Best Ari Kaplan Podcasts (2023)

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Reinventing Professionals

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How Legal Professionals Can Maximize the Opportunities at Their Next Meeting or Conference 19:38

1d ago19:38

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I spoke with Janet Falk, the Chief Strategist at Falk Communications and Research, which provides public relations and marketing communications services to attorneys, business owners, and consultants. We discussed how attorneys can best prepare for their next meeting or conference, conduct effective follow-up, and maximize attendance at remote even…

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Meditations with Zohar

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Trae Stephens: Choosing Good Quests S2 E19 1:09:30

10h ago1:09:30

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This week, Zohar Atkins joins Trae Stephens, investor, serial entrepreneur, and faith-based public thinker, to talk about what makes for a good quest, the ethics and theology of doing things that scale and things that don't, political theology, why optimism is rational, and how to make life-altering decisions.…

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Empowering Investigators with Technology and Open-Source Data 12:55

1d ago12:55

12:55

I spoke with Stuart Clarke, the CEO of Blackdot Solutions, a software company founded with a mission to enable investigative teams to leverage technology to combat terrorism, financial crime, and human trafficking. We discussed the trends driving the need for more sophisticated investigation tools, how regulators are influencing these trends, and w…

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The Value of Financial Management for Legal Professionals 13:34

8d ago13:34

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I spoke with Joe Ryan, the Managing Director and Head of the Law Firm Group for Citi Global Wealth at Work, which provides tailored financial, wealth, banking, and lending solutions. We discussed the value of working with a financial advisor with specialized knowledge of the legal industry and how the wealth management needs of lawyers differ from …

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Preparing for the Corporate Transparency Act 12:27

9d ago12:27

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I spoke with Ross Aronowitz, the Vice President for the Law Firm Segment at CT Corporation, within the Financial and Corporate Compliance division of Wolters Kluwer. We discussed the Corporate Transparency Act, how law firms can help their clients prepare for this new law, and the company's Small Business & Corporations Beneficial Ownership Survey.…

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The Convergence of E-Discovery, Compliance, Data Privacy, and Cybersecurity 11:41

12d ago11:41

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I spoke with Eric Robinson, the Vice President of Global Advisory Services and Strategic Client Solutions at KLDiscovery. We discussed the most commonly requested e-discovery advisory services, why e-discovery, compliance, data privacy, and cybersecurity are converging, the effect of AI on this alignment, and how legal professionals can use informa…

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Meditations with Zohar

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Rohit Krishnan: Building God S2 E18 1:11:20

14d ago1:11:20

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This week Zohar joins Rohit Krishnan, investor, blogger at Strange Loop Canon, and author of Building God, to talk about Edge, AI, Sabbaticals, Mastery and Generalism, Investing, Creativity, P-Zombies, Techno-Optimism, Conviction, and Forgetting. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review the show to help us grow. You might also enjoy The …

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Becoming an Author While Practicing Full-Time 11:22

20d ago11:22

11:22

I spoke with Dera Nevin, a data lawyer, who has held positions that touch on e-discovery, cybersecurity, and information governance, at organizations like Blackstone, TDBank, and Proskauer Rose, and the author of The Journey's the Thing: Pandemic Essays. We discussed the stories in her book that are uniquely suited to lawyers and other professional…

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Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 13 15:50

22d ago15:50

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In this 13th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed the power of business intelligence in legal, the global impact of legal technology on the practice of law, and the projected use case cases for AI in 2024.By Ari Kaplan

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Reinventing Professionals

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The Emerging Legal Tech That Law Firms and Law Departments Should Understand Beyond Generative AI 14:14

26d ago14:14

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I spoke with Sean Monahan, a Senior Director in the Strategy & Transformation practice and lead of the Data Modernization specialist team at Harbor, and Justin Hectus, the CIO of KP Labs, a Harbor company focused on business process automation, contract intelligence, and advanced analytics. We discussed the emerging legal tech that law firms and la…

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How Law Firms Can Leverage Their Existing Collaboration Platforms to Drive Innovation 9:41

28d ago9:41

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I spoke with Ted Theodoropoulos, the Founder and CEO of Infodash, a legal collaboration platform built on SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams. We discussed the current state of law firm collaboration, how firms can leverage existing collaboration platforms to drive innovation, and the effect of generative AI on this process.…

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Meditations with Zohar

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Seth Kaplan: Reviving the Neighborhood S2 E17 1:44:21

28d ago1:44:21

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This week Zohar is joined by public intellectual Seth Kaplan to discuss his new book Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time. Kaplan takes his analysis of Fragile States and applies the same lens to American neighborhoods. Zohar and Seth talk about what makes for good neighborhoods, why culture can't be reduced to …

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Reinventing Professionals

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How the Role of the In-House Lawyer is Evolving 14:04

1M ago14:04

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I spoke with Shai Mehani, the Co-Founder and CEO of In-House Connect, a nationwide community of over 50,000 in-house counsel. We discussed the growth of the network, how it differs from other organizations that serve the in-house bar, content that is most interesting to corporate counsel, and how the role of the in-house lawyer is evolving.…

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Reinventing Professionals

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Preparing Law Students for an AI-Centric Legal Practice 9:00

1M ago9:00

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I spoke with Lutz-Christian Wolff, the Dean of the faculty of law for the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the author of a new law review article published in the Spring 2023 issue of the Journal of Law and Technology at Texas called "The AI-Based Legal Paradise - A (Necessary!) Thought Experiment." We discussed How AI will affect the practice …

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Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 12 31:21

1M ago31:21

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In this 12th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed the Say Gap public speaking program, the connection between knowledge management and innovation, and the value of niche conferences.By Ari Kaplan

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Reinventing Professionals

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Navigating the Future of Knowledge and Know-How with Generative AI 15:36

2M ago15:36

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I spoke with Kelly Lake, the CEO and Executive Director for CEB - Continuing Education of the Bar, a California-focused provider of legal research and CLE. We discussed the connection between continuing legal education and legal research, how CEB combines human editorial expertise with its rules-based machine integration, and the effect of generati…

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Aligning Legal Design, Innovation, and Well-Being 14:55

2M ago14:55

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I spoke with Marco Imperiale, the Founder and Managing Director of Better Ipsum, a consultancy based in Europe focused on legal design, innovation, ESG, and wellbeing. We discussed the legal industry changes that organizations are having the most difficulty addressing and the importance of aligning legal design, innovation, and well-being.…

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Reinventing Professionals

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The Effect of Interactive Experiential Training on the Practice of Law 15:33

2M ago15:33

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I spoke with Abdi Shayesteh, the Founder and CEO of AltaClaro, an interactive experiential legal training provider. We discussed how interactive experiential training differs from traditional law firm practices, the value of the '"Learn, Do, Review" model, and measuring the return on training investments.…

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Reinventing Professionals

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Leveraging Behavioral Assessments in Legal 11:12

2M ago11:12

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I spoke with Ioana Good and Adrien Maines, partners in Promova, a branding and public relations firm, as well as the co-developers of Find a Rainmaker, a behavioral assessment application. We discussed the value of a behavioral assessment tool, ways that the legal industry can use it to enhance decision-making on revenue generation, coaching, and t…

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Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 11 32:34

2M ago32:34

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In this 11th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed Legal Geek and Relativity Fest, the increasing influence of knowledge management, and, of course, AI.By Ari Kaplan

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Empowering Contract Intelligence with Generative AI 8:39

2M ago8:39

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I spoke with Gary Sangha, the founder and CEO of LexCheck, a leading AI-powered contract acceleration and intelligence platform. We discussed the increasing importance of contract intelligence, the company's release of Copilot, how it leverages generative AI, the value of integrating with Microsoft Word, and how lawyers and businesses will continue…

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Meditations with Zohar

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David Bashevkin: The Case for Inconvenience S2 E16 1:17:13

2M ago1:17:13

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This week, Zohar is joined by David Bashevkin, Rabbi, scholar, author of Sin*a*gogue, and founder of 18Forty to talk about the meaning of community, why holiness and inconvenience are often linked, whether being small in number is an essential part of Jewishness, the legacy of Hasidism, and the spiritual search as a fundamental structure of existen…

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Reinventing Professionals

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A New Approach to Sourcing and Managing Document Reviewers 14:00

2M ago14:00

14:00

I spoke with Rachi and Shimmy Messing, the co-founders of Altorney, a marketplace platform for sourcing and managing document reviewers and other legal talent. We discussed The importance of transparency in staffing e-discovery projects, the value of efficiency in this process, and where the market for legal talent is headed.…

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Reinventing Professionals

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Reimagining Legal Finance 27:07

2M ago27:07

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I spoke with David Perla, the Co-Chief Operating Officer at Burford Capital, a leading provider of legal finance. We discussed how the impression of legal finance has evolved, the company's new research on how in-house lawyers view opportunities in affirmative litigation, and how the use of litigation finance will evolve following the $16.1 billion…

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Reinventing Professionals

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New Legal Tech Opportunities and the Popularity of Generative AI in Latin America 11:00

3M ago11:00

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I spoke with Andrés Jara, a lawyer and the founder of Alster.law, a provider of alternative legal services, and Kea Technology, a developer of matter management software. We discussed the state of technology adoption in Latin America, unique legal tech challenges in the region, and new opportunities presented by the popularity of generative AI.…

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Reinventing Professionals

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ILTACON 2023 Trends and Takeaways Mixtape 5:11

3M ago5:11

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At the 2023 International Legal Technology Association Conference, I had the privilege of speaking with leaders from various organizations for this #ILTACON2023 mixtape. They included: Josh Baxter and Dan Hauck of NetDocuments, Peter Zver of Bundledocs, Jorn Vanysacker of Henchman, Josh Blandi of Unicourt, Juan Ramirez of NSerio, Ken Block of Legal…

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Reinventing Professionals

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Summer Vacations and the Power of Client Service 12:30

3M ago12:30

12:30

I spoke with Billy Scott, General Manager of the Virginia Hotel and Cottages in Cape May, New Jersey. We discussed the secret to maintaining the highest level of client service, adapting to changing customer preferences, and encouraging team members to collectively support a common mission, and how the travel experience is evolving.…

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Data Management and Legal Technology in Finland 11:04

3M ago11:04

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I spoke with Heikki Ilvessalo, the co-founder of Ilves, a legal data consultancy and software firm, in Finland, the founder of the Finnish Legal Tech Network, and the co-organizer of the Nordic Legal Tech Day in Helsinki on November 15th. We discussed what law firms in Finland are looking for in a legal tech solution, the 2023 map of Finnish legal …

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Reinventing Professionals

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Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 10 33:18

3M ago33:18

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In this tenth episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed aligning the legal ecosystem, deploying generative AI, and investing in legal.By Ari Kaplan

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The Job Market for Roles in E-Discovery, Information Governance, and Privacy 14:24

3M ago14:24

14:24

I spoke with Michael Potters, the CEO of the Glenmont Group, an executive search firm that works with law firms, corporate legal departments, and providers of legal services. We discussed the state of the job market for roles in e-discovery, information governance, privacy, the types of organizations that offer the best roles, and the influence of …

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Reinventing Professionals

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The Difference Between Crisis Communications and Public Relations 14:42

3M ago14:42

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I spoke with Nathan Miller, the CEO and Founder of Miller Ink, a full-service strategic and crisis communications firm in Los Angeles. We discussed the difference between crisis communications and public relations, how lawyers and legal teams can diffuse a potential crisis, and what law firms should consider when hiring and managing a communication…

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Reinventing Professionals

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Three Legal Tech Founders Share Their Perspectives on Raising Money in the Current Environment 23:32

3M ago23:32

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I spoke with Katherine Allen, the CEO of Flo Recruit, Ross Guberman, the CEO of LawCatch, the developer of BriefCatch, and Jim Wagner, the CEO of The Contract Network. We discussed raising money for legal technology startups in the current environment, the challenges of doing so, advice for other leaders, and the road ahead.…

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Meditations with Zohar

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Eric Linus Kaplan: Philosophy as a Way of Life S2 E15 1:10:39

3M ago1:10:39

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This week, Zohar is joined by Eric Linus Kaplan, podcast host ("Terrifying Questions") and TV writer ("The Big Bang Theory," "Futurama," "Flight of the Concords," and "Malcolm in the Middle") to talk about whether God has a body, whether we should listen to physicians who have rashes, the value of Heidegger's thought, the meaning of sophistry, and …

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Reinventing Professionals

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The Relationship Between Task Management and Contract Lifecycle Management 11:07

3M ago11:07

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I spoke with Vishal Sunak, the founder and CEO of LinkSquares, an AI-powered contract lifecycle management and legal task management solution. We discussed how in-house legal teams are expanding their use of CLM applications, the launch of the LinkSquares Cloud, and how task management relates to contract lifecycle management.…

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Reinventing Professionals

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Streamlining the Preservation and Collection of ESI from Microsoft Teams in E-Discovery 9:37

4M ago9:37

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I spoke with Peter Callaghan, the Chief Revenue Officer at Pagefreezer, a technology company that provides compliance and litigation support technology. We discussed how enterprise collaboration platforms, such as MS Teams, affect the way lawyers and legal professionals approach collecting and preserving electronically stored information, and the b…

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Reinventing Professionals

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Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep9 22:52

4M ago22:52

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In this ninth episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed ILTACON 2023, law firm leadership, litigation analytics, and practical AI.By Ari Kaplan

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Reinventing Professionals

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Helping Legal Professionals Elevate Their Mental Health 11:35

4M ago11:35

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I spoke with Sheila Robinson-Kiss, a therapist and mental health educator, who leads the Rebalancing America and Beyond Initiative, a consulting firm that focuses on mental health and wellness. We discussed best practices for lawyers, who want to maintain and elevate their mental health, mistakes leaders make in helping their team members manage th…

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Meditations with Zohar

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Ari Lamm: Partnership and Rebellion S2 E14 1:49:15

4M ago1:49:15

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This week, Zohar is joined by Rabbi Ari Lamm, host of The Good Faith Effort podcast, to talk about the theology of human independence, self-deception, the philosophy of language, what makes interpretation faithful or deviant, the rabbinic concept of the bat kol (divine echo), and what it means to be a rabbi.…

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Reinventing Professionals

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How Litigators Can Leverage Data to Gain a Competitive Advantage 22:42

4M ago22:42

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I spoke with Jeff Jacobson, a litigation partner with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath in New York, and Nicole Clark, the Co-Founder and CEO of Trellis, a state trial court research and analytics platform, which recently introduced its Law Firm Intelligence tool to offer insights on business and competitive intelligence for law firms. We discussed how…

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Reinventing Professionals

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Whether Emerging AI Technology Will Increase a Legal Department’s Productivity 9:45

4M ago9:45

9:45

I spoke with Jim O’Hare, the Vice President of CLM Services at LegalEase Solutions. We discussed how legal teams are using artificial intelligence with CLM, ways that ChatGPT is augmenting how companies are using AI, and whether emerging AI technology will increase a legal department’s productivity.By Ari Kaplan

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The Risks of Using AI in Legal 15:09

4M ago15:09

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I spoke with Ignat Postny, the Executive Director at TAG Consulting, a boutique consulting firm specializing in corporate governance, asset protection, and M&A projects for high-net-worth individuals and business owners. We discussed the challenges that legal professionals face in deploying new technology, the impact of legal process automation, th…

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Meditations with Zohar

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Tara Isabella Burton: Self-Making from Albrecht Dürer to Kim Kardashian S2 E13 1:13:39

4M ago1:13:39

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This week, Zohar is joined by return guest Tara Isabella Burton to discuss her most recent book, Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians. They discuss renaissance humanism, the theological origins of postmodernity, irony, commitment, transhumanism, Oscar Wilde, Frederick Douglass, Thomas Edison, and Grimes.…

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Leadership in E-Discovery 15:46

4M ago15:46

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I spoke with Jamie Berry, the President of Evolver Legal Services, an e-discovery and litigation support services company. We discussed how legal teams are using AI in e-discovery, the shifting focus of legal education, and ways that e-discovery is evolving.By Ari Kaplan

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Reinventing Professionals

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Redefining Legal Operations 15:43

5M ago15:43

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I spoke with Connie Brenton and Jeff Franke, the founders of LegalOps.com, a membership community providing legal operations and other professionals with resources and events, including an inaugural conference in October. We discussed how the field of legal operations has changed, what attendees at the "Running Legal Like a Business" conference can…

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Streamlining the DSAR Process and Ensuring Compliance with Data Privacy Regulations 13:11

5M ago13:11

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I spoke with Bill Piwonka, Chief Marketing Officer at Exterro, a provider of legal GRC software designed for in-house legal, privacy, and IT teams at Global 2000 and AmLaw 200 organizations. We discussed recent developments in privacy in the US and abroad, best practices to streamline the DSAR process, and techniques for ensuring compliance with da…

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How the Private Markets Sector is Transforming its Use of Contract Automation Technology 14:53

5M ago14:53

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I spoke with Troy Pospisil, the Founder and CEO of Ontra, a provider of contract automation and intelligence solutions for asset managers. We discussed how the growth in global transactions has impacted the way lawyers and other professionals in that sector manage the increased volume of contracts, the benefits of deploying artificial intelligence …

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Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, for Charting Change in Legal Ep 8 25:40

5M ago25:40

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In this eighth episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed the proposed National Institute for Legal Innovation and new research on Leadership, Growth, and Profitability in a Post-Pandemic Era.By Ari Kaplan

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Meditations with Zohar

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Geoffrey West: Longevity, Mortality, and Care S2 E12 1:12:43

5M ago1:12:43

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This week, Zohar is joined by Geoffrey West, theoretical physicist, Distinguished Professor and Past President of the Santa Fe Institute, and author of Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies, to talk about whether universities are more like cities or companies, what makes human consciousness unique,…

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Reinventing Digital Reading and Note-Taking 12:24

5M ago12:24

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I spoke with Dr. Craig Tashman, the Founder & CEO of LiquidText, an active reading, note-taking, and document analysis platform. We discussed why lawyers still default to using paper documents, the areas of legal practice that can benefit most from a platform that allows for digital reading and note-taking, and how legal practice is evolving.…

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Changing the Way Startups Access Legal Services 12:23

5M ago12:23

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I spoke with Stepan Khzrtian, the co-founder and CEO of Corpora, a dashboard that helps startups get legal tasks done, from formation to Series B. We discussed the legal issues that startup founders can address with technology, whether advanced tools will change the way lawyers deliver legal services for startups, and how artificial intelligence is…

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