Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Brett Owens, the founder and CEO of Chrometa, a time keeping software platform for lawyers and other professionals who bill hourly. We discussed the genesis of Chrometa, the difference between timekeeping software and time entry technology, key time capture trends, and where the market is headed, among other topics.

I spoke with Ben Whetsell, a co-founder of Paper Software, the developer of Contract Tools for Windows and Turner for Mac, which are contract review and analysis tools. We discussed the genesis of Paper Software, why legal professionals need contract review and analysis technology, and how the evolution of the way lawyers practice impacts the need for tools of this type.

I spoke with Ben Whetsell, a co-founder of Paper Software, the developer of Contract Tools for Windows and Turner for Mac, which are contract review and analysis tools. We discussed the genesis of Paper Software, why legal professionals need contract review and analysis technology, and how the evolution of the way lawyers practice impacts the need for tools of this type.

I spoke with Phil Homburger, president of LawBase, a leading case and matter management system, and David Rueff, a shareholder and the legal project management officer at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, who oversees the development of the firm’s legal project management solution, BakerManage, and is on the board of directors of the firm’s subsidiary, LegalShift, which is collaborating with LawBase to bring its technology to the broader market. We discussed BakerManage and the genesis of its development, the collaboration between Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC and LawBase, why project management has become so important for legal professionals, and what an initiative like this one symbolizes about the evolution of the legal industry, among other topics.

I spoke with Dean Sappey, the President and co-founder of DocsCorp, a software company that develops a range of document productivity and security tools for law firms, including pdfDocs, compareDocs, contentCrawler, and cleanDocs. We discussed the genesis of DocsCorp, how the use of digital files is impacting the legal profession, GDPR compliance and how that treatment of digital information is affecting data security and privacy, and upcoming software developments in the legal industry.

I spoke with Dean Sappey, the President and co-founder of DocsCorp, a software company that develops a range of document productivity and security tools for law firms, including pdfDocs, compareDocs, contentCrawler, and cleanDocs. We discussed the genesis of DocsCorp, how the use of digital files is impacting the legal profession, GDPR compliance and how that treatment of digital information is affecting data security and privacy, and upcoming software developments in the legal industry.

I spoke with Mark Noel, the Managing Director of Professional Services for Catalyst, a provider of litigation support software and services. We discussed the webinar Catalyst hosted with Rees Morrison of Altman Weil, Inc. – Centralize, Simplify, Save – How to Leverage Technology to Decrease Outside Legal Spending – focused on the results of the consulting firm’s 2016 Chief Legal Officer Survey, how the report addresses the approach to metrics and cost reduction by corporate counsel, why outside counsel should provide that information to their clients, and ways that artificial intelligence and machine learning are helping to respond to the concerns of chief legal officers, among other topics.

I spoke with Jared Coseglia, the founder and CEO of TRU Staffing Partners, a leading e-discovery and cybersecurity staffing agency. We discussed the genesis of TRU Staffing Partners, current trends in e-discovery and cybersecurity talent acquisition, the impact of consolidation on the industry, the emerging legal technology gig economy, the e-discovery and cybersecurity roles that are in greatest demand, and tips for gaining a competitive advantage in your career or the job market.