Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Christina Wojcik, the Vice President of Legal Services at Seal Software, a company that provides contracts discovery and analytics tools. We discussed the importance of contract discovery for legal teams, how to incorporate machine learning into the process, the increasing influence of artificial intelligence on the legal profession, and where the practice is headed in light of these developments, among other topics.

I spoke with Ben Weinberger, the Vice President of Solutions for Prosperoware, a provider of enterprise software focused on business intelligence and risk management for the professional services community. We discussed Prosperoware’s focus on confidentiality management, the biggest productivity and collaboration challenges that legal professionals are facing today, the new reality that law firms are facing, and where the legal industry is headed, among other topics.

I spoke with Damian Jeal, the vice president of Global Sales at Nikec Solutions, a U.K. based company that helps law firms enhance their efficiency through extranet & collaboration tools, secure file sharing, and paperless office options. We discussed Nikec’s mission, how the company’s various offerings combine to provide law firms with a holistic solution to their document challenges, the likelihood of a paperless future, how U.S. law firms approach their use of technology in contrast to firms overseas, and the company’s plans for the 2016 ILTA Conference, among other topics.

I spoke with Stuart Barr, the Chief Strategy Officer for HighQ, a cloud-based enterprise collaboration and content management platform. We discussed why collaboration matters for legal professionals, collaboration best practices that legal teams can easily implement, including a reference to the company’s new e-book: SmartLaw: Expert Insights for the Future of Law, how the collaboration landscape is evolving, and HighQ’s plans for the 2016 ILTA Conference, among other topics.

I spoke with Brian Smith, the President and CEO of Caseflow, an Australian software company that helps law firms enhance their case and matter management, productivity, and operational efficiency. We discussed the genesis of Caseflow, how law firms can improve their operational efficiency, the difference between Australian and North American law firms, how its software differs from other tools on the market, and its plans for the 2016 ILTA Conference, among others.

I spoke with RJon Robins, the founder & CEO of How to Manage a Small Law Firm, an outside managing partner service for solo and small law firms nationwide, and one of the creators of the Law Firm 500, a new ranking that highlights the nation’s fastest-growing law practices. We discussed the genesis of How to Manage a Small Law Firm and the Law Firm 500, the accolade’s selection process, the type of firms under consideration, and how to apply, among other topics.

I spoke with Ralph Losey, a partner with Jackson Lewis in Orlando, Florida and an internationally-recognized thought leader in electronic discovery, who has created the Electronic Discovery Best Practices model, a lawyer-centric workflow that describes the best practices of legal counsel in this aspect of litigation. We discussed his practice, the genesis of the Electronic Discovery Best Practices model, how members of the legal community can use it, and the benefits of understanding the role of legal counsel in e-discovery, among other topics.

I spoke with James Jarvis, the vice president of product and partner management for Thomson Reuters, a multinational mass media and information corporation. We discussed the genesis of the company’s new e-discovery tool – eDiscovery Point, why Thomson Reuters decided to enter the e-discovery software market, how its new technology differs from other available products, and the reception it has received in the legal community, among other topics.

I spoke with Michael Quartararo, the Director of Litigation Support Services at New York-based Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, and the author of Project Management in Electronic Discovery: An Introduction to Core Principles of Legal Project Management and Leadership in eDiscovery. He was named the 2016 E-Discovery Person of the Year by ACEDS. We discussed his role at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, the genesis of his new book: Project Management in Electronic Discovery: An Introduction to Core Principles of Legal Project Management and Leadership in eDiscovery, the core elements of legal project management in e-discovery that are most important, and how the subject has influenced the litigation support community, among other topics.

I spoke with Paul Metselaar, the chairman, CEO, and founder of Lawyers Travel, a full-service travel management company for law firm lawyers. We discussed the genesis of Lawyers Travel, how risk management impacts travel for professionals, and how the evolution of technology is affecting the mobility of lawyers, among other topics.