Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Ian Campbell and Emily Johnston, the Chief Marketing Officer and Product Manager for Incident Response, respectively, for iCONECT, a developer of e-discovery software. We discussed the convergence of e-discovery and cybersecurity, best practices for adapting e-discovery software to support adjacent disciplines, and how development teams can stay ahead of the rapidly changing technology landscape.

I spoke with Aaron Crews, the Chief Product and Innovation Officer and Head of Enterprise at UnitedLex, a provider of alternative legal services. We discussed UnitedLex's unique approach to e-discovery, the evolution of AI in legal, where law firms and legal departments are succeeding with innovation, and how leadership is changing.

Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, discusses tracking trends in the general counsel's office, studying new standards in legal, and upcoming events in the legal industry. The podcast also covers topics like consistency in habits, career transformation, networking success stories, the evolving mentality of lawyers towards diversity, and excitement for future events and collaborations.

I spoke to FX Leduc, co-founder and CEO of davinci, an AI tool that uses generative AI to draft patents and office action answers. We discussed how davinci improves the process of drafting patents and office action responses, best practices for law firms interested in leveraging AI, and how the application of AI in legal is evolving.

I spoke with Matthew Veale, a European Patent Attorney with Patsnap, an AI-enabled patent analytics platform. We discussed how Patsnap supports legal professionals, how legal professionals can responsibly innovate by leveraging AI, and how intellectual property protection is evolving.

I spoke with Milan Bobde, the co-founder and CEO of Oddr, an AI-powered invoice-to-cash platform for law firms. We discussed how law firms manage their billing and collections, ways to leverage artificial intelligence to facilitate payments, and how law firm finance is evolving.

I spoke with Rob Millard, the Director of Cambridge Strategy Group, who advises law firms and similar businesses. We discussed his research focused on the drivers of success across 73 large US and UK law firm mergers that took place between 2002 and 2017, how to measure the success of law firm mergers, and lessons for growth-oriented law firm leaders.

I spoke with DeAngelo Smith, the CEO of Driven, a payment solutions provider that offers installment loans and digital payment plans. We discussed Driven’s mission, its transformation from Ticket Avengers, why it started in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and how digital payments are evolving.

Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, discusses the challenges and opportunities in the legal industry regarding technology adoption, client demands, and collaboration. The podcast delves into mid-sized law firms' struggles with implementing Gen AI, meeting client expectations, and optimizing technology use through collaboration and early adopters. It also touches on the evolving human-machine dynamics in the workplace and office transitions in law firms.

I spoke with Carl Roberts, founder of SplitSmart.com, an online divorce organization tool. We discussed the threshold for using technology to support legal matters and how the tech-enabled dispute resolution sector is evolving.