Leadership

How to Choose an AI Contract Analysis Solution?

In this podcast session, the speakers will indicate whether Kira, Luminance, eBrevia or similar solutions actually worked, where did they fall short, in what scenarios were they used (e.g initial contract intake, working with a client playbook), what is the deployment time, experience with service delivery/support, is there any on-going product management and if so, how may people the firm has dedicated to maintaining the product, etc.Moderator:@Daniel Wood, Director of Counsel Assistance, Womble Bond Dickinson 
Speakers:@Amy Monaghan, Senior Practice Innovations Manager, Perkins Coie@Leigh Snider, Legal Process Engineer Manager, BakerHostetler
Recorded on 04-06-2021​​​

Microsoft Endpoint, Formerly Intune, Then and Now

Microsoft recently renamed Intune to Microsoft Endpoint Manager. This reflects Microsoft's strategy to promote and enhance this tool for use not only as a MDM platform, but to replace SCCM to manage PCs. In this podcast, the moderator will ask the two speakers to tell a little bit about past experience with Intune, what has changed, where is Endpoint Manager in its lifecycle and how would you go about implementing and using this. In addition, they will discuss is this something that your average I.T. admin could set up, deploy and maintain, or would one engage a 3rd party for setup and what are the obstacles?Moderator:@Mark Manoukian - IT Director, Kegler, Brown, Hill & RitterSpeakers:@Chris Owens - Chief Technology Officer, Kraft Kennedy, Inc.@Scott Christensen - Vice President, Professional Services, Olenick
Recorded on 03-12-2021

How Collaboration Between Finance and IT Creates a Successful Work Environment

Finance & IT often need to work together since finance uses multiple financial systems and needs support. IT uses finance for paying invoices and getting help during the budget season. In this session, we will showcase and review best practices implemented by firms in creating a successful financial system implementation or roll out.Moderator:@Jarmila Pencikova - Director, Finance, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPConfirmed Speakers:@Jason Thomas - Chief Information Officer, Cole, Scott & Kissane P.A.@Ed Aguero - Chief Financial Officer, Cole, Scott, & Kissane P.A.
Recorded on 03-05-2021​​

Skilling Up for a Legal Tech Future

What skills are necessary in the next few years in legal tech? What types of tech should people be focused on (design thinking; machine learning; data analytics; leadership; etc.)? In this podcast, we will discuss ways to develop these skills, apps, classes, websites and costs involved.Interviewer:@Tracey Pardo, Business Analyst, Cooley LLPSpeaker:@Kevin Colangelo, Executive Director, IFLP  
Recorded on 02-02-2021
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Testing External Facing Systems Against Known Vulnerabilities

While law firms continue to push applications to the cloud, there are still a whole host of systems currently on-premise. With limited resources and staff, how can a firm ensure their on-premise applications are safe? In this podcast, experts will discuss the resources available to firms to ensure their external facing systems are secure, some common misconfigurations that can be easily corrected, and provide some best practices for continuous threat monitoring.Moderator:@David Whale, Information Security Manager, Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP
Speakers:Brian Carey, Manager, Consulting Services, Rapid7Jon David, Manager, Proactive Services, Mandiant Services
Recorded on 1-22-2021

KM & Marketing in the Office of the Future: What Will Both Areas Look Like Coming Out of this Pandemic

In this micro learning podcast, we will discuss what knowledge management and marketing will look like as we emerge from this pandemic in the office of the future and how to best continue to position these areas in need.Moderator:@Caroline Sweeney, Director of Knowledge Management & Innovation, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Speakers:Gillian Brennan, Director, Client Relations, Dorsey & Whitney LLP@Catherine Monte, Chief Knowledge Officer, Fox Rothschild LLPRecorded on 10-15-2020

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