Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Eric Kuperman, Esq., a litigation support consultant for vdiscovery, which provides discovery management and e-discovery solutions to law firms and corporations nationwide. We discussed Kuperman's legal career, the changes in the legal community over the past decade and the expansion of e-discovery services into the small law firm market in 2010.

I spoke with Eric Kuperman, Esq., a litigation support consultant for vdiscovery, which provides discovery management and e-discovery solutions to law firms and corporations nationwide. We discussed Kuperman's legal career, the changes in the legal community over the past decade and the expansion of e-discovery services into the small law firm market in 2010.

I spoke with Ed Walters, co-founder and CEO of Fastcase, a next generation legal research service seeking to democratize the law and advance the state of legal research. Walters is a former journalist and big firm lawyer, who wanted a different solution to the traditional research tools so he and a partner built it themselves. We discussed the genesis of Fastcase, which now has more than 380,000 subscribers, the future of online legal research and the impact of these changes on the practice of law.

I spoke with Ed Walters, co-founder and CEO of Fastcase, a next generation legal research service seeking to democratize the law and advance the state of legal research. Walters is a former journalist and big firm lawyer, who wanted a different solution to the traditional research tools so he and a partner built it themselves. We discussed the genesis of Fastcase, which now has more than 380,000 subscribers, the future of online legal research and the impact of these changes on the practice of law.

I spoke with Charles Moore, the founder and CEO of RocketLawyer.com, an online legal service provider. Before founding RocketLawyer, Moore was an original member of the Venture Law Group and helped Yahoo! close its series B and C rounds of funding prior to its IPO. RocketLawyer's board members include Google CLO, David Drummond, and Martindale-Hubbell CEO, Ralph Calistri. We discussed ways that empowering consumers to manage their legal issues provides advantages to lawyers, the migration of the practice of law online, and future trends in the legal industry.

I spoke with Charles Moore, the founder and CEO of RocketLawyer.com, an online legal service provider. Before founding RocketLawyer, Moore was an original member of the Venture Law Group and helped Yahoo! close its series B and C rounds of funding prior to its IPO. RocketLawyer's board members include Google CLO, David Drummond, and Martindale-Hubbell CEO, Ralph Calistri. We discussed ways that empowering consumers to manage their legal issues provides advantages to lawyers, the migration of the practice of law online, and future trends in the legal industry.

I spoke with Mark Britton, founder and CEO of Avvo.com, one of the leading online legal websites with 1.5 million unique visitors per month. Britton, a co-blogger on this site, and I discussed Avvo's history, its rapid growth, and the ways in which lawyers can benefit from its services. One of my favorite quotes from the conversation is: "We get lawyers tons of business! Avvo is just a fantastic place for lawyers to set themselves apart and attract new clients - all for free."

I spoke with Arihant Patni, the CEO of Bodhi Global, a legal support services firm based in the U.S. and India that provides litigation support, corporate due diligence and contract management. We discussed offshore outsourcing trends, the advantages of using overseas support services, and the future of outsourcing in U.S.-based litigation. Patni noted that it is no longer a question of where activities are taking place. The flattening of the world has placed the focus on quality, rather than location.

I spoke with Arihant Patni, the CEO of Bodhi Global, a legal support services firm based in the U.S. and India that provides litigation support, corporate due diligence and contract management. We discussed offshore outsourcing trends, the advantages of using overseas support services, and the future of outsourcing in U.S.-based litigation. Patni noted that it is no longer a question of where activities are taking place. The flattening of the world has placed the focus on quality, rather than location.