In this 34th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed balancing AI fear and fascination, reflecting on the year of the sandbox in legal, and giving thanks.

I spoke with Peter Connor, a lawyer, author of The T-Shaped Lawyer and The T-Shaped Lawyer Guidebook, and a Legal Team Coach with Alternatively Legal. We discussed his transition from practicing law to becoming a Legal Team Coach, the concept of the T-shaped lawyer, the importance of human transformation over digital transformation in legal teams, and how the practice of law is evolving.

I spoke with James Ding, the Co-Founder and CEO of DraftWise, an AI contract and negotiation platform for transactional lawyers. We discussed the role of AI in transforming legal work, the integration of generative AI in law firms, how tools like DraftWise are changing the approach to contract drafting, and why AI agents are emerging as legal practice support tools.

I spoke with Raymond Blijd, the Founder of Legalcomplex.com, a market research firm that provides insights for companies seeking investments or developing new products in the legal industry. We discussed the firm's publicly available data on GitHub, key trends in legal investments, and variations in the use of legal technology across jurisdictions.

I spoke with Bill Bice, the CEO of nQ Zebraworks, a company that developed the Queues workflow engine. We discussed how law firms can thrive during "Collections Season," ways finance teams can automate collections, and the growing influence of generative AI on law firm billing.

In this 33rd episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed the British Legal Technology Awards, Practical AI, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

I spoke with Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein, CEO Emerita of the Buying Legal Council and advisor to Last Crumb, a gourmet cookie company. We discussed her career journey from legal procurement to luxury branding, the strategic value of unique corporate gifts, like gourmet cookies, in fostering client relationships and loyalty for law firms, and advice for professionals considering a career shift.

I asked Notebook LM to read Legal Operations at a Crossroads, published in collaboration with iManage, LegalMation, and Neota Logic. This AI-generated discussion is the extraordinary result.

I spoke with Kris Rudeegraap, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Sendoso, a leading direct mail and gifting platform. We discussed how gifting in professional services strengthens relationships, the most popular use cases for legal professionals, and how gifting has evolved.

I spoke with Erin Harrison and Kenny Gary, co-founders of Limelight, a growth communications firm specializing in the legal and regulated sectors. We discussed the legal marketing trends that inspire their approach, lessons that law firms can learn from marketing strategies in legal tech and fintech, and priorities law firm leaders should consider in business development.