Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Paul Domnick, the president of Litéra, a software company focused on risk management and productivity enhancement tools. Prior to joining Litéra, Paul was the global CIO of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. We discussed how organizations can balance risk management and productivity tools, cloud and mobile challenges clients are facing, and the reasons that professionals struggle to operate within a more security-centric environment, among other topics.

I spoke with Jeff Fehrman, the chief strategy officer for Mindseye, a technology company focused on improving discovery. He is responsible for helping to design and launch Mindseye’s appliance and mobile offerings, as well as establishing key technology partnerships. We discussed how organizations are leveraging visual patterns and data prioritization to discover documents more efficiently, the benefits of scalability and robust reporting, and the adoption implications of artificial intelligence and the cloud, among other topics.

I spoke with Matt Tait, an attorney and the director of sales and marketing for Case Pacer, a cloud-based case management software platform designed specifically for plaintiff’s attorneys in personal injury, disability, and worker’s compensation, among other areas. We discussed how consumers can identify a truly cloud-based technology platform, Case Pacer’s primary consumers, strategies for selecting a practice management application, and the evolution of these tools, among other topics.

I spoke with Michael Dalewitz, the founder and CEO of Inspired Review, a New York City-based document review provider. We discussed the genesis of Inspired Review, how companies can distinguish between document review providers, techniques for balancing quality and cost, questions to ask when purchasing document review services, and the variety of available pricing models, among other topics.

I spoke with Graham Smith-Bernal, the founder and CEO of Opus 2 International, a litigation technology and services company. He also created LiveNote, which Thomson Reuters acquired in 2006. We discussed the genesis of Opus2 and its flagship product, Magnum, which earned the company the 2014 ILTA Innovative Solution Provider of the Year award, and the future of online collaborative workspaces, among other topics. Smith-Bernal noted that 80-90 percent of all major litigation in London leverages Opus2’s Magnum and with offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Paris, and Dubai, lawyers around the world are applying collaboration to a host of distinct legal systems.

I spoke with Bill O’Brien, the chief operating officer at Brainloop, a cloud-based document management, storage, and collaboration software company. We discussed Brainloop’s technology, with a specific focus on how it helps clients ensure compliance with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations), the ramifications of not adhering to ITAR, and his predictions for the future of cybersecurity in the legal industry.

I spoke with Marty Smith, a founding director of MetaJure, an automated document management system. He is also the co-founder of Attenex, one of the first document review platforms that incorporated visualization, and a member of the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services. We discussed the genesis of MetaJure, what makes it unique, how it integrates with existing document management systems, and the future of automated document management.

I spoke with Adam Licht, the Director of Business Development for the legal division at Intralinks, a secure collaboration technology platform supporting clients in various industries, including legal. We discussed how IntraLinks is solving key challenges that law firms and corporate law departments are facing, the company’s unique approach, the shifting emphasis on risk and compliance, and the future of secure collaboration, among other topics.

I spoke with Paige Hunt Wojcik, the vice president of business development and managed services for Discovia, a provider of e-discovery services for corporations and law firms. We discussed the evolution of managed services, its increasing popularity, essential criteria for selecting a managed services provider (e.g., technology, security, experience, etc), and the impact of the model on reducing overall legal spend, among other topics.