

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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Nov 7, 2023 • 10min
How Law Firms Can Leverage Their Existing Collaboration Platforms to Drive Innovation
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.

Nov 1, 2023 • 14min
How the Role of the In-House Lawyer is Evolving
I spoke with Shai Mehani, the Co-Founder and CEO of In-House Connect, a nationwide community of over 50,000 in-house counsel. We discussed the growth of the network, how it differs from other organizations that serve the in-house bar, content that is most interesting to corporate counsel, and how the role of the in-house lawyer is evolving.

Oct 26, 2023 • 9min
Preparing Law Students for an AI-Centric Legal Practice
I spoke with Lutz-Christian Wolff, the Dean of the faculty of law for the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the author of a new law review article published in the Spring 2023 issue of the Journal of Law and Technology at Texas called "The AI-Based Legal Paradise - A (Necessary!) Thought Experiment." We discussed How AI will affect the practice of law, the tipping point for lawyers to routinely incorporate AI into their work, and how legal decision-making will evolve.

Oct 24, 2023 • 31min
*Special Episode* Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 12
In this 12th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed the Say Gap public speaking program, the connection between knowledge management and innovation, and the value of niche conferences.

Oct 20, 2023 • 16min
Navigating the Future of Knowledge and Know-How with Generative AI
I spoke with Kelly Lake, the CEO and Executive Director for CEB - Continuing Education of the Bar, a California-focused provider of legal research and CLE. We discussed the connection between continuing legal education and legal research, how CEB combines human editorial expertise with its rules-based machine integration, and the effect of generative AI on legal research.

Oct 17, 2023 • 15min
Aligning Legal Design, Innovation, and Well-Being
I spoke with Marco Imperiale, the Founder and Managing Director of Better Ipsum, a consultancy based in Europe focused on legal design, innovation, ESG, and wellbeing. We discussed the legal industry changes that organizations are having the most difficulty addressing and the importance of aligning legal design, innovation, and well-being.

Oct 13, 2023 • 16min
The Effect of Interactive Experiential Training on the Practice of Law
I spoke with Abdi Shayesteh, the Founder and CEO of AltaClaro, an interactive experiential legal training provider. We discussed how interactive experiential training differs from traditional law firm practices, the value of the '"Learn, Do, Review" model, and measuring the return on training investments.

Oct 11, 2023 • 11min
Leveraging Behavioral Assessments in Legal
I spoke with Ioana Good and Adrien Maines, partners in Promova, a branding and public relations firm, as well as the co-developers of Find a Rainmaker, a behavioral assessment application. We discussed the value of a behavioral assessment tool, ways that the legal industry can use it to enhance decision-making on revenue generation, coaching, and team formation, and how the behavioral assessment process is evolving.

Oct 6, 2023 • 33min
*Special Episode* Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 11
In this 11th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed Legal Geek and Relativity Fest, the increasing influence of knowledge management, and, of course, AI.

Sep 29, 2023 • 9min
Empowering Contract Intelligence with Generative AI
I spoke with Gary Sangha, the founder and CEO of LexCheck, a leading AI-powered contract acceleration and intelligence platform. We discussed the increasing importance of contract intelligence, the company's release of Copilot, how it leverages generative AI, the value of integrating with Microsoft Word, and how lawyers and businesses will continue to transform the way they manage contracts.