ILTA Voices

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ILTA Voices episodes

April 25, 2024 #0015: (CCT) Clear is Kind Providing Actionable Feedback and Setting Up Your Team for Success
We've all been there: a boss cushions their language so much we leave meetings unclear on whether we were doing a great or terrible job.

In this podcast panel interview session, seasoned managers will discuss on what things to include & avoid in feedback sessions, and how providing feedback on the go is much more valuable than waiting for formal performance reviews

Moderator:
@Harriet Joubert-Vaklyes, Director, Legal Operations, CBRE

Panelists:
@Janelle Eveland Belling, Director of Legal Project Management, Perkins Coie
@Amy Monaghan, VP of Client Success and Product Innovation, Infodash
@Nicola Woodfall, Senior eDisclosure/eData Manager, Travers Smith

RECORDED 4-25-2024
28 min
April 23, 2024 #0014: ILTACON Successful Best Practices for Business Partners
Sr. VP of Service Delivery, Dawn Hudgins, sits down with Gina Buser, CEO of Traveling Coaches, to dig deep on best practices for business partners.
18 min
April 17, 2024 #0013: (CCT) Data Mapping and Why Every Firms Needs to Do It
Firms are getting it, making business decisions based on data is a good idea. There are different areas within law firms where this could be beneficial (enterprise wide, client specific, practice specific). With different places where data is housed, a great first step to connect data sources is by identifying where everything is. This will be a step-by-step guide of data mapping principles and how to get started.
Moderator:
@Kate Hathaway - Innovation Project Manager, Greenberg Traurig
Speaker:
@Paul Giedraitis - CEO, Orgaimi
Recorded on 04-17-2024.
22 min
April 08, 2024 #0012: (CCT) Sitting in the Hot Seat 2: Trial and Terror
Success in the courtroom depends on comprehensive trial support that starts long before the trial date. How do you turn a compelling story into something that’s easy to understand and memorable for the judge and/or jury. Enlisting the assistance of a trial support professional early on is key.

In Part Two of our Sitting in the Hot Seat podcast, our esteemed panel will discuss preparation tips and tricks, effective communication strategies, logistics (in its many forms), technology considerations, and some ideas for you to help your team win.

Moderator:
Jill Okerlund - Legal Process Coordinator, Robinson Bradshaw
Panelists:
Stephanie Mills - Manager, Discovery Services, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Tim Piganelli - CEO, The Piganelli Consulting Group, Inc.
David Gomez - Practice Support Project Manager, Robinson Bradshaw
35 min
April 04, 2024 #0011: Joyous Leadership Series: Trust and Transparency
How do we build trust within an organization? What does it mean to be transparent when confidential information is on the line?
18 min
April 03, 2024 #0010: (CCT) How and When to Train Attorneys for Best Long-Term Technology Success
The speakers shared how and when to train attorneys for best long-term technology success. Does this occur in summer or first year? In addition, they discussed how does training needs evolve over the course of an attorney's careers for best long-term technology success.
Moderator:
@Virginia Ong - Legal Innovation Manager, Greenberg Traurig
Speakers:
@Jake Brown - Head of Legal Technology, Josef
@Ana Toft-Nielsen - Attorney Development Innovation Manager, Greenberg Traurig
Recorded on 04-03-2024.
25 min
March 15, 2024 #0009 (CCT) Where’s Better to Build a Career in eDiscovery Within a Law Firm or At An External Consultancy
In this podcast panel session, the panelists will share the pros and cons for eDiscovery professionals for working in-house at a law firm as opposed to externally at a service provider.

Moderator:
@James MacGregor - Managing Director, Ethical eDiscovery

Panelists:
@Rachel McAdams - Senior Consultant, Sky Discovery
@Dina Hetherington - eDiscovery Technology Manager, A&L Goodbody LLP
@Jakub Kur - Head of Forensic Technology, Bird & Bird
@Tom Quinn - Head of eDiscovery, Simmons & Simmons

Recorded on 3-15-2024
29 min
March 12, 2024 #0008: Catalyst: Women Leading Change - Co-Chair Interview
Dawn Hudgins sits down with Melanie Prevost and Julia Montgomery to get the inside scoop on ILTA's upcoming event, Catalyst: Women Leading Change.
12 min
March 11, 2024 #0007: (CCT) Data Debt
We all know about technical debt, but data debt is its more nefarious and more challenging sibling.

How do you break down the data silos in you firm to create a holistic view of your information?

Moderator:
@Bill Bice - CEO, nQ Zebraworks

Speaker:
@Keli Whitnell - Director of Firm Intelligence, Troutman Pepper
Recorded on 3-11-2024.
21 min
March 01, 2024 #0006: Joyous Leadership Series: Listening
How do we listen effectively? What does it mean to hear someone? Dawn Hudgins sits down with ILTA CEO, Joy Heath Rush, to discuss listening advice.
20 min