Listen to Dan Dosen, EVP Channel & Alliances at iManage talk about Document Management Systems (DMS) and the Cloud. The points we address in this episode and the corresponding time stamps are set out below.Introduction (0:11)The first DMS that Dan built for a law firm in 1990 (00:53)The evolution of the DMS from 1990s till 2022 (5:21)When does it make sense to shift to the cloud? (13:39)What does a qualitative assessment of moving to the cloud take into consideration? (19:25)How does one choose an implementation partner? (23:47)Dan's thoughts on the evolution of the partner ecosystem where implementation partners are now also innovating and developing legal tech products. (25:43) 

In this chat with Ab we discuss his journey as a legal technologist. He candidly talks about his initial days at a legal tech start up XRef, the learnings from that job to his present role in Litera Microsystems, a large established legal tech company. We also discuss his experience in hosting the Fringe Legal Podcast which discusses the evolution of the practice of law. Interestingly, Ab has the unique experience of working with people from all over the world and he shares his views on the varied legal tech ecosystems in different countries. We also touch upon the future of AI and law and what it means for the legal community.