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Maximize Fixed-Free Arrangements with AI, Analytics and Automation

Many junior and mid-level associates are beginning to realize that the billable model is moving towards fixed-fee arrangements. This is becoming especially true during the pandemic, where everyone is looking to cut costs. In this podcast session, we will learn more about how to handle transactions using less lawyer time (through AI or other methods)Moderator:@Brian P. Morris - IT Business Relationship Manager, Holland & Knight LLP
Speaker:@Tobin Brown - Chief Practice Management Officer, Perkins Coie​
​Recorded on 08-06-2021
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Business Partner Spotlight: Olenick, A Qualitest Company

Join us as we talk about acquisitions and why they are so important in legal tech! How they move innovation, products and services, and aid the end-users!
 
Speakers
Beth Anne Stuebe, Director of Publications & Press
TJ Johnson, AVP, Legal Sector Strategist
Bill Mertes, VP, Olenick & Associates

Bleeding Edge, Episode 4: Soliciting Attorney Input & Feedback

For Season 2, Episode #4, featuring Jeff Pfeifer of LexisNexis, where we sit down and discuss soliciting attorney input and why feedback is important in legal tech product design, plus more! Tune in now!

Women Who Lead: Lisa Meconi

Join the ILTA Women Who Lead Team as they sit down for an in-depth interview with Lisa Meconi, Director of Legal Engineering at Liberty Mutual Insurance. They talk tech, motherhood, being a legal innovator, and much more.This is a Peer to Peer article podcast complementary to the Summer 2021, Part One article featured on page 46. 

HopsCast - Episode 4: Joe Hoegler

For the  Summer 2021 edition of HopsCast, Beth Anne Stuebe, ILTA Director of Publications & Press, interviews Joe Hoegler, Chief Technology Innovation Officer at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. He joins us from  Port Washington, New York, and talks all things tech, innovation, and of course, about baseball, and hops.

Legal Tech Startups: The Rewards of Being a Super-Early Adopter

A Summer 2021 Peer to Peer article podcast to complement an article from the part one issue written by Evan Shenkman (found on page 48). 
In this episode, ILTA's Beth Anne Stuebe chats with Evan about how you can/should trust, love, and welcome legal tech Startups to your firm.

Skills Roadmap: What to Learn First (Aimed at New to Industry)

Litigation support can be daunting to those new to the industry – not only are there technical skills to learn, but also legal considerations, project management and communication & presentation skills are all keys to your success. In this podcast, we will discuss the kinds of transferable skills which will help you in your new role, how best to learn those important technical skills, and how to identify the opportunities to develop and improve your skills.
 
Moderator:@Rachel McAdams - eDiscovery Technical Specialist, A&L Goodbody Solicitors
Speakers:@Kathy Dallaire, CEDS -  eDiscovery and Litigation Support Coordinator,Stikeman Elliott LLP@Doug Austin -  Editor, eDiscovery Today
​Recorded on 07-26-2021

New Generation of Security Challenges and Changes Emerge as Law Firms Adapt to Work-From-Anywhere Environment

A Summer 2021 Peer to Peer article podcast to complement an article from the part one issue written by Greg Russo (found on page 28). 
In this episode, ILTA's Beth Anne Stuebe chats with Mike Paul, Chief Technology Officer and Information Security Manager at Innovative Computing Systems, about security and the business decisions you should be making to keep your organization safe.
 

Session 301 - The Study Case #2: Use of Artificial Intelligence to Optimize the Lawyers Work (Human + Machine)

***Please note this podcast is in Spanish!
In this third part of the series, the idea is that the speaker talks about the benefits of using Artificial Intelligence to optimize the work of the lawyers in generating the first draft of any legal document that they have to create. *** Please know the podcast is in Spanish only. Moderator:@Rodolfo Christophersen -Sr. Manager, Head of Legal Operations, Mercado LibreSpeakers:Nicolas Vilela - Co-Founder & CEO, ZTZ TechPablo Balancini - CEO, LegalHub
Recorded on 07-26-2021​

The Modern Ethical Minefield - Leveraging Technology to Manage Conflicts at the International Law Firm

The continued growth of law firms, and the increasing transience of their attorneys, have created many new risks for firms to account for regarding conflicts of interest management.   Increasingly, large international Firms have transitioned to a centralized approach for conflicts clearance, utilizing non fee-earning professionals for this function. 
Despite this, challenges remain - particularly stemming from increasingly restrictive conflicts language within Outside Counsel Guidelines as well as recent US case law.  In this podcast session, the speaker will focus on discussing the unique conflicts challenges faced by US firms with international presence and various approaches to these challenges; how technology and centralization are the key to meeting these challenges; and whether changes to the conflicts rules are needed in order to "modernize" and account for the breadth of today's international law firm and technological advances.Moderator:@Tracey Pardo - IS Process Improvement Analyst, Cooley LLP
​Speaker:@Mark Agin - Senior Manager of Global New Business Intake and Information Management, Shearman & Sterling LLPRecorded on 07-23-2021

Taking Collaboration to the Next Step With Hackathons

Hackathons are a great way to gather folks from different departments to formulate new ideas that the entire firm can take advantage of. We recently held a very successful one at McGuireWoods which resulted in items added to the project pipeline for 2021.Moderator:Natalie Baumgardner - Business Development Coordinator, McGuireWoods LLP
Speakers:@Rachel Cohee - Manager, Business Intelligence & Analytics, McGuireWoods LLP@Eric Jenvey - Data Science Manager, McGuireWoods LLP
Recorded on 07-16-2021​​​​​