Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Rachi and Shimmy Messing, the co-founders of Altorney, a marketplace platform for sourcing and managing document reviewers and other legal talent. We discussed The importance of transparency in staffing e-discovery projects, the value of efficiency in this process, and where the market for legal talent is headed.

I spoke with David Perla, the Co-Chief Operating Officer at Burford Capital, a leading provider of legal finance. We discussed how the impression of legal finance has evolved, the company's new research on how in-house lawyers view opportunities in affirmative litigation, and how the use of litigation finance will evolve following the $16.1 billion judgment against the government of Argentina in the Southern District of New York.

I spoke with Andrés Jara, a lawyer and the founder of Alster.law, a provider of alternative legal services, and Kea Technology, a developer of matter management software. We discussed the state of technology adoption in Latin America, unique legal tech challenges in the region, and new opportunities presented by the popularity of generative AI.

At the 2023 International Legal Technology Association Conference, I had the privilege of speaking with leaders from various organizations for this #ILTACON2023 mixtape. They included: Josh Baxter and Dan Hauck of NetDocuments, Peter Zver of Bundledocs, Jorn Vanysacker of Henchman, Josh Blandi of Unicourt, Juan Ramirez of NSerio, Ken Block of LegalMation, and Early Stephens of Actionstep. We discussed their objectives for the conference, key trends, and important takeaways. Music credit: Good Morning St. Martin by Aldous Ichnite.

I spoke with Billy Scott, General Manager of the Virginia Hotel and Cottages in Cape May, New Jersey. We discussed the secret to maintaining the highest level of client service, adapting to changing customer preferences, and encouraging team members to collectively support a common mission, and how the travel experience is evolving.

I spoke with Heikki Ilvessalo, the co-founder of Ilves, a legal data consultancy and software firm, in Finland, the founder of the Finnish Legal Tech Network, and the co-organizer of the Nordic Legal Tech Day in Helsinki on November 15th. We discussed what law firms in Finland are looking for in a legal tech solution, the 2023 map of Finnish legal tech vendors, and how legal technology in Finland is evolving.

Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and Ari Kaplan discuss aligning the legal ecosystem, deploying generative AI, and investing in legal. They highlight the value of chance encounters, the hope for continued collaboration in the legal industry, and the relevance of chat GPT in generating brilliant match reports. They also share highlights from a conference and the meaningfulness of a run in bringing people together.

I spoke with Michael Potters, the CEO of the Glenmont Group, an executive search firm that works with law firms, corporate legal departments, and providers of legal services. We discussed the state of the job market for roles in e-discovery, information governance, privacy, the types of organizations that offer the best roles, and the influence of AI on the staffing needs in legal.

I spoke with Nathan Miller, the CEO and Founder of Miller Ink, a full-service strategic and crisis communications firm in Los Angeles. We discussed the difference between crisis communications and public relations, how lawyers and legal teams can diffuse a potential crisis, and what law firms should consider when hiring and managing a communications team.

I spoke with Katherine Allen, the CEO of Flo Recruit, Ross Guberman, the CEO of LawCatch, the developer of BriefCatch, and Jim Wagner, the CEO of The Contract Network. We discussed raising money for legal technology startups in the current environment, the challenges of doing so, advice for other leaders, and the road ahead.