Reinventing Professionals

In this 44th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed tips for ILTCON, networking over breakfast, dinner, and running at the conference, and new developments to watch.

I spoke with Jim Sullivan and Tom Palladino, the Founder and President, respectively, at eDiscovery AI, which leverages artificial intelligence for document review, privacy response, investigations, and litigation. We discussed how legal professionals should prepare for and adapt to an AI-centric e-discovery landscape, the value of early case intelligence, and the biggest opportunity for legal teams to improve outcomes by embracing AI.

I spoke with Gabriel Buigas, the Executive Vice President of Legal & Compliance Solutions at Integreon, a global provider of tech-enabled legal and business solutions. We discussed how legal teams are utilizing generative AI to enhance regulatory compliance, the compliance management challenges legal departments are facing, and where in-house teams are effectively using generative AI beyond compliance.

I spoke with Donna Frugoli, the Lead Application Support Analyst at Seyfarth Shaw, Julia Montgomery, the Director of Practice Enablement at King & Spalding, and Carlos Rodriguez, the CEO & CISO at CA2Security. The three are contributors to a new book titled "Lessons in Leadership," published by the International Legal Technology Association. We discussed the lessons they shared in the book, the power of relationship-building in a hybrid environment, best practices for demonstrating intellectual curiosity, and how strategic planning and team building affect the success of an initiative.

I spoke with Keao Caindec, the Co-Founder and CEO of Clarra, a case management platform. We discussed how law firms are leveraging case management, ways that it can help global enterprises track litigation, the benefits of using reporting and analytics to measure and forecast, and how AI is affecting the way law firms and legal departments manage their dockets.

It was a privilege to feature the following leaders in legal technology and legal services for the Q2 2025 Ari Kaplan Advisors CEO roundtable discussion about trends, challenges, and opportunities:

In this 43rd episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed aligning human judgment with AI support, advice for those considering law school, and ILTACON.

I spoke with Milan Bobde, the co-founder and CEO of Oddr, an AI-powered invoice-to-cash platform for law firms. We discussed how law firms are addressing the invoice-to-cash process, the benefits of integrating legal technology platforms in law firms, and ways that improving billing and collections can enhance client service.

I spoke with Zena Applebaum, the Senior Vice President of Market Development for Harbor, a provider of professional legal services. We discussed the level of adoption of generative AI in the legal industry, how law firm and law department leaders are balancing the excitement of emerging technology with their day-to-day operational needs, and where generative AI is disrupting legal services the most.

I spoke with Mike Murray, the VP of Product Strategy for Veritext Legal Solutions. We discussed how AI is transforming litigation, areas that law firms should prioritize when integrating AI into their practices, and the ethical and regulatory considerations related to AI usage in the legal field.