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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Oct 23, 2024 • 17min
The Unique Business Challenges Facing Contingency Fee Law Firms
I spoke with Ari Kornhaber, the Co-Founder and Head of Corporate Development at Esquire Bank, a national commercial bank. We discussed the unique business challenges facing contingency fee law firms, the resources Esquire Bank offers trial lawyers, and how banking is evolving.
Oct 21, 2024 • 14min
*Notebook LM* AI-Generated Discussion of The Changemakers Report
I asked Notebook LM to read The Changemakers Report, published in collaboration with Affinity Consulting, CARET, and iManage. This AI-generated discussion is the extraordinary result.
Oct 18, 2024 • 11min
The Growth of Legal Technology in the US Compared to the UK
I spoke with Tom Dunlop, the CEO of Summize, a provider of AI-powered contract lifecycle management software. We discussed how Summize differs from other CLM tools, how law firm and law department leaders view AI, and how the growth of legal technology in the US compares to the UK.
Oct 16, 2024 • 12min
How Content Creators Can Protect and Maintain IP Rights
I spoke with Max Curnin, the Co-Founder and CEO of Remaster, a legal infrastructure company focused on protecting and monetizing intellectual property in the digital age. We discussed legal gaps in blockchain, Web3, and AI for creative industries, how content creators can protect and maintain IP rights, and the legal and ethical challenges of AI-generated content.
Oct 14, 2024 • 26min
*Special Episode* Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, on Charting Change in Legal Ep 31
In this 31st episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed ClioCON, Relativity Fest, Legal Geek, KM&I, and preparing for a dynamic year ahead in legal tech.
Oct 11, 2024 • 12min
How Small and Midsize Law Firms Can Win More Pitches
I spoke with Mike Mellor, the Founder and President of 742advisors, a consulting firm dedicated to helping small and midsize law firms enhance their business development strategies. We discussed how law firms can win more pitcher, ways to create systems and processes that improve realization rates, RFP pitfalls, and how a legal team can maximize its digital presence.
Oct 9, 2024 • 11min
Emerging Technology in an Evolving Legal Industry
I spoke with John Blake, the Director of Sales for Gemini Legal Support, a legal technology and services company based in Northern California. We discussed how Gemini leverages artificial intelligence to support the legal industry, the types of practices that benefit most from technology, and how he sees AI and emerging tools evolving as the legal industry develops.
Oct 7, 2024 • 13min
Understanding the Power of AI in Legal
I spoke with John Marshall, CEO, and Dan Quintas, Head of Legal Solutions at Airia, a generative AI platform designed for law firms and other organizations. We discussed the hurdles law firms face in adopting artificial intelligence, their progress, common mistakes legal teams make when deploying generative AI, and how to keep up with rapid technological changes.
Oct 3, 2024 • 5min
Relativity Fest 2024 Mixtape
I was fortunate to speak with Cristina Rossman, Chief Marketing Officer at Relativity, Kim Bookout, Director of Solution Consulting at Opus 2, David York, Chief Client Officer at TCDI, Doug Mazlish, SVP of Strategic Alliances and Business Operations at Epiq, Shimmy Messing, Co-Founder at Altorney, Ray Biederman, CEO at Proteus Discovery Group, and Mark Ettinger, VP at Linguistic Systems during Relativity Fest 2024.
Oct 1, 2024 • 13min
The Connection Between E-Discovery and Endurance Racing
I spoke with Brendan Sullivan, the CEO of S2 DATA, an IT services company focused on the legal technology sector. We discussed how S2 DATA differs from other e-discovery vendors, ways that the legacy data landscape has changed, and how endurance racing influenced his leadership style.
