Reinventing Professionals

Professor Steven Gallagher, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and author of 'Digital Technology and Law', discusses the impact of digital technology on the practice of law, the importance of lawyers learning coding and AI, and the need for law schools to integrate digital technology into their curriculum.

I spoke with Janet Falk, the Chief Strategist at Falk Communications and Research, which provides public relations and marketing communications services to attorneys, business owners, and consultants. We discussed how attorneys can best prepare for their next meeting or conference, conduct effective follow-up, and maximize attendance at remote events.

Stuart Clarke, CEO of Blackdot Solutions discusses the importance of open-source data in combating crime, the significance of culture for growth, addressing challenges in the legal industry, and the evolving role of AI in investigations technology.

I spoke with Joe Ryan, the Managing Director and Head of the Law Firm Group for Citi Global Wealth at Work, which provides tailored financial, wealth, banking, and lending solutions. We discussed the value of working with a financial advisor with specialized knowledge of the legal industry and how the wealth management needs of lawyers differ from professionals in other industries.

I spoke with Ross Aronowitz, the Vice President for the Law Firm Segment at CT Corporation, within the Financial and Corporate Compliance division of Wolters Kluwer. We discussed the Corporate Transparency Act, how law firms can help their clients prepare for this new law, and the company's Small Business & Corporations Beneficial Ownership Survey.

I spoke with Eric Robinson, the Vice President of Global Advisory Services and Strategic Client Solutions at KLDiscovery. We discussed the most commonly requested e-discovery advisory services, why e-discovery, compliance, data privacy, and cybersecurity are converging, the effect of AI on this alignment, and how legal professionals can use information governance as a strategy to lower their risks.

I spoke with Dera Nevin, a data lawyer, who has held positions that touch on e-discovery, cybersecurity, and information governance, at organizations like Blackstone, TDBank, and Proskauer Rose, and the author of The Journey's the Thing: Pandemic Essays. We discussed the stories in her book that are uniquely suited to lawyers and other professionals in the legal tech community, how she found the time to write a book while working full-time, and her plans for future books.

In this 13th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed the power of business intelligence in legal, the global impact of legal technology on the practice of law, and the projected use case cases for AI in 2024.

Sean Monahan, Senior Director at Harbor, and Justin Hectus, CIO of KP Labs, discuss emerging legal tech beyond generative AI. They explore its impact on the legal industry, focusing on contract analysis, scalability of technology tools, and the future implications of generative AI.

I spoke with Ted Theodoropoulos, the Founder and CEO of Infodash, a legal collaboration platform built on SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams. We discussed the current state of law firm collaboration, how firms can leverage existing collaboration platforms to drive innovation, and the effect of generative AI on this process.