ILTA Voices

The speakers shared how and when to train attorneys for best long-term technology success. Does this occur in summer or first year? In addition, they discussed how does training needs evolve over the course of an attorney's careers for best long-term technology success. 
Moderator:@Virginia Ong - Legal Innovation Manager, Greenberg Traurig  
Speakers:@Jake Brown - Head of Legal Technology, Josef@Ana Toft-Nielsen - Attorney Development Innovation Manager, Greenberg Traurig
Recorded on 04-03-2024.

In this podcast panel session, the panelists will share the pros and cons for eDiscovery professionals for working in-house at a law firm as opposed to externally at a service provider.
 
Moderator:@James MacGregor - Managing Director, Ethical eDiscovery
Panelists:@Rachel McAdams -  Senior Consultant, Sky Discovery
@Dina Hetherington - eDiscovery Technology Manager, A&L Goodbody LLP
@Jakub Kur - Head of Forensic Technology, Bird & Bird
@Tom Quinn - Head of eDiscovery, Simmons & Simmons
Recorded on 3-15-2024

Dawn Hudgins sits down with Melanie Prevost and Julia Montgomery to get the inside scoop on ILTA's upcoming event, Catalyst: Women Leading Change.

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.

How do we listen effectively? What does it mean to hear someone? Dawn Hudgins sits down with ILTA CEO, Joy Heath Rush, to discuss listening advice.

Dawn Hudgins sits down with EVOLVE Co-Chairs Kenneth Jones and Joshua Smith to get the inside perspective on ILTA's newest event.

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.

In this podcast interview, the speaker will share experiences and challenges in utilizing Large Language Models in the legal arena. 
 
Questions the moderator asked the speaker:General -What are some of the key challenges that legal departments face in adopting and integrating LLMs into their workflows?  -How can legal departments overcome the initial resistance or skepticism that may exist towards using LLMs? -How can legal departments ensure that LLMs are being used responsibly and ethically, without perpetuating biases or producing inaccurate or misleading results?  People -How can legal departments train and empower their lawyers to use LLMs effectively? -How can LLMs be used to augment and complement the skills and expertise of lawyers, rather than replace them? -What are the potential long-term benefits of using LLMs in legal departments? Technology -What are the challenges of integrating LLMs with existing legal software and systems? -Provide examples of specific use cases (e.g., information governance, contract management review and drafting, eDiscovery, and/or R&C) -How can legal departments ensure that LLMs are aligned with security and privacy and regulatory compliance? Process What are the challenges of evaluating and selecting the right LLM for a specific legal task? How can legal departments ensure that LLMs are being used in a way that is aligned with their overall legal strategy? 
 
Moderator:
@Carolyn Robinson - Senior eDiscovery Paralegal, Bosch  
 
Speaker:
@Chistine Livingston - Managing Director of AI and IOT, Protiviti

Every firm currently struggles with making sure all of the knowledge in their organization is written down, up to date, and searchable.
In the future, chatbots could serve as a kind of automated research assistants for firm knowledge. They’d be responsible for answering questions by sourcing information from the right person, document and they could also be used to proactively record tacit knowledge into living documents by periodically interviewing key people about their progress on company initiatives.
 
In this podcast interview, we discussed the role of AI powered chatbots as digital research assistants and more.Moderator:@Alejandro Vallellanes - Former Senior Manager, Research and Information Alerts, Baker McKenzieSpeakers:@Stephanie Goutos - Practice Innovation Attorney, Gunderson Dettmer, L.L.P.@Avi Saiger - Practice Innovation Attorney, Gunderson Dettmer, L.L.P.@John Scrudato - Legal Engineering and Data Strategy Manager, Gunderson Dettmer, L.L.P.Recorded on 02-05-2024.

Join ILTA CEO, Joy Heath Rush, and Sr. VP of Service Delivery, Dawn Hudgins, for the first episode in our new series: Joyous Leadership.

In legal operations and other knowledge or practice management roles, there's often a lot less structure and clarity on the types of roles and career progression available in the industry. 
 
In this podcast session, we'll talk through some ways to first figure out what your options are, then how to get started down the path you want to be on, and where to turn for help when it's not available within your org. 
 
Questions the moderator asked the panelists  - Tell us a bit about your professional journey and when you were able to steer your own ship with regards to your roles within a law firm.  - What steps did you take and research did you have to do to clarify your vision for your next role?  - What were some ways that you were able to communicate with management/leaders to get them aligned with your goals and vision for your next career moves? - Did you run into any unexpected obstacles and how did you overcome them? Do you have any advice for others that may be seeking a change in their current role?
 
Moderator:Harriet Joubert-Vaklyes- Senior Project Manager, Legal Operations, CBRE
Panelists:  Danette Shaifer - Facilitator, Relationship Intelligence Coach, Learning Strategist, Florishion ConsultingAmy Wegener- Executive Coach and Consultant, AB Wegener LLC Esther Bowers - Chief Practice Innovation Officer, Honigman LLP
 
Recorded on 1-25-2024