ILTA Voices

Fresh Voices of Legal Tech (Europe) - Episode 5: Karim Nassar

For Episode #5 of the Europe edition of Fresh Voices of Legal Tech, Mercedes Oppon-Kusi, ILTA UK Community Engagement Manager, and Leanne Williams, founder of InclusiTech and Business Analyst, sit down with Karim Nassar, Legal Products Manager at Travers Smith.
They talk about Karim's career development from Product Engineer to Legal Products Manager during the pandemic, transferable skills, and so much more! 
 
About the Series
For 2021, the Europe edition of Fresh Voices of Legal Tech is a collaboration between ILTA and InclusiTech with the intention of sharing the different career opportunities in the tech industry that can be accessible for all. Each episode of the podcast will discuss our thoughts and views on the latest hot topics and feature someone from the tech industry to give us a little insight into their role.

Equitable Conversations - Episode #0: New Series Introduction

ILTA Publication
Join us for the first-ever DEI podcast, EQUITABLE CONVERSATIONS. This all-new podcast is hosted by Karina Willes, PhD, MBA, PMP, Senior Project Manager at Foley & Lardner LLP, and ILTA’s own Beth Anne Stuebe, Director of Publications and Press. They sit down with a rotating series of ILTAns, industry leaders, and SMEs in legal and technology to talk about how diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just buzz words, but practical business choices that move the needle of progress ever-forward. This is Episode #0, an introduction to the monthly series. Tune in now!

HopsCast - Episode 5: Angela Dowd and Leland Smith

For the Fall 2021 edition of HopsCast, Beth Anne Stuebe, ILTA Director of Publications & Press, interviews Angela Dowd, Director of Practice Innovation at Burns & Levinson LLP, and Leland Smith, Technical Relationship Manager at Conversant Group, at ILTACON 2021. They talk all things tech, co-authoring, and of course, about baseball, and hops. 

Women Who Lead: Crystal Kelley

Our second featured podcast Woman Leader is Crystal Kelley, IT User Support Manager at Troutman Pepper. She sits down with our WWL group and talks about her Peer to Peer article, mentors, leadership, and more!
 
About
ILTA’s Women Who Lead Advisory Committee put out a call for names earlier this year to identify women who have recently experienced a job transition into their first management role. WWL is profiling four new women leaders in Peer to Peer, one profile in each of the next four issues. WWL will also do an interview with them as part of our podcast series throughout the next year, so stay tuned!  

Business Analysts

In this session, we will discover and learn about the evolving role of business analysts, what they do, how they help legal technology and why they are so valuable.Moderator:@Carly Prellwitz- Business Analyst 1, Fish & RichardsonSpeakers:@Rex Balboa– Systems Business Analyst, Perkins Coie@Jennifer Perez- IT Business Analyst, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Recorded on 09-14-2021

The Vendor/Firm Ecosystem - How Firms can Impact Product Development

As firms move from jack-of-all trades providers to working with a host of best-in-class tools provided by smaller companies, opportunities for directly influencing product development and product pipeline have greatly increased. During this podcast, we will discuss specific ways in which firms can leverage their networks and vendor relationships to guide the creation of better, more cost efficient vendor offerings.Moderator: @Rebecca Holdredge - Innovation Manager, Husch Blackwell LLPSpeakers:@Anna McGrane - COO, PacerPro@Virginio D'Aversa - Senior Director Knowledge Management and Technology Innovation, Husch Blackwell@Dan Anderson - CEO and Co-founder, SeeUnity@Dan Hauck - Chief Product Officer, NetDocuments
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Recorded on 09-02-2021​​

Ensuring You Have Adequate Visibility As You Move Further Into The Cloud

During this podcast, a cyber security professional will discuss ways that you can ensure that you have adequate visibility to protect against unauthorized access into our data as you move additional pieces of your architecture into the cloud. The conversation will highlight cloud access security brokers, security incident and event management, and data loss prevention tools and strategies.Moderator:@Corey Reitz - E-Discovery Project Lead, Sandia National LaboratoriesSpeaker:Kevin Magee - Chief Security Officer, Microsoft Canada
​Recorded on 08-06-2021​

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.