Emerging Technologies

Unlocking the Power of LinkedIn for Legal Professionals

For many, the past few years since the pandemic brought lots of continual change in the legal marketplace.  In order to stay relevant with like-minded individuals and keep up with emerging trends in industry, many paid more attention and time to social media to stay connected.One social media platform which has remained very popular within Legal and other key industries is LinkedIn.  LinkedIn is a very effective professional development tool if utilized correctly and one that can help people achieve and/or grow their leadership skills.In this session, we will obtain important tips and tricks for unlocking the true potential of LinkedIn for legal professionals. Specifically, we will focus on how you can best share your own unique perspectives into the open for awareness, create a compelling profile, how you can easily identify networking and career opportunities and what you need to do to become a recognized 'thought leader' in the field and more.
 
Questions the moderator asked the speaker:
-What are 2-3 top tips for creating a compelling profile on LinkedIn?  Any unique aspects to consider for legal
-Establishing yourself as a “thought leader” can feel daunting.  What approaches do you recommend to someone wanting to leverage LinkedIn to enhance their persona as a thought leader?  Any unique aspects to consider for legal?
-What advice do you have for a “newbie” wanting to start engaging or posting more regularly on LinkedIn?  Any unique aspects to consider for legal?
-What are some proven strategies for successful networking on LinkedIn?  What are the no-no’s to avoid in LinkedIn networking?  Any unique aspects to consider for legal?Moderator:@Brendan Miller - Legal Innovation Consultant Speaker:@Stefanie Marrone - Fractional Marketing Director/Social Media, Marketing and Business Development Strategist, Stefanie Marrone Consulting/The Social Media Butterfly 
 
Recorded on 10-5-2023

Will Artificial Intelligence Take Our Legal Jobs?

Questions the moderator will ask the speaker:
 
-With the audience of this podcast being attorneys and other legal professionals, we have to start with the obvious question, do you see AI taking their jobs?
-How do you see AI's role in the legal industry evolving in the future?
-When you think of data privacy, security, governance, and compliance, what do you think of related to risk associated to leveraging AI in the practice of law? Both as a tool for legal professionals and for laymen that might use a tool like DoNotPay. 
-In your experience, how have you seen AI change and develop over the past years to address different challenges and needs in the legal industry?
-What advice would you give legal professionals when it comes to AI in their role?Moderator:@Joshua Moore - Lead Solutions Expert, NetDocuments Speaker:@Zachary Warren - Manager, Enterprise Content - Technology and Innovation, Thompson Reuters Institute Recorded on 07-25-2023

Do You Want to Build a Podcast? Unraveling the Magic Behind ”Entertaining” Content

Your average end user now spends more time consuming and sharing educational entertainment than ever before.
From podcasts to film documentaries, there is a formula that keeps us coming back for more, and ensures the audience retains that information well enough to talk about it with everyone they know. How do we capture that spark in professional learning? As trainers and developers, how do we bring entertainment to education? What looks easier than it actually is, and what is far easier than it looks?
What kind of talent can help you create and execute that vision? In this session, learners will identify the educational fundamentals we see in this genre of entertainment, and then brainstorm opportunities to blend entertainment tactics into our learning strategy to make exciting podcasts.
 
Questions the moderator asked the speaker:  
We’d love to hear your origin story.  [Insert what we know about them to show engagement with the panel.] What inspired you to create your current podcast series?
Is there anything that surprised you along your journey?
Many of our listeners work for legal organizations which have contemplated or actually implemented podcasts.  What are some things to watch out for when building your first podcast?
My guess is a newbie podcaster may see a decent level of interest in their early podcasts perhaps because of its’ novelty.  However, the newbie may see some drop-off over time.  What have you found to be successful ways to maintain audience engagement?  Related, any tips on building your audience?
Many law firms and other legal organizations have created their own podcasts.  What have you found that makes your podcast a differentiator?
I’ve heard of many podcasts bubbling up from within a law firm.  As an example, BD has a podcast, Knowledge Management has one, and multiple partners have created one perhaps even in conjunction with partners at other law firms.  Assuming there is value in coordinated efforts at a firm, do you have any recommendations for combining forces?
I’ve heard of edutainment – the combination of education and entertainment.  What have you learned from other podcasters or your own experience on blending the best of those worlds?
Any practical tips generally – for example, have you found the best duration for a podcast (e.g., 20 minutes, 60 minutes)?  Audio quality tips? Upside/downsides to inviting guests?  Stick to only audio or sometimes include video?
 
Moderator:@Alejandro Vallellanes - Former Global Senior Manager of Research, Baker McKenzie
Speaker:@Greg Lambert - Chief Knowledge Services Officer, Jackson Walker L.L.P
 
Recorded on 06-28-2023

Out of the Box Ways of Using AI

This podcast session highlights some creative ways AI has been used inside corporations and law firms. 
Questions Ryan asked the speaker:
Are there any specific examples of you using AI outside of the box that you would use as an example for people who are not sure if AI is useful for their project?
What are the differences between AI and Machine Learning?
Large language models: what do they actually do, how can we use them, and are there compliance risks? How do we evaluate LLM output and make sure we're getting something useful back?
Specific versus general: what are the ways we can think about point (specific, non-generalized) AI solutions versus generalized (e.g., GPT-4) solutions? What are the trade-offs between these approaches?
Do you need fancy data scientists and software? (Spoiler, no, you don't)
How do you evaluate an AI services provider/partner?Moderator:@Ryan Gerlach - Legal Analyst, State of California Office of the Attorney General - DOJ
 
Speaker:
Andy Ward, - Vice President, Machine Learning, Laurel Inc.
 
Recorded on 04-18-2023

Three Reasons to Use AI for Personal Information Identification

AI has become an integral piece of responsive/non-responsive coding for reviewing eDiscovery data, and in our last podcast in the series, we discussed how it is increasingly being applied to Privilege reviews. In this session, we focused on how AI is being used for Personal Information Identification.
 
Questions Andrea asked Dan: 
-What do you see as the status quo for how teams identify and redact personal information, and what are some of the pitfalls?-What specific advantages does AI offer when compared with that status quo?-As new privacy regulations continue to expand, how are you seeing AI being applied to Personal Information identification beyond traditional legal use cases like litigation or an investigation?-What are the risks associated with using AI for Personal Information identification, and what hurdles have teams faced in adopting it?-What practical advice can you offer to the listeners who’ve been hesitant to leverage AI within their organization?
Moderator:@Andrea Shirey -  IT Consultant, Bayer Corporation Legal 
Speaker:Dan Donegan - New Business Director, Text IQ
Recorded on 04-17-2023

Breaking the Code – Effortless Efficiency with No Code/Low Code?

Traditional approaches to software development can be time-consuming, resource-intensive, and complex, requiring specialized skills and expertise. However, the emergence of no-code/low-code platforms promises that law firms can streamline practice management workflows with minimal coding knowledge or experience.
This session was designed for practice management and technology professionals at law firms interested in exploring the benefits and challenges of no code/low code platforms by learning from their peers’ experience.
Questions Bill asked the speakers:
-What does the landscape of no/low code tools look like, and who is best suited to use them?-What’s the learning curve like? -What are the use cases where you see the best ROI? -How does this solution fit into the rest of a firm’s technology landscape?
Moderator:@Bill Bice - CEO, nQ ZebraworksSpeakers:
@Andrew Terrett  - National Director of Legal Technology and Service Delivery, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
@Al Hounsell - Director - Strategic Innovation and Legal Design, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
#PracticeManagementandPracticeSupport
#Firm#Podcast#ProfessionalDevelopment

Legal Tech: What’s Next?

As more players enter the legal technology market, what trends and advances should we be keeping an eye on? What trends or tools have the potential to radically disrupt the profession? In this podcast interview, the speakers will discuss this and much more!
 
Questions Jennifer asked the speakers: 
1.        What will be the most important legal technology trend for lawyers and legal professionals to follow in 2023?2.        What trends or tools have the potential to radically disrupt the profession?3.        Where should law firms and law departments focus their legal tech budgets in the next year? Three years?4.        How will legal technology impact client engagement?
Moderator:@Jennifer Mendez - Sr. Director  of Knowledge Management Innovation, Fisher Phillips
Speakers:Joe Borstein - Chief Executive Officer, LexFusionCasey Flaherty - Chief Strategy Officer, LexFusion Recorded on 04-05-2023

How Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Are Changing the Face of Search

Enterprise search, targeted search, predictive search, conceptual search...so many options, but which is the right one for your organization? Will advances in AI change how we search going forward? Will we see Alexa or Siri for legal?Questions Jennifer used to guide the conversation:
We often hear about various search options in legaltech - enterprise search, predictive search, conceptual search, just to name a few. How has search evolved in the legal industry over the last decade? 
How will advances in artificial intelligence change the way we search in law firms and legal departments?
Will we see voice search, similar to Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant, in legal? If so, what are the ethical implications of relying on voice-enabled technologies? 
What does the future of search look like?
The legal industry is notorious for its unhurried approach to change. How do you see the change management and adoption process of these technologies playing out in legal? What outside factors do you think will drive law firm adoption?
Moderator:@Jennifer Mendez - Sr. Director of Knowledge Management Innovation, Fisher Phillips
Speaker:@Pablo Arredondo - Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Casetext
 
Recorded on 03-15-2023

Your Signature Please, No Pens Required pt. 2! How Remote Online Notaries (RON) and Virtual Rooms Can Eliminate the Need for In Person Notarizations

If we have learned one thing from the pandemic, it’s the fact that we can’t always meet in person but we can continue business.In this podcast, the speakers will discuss ways that eSignatures, remote online notaries and virtual rooms can eliminate the need to travel to an in person Notary.Questions the Co-Moderators will ask Speakers:○ Could you please tell our listeners a little about yourselves? Aaron, let's start with you.○ If you both could briefly chime in as to what e-signatures are and what you can accomplish with them, that would be a great place to start.○ Can you explain for our listeners, how Notaries worked pre-pandemic?○ With the ongoing digital transformation, eSignatures became very popular in the last 2 years. More eSignature vendors offer unique features to digitize traditional workflows in different industries. We know you are familiar with online notarization and Virtual Rooms. Can you tell us more about Remote Online Notarization and Virtual Rooms? What are those and how can they help busy attorneys?Co-Moderators:@Jack Recinto - Senior Applications Director, Vedder Price P.C.@Alisher Yuldashev - ​ Business Technology Advisory Manager, Borden Ladner Gervais
​Speakers:-Aaron Davis - Director, Product Marketing, OneSpan-​Raquel Lima - Product Manager, OneSpan 
Recorded on 04-17-2022

Sentiment Analysis - How Are You Using It?

Sentiment analysis is becoming more and more standard for eDiscovery review. In this podcast session, the speaker will give some real life examples of how this AI technology has helped in litigations and investigations.Questions Andrea will ask Paul:1. What is sentiment analysis?2. How could this help an organization?3. Can you give 3 examples of possible workflows on how to use it?
 
Moderator: @Andrea Shirey - IT Consultant, Bayer Corporation Legal Department 
​Speaker:​Paul Park - Senior Product Manager AI, Relativity
 
Recorded on 12-17-2021

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is the Next Wave in Securing the Cloud

In this podcast interview session, the speaker will provide an overview of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and why it is important. There will be a heavy focus on Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps as this will be the most natural fit for firms.Questions Chris will ask Idan: - What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps ? (Begins at 00:36) - How do you best discover and control unsanctioned cloud apps? (Begins at 1:12)- What are some policy-based controls (Begins at 4:09)- Explain DLP management (Begins at 6:36) - How does Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps help with compliance? (Begins at 9:27)- Please provide us with a deeper dive into using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to increase security posturing of Office 365 and other cloud applications (Begins at 11:26) Moderator: @Christopher Hockey, IGP - Director of Records and Enterprise Content, Bond, Schoeneck and King, PLLCSpeaker:​Idan Basre - Product Manager, Microsoft Cloud App Security Recorded on 11-10-2021