ILTA Voices
Episodes
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
In this podcast, the speakers focused on the strategies and best practices for adopting new technologies within Corporate Legal Departments (CLD). The group explored the dynamics between leadership roles and operational roles, provided insights on managing change, overcoming resistance, and ensuring the successful implementation of new tech solutions. They also touched on project management best practices through the CLD lens.
Moderators: Tom Daemen, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation - Legal and Corporate AffairsReid Cram, Product Marketing Manager, NetDocuments
Speakers:Jaime Emerson, Executive Director within Legal Operations, Wells Fargo Debbie Foster, Chief Executive Officer, Affinity Consulting
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
In this two-part follow-up podcast series, we took a candid look at how AI is reshaping legal pricing and legal services delivery in 2025.
We looked into real-world use cases, evolving legal operations, and how both law firms and in-house teams are adapting skillsets, structures, and expectations around AI.Moderator:@Damian Priamurskiy - Legal Project Manager, Investment Management at Lowenstein Sandler LLP Speakers:@Sergey Mezhiritskiy - Associate Director of Pricing, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP@Jonathan Selvadoray - Founder, CEO, Zaven LegalRecorded on 08-04-2025.
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
An insightful exploration of how document review has transformed from manual efforts to advanced AI-driven workflows reshaping eDiscovery.
Moderator:
James MacGregor, Founder & Managing Director, Ethical eDiscovery
Speaker:
Dina K. Hetherington, Founder, DKH Legal Tech Consulting
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
A candid conversation uncovering the core skills, challenges, and evolving role of eDiscovery project managers driving successful legal tech projects today.
Moderator:
James MacGregor, Founder & Managing Director, Ethical eDiscovery
Speaker:
Dina K. Hetherington, Founder, DKH Legal Tech Consulting
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Is your firm or business ready for the European Accessibility Act (EAA)? In this podcast, the speakers broke down this game-changing regulation, exploring who needed to comply, key deadlines, and how to meet accessibility standards. From practical steps to enforcement measures, we covered everything you needed to know to stay ahead of the 2025 requirements.
Moderator:@James MacGregor - Founder and Managing Director, Ethical eDiscovery
Speakers:@Yves Heuser - Associate, SKW Schwarz @Johannes Schäufele - Partner, SKW Schwarz
Recorded on 01-30-2025.
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
In this podcast interview, the speaker will showcase how to best build business cases for legal and compliance projects and how to best get the funding you need.
Moderator:
@Charisma Starr - VP, Legal Operations, JPMorgan Chase
Speaker:
Jeffery Salling - Chief of Staff, ModernaRecorded 07-26-2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
It is widely recognized in the industry that involving legal operations resources early in large to mid-size client engagements offers numerous benefits. Clients increasingly request the presence of project managers, tech professionals, marketing resources, and knowledge managers. Despite these advantages, why are so few of these professionals invited to crucial client meetings? In this podcast interview, you will hear from individuals who have successfully secured a seat at the table. We explored their journeys, discussed what it is like to be in that position, and learned how they have maintained their roles.
Moderator:@Natasha Tucker - Director, Business Development Operations, Bennett Jones LLP
Speakers:@Nicole McCray - Director of Enterprise Project Management, Greenberg Traurig LLP@Rebecca Wissler - Director of Business Development, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Recorded on 07-22-2024.
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Friday Jun 28, 2024
A reflection on the first-of-its-kind summit with thought leaders gathered from 45 law firms focused on the new frontier in firm intelligence, emphasizing the transformative role of data in shaping the future of legal practice.
This podcast will include speakers and attendees to discuss learnings on how data enhancement helps law firms move from mere information gathering to gaining valuable insights, thus revolutionizing legal knowledge management.
Moderator:@Carrie Remhof - Senior Firm Intelligence Manager
Speakers:@Cindy Bare - Chief Data and Innovation Officer, Frost Brown Todd LLP @Kate Meltzer - Director of KM Technology, Ropes & Gray LLP@Max Polinski - Product Manager for Foundation at Litera
Recorded 6-28-2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
In this podcast panel, the panelists will share tips on how to work with, not against, outside counsel to achieve cost and matter management objectives.
Moderator:
@Andrea Webster - Associate Director, Legal Innovation and Operations, Novartis
Panelists:
@Heather Newton - Lead Counsel, Wells Fargo
@J. Tracy Walker - IV - Partner, McGuireWoods
Recorded 05-14-2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
We all know about technical debt, but data debt is its more nefarious and more challenging sibling. How do you break down the data silos in you firm to create a holistic view of your information? Moderator:@Bill Bice - CEO, nQ Zebraworks Speaker: @Keli Whitnell - Director of Firm Intelligence, Troutman Pepper
Recorded on 3-11-2024.
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
In this podcast the speakers will discuss how can legal operations teams work with each other on both sides of the client/law firm equation. What are best practices? How can a firm improve the client's experience? Moderator:@Damian Priamurskiy - Project Management & Delivery Specialist, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Speakers:@Julianne Kasprzyk - Paralegal Manager, Investment Management, Lowenstein Sandler LLP @Donald Knight - Director of Legal and Tax Operations, Crown Castle
Recorded on 02-23-2024.