ILTA Voices

By ILTA - International Legal Technology AssociationTechnology

ILTA Voices episodes

September 21#0225: Hot Topics - 21 September, 2026
Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up-to-date for the week ahead.

Interested in reading more on a certain story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:

AI News
Inside Anthropic and OpenAI’s Move to Slow AI [thewrap.com]
The AI Pacing Debate Goes Mainstream [forbes.com]
OpenAI, Google, Anthropic discussing collaboration on AI safety issues [cnbc.com]
AI News September 2026 [aitoolsrecap.com]
Lawsuit Says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google Made Illegal Agreement on AI Slowdown [usnews.com], [thehill.com]
Legal Tech News
Breaking news: OpenAI unveils Astra for Law [legaltechnology.com]
OpenAI Launches Astra For Law [artificiallawyer.com]
OpenAI Releases Astra for Law [lawnext.com]
OpenAI launches Astra for Law for legal AI workflows [legaltech-talk.com]
Artificial Lawyer coverage of Astra for Law and legal AI adoption [artificiallawyer.com], [Artificial...and Views]
ILTA Press Wall
Press Wall - ILTA [iltanet.org]
7 min
September 15 #0224: (CT) Capturing Mentorship & Intellectual Capital
In Part Two of this three-part conversation, we moved from understanding the importance of mentorship to exploring where and how to find the right mentor. Where should you start, and what should you look for in a mentoring relationship that aligns with your goals and career?

We discussed ways to find mentors through professional organizations, networking, and other connections, as well as what makes a mentor the right fit for you. We also explored the value of internal mentors and how mentoring within your own organization can offer different perspectives, opportunities, and insights than an external mentor.

Join us for Part Two as we look more closely at building meaningful mentoring relationships that can support your professional growth and career journey—and stay tuned for Part Three of the conversation.
Missed Part 1? Check it out here.
Moderator:
@Samuel Smith - Information Governance Senior Analyst, Latham & Watkins LLP
Speakers:
@Lydia Flocchini - Founder & CEO, Scarab Strategies
@Ann Gorr - Legal Technology Consultant & Information Governance Strategist

Recorded on 09-15-2026.
32 min
September 14#0223: Hot Topics - 14 September, 2026
Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up-to-date for the week ahead.

Want to read more about a particular story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:

AI News
AI News September 2026 (AIToolsRecap) [aitoolsrecap.com]
AI News Today September 11 2026: 16 Biggest Stories [buildfastwithai.com]
Daily AI News for September 11, 2026 [thirdruntime.com], [dailyai.report]
Top Tech News Today, September 11, 2026 [techstartups.com]
Legal Tech News
Latest News - Legal IT Insider [legaltechnology.com]
Legal Technology News for Law Firms | Legal IT Insider [legaltechnology.com], [legaltechnology.com]
Artificial Lawyer – Legal Tech & AI News and Views [artificiallawyer.com]
Generative AI in Legal: News & Analysis [legaltechnology.com]
ILTA Press Wall
ILTACON Press Wall - ILTA [iltanet.org]
6 min
September 07#0222: Hot Topics - 7 September, 2026
Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up-to-date for the week ahead.

Interested in reading more on a certain story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:

AI News
AI Weekly Daily AI Briefing [aiweekly.co]
AI Tools Recap Daily AI News [aitoolsrecap.com]
AI Briefing Daily News [aibriefing.dev]
Third Runtime AI Headlines [thirdruntime.com]
Legal Tech News
Legal IT Insider [legaltechnology.com], [legaltechnology.com], [legaltechnology.com]
Artificial Lawyer [artificiallawyer.com]
LawFuel Legal AI Coverage [lawfuel.com]
ILTA Press Wall
ILTA Press Wall [iltanet.org], [iltanet.org]
ILTACON Announcements [iltacon.org], [iltacon.org]
6 min
September 01 #0221: (WIS) Beyond the Firewall: Building a Human Centered Security Culture with Lesley Swann
Lesley Swann, Human Risk Manager at Baker Donelson, joins us to explore what it really takes to change security behavior in a fourteen-hundred-person law firm. Lesley shares how she moved from IT technician to security engineer to building the firm's human risk program from scratch, and why she believes the real us-versus-them in security is the team and its employees versus the threat actors, not each other. We talk about psychological safety, generational communication, gamified training, and why empathy is a security skill.
22 min
August 31#0220: Hot Topics - 31 August, 2026
Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up-to-date for the week ahead.

Interested in reading more on a certain story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:

AI News
Distill AI Leaders Weekly Briefing (Aug. 21-28) [jackiechen.blog]
AI Tools Recap Daily Briefings [aitoolsrecap.com], [aitoolsrecap.com]
Legal Tech News
Legal IT Insider [legaltechnology.com]
Artificial Lawyer [artificiallawyer.com], [artificiallawyer.com]
Lawzana Legal Tech & AI Briefing [lawzana.com]
ILTA / Press Wall
ILTA Press Wall [iltanet.org]
ILTA Press Releases [iltanet.org]
eDiscovery Today ILTA coverage [ediscoverytoday.com], [ediscoverytoday.com]
Above the Law ILTACON coverage [abovethelaw.com]
BARBRI / ILTA partnership announcement [lawnext.com]
6 min
August 24 #0218: Hot Topics - 24 August, 2026
Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up-to-date for the week ahead. This one's a very special episode because it was filmed on-site at ILTACON 2026!

Interested in reading more on a certain story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:

AI News

https://www.distillintelligence.com/briefings/ai-leaders-2026-08-21

https://aibriefing.dev/
https://techstartups.com/2026/08/17/top-tech-news-today-august-17-2026-ge-microsoft-nvidia-open-stripe-unitree-more/
https://aiweekly.co/ai-news-today
https://malpass.co/top-ai-stories-2026-08-17/
Legal Tech News
https://legaltechnology.com/latest-news/
https://legaltechnology.com/category/latest-news/
https://legaltechnology.com/
https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/
https://www.artificiallawyer.com/
https://www.legaltech-talk.com/insights/news/
https://www.legaltechdaily.com/
https://www.legaltechmonitor.com/
Legal Tech News
https://www.iltanet.org/about/presswall
6 min
August 20 #0218: Operationalizing AI with NetDocuments: Akin Shares its Journey
Listen to Akin’s shift from AI experimentation to firmwide adoption, featuring Jeff Westcott with Akin and NetDocuments’ Heath Harris. Akin began its journey by testing many AI tools, then focused on practical platforms such as NetDocuments AI to unlock value from its large document repository. The speakers emphasize embedding AI where lawyers already work, especially in the document management system to reduce friction and improve searchability. Key themes include trust, governance, client sensitivity, and internal buy-in.

To learn more about Akin, visit https://www.akingump.com
To learn more about NetDocuments, visit https://www.netdocuments.com/
Find Jeff Westcott, Director, Practice Technology, Innovation & AI, Akin, on LinkedIn
Find Heath Harris, VP, Applied AI, NetDocuments, on LinkedIn
42 min
August 19 #0217: What to Expect at ILTACON with Dawn Hudgins and Josh Villarreal
Join Dawn Hudgins, ILTA's CXO, and Josh Villareal, Steno's Director of Field Marketing, as they dive into what to expect at this year's ILTACON 2026!
12 min
August 19 #0216: Nicole Stone - Simplifying Complexity with AI
Nicole Stone is Director of AI & Agentic Solutions, Product Management at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S., where she leads the development of AI-powered legal and regulatory solutions. A former attorney with more than 17 years of experience in legal technology, she specializes in applying generative AI, trusted legal content, and expert insight to help legal professionals navigate increasingly complex regulatory and legal environments.
Want to learn more about some of the things we discussed in the episode? Check out the links below:
Wolters Kluwer homepage: Wolters Kluwer - Combining Domain Expertise With Advanced Technology | Wolters Kluwer
More information on CCH Jurisdictional Compare: Wolters Kluwer introduces new agentic CCH Jurisdictional Compare solution | Wolters Kluwer
More information on how Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. approaches legal research: VitalLaw® Expert AI | Wolters Kluwer
28 min