ILTACON23 Preview: Tech Tracks, Mental Health Awareness, Buddy System for First Timers, AI, the Metaverse, and more!

We recently sat down with Beth Anne Stuebe, the Director of Strategic Content for the International Legal Technology Association, to discuss ILTACON23 taking place next month in Orlando, FL. During our meeting, Beth Anne shared great intel regarding sponsors, trends, participants, the agenda, and more.  

In this episode, we've unpacked Legal Tech Talent Network's brand-new customizable corporate training program, "Fundamentals of eDiscovery and Information Governance” so our listeners can determine if this product is right for their organization. Our Director of Marketing, Alexa Evans, served as guest host and interviewed David Netzer and Erika Santiago about the program. Listen to hear the trio address questions like (Spoiler Alert):

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In this episode, our host, David A. Netzer, sits down with ILTA’s Beth Anne Stuebe to chat all things ILTACON22. Tune in to this special episode to learn about programming, new education credit opportunities for 6-Sigma and PMP, and big-name keynote speakers. Plus, Beth Anne teases what’s to come for ILTA in 2023.

For more on this episode, click here to view details on our blog: https://lscnetwork.blog/2022/08/09/a-preview-of-iltacon22-new-education-credits-huge-keynotes-and-a-look-beyond-the-conference/.

Our Hosts David A. Netzer and Erika Santiago speak with Zelda Owens, executive coach and fellow recruiter, about the Work From Home model within the eDiscovery vertical at law firms, vendors, and corporates. In this episode, David, Erika, and Zelda discuss what it takes to make the remote work model not only to work, but to work well! Their conversation gleans thoughtful insight into the pain points experienced by managers as well as workers in a remote work world, plus actionable advice to improve two-way communication, create exceptional personal branding via LinkedIn, find balance in the imbalance, and much more. 

Our host David A. Netzer speaks with ILTA Director of Publications and Press Beth Anne Stuebe on what to expect at this year's fully in-person ILTACON, set to be hosted once more at National Harbor, MD from August 21-25. For those new to the Legal Tech sector, ILTACON is the premier educational and networking event for the international legal technology community. In this episode, Beth Anne talks theme and ILTACON session teasers, COVID-19 policy announcements, plus she brings us up to speed on two more live ILTA events including LegalSEC Summit and ILTACON Europe which are both taking place later this year.

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Stayce Wagner recently joined us (David Netzer and Erika Santiago) for the Legal Tech Talent Network podcast, and it was a really informative conversation. Stacey is an author and corporate etiquette consultant helping individuals and organizations navigate modern business etiquette in the corporate world. Her book, "Modern Business Etiquette for Young and Fabulous Professionals," aims to help recent college grads enter the corporate world with poise and finesse.

During our discussion, Stayce, who has over twenty years of experience as a litigation support professional, applied her etiquette insight to the legal vertical, which tends to lean more formal than the rest of the corporate world. We discussed a broad range of topics and situations, from navigating pandemic-era in-person meetings to initiating and responding to professional emails, calls, and text messages after hours.

We also explored ways that companies can set and manage healthy expectations about professional communication, vaccination questions many of us are thinking but don't know how to ask, and even how best to greet people in a professional setting while maintaining social distancing through the use of a "Power Nod."

David and Erika discuss eDiscovery topics including skillset shortages, Project Management skill boosters, Covid-19 keeping workers out of the office, and Vendor Differentiation.

Our guests Dawn Hudgins and Beth Anne Stuebe joined us for a discussion of the challenges and successes from the first ever hybrid version of ILTA's annual conference that was recently held in Las Vegas.  Health safety protocols at the live event were discussed, as well as features of the remote access platform that allowed individuals from all around the world to participate.  Additionally, Dawn addresses ILTA's healthy safety plans for future hybrid and live events so attendees will know what to expect during the time we are still being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.  

Erika stresses the importance of keeping up with eDiscovery case law and rules of evidence pertaining to the legal tech community.  She also offers some great tips to help remote litigation support professionals stay on top of all the subtle changes that may not make headlines, but still must be known.  One of the free solutions to this issue is called Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/) and best practices for using this service are discussed.

A discussion about new methods of professional networking utilizing online platforms to network remotely.  Erika and David discuss ways that litigation support and legal tech workers are finding new ways to get out and virtually meet people in their professional circles and build their spere of influence within the community.  In addition to networking, ideas to leverage or monetize your own personal professional network are highlighted.