Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Roy Zur, a cyberintelligence expert, who is a retired major from the Israeli security forces, and the CEO of Cybint, an Israeli cyberintelligence company. Zur has developed cyber training programs for financial institutions, law firms, and government agencies. We discussed the genesis of Cybint, why legal professionals need to be concerned about cyber matters, what distinguishes his cyber-centric training, and four of the most common cybersecurity mistakes that law firms make, among other topics. Zur also announced an upcoming partnership with Barbri to offer his unique programming on a broader scale.

I spoke with Joe Kelly, the founder and CEO of Legal Workspace, a cloud solution that hosts a variety of software applications needed to run a law firm. We discussed the genesis of Legal Workspace, why the cloud has become so important for law firms, the key security questions law firms should ask a prospective cloud technology provider, and the company’s research associated with HIPAA compliance and law firms, among other topics.

I spoke with Joe Kelly, the founder and CEO of Legal Workspace, a cloud solution that hosts a variety of software applications needed to run a law firm. We discussed the genesis of Legal Workspace, why the cloud has become so important for law firms, the key security questions law firms should ask a prospective cloud technology provider, and the company’s research associated with HIPAA compliance and law firms, among other topics.

I spoke with Patrick DiDomenico, the Chief Knowledge Officer at Ogletree Deakins and the author of Knowledge Management for Lawyers, published by the American Bar Association and available on Amazon.com. We discussed the knowledge management challenges that lawyers face today, how law firms can benefit from stronger knowledge management, the increasing prominence of the subject, a few best practices, and what readers of Knowledge Management for Lawyers can expect, among other topics.

I spoke with Doug Ellenoff, a founding partner of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole, a 70-lawyer corporate and securities firm in Manhattan, and the chairman of iDisclose, an online automated securities disclosure application. We discussed the genesis of iDisclose, the key challenge that iDisclose helps its users overcome, how it works, and how it is disrupting the practice of law in this area, among other topics.

I spoke with J.K. Leonard, a partner with Naman Howell Smith & Lee in San Antonio, Texas and the chairman of ALFA International, a law firm network with over 10,000 attorneys in 49 states and 70 countries worldwide. We discussed ALFA International’s mission, how it differs from other law firm networks, its evolution and selection criteria, and the benefits of joining a law firm network, among other topics.

I spoke with Kathy DiLorenzo, the director of U.S. court reporting for Planet Depos, an international court reporting firm, which recently launched a new professional development initiative for students called Planet Institute. We discussed the genesis of Planet Institute, the trends influencing its creation, the application process, the goals, and where the court reporting industry is headed, among other topics.

I spoke with Rob Ameerun, a legal technology consultant for law firms in the Netherlands, who is also the owner of LegalITProfessionals.com and the publisher of LegalIT Today magazine. He is producing an innovation-focused event for the legal community in the Netherlands and Continental Europe called Lexpo, which takes place on April 20th and 21st in Amsterdam. We discussed the genesis of Lexpo, the issues that the Dutch legal technology community finds most critical, the importance of innovation to the legal community in the Netherlands, and what prospective Lexpo attendees can expect.

I spoke with Harry Singh, the founder of Lawcus, a visual legal practice management software platform. We discussed the genesis of Lawcus, how it differs from other practice management solutions on the market, the key problem that Lawcus solves, and how users can take advantage of the company’s beta, among other topics.

I spoke with Michael Ramich, a partner at Frontier Capital, a venture capital firm that focuses on high growth software and services companies, including document and e-mail management cloud-provider, NetDocuments. We discussed the key factors driving investment interest in legal technology, the best time to invest in a law-related company, the challenges of doing so, and where one can find the most opportunity in the current market, among other topics.