I spoke with Jamie Wodetzki, the chief product officer at Catylex, a developer of contract AI applications. We discussed contract AI, the connection between contract AI and contract lifecycle management, the most common challenges legal teams face in organizing their data to optimize their use of CLM, the tipping point for true AI adoption
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Aligning Wellness and E-Discovery
I spoke with Amy Sellars, Senior Legal Counsel for eDiscovery and Operations at CBRE, and one of the founders, along with Christine Payne, Stacy Sampeck, Kevin Brady, Logan Cornett, Chad Riley, and Mary Kostick, of the Mind-Budget Connection which is a new organization that is studying the mental health of e-discovery professionals. We discussed…
How Legal Teams are Approaching Self-Service E-Discovery
I spoke with Dr. Gavin Manes, the founder and CEO of Avansic, a provider of e-discovery and digital forensics services, about the primary activities and technologies incorporated into e-discovery projects, where are litigants facing the most challenging e-discovery issues, how legal teams are approaching self-service e-discovery, and the role of forensics in modern discovery.
Converting Contracts Into APIs
I spoke with Jake Stein, the co-founder and CEO of Common Paper. a structured contract platform. We discussed contract lifecycle management, the process of converting contracts into APIs, the benefits of using standard contracts, and emerging standard agreements, and the release of its data processing agreement and service level agreement.
Best Practices for Assessing the Risks Related to Unstructured Data
I spoke with Peter Baumann, the founder and CEO of ActiveNav, a data privacy and governance software provider that serves various sectors, including legal. We discussed how unstructured data impacts legal organizations, the challenges of managing unstructured data, best practices for assessing the risks related to unstructured data, and how this issue is
Best Practices for Reconnecting with Contacts
I spoke with Jason Levin, an executive career, business development, and outplacement coach with Ready, Set, Launch, LLC, and the author of Relationships to Infinity: The Art and Science of Keeping in Touch. We discussed how legal professionals can improve their networking, the value of dormant ties, best practices for reconnecting with…
The Practice Management Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Hybrid Work
I spoke with Bill Bice, the CEO of nQ Zebraworks, the developer of the Queues workflow engine, which law firms around the world have deployed. We discussed how the pandemic impacted how law firms approach their workflows, the challenges and opportunities associated with hybrid operations, and what legal technology companies can do to…
Recognizing the Value of Revenue Operations
I spoke with Phil Thurner, the founder and CEO of Nexl, the Revenue Operations Cloud platform built to support the business development initiatives within law firms. We discussed the current state of business development within law firms, the challenges that law firms have in converting relationships into revenue, and the value of Revenue Operations.
The Power of Salesforce in Legal
I am speaking today with Ari Treuhaft, the chief operating officer for Litify, a legal operating system for professionals in law firms and corporate legal departments. We discussed how law firms use and can use Salesforce, common hurdles to legal tech adoption, ways that Litify empowers collaboration between in-house legal teams and their…
Applying Business Principles and Legal Tech to Providing Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
I spoke with Jeroen Plink, the COO of the LegalTech Hub, and Jeroen Ketting, the founder and CEO of the Lighthouse Group, a provider of management and trade support to Western companies doing business in Russia and Ukraine. We discussed how a legal tech background can empower humanitarian work worldwide, best…