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.

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I spoke with Erika Segal, the brand manager for LawPay, a legal payments platform. We discussed how payment options for legal services have evolved, whether legal professionals should consider offering a Buy Now, Pay Later option to their clients, and where the development of new payment options is headed.

I spoke with Albert Tawil, the founder & CEO of Lateral Hub, an online job platform that allows attorneys to browse and apply for job openings at top-tier law firms, and for law firms to review and hire candidates directly. We discussed trends in the legal recruiting market and advice for potential lateral

I spoke with Varun Mehta, the CEO of Factor, a provider of complex legal work at scale. We discussed how integrated law differs from traditional alternative legal services, the companies or industries to which an integrated law approach is best suited, and how to align software and services to accommodate client needs.

I spoke with Sean Greaney, the general counsel of HyperDraft, a legal document automation platform. We discussed how advancements in document automation have affected the overall development of legal technology and career advice in making the transition from law firm partner to startup general counsel.