Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Greg Hong, the Co-Founder and CEO of Steno, a tech-enabled provider of legal support and court reporting services. We discussed the industry trends driving the need for court reporting and litigation support, creating a competitive advantage in the current market, and the evolution of the legal support market.

I spoke with Brad Harris, the Vice President of Solutions at Exterro, which provides e-discovery and data risk management solutions for legal teams. We discussed the key challenges legal teams face in their e-discovery workflows, the value of project management in optimizing these processes, and how the rise of generative AI is affecting the e-discovery landscape.

In this 32nd episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed The Say Gap conference, planning for 2025, practical AI, and The Mindset Mentor podcast.

I spoke with Laura Leopard, Founder and General Manager of Leopard Solutions, a law firm data platform and a SurePoint company. We discussed the launch of Leopard PROWESS, ways that corporate legal teams and law firms are streamlining their recruiting processes, and how the selection of outside counsel is changing.

I spoke with Bradley Collins, the Co-Founder and CEO of LegalTechTalk, a conference in the UK focused on the legal industry. We discussed the similarities between Insurtech and Legaltech, lessons from the inaugural 2024 event, speakers participating in 2025, and the barriers to innovation in the legal sector that the conference aims to address.

I spoke with Ryan Spear, the Founder and CEO of Spear Travel Group, a full-service travel agency that supports law firms and litigation travel. We discussed the role of traditional travel agencies today, the unique value proposition his agency offers legal clients, travel tips and best practices, and how professional travel is evolving.

At the 2024 Knowledge Management & Innovation for Legal Conference produced by Patrick DiDomenico and Joshua Fireman, I had the privilege of speaking with Evan Bernhoft, Account Executive at LegalMation, Damien Black, Director of Marketing at DealCloser, Alex Chiang, Chief Customer Officer at SimplyAgree, Bill DeWeese, Chief Technology Officer at Airia, Ragav Jagannathan, CEO at KL Software Technologies Inc, Gabriel Karawani, Co-Founder at ClearPeople, Danielle Lehrman, Account Manager at Filevine, Darren Schleicher, Chief Sales Officer at BriefCatch, Evan Shenkman, Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer at Fisher Phillips, Ted Theodoropoulos, CEO at Infodash, and Brett Young, Product Account Executive at iManage.

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.

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.

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.