Knowledge Management

Emerging Roles in Legal - Episode #2

In our second installment of Emerging Roles in Legal Amy Monaghan speaks with members of Orrick's innovation team. In this "fanel," we discuss an array of topics, including: what it means to drive change within an organization, how they are working to empower attorneys to practice at the top of their licenses, and the importance of mentorship. You will hear from each Orrick team member about their roles and contributions to Orrick's innovation initiatives.
We cover a lot in this episode and if you are interested in reading further here are a few applicable resources that might be of interest:
Business of Law Podcast: Orrick and Microsoft Legal Productivity Hackers Discuss Innovation and Microsoft Teams here
Investing in the future:  Harvard grad students discover West Virginia here
Extreme Makeover: The Digital Transformation Edition here
The Ant and the Grasshopper: Planning Today to Succeed Tomorrow here
Legal Innovation: It’s the New Roles that Make the New Tools here
For further reading on T-Shaped Lawyers and here
Manyee’s ILTAON session on design thinking
Kendall’s ILTAON session Virtual Training 1 – Being Prepared to Reach a Remote Audience
 
Interviewer:@Amy Monaghan, Senior Practice Innovations Manager, Perkins Coie 
Speakers:@Wendy Curtis, Chief Innovation Officer, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP@Kendall Blue, Director of Technology Training, Orrick , Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP@Manyee Chow, Innovation Project Manager, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPKelly Cullen, Director, Global Operations and Innovation Center, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPSamantha DeLee, Project Attorney, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Kenya Henry, Executive Legal Administrator, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Whitney Coble, Start-Up Relations Adviser, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP @Vedika Mehera, Innovation Advisor, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP @Kate Orr, Senior Innovation Counsel, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPJaclyn West, CaseStream Program Manager, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

AI Meets KM: What’s Next in Legal AI

In this final ‘AI meets KM’ session, we will be looking to the future. New tools are emerging onto the market that feature more advanced AI and offer entirely new use cases than the machine learning tools we’ve become used to. This podcast will explore this rapidly changing landscape, asking what disruptions the new entrants to market will bring.
 
Moderator:Nicola Shaver, Managing Director, Innovation and Knowledge, Paul Hastings, LLP
 
Speakers:Horace Wu, Founder & Director, SyntheiaMartin Karlsson, CEO, Lateral
 
Recorded on 7-17-2020

Series: Global Legal Innovators - Episode #5

This podcast series will feature a couple speakers located across the globe who are doing things differently and can offer unique perspectives on what the state of legal innovation looks like in different places.Moderator:@Nicola Shaver​, Managing Director, Innovation and Knowledge, Paul Hastings, LLPSpeakers:Ben Hunt, Legal Technology Manager, DLA PiperBarbara Gondim Da Rocha, Head of Knowledge Management and Innovation, Rocha Marinho E SalesRecorded on 7-14-2020

Tips You Should Consider Before You Go On Video

In this micro-learning podcast, the speaker will share a few tips you should consider before you go on video that will make the overall experience a lot more successful.
Moderator/Speaker:​@Josh Lazar - ​​Chief Information Officer, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit CourtRecorded on 07-02-2020

Managing People and Maintaining Morale at the Firm

Please enjoy listening to this podcast session where we will discuss how to manage people while maintaining morale at the firm during the pandemic.Moderator: @Amy Monaghan, Senior Practice Innovations Manager, Perkins Coie LLPSpeaker:@Ed Empamano, Director of Customer Experience, Perkins Coie LLPRecorded on 07-01-2020​​

Who is Busy and Who is Available at the firm? Tips for Creating a Firm Reporting App that Addresses Staff and Shifting Priorities

In this podcast session, we will provide key tips for successfully creating a firm reporting app that effectively addresses how to cross-train employees to alleviate work disparities and overall staffing and shifting priorities in this current pandemic.Moderator:@Daniel Wood, Director of Counsel Assistance, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLPSpeakers:@Allison Duncan, Manager, KM Practice Innovation, Reed Smith@Bill Koch, CKO, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP​​​Recorded on 6-19-2020

Series: Global Legal Innovators: Episode #3

This podcast series will feature a couple speakers located across the globe who are doing things differently and can offer unique perspectives on what the state of legal innovation looks like in different places.
Moderator:@Nicola Shaver - Managing Director, Innovation and Knowledge, Paul Hastings, LLP
Speakers:@Jeremy Coleman - Head of Innovation, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP@Simon Wormwell - Chief Knowledge & Innovation Officer, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (Canada)
Recorded on 6-5-2020

Series: Global Legal Innovators: Episode #2

This podcast series will feature a couple speakers located across the globe who are doing things differently and can offer unique perspectives on what the state of legal innovation looks like in different places.Moderator:@Nicola Shaver, Managing Director, Innovation and Knowledge, Paul Hastings LLP
Speakers:Marco Imperiale, Innovation Officer, LCA Studio LegaleAndrea Lindblom, Administrative Director. Helsingborg District CourtRecorded on 5-29-2020

Series: Global Legal Innovators

This podcast series will feature a couple speakers located across the globe who are doing things differently and can offer unique perspectives on what the state of legal innovation looks like in different places.
Interviewer:@Nicola Shaver, Managing Director, Innovation and Knowledge, Paul Hastings, LLPSpeakers:@Beth Patterson, Director, ESPconnect @Caroline Sweeney, Director of Knowledge Management & Innovation, Dorsey & Whitney
​​​​Recorded on 4-30-2020

Adoption and Marketing of KM: How We Gain Champions

The listener should leave inspired to promote KM in their organizations through a variety of different strategies and tactics. They should also understand the process of creating awareness of KM tools vs driving adoption of KM tools.Interviewer:@Rachel Shields Williams, Senior Manager, Experience Manager, Sidley Austin LLPSpeaker:​@Meredith Williams-Range, ​​Chief Knowledge and Client Value Officer, Shearman & Sterling LLP
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Recorded on 2-3-2020

Evolving KM Episode 9: Artificial Intelligence: “I Don’t Care If Your Technology is a Ham Sandwich”

Welcome to Evolving KM, a podcast where we discuss how Knowledge Management is progressing and the impact that’s having on KM professionals. In each episode, we interview people who have either worked in or on the periphery of Knowledge Management We get their perspective on how this profession is evolving to meet the shifting demands of legal service delivery.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
In this episode, our guest is Joe Davis, a member of ILTA’s Program Planning Council and 20-year veteran of the legal technology industry. Joe recently published a blog post, “AI Roundup 2018 - A Guide to ILTA’s Artificial Intelligence Content,” which prompts our discussion about AI. We talk about trends and impact of AI in the legal industry, strategy, data science and model training and FOMO. And yes, ham sandwiches.
Joe is very thoughtful about AI and has a nice speaking voice, so you won’t want to miss this episode.
Hosts: Gwyn McAlpine oversees the knowledge management program at Perkins Coie LLP, an international law firm with 1,000 lawyers in 19 offices. Gwyn's focus is on creating value for clients by enabling attorneys to practice law more efficiently and collaboratively. In addition to more traditional KM initiatives, KM at Perkins Coie includes library and research services, internal and external collaboration, and AI and expert systems. Gwyn practiced corporate law for 10 years before fully transitioning to knowledge management.
Amy Monaghan is the Practice Innovations Manager within the knowledge management group at Perkins Coie LLP. She works side-by-side with practice groups to further KM initiatives, particularly those involving artificial intelligence systems and other advanced technologies, such as document assembly, logic systems, workflow tools and contract analysis tools. Previously, Amy was in a similar role at Chapman and Cutler LLP.