ILTA Voices

For Spring 2022, Peer to Peer, up this quarter is Prachi Soni, Manager of Application Development Services at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman, & Goggin. She sat down with our WWL team and talked all things tech and leadership. Prachi was a great guest for our team and we enjoyed our thoughtful and insightful conversation. 

Join ILTAns across the globe as we sit down with ILTA CEO, Joy Heath Rush, and Director of Publications and Press, Beth Anne Stuebe, as they talk all things ILTA and Peer to Peer!

This is Bleeding Edge, Season 2, Episode 5: Ben Alaire. Bleeding Edge is hosted by Cindy MacBean and ILTA's Beth Anne Stuebe, and we're coming straight to your earbuds with new and engaging content! ILTA Podcasts!

Microsoft’s M365 solution includes a growing and evolving number of security solutions. These include MFA, Exchange On-Line Protection, Advanced Threat Protection and others, some new, some improved. This podcast will be an overview of the solutions in M365 today, solutions that are either baked in to our existing M365 licenses at no additional cost or available at a nominal cost, that offer the possibility to retire and displace more expensive 3rd party solutions. Moderator: @Mark Manoukian - IT Director, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Speaker: Paul Edlund - Chief Technologist - Midwest, Microsoft Recorded on 03-04-2022

Distributed firms may have been under the radar for a few years, but now they are breaking the Amlaw 200. Distributed firms operate without a physical space. They rely heavily on technology for communication and to deliver services. Join us to learn about the players, their structure and whether they are the future model for law firms. Questions Mike will ask the speakers: 1. TJ, Dan, tell us a bit about yourselves and how you got involved in the distributed law space. 2. Dan , can you give us some history regarding distributed law firms-what they are, their structure, how did they come to be and how they have evolved? 3. What sorts of law do distributed firms commonly practice? Who are their typical clients and their needs? 4. TJ, How would you describe the sort of lawyer who would be interested and thrive in this environment? 5. TJ, what sort of technology infrastructure does Fischer Broyles firms use? How do you license technology? (Dan can add) 6. Dan, do distributed firms employ legal technologists, operations specialists or knowledge professionals or are these all outsourced? (TJ can add) 7. TJ, you have said that process and culture are keys to the success of Fisher Broyles. Can you tell us about that. (Dan add what he knows about other distributed firms here) 8. TJ, Fisher Broyles was the first distributed firm to enter the AmLaw 200. I understand 2021 financials are very impressive. Is this an indicator that this is a viable model for others long term? (Dan can add regarding the rest of the industry) 9. What do you both think is on the horizon for distributed firms?   Moderator: @Michael Ertel - KM Attorney, Paul Hastings LLP Speakers: Dan Packel - Business of Law Reporter, ALM Media, LLC TJ Dovale - Managing Partner, IP, FisherBroyles, LLP

For all the differences between operating the military and working in private sector, there is one constant both realms share – innovating to remain relevant and foremost in their respective fields. In this podcast session, we will discuss how leaders across the U.S. Army are establishing knowledge management programs to enhance shared understanding, learning and decision-making. In addition, we will further explore how to apply the military’s approach to innovation to law firm KM processes. Moderator: @Amy Monaghan - Senior Practice Innovations Manager, Perkins Coie Speaker: Andrew Bragg - Chief of Knowledge Management, U.S. European Command Recorded on 02-11-2022

This interview will discuss the emerging maturity and use of analytics, and whether they can be used for privilege review. We will also explore the different scenarios in privilege review that might benefit from analytics and go over a few real world recent examples. Questions Chris will ask Maria:  • What sold you on trying privilege analytics the first time? • How was your experience in using privileged analytics? • What are some areas or issues to keep in mind during the process? • Would you use privilege analytics again? Moderator: @Chris Acosta - Head of Firmwide eDiscovery Resources, Morrison & Foerster LLP Speaker: Maria Earley - Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP Recorded on 02-04-2022 ​​​

Driving adoption of even useful technology is notoriously difficult. What are some helpful strategies for Litigation Support professionals to get buy-in and training time commitments from busy attorneys? Moderator: @Tyler Crabtree - eDiscovery Specialist, Ellis George Cipollone Browne O'Brien Annaguey, LLP​ Speaker: @Sachin Gupta - Knowledge Management Attorney – Data & Technology Transactions, Latham & Watkins LLP Recorded on 02-03-2022

In this podcast session, we will discuss how to best apply process mapping to business operations, and ultimately make the leap from bus ops to legal processes. Questions Harriet will ask Cassie:  What is process mapping and why should we care if it is used in business or legal operations? What sage advice can you provide to those who are new to integrating process on the business side of the house?  Are there specific departments that might be best to start with? What are the quick, easy wins?   Now, for the $1 million dollar question: how do you make the leap from business ops process improvement to legal process improvement?  How do we convince legal teams to drive interest in process improvement? How can we alter our approach when it comes to the legal side of the house  in convincing them how process mapping and process improvement is important? Moderator: ​@Harriet Joubert-Vaklyes - Process Innovation Senior Specialist, Shearman & Sterling LLP Speaker: ​​@Cassie Vertovec - Managing Director, Practice Management and Innovation, Paul Hastings​ LLP   Recorded on 02-02-2022

Corporate legal departments are becoming more and more strategic in how they deploy resources and how they relate to outside counsel and other providers. In this video interview, we will discuss the importance of Legal Operations in this process and how law firm KM departments can benefit by partnering with these in-house teams to adjust and improve their firm’s service delivery.   Questions Barbara will ask speakers: -The rise of legal operations in corporate legal departments has been a popular topic in the industry for the past few years. Can you tell us what legal operations is all about? -How did the adoption of legal operations impact the way clients relate to outside counsels? -What is the role of Knowledge Management in this scenario?  -How can law firms benefit from adjusting to these changes? Do you have some success cases to share?  -What is the biggest takeaway on the topic?  Moderator: @Barbara Gondim Da Rocha - Head of Knowledge Management and Innovation, RMS Advogados Speakers: @Jennifer Mendez - Director of Knowledge Management Innovation, Fisher & Phillips LLP @Anthony Widdop - Global Director, Legal Operations at Shearman & Sterling Recorded on 01-28-2022