Episode 140 - LegalTech Around the World: Canada + USA

In this podcast, the fifth session in CLI’s Legaltech Around the World Series, David Bushby, Managing Director, InCounsel provided an overview of the local legaltech market in Canada + USA.

David was joined by amazing guest panellists:

• Chris Bentley, Managing Director, Legal Innovation Zone and Law Practice Program at Ryerson University (Canada)
• Wendy Butler Curtis, Chief Innovation Officer and Chair eDiscovery & Information Governance Group, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (USA)
• Olga V. Mack, Vice President, CEO, Parley Pro LexisNexis (USA)
• Maya Markovich, Executive Director, Justice Technology Association (USA)
• Noah Waisberg, Co-founder & CEO, Zuva Inc. (Canada)

Topics covered in this session included:

• An overview of the legaltech markets in Canada + USA
• How, why and where legaltech communities are developing
• The transformation of legaltech to tech and the implications for legal practice
• The impact of regulatory reform on legaltech
• Who and what is driving the leaders in legaltech adoption – in-house vs law firms and beyond
• The changing profile of legaltech buyers
• The pros and cons of enterprise tech stacks vs point solutions
• From platforms to tech companies – where does the continuum start and end?
• The role of tech in access to justice
• Who is funding legaltech development in Canada + USA
• The new legaltech talent profile – who, what, where and when!
• The challenges and opportunities for legaltech in Canada + USA

You’ll find information about the other episodes in this series here. The series is presented in association with InCounsel.

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