Ari Kaplan Advisors

Ari Kaplan, a leading legal industry analyst, is an inaugural Fastcase 50 honoree, a finalist for ILTA’s Thought Leader of the Year award, and a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management. His most recent book, Reinventing Professional Services: Building Your Business in the Digital Marketplace, was released in Japanese, and West Academic published the second edition of The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development in 2016.

Understanding the Approach to E-Discovery in the APAC Region

By Ari Kaplan

May 2, 2023

I spoke with co-founders Yongmin Cho, CEO, and Angie Cho, regional director, for Intellectual Data, an e-discovery provider based in Seoul, Korea, supporting APAC-based conglomerates, among other global companies. We discussed the unique aspects of e-discovery in Asia, the most common e-discovery challenges that Korean companies and those throughout the APAC region

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The Connection Between Entity Management and Law Department Efficiency

By Ari Kaplan

April 28, 2023

I spoke with Steven Choi, the CEO of Traact Inc, a legal operations software company focused on automating entity management and compliance in corporate legal departments. We discussed the connection between entity management and law department efficiency, best practices for automating entity management, and how entity management is evolving.

Best Practices for Collecting Data from Mobile Devices

By Ari Kaplan

April 26, 2023

I spoke with Matt Rasmussen, the Founder & CEO of ModeOne Technologies, a cloud-based software framework that enables remote data collection from smartphones. We spoke about preserving data on mobile devices, how to avoid the most common mistakes associated with collecting data from smartphones, and best practices for collecting files from mobile devices.

The Importance of Developing Systems to Grow a Legal Practice

By Ari Kaplan

April 20, 2023

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…

The Importance of Being Customer-Centric

By Ari Kaplan

April 18, 2023

I spoke with Eric Thurston, the president and CEO of SurePoint Technologies, a provider of client management, practice management, and financial management software to law firms nationwide. We discussed the integration of SurePoint’s various brands, including ContactEase and Coyote Analytics, strategies that law firms can learn from software companies about scaling and growing,

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Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 4

By Ari Kaplan

April 14, 2023

In this fourth episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discuss practical artificial intelligence, work-life balance, and sparking conversations on change.

High-Efficiency AI and Contract Review

By Ari Kaplan

April 12, 2023

I spoke with Francisco Webber, the co-founder of Austrian AI company Cortical.io, which develops intelligent document processing solutions for unstructured text supported by natural language processing. We discussed high-efficiency artificial intelligence and why is it relevant for contract review, applications for contract intelligence, and the most common misconceptions about the use of AI.

How ChatGPT Could Impact the Way Lawyers Practice

By Ari Kaplan

April 7, 2023

I spoke with Bim Dave, the Executive Vice President of Helm360, a provider of legal technology products and services. We discussed how ChatGPT could impact the way lawyers practice, the risks associated with leveraging AI, best practices that law firms should use when selecting legal technology, and the non-technological barriers to technology adoption at

Legalweek Mixtape – Thursday, March 23, 2023

By Ari Kaplan

April 4, 2023

For this Legalweek mixtape from Thursday, March 23, 2023, I had the privilege of speaking with Brad Cope, Vice President of Marketing at Level Legal, Paul Giedraitis, Founder & CEO at Orgaimi, Arunn Ramadoss, Head of Marketing at Opus 2 International, and Mark Smolik, Chief Legal Officer at

Legalweek Mixtape – Wednesday, March 22, 2023

By Ari Kaplan

March 30, 2023

For this Legalweek mixtape from Wednesday, March 22, 2023, I had the privilege of speaking with Ian Campbell, CMO of iCONECT, Jessica Robinson, VP of Operations at Casepoint, James Lasson, VP of Marketing at Casepoint, Jamie Berry, President of Evolver, Tim Pullan, CEO of ThoughtRiver, Raymond…