Reinventing Professionals

Reinventing Professionals

By Ari KaplanBusinessEntrepreneurshipTechnology
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Reinventing Professionals episodes

  • The End of E-Discovery?
    I spoke with Andy Wilson, the founder and CEO of Logikcull, an all-in-one discovery automation platform. We discussed the genesis of Logikcull, the rising interest in discovery automation, the importance of the checklist approach to a consistent workflow, and the prospective end to electronic discovery, among other topics.
    9 min
  • Career Progression and the Certification Movement
    I spoke with Rick Rattray, the senior vice president and general manager for BarBri Professional Associations, an organization that trains attorneys, litigation support staff and financial services professionals. BarBri also provides certifications in e-discovery and financial crimes. We discussed the mission of BarBri’s professional associations division, the benefits of certification, the requirements, and key trends in legal education, among other topics.
    4 min
  • Reinventing Legal Practice With Freelance Attorneys
    I spoke with Shelley Whitehead, the founder and CEO of LegalBee, a network of freelance attorneys that provides temporary legal services for solo practitioners and small law firms. We discussed the genesis of LegalBee, the rise of freelance attorneys, how a freelance network can enhance how solo practitioners and small law firms service their clients, and the future of this sector, among other issues.
    11 min
  • Why Monitoring Your Website Matters

    I spoke with Reid Schroder, an account executive with Siteimprove, a company that provides web governance solutions for organizations of all sizes around the world. We discussed how Siteimprove helps law Firms, why it is important to have a website free of errors like broken links, misspellings, and SEO deficiencies, the impact of content marketing and blogging on the need to monitor professional websites, and key legal industry trends, among other topics.

    8 min
  • Making Your IP Practice More Productive

    I spoke with Nehal Madhani, the founder and CEO of Alt Legal, a cloud-based software tool to prepare and manage global IP filings. He will be presenting at the Clio Cloud Conference on the role of APIs and how Clio can be leveraged as a platform from the perspective of an attorney and a programmer.

    14 min
  • Key Trends Driving the Growth of E-Discovery
    I spoke with Phi Tran, the Director of Communications and Client Development with Xact Data Discovery, an international discovery and data management company that supports law firms, corporations and government agencies. A former practicing commercial litigator, she helps clients implement best practices and defensible cost-effective solutions to their e-discovery challenges. She will be speaking at Relativity Fest this week and we discussed the characteristics that distinguish Xact in the marketplace, trends driving the growth of e-discovery, how clients choose between domestic and offshore review, the importance of Xact’s multi-tenant deployment of Relativity, and its new data center in Texas, among other topics.
    10 min
  • Reinventing Legal Billing
    I spoke with Charlie Lee, the Founder & CEO of LeGuard, a live interactive legal fee tracking system, He is also the author of Churn That Bill Baby: The Solution to Controlling Excessive Legal Billing. We discussed the genesis of LeGuard, how it works, the target audience, and what the introduction of a tool like LeGuard signifies about the evolution of the legal profession.
    9 min
  • Lawyers, Mcs, and the Rise of MILOfest
    I spoke with Victor Medina, the founder of the Medina Law Group, a New Jersey-based estate planning firm, and the creator of MILOfest, a national attorney-tech conference solely for those using Macs in their law offices. We discussed Medina’s practice and the genesis of MILOfest, the level of Mac usage in the legal field, the rising popularity of MILOfest, and the type of programming that can attendees expect during the event taking place November 12th through the 14th, among other topics.
    8 min
  • Dynamic New Leadership at ACEDS Just in Time For its Annual Conference
    I spoke with Mary Mack, the new executive director for the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists. With more than a decade in the e-discovery field, Mack is a frequent commentator on industry issues as well as the author of A Process of Illumination: The Practical Guide to Electronic Discovery and the co-editor of the Thomson Reuters treatise, eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel. We discussed her new role at ACEDS, the importance of certification for e-discovery professionals, key trends in training, and the organization’s 6th Annual E-Discovery Conference.
    10 min
  • The ROI of Data Analytics and Visualization
    I spoke with Stephanie Giammarco, a partner at BDO Consulting, as well as the national practice leader for forensic technology services. We discussed BDO’s approach to e-discovery, how leveraging data analytics differs from filtering data, the ROI of data analytics and visualization, the impact of globalization on e-discovery analytics, and best practices for organizations interested in managing their data more proactively.
    11 min

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