Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Kim Taylor, the CEO of Innovative Driven, a provider of e-discovery services. We discussed how Innovative Driven distinguishes its approach to supporting e-discovery, the evolution of litigation support challenges over the past few years, and the technology trends that are driving change in e-discovery.

I spoke with David Bensinger, the founder and CEO of Bensinger Technology, a consulting and managed services provider for small and midsize law firms and other professional services organizations, predominantly in the New York area. We discussed the technology trends that are driving change in small and mid-size law firms, how the movement toward cloud-based solutions is affecting the way law firms are managing their IT infrastructure, and where small and mid-size law firms will get the most value from technology in 2023.

I spoke with Matt Spiegel, the founder and CEO of Lawmatics, a CRM platform designed to automate client intake and marketing. We discussed how law firms can leverage technology more effectively to enhance the client experience, key marketing and client intake initiatives, and the value of investing in practice management and CRM software.

I spoke with Brian Kenneally, CEO, and Peter Zver, Head of Revenue and Operations in North America, respectively for Bundledocs, a software tool for combining multiple types of documents into a single fully-indexed, paginated, and bookmarked PDF. We discussed the expansion of Bundledocs, PDF-as-a-Service, best practices for introducing new products to existing clients, and the importance of a partner ecosystem.

I spoke with Parkash Khatri, the Founder and CEO of Intrepid Managed Discovery, a provider of e-discovery, managed review, and deposition services. We discussed how the pandemic and industry consolidation has affected the way lawyers and legal professionals approach discovery, what distinguishes its approach, and how the e-discovery market will evolve in 2023.

I spoke with Olga Mack, the VP and CEO of Parley Pro at LexisNexis, an end-to-end contract lifecycle management platform. We discussed how Parley Pro's focus has evolved since its acquisition by LexisNexis, how Parley Pro's strategy aligns with LexisNexis's Connected World strategy, the benefits of combining Parley Pro’s Contract Lifecycle Management solution with CounselLink’s Enterprise Legal Management solution, and key contracts-related trends to track in 2023.

I spoke with Cristin Traylor, the Director of Law Firm Strategy Marketing at Relativity, a leading e-discovery review platform. We discussed her career change, how Relativity Fest 2022 adapted its programming to the evolving needs of law firms, ways that law firms are transforming their approach to technology, and how legal teams are expanding their use of e-discovery tools for broader enterprise use.

I spoke with Juan Ramirez, the founder and CEO of NSerio, a company that develops customized software applications for electronic discovery. We discussed the need for custom applications in e-discovery, the NSerio development process, and how custom development is evolving.

I spoke with Eric Friedrichsen, the CEO of Emburse, a provider of spend management software to law firms of all sizes. We discussed how the pandemic changed the way law firms and their finance teams manage spending and expenses, strategies that small-to-mid-sized law firms can use to optimize their spending on technology, and best practices for using expense management to contribute to a law firm’s growth.