Reinventing Professionals

Reinventing Professionals

By Ari KaplanBusinessEntrepreneurshipTechnology
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Reinventing Professionals episodes

  • Winning the Battle Between Single Challenge and All-In-One Solutions
    I spoke with Phil Homburger, the president and CEO of Synaptec Software, the maker of LawBase, a leading case and matter management solution. We discussed the genesis of LawBase and the evolution of the legal profession since its founding 35 years ago. Homburger remarked on the shift from word processes and PCs to networks and the cloud. He also addressed how legal teams can navigate the divide between applications that focus on a single challenge and those that provide an all-in-one solution given the ‘consumerization’ of technology.
    7 min
  • Simplifying Case Management Complexity

    I spoke with Richard Spies, the president and CEO of Lucid IQ, the maker of CaseManagerPro, which is a case and matter management system used by law firms and corporate legal departments nationwide. We discussed the genesis of CaseManagerPro, how firms and corporate law departments are systematizing their approach to complex matters, and the need for readily available information to increase performance.

    8 min
  • Data Mining and the Art of Gene Sequencing a Document
    I spoke with Sandy Serkes, the co-founder, president, and CEO of Valora Technologies, a provider of document, data, and content analytics solutions for corporate, legal, and government clients worldwide. We discussed the genesis of Valora, why data mining has become such a hot topic, the art of “gene sequencing” a document to find key hidden details, and cost-efficient techniques for locating information. “Not knowing what data you are holding is a liability,” said Serkes.
    13 min
  • Connecting the Dots for In-House Counsel
    I spoke with Rajitha Boer, the founder and director of Yerra Solutions, a professional services company supporting European and Asian corporate law departments. Boer is also the producer of the Yerra Conference, which is taking place in London on October 15th and 16th. We discussed the challenges that in-house counsel and administrative leaders are facing, key strategies for addressing them, and techniques for leveraging technology to enhance visibility and transparency within a global organization.
    6 min
  • Lex Connect and Europe's Most Innovative Technology
    I spoke with Jerome Raguin, the founder & director of UK-based Lex Connect, a solutions directory for in-house law departments worldwide. We discussed the genesis of Lex Connect, how vendors and in-house counsel are using it, and the key European legal trends on which he will be focusing at the 2014 Yerra Conference in London on October 13, 2014.
    8 min
  • The Top Three Ways Corporate Legal Teams Can Improve Their Operations

    I spoke with Jason Parkman, the CEO of Mitratech, an enterprise legal management software provider that helps corporate legal teams reduce their costs, collaborate, and increase their visibility. He noted that, “We are in the middle of a shift in how legal departments see themselves,” and we discussed the top three best practices they should implement today to position themselves for success in the future. They include:

    8 min
  • Docketing is Dead. Long Live Docketing.

    I spoke with Dominick Esposito, a co-founder and the executive director of eLaw, a leading docketing and calendaring software tool. He is a frequent guest speaker on computers and the law for the New York and New Jersey Trial Lawyers associations.

    7 min
  • Qualify and Report Legal Risk or Else
    I spoke with Matthew Whalley, the head of legal risk consultancy at Berwin Leighton Paisner in London, who spent six years as part of the legal operations team at HSBC. We discussed the challenges in-house counsel face in identifying, quantifying, and reporting the business risks that arise from law and regulation, the potential consequences of failing to properly manage that legal risk, and the value of using a custom toolkit to help organizations calculate and mitigate the inherent uncertainty in their operations. Whalley will be presenting a case study – Lessons for In-house Counsel: How to Quantify and Report Legal Risk – at the 2014 Yerra Solutions Annual Conference: Connecting the Dots Between Strategy, Operations and Technology on October 15, 2014.
    10 min
  • The Parallels Between the Intelligence Community and the Legal Technology Sector
    I spoke with Steven Toole, the vice president of marketing for Content Analyst Company, a text analytics software developer with a strong presence in the legal community. Given Toole’s focus on pipeline development, sales enablement, thought leadership, and brand equity, we discussed the evolution of analytics software, the parallels between the U.S. intelligence community and the legal technology sector, the benefits of gaining rapid insight into big content, and how professionals beyond e-discovery are using these applications.
    14 min
  • Reinventing the Client Intake Process
    I spoke with Michael Chasin, the co-founder of Lexicata, a new cloud-based application that automates the client intake process. We discussed the genesis of the new site, built to help solo and small firm practitioners to manage their leads and intake, how it works, and its upcoming launch in late September.
    6 min

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