Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Steve Irons and Joe Scott, the President and Senior Director of Client Engagement, respectively, for DocSolid, maker of the Airmail2 Digital Mailroom and Digital Records Room solutions. We discussed how Airmail2 supports remote and hybrid workplace preferences, why the proper management of scanned material directly impacts a law firm’s security protocols, and the benefits of digital mailrooms.

I spoke with David Greenblatt, a Senior Account Executive at Rev, a provider of transcription services. We discussed the value of automated speech recognition in capturing the record in a deposition or court proceeding and where the digitization of court reporting is headed.

I spoke with Horace Wu, the Founder and CEO of Syntheia, a contract data search and analytics company. We discussed how improvements in natural language processing technologies have affected the way lawyers work with contracts and how that process will continue to evolve.

I spoke with Jack Xu, the CEO of PatentPal, a software platform that automates patent drafting. We discussed the elements of the patent prosecution process that are easily improved with technology and how PatentPal interfaces with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

I spoke with Monica Harris, a product business manager for Cellebrite, a digital intelligence software company that provides tools to collect, review, analyze and manage digital data for law enforcement agencies, enterprises, and providers of services. We discussed its new report, Changes, Challenges, and Choices in Managing Modern Mobile Collections: Harnessing New Technology to Enhance E-Discovery, and new developments in remote mobile collections that law department leaders should be prepared to address in 2023.

I spoke with Holger Zscheyge and Zohar Fisher. Zohar is the founder of Tech&Law in Israel, which is the legal tech department at his consulting firm, Robus, and Holger is the managing director of Infotropic Media, a publisher and provider of information services located in Moscow, and also serves as the president of the European Legal Tech Association, a consortium of law firms, legal technology companies, and individuals focused on driving the growth of legal tech in Europe, which is hosting its annual ELTA conference in Tel-Aviv on November 29th, for which Zohar is the Israeli ambassador. We discussed the conference, what attendees can expect, and how legal technology in Europe is evolving.

I spoke with Marc Zamsky, the CEO of Cimplifi, about the 2022 E-Discovery Unfiltered report and expectations for e-discovery in 2023.

I spoke with Matt Goldberg, the founder and CEO of Slatewell, a software platform for trusts and estates professionals. We discussed how the pandemic has impacted the way lawyers approach trusts and estates, and how to balance human talent and technological efficiency in the practice of law.

I spoke with Erika Segal, the brand manager for LawPay, a legal payments platform. We discussed how payment options for legal services have evolved, whether legal professionals should consider offering a Buy Now, Pay Later option to their clients, and where the development of new payment options is headed.

I spoke with Albert Tawil, the founder & CEO of Lateral Hub, an online job platform that allows attorneys to browse and apply for job openings at top-tier law firms, and for law firms to review and hire candidates directly. We discussed trends in the legal recruiting market and advice for potential lateral candidates.