Leadership

Fostering Innovation the Right Way

When there is a new innovative idea, you want to champion it and deliver on it as fast as possible, but in a responsible way. In this podcast, we will discuss what are some best practices for keeping stakeholders engaged while meeting firm governance standards and security requirements.
Questions from Dan to Nikki: -What methods do you use to solicit ideas? -How do you vet a pie in the sky idea vs. something practical, especially when it may be something deep in the weeds of a legal practice? (Relatedly, how do determine if an innovative idea is one attorney’s dream but not universal?)-When do different stakeholder groups get involved in the project? Are ideas vetted through risk, information governance, finance, etc. before they are PoC’d?-How do you productize your innovative projects?Moderator:@Daniel Pratt, IT Business Relationships Manager, Holland & Knight LLP
Speaker:@Nicola Shaver, Managing Director, Innovation and Knowledge, Paul Hastings LLP 
Recorded on 9-29-2020

Tips in How to Help Attorney's Excel with MS Teams from Working from Home

Given the current times, many of us find ourselves working remotely due to COVID-19. It can be challenging for attorneys to use various video conferencing tools such as Microsoft Teams. This micro-learning podcast session, will share some tips and best practices to help make this a smoother and more efficient process.Moderator/Speaker:@Josh Lazar, ​Chief Information Officer, 18th Judicial Circuit, Florida Recorded 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​​

Tips in How to Remain Successful Working Remotely

In this podcast, we will discuss what are best practices for those who will continue to work remotely and to remain motivated and successful?
 
Moderator: Patrice Fatig, Paralegal, Ohio Attorney General's Office Speaker: Julie Richer, Legal Operations and Discovery Manager, American Electric

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

How to Make Your Opinion Matter

In modern workplaces, job titles do not always reflect true influence in an organization. In this podcast, learn how to navigate this aspect of the workplace and how to best express your opinions so that they are heard by decision makers.
Interviewer: Kathleen Ratcliffe, Antitrust, Information Specialist, Ohio Attorney General OfficeSpeaker: Ginevra Saylor, National Director, Innovation and Knowledge Programs, Gowling WLG

CEO Podcast Spring Peer to Peer

As I write to you today, I am reflecting on the issue of firsts. Not only is this the first P2P of the new year, it is also my first column as CEO of ILTA. This month, you will see our first issues in the re-launch of our HomeBase and PartnerCentral e-newsletters. In late April/early May, we hope to see you atour first-ever innovation and young professionals events. Actually, my original plan for this column was to reflect on Servant Leadership – that will be a theme across all my columns in 2019. However, first allow me to indulge a little more in a reflection on firsts.
Speakers:Joy Heath Rush, CEO - ILTABeth Anne Stuebe - Senior Content Manager, ILTA

Evolving KM Episode 8: Practical KM and Gender Bias

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 and get their perspectives on how this profession is evolving to meet the shifting demands of legal service delivery.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
In this episode, we speak with our guest Kathleen Hogan, Director of Education and Knowledge Integration at McCarthy Tétrault in Toronto. Kathleen brings years of experience in the legal industry, from research lawyer to in-house and law firm KM and professional development. We discuss Kathleen’s article in the recently published KM White Paper, Practical Tips on Staying Practical in an Innovative Culture, including her thoughts on soft launches, agile teams, and working with attorneys. We then address Kathleen’s provocative article, Women in Legal Tech, published earlier this Fall on Slaw, Canada’s online legal magazine. Kathleen tells the story of an unfortunate, but unfortunately common, experience she had as a woman in legal technology. We discuss strategies for combatting gender bias, and Kathleen shares her advice for women aspiring to advance. Listen to this episode for ideas you can put into practice today!
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.
 

CEO Podcast Winter Peer to Peer

Happy New Year! I can’t believe almost a quarter has passed since we last “spoke” via Peer to Peer. The old saying about time flying when you’re having fun is certainly true from my perspective. I have been enjoying every minute of meeting with the citizens of ILTA-land: members, volunteer leaders, business partners, and ILTA staffers.
Speakers:Beth Anne Stuebe - Senior Content Manager, ILTAJoy Heath Rush, Interim CEO - ILTA