Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Jake Heller, the co-founder and CEO of CaseText, about Legaltech 2018.

I had the privilege of speaking with Yaniv Schiff, the director of forensics for QDiscovery, on the first day of Legaltech.

I had the privilege of speaking with Doug Austin, the vice president of products and professional services for CloudNine, on the first day of Legaltech.

I had the privilege of speaking with Valerie Chan, the founder and CEO of Plat4orm PR, about her expectations for Legaltech 2018.

I had the privilege of speaking with Jason Smith, senior director and legal counsel for Apttus, about his expectations for Legaltech 2018.

I spoke with Steve Harber, the co-founder and managing director of Apogee Legal, which provides customized artificial intelligence solutions that help M&A, regulatory, and legal professionals to assess the risk and compliance issues associated with their contracts and due diligence matters. Prior to launching Apogee Legal, he co-founded DiscoverReady, a leading provider of e-discovery managed services.

I spoke with Chris Wong, the CEO of LifeSite, which offers a secure digital storage solution for families and businesses interested in protecting their valuable records. We discussed the genesis of LifeSite, the types of information users are storing, organizing and sharing, and how tools like LifeSite reflect the evolving nature of professional services.

I spoke with Charlie Connor, the co-founder and CEO of Heretik, a software company that uses machine learning to make the contract review process smarter, helping attorneys identify risks, obligations, and opportunities in their documents. We discussed the genesis of Heretik, how it works, ways that the technology helps clients grow their practices, and the impact of the company’s culture and leadership philosophy on product development and client service.

I spoke with Avaneesh Marwaha, the CEO of Litera Microsystems, the company that represents the consolidation of Litera, The Sackett Group, and Microsystems, which produces software to assist lawyers with drafting documents. We discussed the newly consolidated organization, the inspiration for the merger of Litera, The Sackett Group and Microsystems, how that integration differentiates the organization in the market, the client response, and how the combination of the three companies into a single entity reflects the changing nature of legal technology.

I spoke with Gillian Power, the chief information officer for Lathrop Gage, an AmLaw 200 firm, and Jed Bronstein, a consultant with InOutsource, an information governance consulting and technology implementation services provider. We discussed why information governance has become such an important part of law firm operations, how Lathrop Gage addresses information governance, the most important skills and techniques necessary for optimally approaching this area, common IG misconceptions at law firms, and where the field is headed.