ILTA Voices

For Episode #4 of the Europe edition of Fresh Voices of Legal Tech, Mercedes Brown, ILTA UK Community Engagement Manager, and Leanne Williams, founder of InclusiTech and Business Analyst, sit down with Kurt Byrne, Business Analyst at Howard Kennedy LLP. They talk about thriving post-lockdown, Kurt's experience within the sector, skills needed to be a business analyst, and more!   About the Series For 2021, the Europe edition of Fresh Voices of Legal Tech is a collaboration between ILTA and InclusiTech with the intention of sharing the different career opportunities in the tech industry that can be accessible for all. Each episode of the podcast will discuss our thoughts and views on the latest hot topics and feature someone from the tech industry to give us a little insight into their role.

In this podcast, we will share challenges and pain points in client/lit support relationships along with discussing innovation. Moderator:  @Chris Acosta - Head of Firmwide e-Discovery Resources · ‎Morrison & Foerster LLP Speaker: @Candi Smith, CEDS- Sr. Technology & eDiscovery Specialist, Jabil Recorded on 5-20-2021

You’ve received an alert that you have a critical vulnerability within your environment. Now what? Is relying on the alerted risk rating and score sufficient? In this podcast session, the speaker will discuss what needs to be done after the vulnerability has been identified to assist you in understanding the risk to your firm and ensuring the risks are dealt with appropriately and in accordance with your firms risk management strategy. Moderator: @David Whale - ​Director Information Security , Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP Speaker: Jon Rohrich - Cybersecurity Technical Architect, ‎Microsoft ​ Recorded on 5-17-2021

The majority of decision and approval based work are manual workflows. In this brief yet definitive podcast, the speaker will give an in-depth review of identifying processes for workflows, gathering requirements and effectively increasing user adoption. Furthermore, we will touch on the importance of gathering data and organizing it to develop distinct Business Intelligence for productivity and data driven decisions. Moderator: @Jack Recinto, Senior Applications Director, Vedder Price P.C. Speaker: @Harriet Joubert-Vaklyes, Innovation Project Manager, Greenberg Traurig Recorded on 5-14-2021

We hear a lot, lately, about law firms developing new ways to deliver solutions to clients. Some law firms have spun off software development offerings while others have embedded application developers in their practice. New tools make it easier to develop new solutions, as well. This podcast panel of law firm experts will discuss their experiences – and lessons learned – in developing software solutions for clients. Co-Moderators: @Caroline Sweeney - Director of Knowledge Management & Innovation, Dorsey & Whitney  @Amy Monaghan - Senior Practice Innovations Manager, Perkins Coie  Speakers: @David Cohen - Partner, Reed Smith LLP @Kristi Smith - Senior Manager of Innovation Solutions, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Recorded on 5-12-2021

Without information, law firms wouldn’t exist. Information is front and center and critical to everything we do. As Law firms progress further down their digital road maps, it presents us with an opportunity to revisit our retention requirements and strategies to ensure they’re still relevant. In this podcast session, the speaker will offer best practice recommendations for law firm data retention. Are we better to keep more or less? What must we keep and for how long? How do we get to a place where we’re only retain the minimal data footprint required? Moderator: @David Whale, Director Information Security , Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP Speaker: @John Churchill, Records Department Manager, Nelson Mullins Recorded on 05-06-2021

In this podcast, the speaker will provide practical details in discussing why InTune is probably the best way to deploy an AlwaysOnVPN. Once a device is connecting through AlwaysOnVPN, the best way to manage the device is through InTune. Moderator: @Samantha Sendrowski, Technology Innovation Manager, Bowditch & Dewey LLP Speaker: @Richard Hicks, President and Principal Consultant, Richard M. Hicks Consulting, Inc. Recorded on 05-05-2021

In this podcast, the speaker will offer suggestions of places or apps to increase your overall skills, discuss how to access them and if there are any costs involved. An example would include LinkedIn learning. Moderator: @Josh Lazar, Chief Information Officer, 18th Judicial Circuit, Florida Speaker: ​@Sean McGinty, Learning Product Engineer, Simplify Compliance   Recorded on 05-04-2021​

There are a lot of different roles within legal technology. KM, content management, marketing, applications development, etc. How do we get young employees excited about their potential paths and make sure they have a path towards a long-term career in legal tech? Moderator:  @Holly Hanna, KM Firm Solutions Manager, Perkins Coie LLP ​ Speaker: @Dustin Pittman, Applications Analyst, Perkins Coie LLP  Recorded on 04-28-2021 

There are a lot of different roles within legal technology. KM, content management, marketing, applications development, etc. How do we get young employees excited about their potential paths and make sure they have a path towards a long-term career in legal tech? Moderator:  @Holly Hanna, KM Firm Solutions Manager, Perkins Coie LLP ​ Speaker: @Casey Stephens, Project Manager, Perkins Coie LLP Recorded on 04-28-2021