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Larry Port, the founder and CEO of Rocket Matter, a leading practice management and time and billing software tool for law firms.

Empowering Children Through The Chelly Foundation

06 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Jason R. Baron, of counsel to Drinker, Biddle & Reath, and the founder of The Chelly Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on imp...

The Power of Personalized Learning

05 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Abdi Shayesteh, the founder and CEO of AltaClaro, an experiential learning platform for lawyers, who served for fifteen years as a corpor...

The Connection Between Customer Service and Client Satisfaction

31 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Ryan Adams, the resort manager for the Chatham Bars Inn. We discussed the connection between customer service and client satisfaction, ho...

Dispatch from the Masters Conference: What Vendors Can Do To Stand Out

29 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Bruce Malter, the director of client engagement for eTERA Consulting at the 2017 Masters Conference in New York City. We discussed what v...

ILTACON 2017 – Centralizing Client Collaboration in Corporate Transactions

25 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Haley Altman, the co-founder and CEO of Doxly, a secure transaction management platform that centralizes checklists and reporting, and tr...

The Content-Driven Future of Legal Marketing

23 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Montina Portis, the founder and CEO of Creative Internet Authority, a digital marketing company that specializes in video production and ...

ILTACON 2017: Developing a Conversation With Users of Technology

22 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Chuck Cole, the director of client engagement for Lucid IQ, the maker of CaseManagerPro, at the 2017 ILTA Conference. We discussed how de...

Winning Proposals When Buying Legal

21 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Silvia Hodges Silverstein, the executive director of the Buying Legal Council, the international trade organization for legal procurement...

ILTA Feature: Creating a Dialogue Between Vendor, Law Firm, and Law Department Leaders

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Jack Thompson, the Senior Manager of eDiscovery & Legal Operations at Sanofi US. He is also the International Legal Technology Associ...

ILTA Feature: The Biggest Cybersecurity Challenge for Law Firms

10 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Ishan Girdhar, the CEO of Privva, Inc., a software company focused on identifying and managing third party vendor risk throughout the dat...

ILTA Feature: Finding Value at the Intersection of Time(keeping)

08 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Peter Zver, the president of Tikit North America, the maker of the timekeeping software tool, Carpe Diem. We discussed how timekeeping ge...

ILTA Feature: Definitively Deploying Text Analytics

07 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Rob Wescott, the chief revenue officer for ayfie, a text analytics company that adds structure to unstructured information. We discussed ...

Dispatch From the Masters Conference: A Founder’s Perspective on Content, Collaboration, and Conversation

04 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Robert Childress, the founder of the Masters Conference. We discussed the genesis of the event series, techniques for offering a seamless...

Dispatch From the Masters Conference: An Insider’s Perspective on the Current Job Market

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Michael Potters, the CEO of the Glenmont Group, an executive search firm in the legal and information governance sectors, on site at the ...

Dispatch From the Masters Conference: E-Discovery Budgeting Pitfalls That In-House Legal Teams Should Avoid

25 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Robert Ventura, a partner with the TCF Law Group and a former general counsel, who provides outside GC services to companies of various s...

Aligning RFPs With People, Processes, and Technology

18 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Cash Butler, the founder and CEO of ClariLegal, a legal vendor management and marketplace platform that minimizes the complexity of manag...

Doing the Ordinary Better Than Everyone Else is a Hallmark of Client Service

14 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with David Kempston, a Minnesota-based plaintiffs workers’ compensation lawyer with The Law Office of Thomas Mottaz, who has been practicing...

Buying Legal Services at the Law Store

11 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Tariq Hafeez, the co-founder and president of LegalEase Solutions, a legal support firm for corporate legal teams and law firms. We discu...

The Power of Making a Pivot in Legal Tech

07 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Nehal Madhani, the founder and CEO of Alt Legal, an intellectual property docketing software company. Prior to pursuing this venture, he ...

How to Align Technology With a User’s Personality

27 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Chelsey Lambert, the founder of Lex Tech Review, an online resource center for legal professionals. We discussed the genesis of Lex Tech ...

Leveraging Technology to Transform Traditional Insurance

23 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Matt Miller, the founder & CEO of Embroker, a tech-enabled commercial insurance broker that provides insurance to legal and professio...

The Rise of Natural Language Processing

21 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Rob Lancashire, the CEO of Essencient, which offers patented natural language processing technology to provide metadata that enables insi...

Why You Cannot Just Throw Technology at an E-Discovery Problem

16 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Haresh Bhungalia and David Carns, the CEO and Executive Vice President, respectively of Casepoint, an e-discovery technology and services...

Reinventing the Search for Legal Talent

13 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Stacey McConnell, an attorney and the co-founder of the Adept Legal Talent Group, a legal placement firm. We discussed the genesis of the...

Achieving Seamless Cultural Alignment After a Legal Tech Merger

09 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Brian McManus, the CEO of Lighthouse eDiscovery, a provider of technology-enabled ediscovery and consulting services, which recently merg...

Reinventing Pre-Paid Legal Services and Elevating the Law

07 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Keri Norris, the senior vice president for regulatory affairs and chief legal officer at LegalShield, a provider of pre-paid legal servic...

Conversation Connections, Stand-Up Comedy, and Legal Tech Start-Ups

02 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Zach Abramowitz, the founder of ReplyAll, which he describes as a new way to create conversations online. Zach is also a speaker and writ...

A View From the Board of Directors By an Investor in Legal Tech

16 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Steven Sinofsky, a board partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, where he serves as an advisor to various companies, inc...

Empowering the Data Driven Lawyer of the Future

12 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Jeff Pfeifer, the vice president of product management at LexisNexis, where he is responsible for product development strategy for the co...

Collaborating to Reduce Risk Associated With Technology

09 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Justin Hectus, the CIO and CISO of Keesal Young & Logan, a Pacific rim-based law firm with a nationwide litigation practice. We discu...

Addressing the Sea Change in Legal Budgeting and Cost Management

04 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Catherine Krow, the founder of Digitory Legal, a legal budgeting and resource management system for lawyers and corporate law departments...

Bridging the Gap Between Legal Education and Legal Practice Through Mentorship

28 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Max Rosenthal, an in-house labor and employment attorney with a large media company, who is also the author of The Bridge: How to Launch ...

The Tipping Point for Legal Operations

24 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Corporate Legal Operations Consortium leaders Connie Brenton, the Senior Director of Legal Operations at NetApp, Mary O’Carroll, Head o...

The Evolution of E-Disclosure

21 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Steve Couling, the vice president of international at kCura, the developers of Relativity. His team works with corporations, law firms, g...

Understanding the Growth of Contract Lifecycle Management

19 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Lauryn Haake, a managing director for HBR Consulting, a company focused on law firm and law department operations. We discussed the rise ...

Identifying and Investing in Solutions for Law Firms and Legal Departments

07 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with David Perla and Sanjay Kamlani, the co-founders of Pangea3, a leading legal industry outsourcing firm that Thomson Reuters acquired in 20...

The Value of Combining Engineering, Architecture, and Design

05 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Kiwi Camara and Neil Etheridge, CEO and vice president of marketing, respectively, for DISCO, a cloud-based e-discovery software provider...

How a Professional Career is Like a Landscape

28 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Peter Rouse, an intellectual property lawyer and a serial entrepreneur, who is the founder of the Rouse Firm, an international intellectu...

Data Security and the Certified Counselor

21 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Adam Cohen, an attorney and a managing director with the Berkeley Research Group, a global strategic advisory and expert consulting firm....

The Evolution of Timekeeping

20 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Brett Owens, the founder and CEO of Chrometa, a time keeping software platform for lawyers and other professionals who bill hourly. We di...

Collaborating to Reinvent Legal Project Management

03 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Phil Homburger, president of LawBase, a leading case and matter management system, and David Rueff, a shareholder and the legal project m...

Why Outside Counsel Should Provide Metrics to Their Clients

22 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Mark Noel, the Managing Director of Professional Services for Catalyst, a provider of litigation support software and services.

The Emerging Legal Tech Gig Economy

09 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Jared Coseglia, the founder and CEO of TRU Staffing Partners, a leading e-discovery and cybersecurity staffing agency.

The Promise of Project Management for Litigation Support

26 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Chris Chalstrom, Brandon Ward, and Ben Legatt, the founders of Sadie Blue Software, the maker of Agility Blue, a project management tool ...

Interdisciplinary Data Governance and Managing Information Risk

20 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Jessica Block, a Senior Managing Director and leader of the data governance practice at Ankura Consulting Group, a business advisory and ...

Reinventing Assignment Workflow and Law Firm Communication

17 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Adam McDonell, the founder and president of Salladore, a software platform that streamlines assignment workflow and facilitates communica...

The Art of Investing in Legal Tech

13 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Krishna Srinivasan, a founding general partner at LiveOak Venture Partners in Austin, Texas, an early stage venture capital firm, with in...

Is 2017 the Year of E-Discovery Consolidation?

16 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with David Ahrens, the chief marketing officer of FRONTEO USA, Inc., a publicly-traded global technology and services company that specializes...

The Evolution of the Collaborative Workspace

15 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Mike Murray, the director of client solutions, at Veritext, a national provider of court reporting and deposition services. He is also re...

Survey Reveals Key Developments in Law Department Operations

09 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Brad Blickstein, the founder of the Blickstein Group, a consulting firm that helps businesses serve corporate law departments and their l...

Automating the Repetitive Processes for Small Matters

02 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Andrew Stein, the Vice President of Business Development for Venio Systems, an e-discovery software provider.

Sharpening Security Strategy With a Virtual Browser

15 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Scott Petry, the co-founder and CEO of Authentic8, the creator of Silo, a secure virtual browser. Prior to Authentic8, Scott founded Post...

Reinventing the Legal Profession Through Freelance Lawyering

11 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Lisa Solomon, the founder and CEO of Now Counsel Network, a curated network of freelance lawyers designed to help solo and small firm att...

A Turbo Tax Approach for Identifying Intellectual Property and Business Risks

25 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Mary Juetten, the founder and CEO of Traklight, a software platform to identify, manage, and protect intellectual property assets, acknow...

The Benefits of Collaborative Litigation Management

21 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Jeremiah Kelman, the co-founder and president of Everchron, a collaborative litigation management software platform.

Empowering Moneyball Lawyering

19 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Owen Byrd, the Chief Evangelist and General Counsel of Lex Machina, a company that provides legal analytics to enable lawyers to make dat...

Reinventing Review for Small and Mid-Sized Law Firms

14 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Rick Clark, the Senior Sales Director at TCDI, an e-discovery software and services company that supports law firms and corporate law dep...

Employing Legal Tech Beyond Legal

29 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Ian Campbell, the CEO of iCONECT, a multi-party document review platform.

ILTA Roadshow: Reinventing Document Capture and Workflow Solutions

27 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Karen Cummings, the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Denise Meyer, the Director of Marketing Communications, respecti...

Marketing in an Ethically Compliant Fashion

21 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Robert Aicher, the President and CEO of CloudLaw, the maker of Zeekbeek, a national online legal marketplace.

Law Firm Benchmarking and the Impact of Project Management

21 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Bill Piwonka, the Chief Marketing Officer for Exterro, a provider of software specifically designed for legal and IT teams at Global 2000...

Leveraging AI to Bridge the Gap Between Information and Answers

20 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Matt Gillis, the president of Neota Logic, a software platform for developing artificial intelligence applications, which is focused on t...

ILTACON 2016: Auto Classification and Matter-Centric Information Governance

02 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Sandra Serkes, the President & CEO of Valora Technologies, an information governance technology provider.

ILTACON 2016: The Power of Project Management

01 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Joseph Venturella and John Trickey, the founder and chief technology officer, and the director of business development, respectively, for...

ILTACON 2016: The Advantages of a Global Cloud

31 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I am speaking today with Peter Odgaard, the CEO of Coretech, a cloud platform consultancy based in Denmark.

ILTACON 2016: The Impact of Machine Learning on Contract Discovery

27 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Christina Wojcik, the Vice President of Legal Services at Seal Software, a company that provides contracts discovery and analytics tools....

ILTACON 2016: The “Less Paper” Future

25 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Damian Jeal, the vice president of Global Sales at Nikec Solutions, a U.K. based company that helps law firms enhance their efficiency th...

ILTACon 2016: Solving Specific Business Needs Through Collaboration

24 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Stuart Barr, the Chief Strategy Officer for HighQ, a cloud-based enterprise collaboration and content management platform.