Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Chris Williams, the Growth and Partnership Lead at Leya, an AI-powered legal workspace that integrates with firm knowledge systems to automate tasks like due diligence and legal research. We discussed how law firms are implementing generative AI, how they overcome the fear of using AI, best practices for getting started with generative AI, mistakes to avoid when deploying AI, and tips for earning buy-in for new initiatives.

Melissa Rogozinski, founder of RPC Strategies and expert in growth marketing for the legal sector, shares invaluable insights into evaluating AI tools for law firms. She delves into the importance of security and compliance, emphasizing a thorough AI security questionnaire to assess vendors. The discussion also covers the significant risks of AI in legal practice, particularly regarding data privacy. Additionally, Melissa highlights investor challenges in the legal tech space and the necessity of integrating strong marketing strategies to drive growth.

I spoke with Peter Collins, Chief Revenue Officer of Posthire, a company specializing in continuous workforce screening. We discussed how continuous workforce screening differs from traditional background checks, its advantages for ongoing risk management, and its impact on an organization’s overall security posture.

I spoke with Shashank Pande and Rachita Maker, the co-founders of ekamm8, a new legal innovation and consulting firm. We discussed how technology is transforming traditional legal practices, ways that ekamm8's agentic AI services are revolutionizing contract management and compliance, how leaders in legal should encourage technology adoption, and where innovation in legal is headed.

I spoke with Christian Geyer, the Founder and CEO of Actfore, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered data mining tools for cyber breach incident response. We discussed the most common causes of cyber breaches in legal, the convergence of legal, security, and privacy, and where cyber breach incident response is headed.

I spoke with Daniela Semeco, the Founder of LegalType, a keyboard designed specifically for legal professionals. We discussed the benefits of an adaptable SMART keyboard to a lawyer, how the software behind LegalType integrates with existing legal tech tools to enhance productivity, and how innovation in legal tech is evolving.

I spoke with Elisa Silverglade, the Director of Intelligent Automation at Techromatic, which builds software robots to perform manual tasks for law firms. We discussed the benefits of robotic process automation in legal, skills legal professionals should develop to maintain the distinction between their tasks and those robots can perform, and the limits of robotic process automation.

In this 36th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed reimagining legal in 2025, showcasing practical innovation, and executing strategic plans.

I spoke with Kara Peterson, the co-founder of descrybe.ai, a free legal research tool that uses AI to democratize access to the law. We discussed how descrybe.ai differs from similar tools, the challenges of using AI in legal, best practices for leveraging AI safely, and the legal problems AI can effectively support.

I spoke with Bruce Kuennen, the CEO of doeLEGAL, an enterprise legal management (ELM) software and e-discovery services provider recently acquired by Paris-based DiliTrust, which offers integrated solutions for corporate governance, secure data management, and legal operations. We discussed the benefits of the merger, the connection between ELM and corporate governance, and the future of the ELM market.