

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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May 24, 2024 • 16min
Disrupting CRM
I spoke with Todd Miller, the CEO of TRĒ, an AI-powered customer relationship management platform. We discussed what lawyers should know about CRM, how TRĒ differs from traditional CRM, and how CRM is evolving.

May 23, 2024 • 9min
2024 Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference Mixtape
During the 2024 Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Annual Conference, I had the privilege of speaking to the following leaders for this #ALA2024 #Mixtape:
⭐ Jonathon Fishman, CEO, LeanLaw - Legal Billing Software
⭐ Debbie Foster, CEO, Affinity Consulting Group
⭐ Laura Leopard, Founder and General Manager, Leopard Solutions
⭐ Patricia Ann Nagy, Chief Strategy Officer, Proxy PR
⭐ Alaa Pasha, CEO, Maptician
⭐ Jeroen Plink, Co-Founder, LegalTechnology Hub
⭐ Jennifer Sherman, Chief Product & Experience Officer, CARET
⭐ Eric Thurston, CEO, SurePoint Technologies
⭐ Andre Wouansi, CEO, Accurate Legal Billing

May 22, 2024 • 30min
*Special Episode* Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, on Charting Change in Legal Ep 24
Caroline Hill, Editor of Legal IT Insider, discusses the British Legal Technology Forum, copilot deployment, and legal tech consolidation. The conversation covers balancing technology and personal connections, evolving communication trends in the legal profession, and opportunities for firms to adapt to technological advancements post-COVID.

May 21, 2024 • 8min
Optimizing Digital Transformation in Law Firms
I spoke with Nicki Kastellorizios-Lee, an IT Communications Manager at Perkins Coie in Chicago. We discussed best practices for approaching digital transformation in law firms, the technology messaging challenges and ethical considerations for attracting the attention of modern legal professionals, and how IT leaders can empower the communications strategy of their teams.

May 16, 2024 • 14min
How Expert Witnesses Are Using Generative AI
I spoke with Dr. Collin Starkweather, the Chief Data Scientist at Luminos.AI, a spinoff of Luminos.Law, where he was formerly Director of Data Science, and Dr. Izzy Nelken, a financial mathematician and the founder of Super Computer Consulting, which develops tools for securities pricing and valuation. We discussed how lawyers can determine whether their expert witnesses are using best practices and secure protocols with generative AI, guardrails law firms should implement, and how generative AI will affect expert services. Learn more about their work here and here.

May 14, 2024 • 22min
Transforming Legal Payments with Generative AI
I spoke with Dru Armstrong, the CEO of AffiniPay, a leader in payments and software for legal and other professionals. We discussed the intersection of fintech and legal tech, how generative AI can support legal payments, best practices for incorporating different tools into a holistic platform while maintaining customer satisfaction, and how the legal payments sector is evolving.

May 10, 2024 • 8min
CLOC 2024 Mixtape
During the 2024 Corporate Legal Operations Consortium Global Institute, I had the privilege of speaking with the following industry leaders for the #CGI2024 mixtape. 😀 Thanks to participants:
Jon Bartman of the Law Tech Consultancy
Andy Burtis of Axiom
Ryan Frye of ModeOne Technologies
Heather Jacobson of Axiom Advice & Counsel
Christopher Kruse of Casepoint
Matt Rasmussen of ModeOne Technologies
Dan Ruderman of LexisNexis CounselLink®
Eric Wangler of BigHand
Andy Wishart of Agiloft

4 snips
May 8, 2024 • 25min
Whether Generative AI and LLMs Will Replace Technology-Assisted Review Workflows
Litigation Partner, David Stanton, discusses the rapid digital transformation, challenges of deploying new tech, creating a generative AI timeline, and the potential for AI to replace technology-assisted review workflows.

May 3, 2024 • 16min
Charting Change in Legal w/ Caroline Hill, Legal IT Insider, and Industry Analyst Ari Kaplan, Ep 23
Caroline Hill, Editor of Legal IT Insider, and Ari Kaplan, Industry Analyst, discuss generative AI adoption in legal departments, challenges in demonstrating ROI, technology's impact on legal efficiency, competitiveness, and billable hours. They touch on CLOC, legal administrators, law firm tech labs, and aligning client expectations.

Apr 30, 2024 • 27min
*Special Episode* Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, on Charting Change in Legal Ep 22
Caroline Hill, Editor of Legal IT Insider, discusses generative AI in e-discovery, remote work trends, and the future of the billable hour in the legal industry. The podcast delves into the intersection of technology and human roles, the appointment of AI directors in law firms, and humorous anecdotes from a legal conference.