Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Brian Powers, the Co-Founder & CEO of Markups.ai, a company that created an AI agent called Agent Marko to draft, revise, and analyze contracts from clients’ inboxes, with no new platform required, and Debbie Epstein Henry, the Founder of DEH Consulting, Speaking, and Writing, and the Chief Strategic Advisor to Markups.ai. We discussed the advantages of using an AI agent in contract review, where startups can distinguish themselves in a crowded market, the misconceptions about AI that leaders need to address before they can achieve broad adoption, and the skills legal professionals should enhance to fuel their success.

I spoke with Doug Bemis and Chris Martin, the CEO and President, respectively, of Syntracts, a legal AI company that offers a secure, on-premises contract intelligence platform. We discussed the unique security and privacy challenges for AI in large law firms, how legal teams are adapting, and where legal AI is headed.

I spoke with Brandie Knox, the Principal & Creative Director of Knox Design Strategy, a consultancy that partners with law firms on branding, user experience, and user interface design. She is also the Founder & CEO of Moxx, a digital case notebook that helps litigators streamline case preparation and collaboration. We discussed best practices in legal to leverage design to stand out, and how the intersection of design, strategy, and technology is shaping the future of legal practice.

I spoke with Mark Doble, the Founder and CEO of Alexi, an AI-driven legal workflow platform. We discussed how legal professionals can prevent hallucinations and build trust in legal AI, the top privacy and compliance risks that law firms need to consider, and how generative AI will transform legal workflows.

Thanks to these industry leaders for speaking with me for my 2025 LegalTech Connect conference mixtape: James Lee, CEO, LegalMation; John DiMenna, Sales Director, Dealcloser; Moiz Shirazi, Co-Founder and CEO, SCOREalytics, Inc; Nicole Bradick, Global Head of Innovation, Factor; and, Scott Mozarsky, CEO and Managing Director, JEGI LEONIS.

In this 49th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed Legal IT Insider’s 30th anniversary, the first Orange Rag, the potential for an AI bubble, and emerging AI leadership.

I spoke with Howard Ankin, the Founder of Ankin Law, a personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm based in Chicago. We discussed the best practices for building a strong team of lawyers and legal professionals to enhance law firm growth, how technology can enhance client service, and how trial work will change in an AI-centric future.

Thanks to these industry leaders for speaking with me for my 2025 Knowledge Management & Innovation for Legal (KM&I) conference mixtape:

 It was a privilege to interview these leaders for this mixtape from the 2025 Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting:

I spoke with Oz Benamram, a leader in law firm knowledge management and innovation, and the Founder of SKILLS.law. We discussed the advisory services most in demand for law firms, how KM and legal innovation are shifting with the emergence of generative AI, the evolution of SKILLS.law, the likely impact of AI on legal, and the Michael Mills Memorial LegalTech Scholarship at Cornell Tech.