Reinventing Professionals
Ari Kaplan
The business of providing professional advice is changing. Today, anyone can go online and access a wealth of information about any topic, from legal and medical advice to financial planning and accounting suggestions. This blog is designed to offer ideas, guidance, and perspectives on how to effectively navigate a perpetually shifting professional landscape, with a unique focus on the legal industry and the technology that is driving its evolution.
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Jan 28, 2025 • 10min
The Connection Between Continuous Workforce Screening and Risk Management
I spoke with Peter Collins, Chief Revenue Officer of Posthire, a company specializing in continuous workforce screening. We discussed how continuous workforce screening differs from traditional background checks, its advantages for ongoing risk management, and its impact on an organization’s overall security posture.
Jan 24, 2025 • 17min
How Agentic AI Services are Revolutionizing Contract Management and Compliance
I spoke with Shashank Pande and Rachita Maker, the co-founders of ekamm8, a new legal innovation and consulting firm. We discussed how technology is transforming traditional legal practices, ways that ekamm8's agentic AI services are revolutionizing contract management and compliance, how leaders in legal should encourage technology adoption, and where innovation in legal is headed.
Jan 22, 2025 • 13min
Cyber Breach Incident Response Best Practices in Legal
I spoke with Christian Geyer, the Founder and CEO of Actfore, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered data mining tools for cyber breach incident response. We discussed the most common causes of cyber breaches in legal, the convergence of legal, security, and privacy, and where cyber breach incident response is headed.
Jan 17, 2025 • 8min
Using an Adaptable SMART Keyboard to Enhance Productivity
I spoke with Daniela Semeco, the Founder of LegalType, a keyboard designed specifically for legal professionals. We discussed the benefits of an adaptable SMART keyboard to a lawyer, how the software behind LegalType integrates with existing legal tech tools to enhance productivity, and how innovation in legal tech is evolving.
Jan 15, 2025 • 10min
The Benefits of Robotic Process Automation in Legal
I spoke with Elisa Silverglade, the Director of Intelligent Automation at Techromatic, which builds software robots to perform manual tasks for law firms. We discussed the benefits of robotic process automation in legal, skills legal professionals should develop to maintain the distinction between their tasks and those robots can perform, and the limits of robotic process automation.
Jan 13, 2025 • 24min
*Special Episode* Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, on Charting Change in Legal Ep 36
In this 36th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed reimagining legal in 2025, showcasing practical innovation, and executing strategic plans.
Jan 9, 2025 • 16min
Using AI to Democratize Access to Justice
I spoke with Kara Peterson, the co-founder of descrybe.ai, a free legal research tool that uses AI to democratize access to the law. We discussed how descrybe.ai differs from similar tools, the challenges of using AI in legal, best practices for leveraging AI safely, and the legal problems AI can effectively support.
Jan 7, 2025 • 11min
The Connection Between Enterprise Legal Management and Corporate Governance
I spoke with Bruce Kuennen, the CEO of doeLEGAL, an enterprise legal management (ELM) software and e-discovery services provider recently acquired by Paris-based DiliTrust, which offers integrated solutions for corporate governance, secure data management, and legal operations. We discussed the benefits of the merger, the connection between ELM and corporate governance, and the future of the ELM market.
Dec 30, 2024 • 9min
Solving the E-Billing Crisis
I spoke with Rick Hellers, the CEO of Scan Logic, the provider of BillSync and APSync, designed to simplify law firm finances. We discussed common law firm financial challenges, how law firm leaders are leveraging technology to address those challenges, and ways they are balancing their clients' interests in e-billing with their billing protocols.
Dec 23, 2024 • 8min
The Qualities of Future Ready Lawyers
I spoke with Suzanne Konstance, the Vice President and General Manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.about the transformative trends shaping the legal industry, the 2024 Future Ready Lawyer Survey, the growing use of generative AI among legal teams, and expected legal technology investments in 2025.
