Evolve Law Podcast – A Catalyst For Legal Innovati

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. (LRUS) is a leading provider of information and expert solutions for legal and business compliance professionals and is part of the Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory division. The LRUS business includes legal markets, legal education, healthcare compliance and reimbursement, corporate compliance and international offerings.  In this episode, host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with the CEO and Senior Vice President to share their insights from the 2019 Future Ready Lawyer Survey from Wolters Kluwer, which was based on quantitative interviews with 700 lawyers in law firms, legal departments, and business services firms across the U.S. and Europe. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com     Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center  https://lrus.wolterskluwer.com/about-us/  https://wolterskluwer.com/products-services/our-portfolio/legal-regulatory.html https://www.facebook.com/wolterskluwer https://twitter.com/Wolters_Kluwer https://www.youtube.com/user/WoltersKluwerComms LegalandReginfo@wolterskluwer.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-caywood-71825111 https://www.linkedin.com/in/deansonderegger https://landing-legisway.wolterskluwer.com/2019-future-ready-lawyer-report-legal-departments   Show Notes Knowing a little bit about Wolters Kluwer - 0:45 Providing expert solutions - 0:57 The legal industry that is in an inflection point - 1:19 Helping lawyers be prepared - 2:36 Talking about the future-ready lawyer survey from Wolters Kluwer - 3:30 Increase of technology at legal services - 4:14 Takeaways from the survey - 4:57 The use of technology - 6:15 Law Firms that are implementing technology for their services - 7:20 Technology firms struggles - 10:20 The importance of having technology personnel - 10:50 Technology as a part of the strategic plan - 13:37 Organizations that are not implementing technology - 15:20 Lack of technology vision - 16:08 Innovation in Law Firms and throughout the industry - 17:25 Globalization and taking a strategic approach knowing the survey's results - 20:29 Clients demands - 22:49 One of the challenges right now: Understanding technology - 23:52   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher

Troy Pospisil is the founder and CEO at InCloudCounsel, a legal technology company that combines highly experienced corporate attorneys with cloud-based software to offer a scalable, end-to-end solution for negotiating and managing routine legal work. The InCloudCounsel software platform is designed to maximize organization, efficiency, and insight by providing a robust set of document management and data reporting capabilities.  For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com     Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center  https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-pospisil-201057a1/  https://www.linkedin.com/company/incloudcounsel?trk=public_profile_topcard_current_company https://www.incloudcounsel.com/about/ info@incloudcounsel.com    Show Notes Why Troy founded the company - 1:00 Bringing a unique approach to the legal world - 1:33 How big is InCloudCounsel - 2:40 Focus on financial institutions - 4:24 The interview process to find attorneys for InCloudCounsel - 5:26 What are the product details? - 7:57 Benefits of using a solution as InCloudCounsel - 14:26 Contracts as a critical component of the businesses - 18:20 Talking about legal technology investments - 20:50 Tools that change the way attorneys operate - 21:25 Data security is the one priority  for InCloudCounsel - 26:22 Machine learning and using it at InCloudCounsel - 27:40 Opportunities to leverage machine learning models - 29:02 Every company has access to the "state of the art" - 31:18 One of the challenges of using machine learning - 31:58 An efficiency building technology tool - 33:39 Having a team around the world - 36:30 People who work at large enterprises work on complex matters - 37:42 Global solutions for big complex businesses - 38:40   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher  

Continuing the conversations with the attendees of The Legal Geek Conference, on this episode, host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Jim Brock of Trustbot. This company makes NDAs easy for teams, checking meeting coverage based on participants, watching out for account status changes, sending reminders, routing for approval and confirming coverage, all within your team's regular workflow. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com     Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center  https://www.legalgeek.co/  https://twitter.com/wearelegalgeek?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/company/legalgeek https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1IkQltBaQ5RTpgo8B12rIA  https://trustbot.io/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/trustbot https://twitter.com/thetrustbot https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbrock      Show Notes What are Trustbot and NDAs?- 0:33 Discussing NDAs - 0:58 Legal technology and drafting - 1:34 New tools that help you with the processes - 2:54 Trustbot is free: anybody can use it - 3:07 Automating processes and making NDAs invisible - 3:46 Trustbot as a tool for 99% of NDAs - 4:37 The engagement with the platform - 5:11 Trustbot is completely in the cloud - 5:49 Getting the NDAs done - 6:33 How does Trustbot help you?- 6:48 Using the slack channel - 7:30 An expiration date for the NDA - 8:11 How to learn more about Trustbot - 9:50   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher

A gathering of some of the brightest minds in the business, on his episode, host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) is joined by one of the attendees of The Legal Geek Conference, Jan Beke. Jan Beke is the Vice President at Tonkean, a company that believes that in order to be successful, leaders and their teams must complement each other. In order for this to happen, leaders need to be able to see their data and people’s insights together, across different functions, products, and teams. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com     Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center  https://www.legalgeek.co/  https://twitter.com/wearelegalgeek?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/company/legalgeek https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1IkQltBaQ5RTpgo8B12rIA https://www.linkedin.com/in/janbeke https://www.linkedin.com/company/tonkean?trk=public_profile_topcard_current_company https://tonkean.com/    Show Notes How Tonkean helps legal operations? - 0:31 Understanding Tonkean - 1:15 How does it work? - 3:33 The robotic processing - 5:01 Using machine learning - 5:22 Jan's background - 5:55 Making people's jobs easier - 7:30 Innovation for efficiency - 7:43 Why Tonkean? - 8:20 Tonkean’s website - 9:04 Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher

Host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) brings a series of episodes from this year's Legal Geek Conference. Today, he talks to Catherine Krow, CEO of Digitory Legal, Former Orrick partner, and one of the Top 10 Women Entrepreneur in Cloud Innovation. Listen in to get first-hand details of her amazing career and her experience at the event.    For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com     Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center  https://www.legalgeek.co/  https://twitter.com/wearelegalgeek?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/company/legalgeek https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1IkQltBaQ5RTpgo8B12rIA  https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-krow https://twitter.com/cmkrow http://www.digitorylegal.com/ support@digitorylegal.com      Show Notes Who is Catherine Krow? - 0:30 What is Digitory Legal? - 0:48 Focussing on legal services - 1:16 Giving clients what they need - 2:20 Two years in the industry - 2:40 Transitioning from a big Law Firm to becoming an entrepreneur - 3:23 Lawyer and entrepreneur - 5:04 Digitory Legal website and how to get in touch with them - 5:46  Her favorite customer success story - 6:33 Focused on litigation - 7:59   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here   Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher      

An attorney who transitioned from being a practitioner to creating his own legal tech company, in today's podcast, we listen to Chris Smith, the founder and CEO of “Your Firm App”, which provides clients with better mobile access to case information right on the palm of their hand.   For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com     Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center  https://yourfirmapp.com/    Show Notes Chris' background - 1:00 Being a CLEO user - 3:06 What the mobile App is about - 3:35 The firm App and the CLEO conference - 5:04 The first version of the platform - 6:30 Client's feedback - 8:35 The biggest obstacle for the product - 11:30 The Client App, what it is, and how you can sign up - 12:28 Adding more people to the platform - 15:45 The testing ground - 17:53 Android and IOS App for clients - 19:15 The most enjoyable thing - 21:00 A tool that helps both clients and attorneys - 25:00 Using the App - 26:00 The balance between features and functionality - 30:58 New features for Your Firm App - 33:00 A simple and elegant platform - 34:00   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here   Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher

LawTap is the online booking engine for lawyers. It seamlessly integrates with all popular calendar systems and can book appointment types like phone calls, in person meetings at the lawyer’s office or client’s locations. LawTap also includes the ability to manage the conflict check process for new clients, collect customizable client intake information, and send automated email and SMS reminders. Tune in to find out more about developing technologies in the legal tech industry! For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com   Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.linkedin.com/in/seamusbyrne/ https://lawtap.com/au/   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher    

Today we get double the insight, as host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) is joined by two very special guests: Nathan Wenzel and Erik Reeves. Nathan manages product direction and client relationships at ¨SimpleLegal¨, which is a streamlined Matter Management and E-Billing software without the ¨overhead¨ commonly seen in legacy vendors' software. On the other hand, Erik Reeves is the CTO of Anaqua, a leading provider of Intellectual Asset Management software. Tune in to listen to their conversation  about how together they've cooked up an idea and teamed up to create an end-to-end IP solution for legal operations. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com   Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.linkedin.com/in/hyperion https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikcreeves https://www.linkedin.com/company/anaqua?trk=public_profile_topcard_current_company https://twitter.com/anaquacto?lang=es https://twitter.com/Anaqua https://www.simplelegal.com/why-simplelegal   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher

Alma Asay is chief innovation officer and head of legal solutions at Integreon Discovery Solutions, Inc., a leading global provider of alternative legal services. Integreon provides litigation support solutions to the legal community and it offers electronic discovery management solutions, including the collection, processing, reviewing, and production of electronic documents. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com     Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.linkedin.com/in/almaasay https://www.integreon.com/ https://www.integreon.com/who-we-are/ https://www.allegorylaw.com/   Show Notes Alternative legal services - 0:39 Alma's work - 2:24 Looking for opportunities to improve legal technology - 3:50 Integreon's tools for attorneys - 5:31 A tool for big law firms and corporations - 7:23 Their first client - 8:18 Allegory and Integreon working together - 9:18 A client success story - 10:30 Law firms looking for legal tech solutions - 13:07 Allegory challenges for the future - 14:00 A lot of information on litigation - 16:19 A tool for litigators -18:40 A new way of practicing law - 19:28 A platform for people that love to litigate - 20:48 The major barrier for lawyers - 22:40 Not trying to replace the work that lawyers do - 24:00 Education and collaboration for clients and lawyers - 26:00   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher  

BlueStylus, a division of Financial Software Solutions, LLC, is a Houston-based software company that provides online office management tools for law firms, legal practitioners and professional services firms. BlueStylus is an easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, cloud-based billing software that offers document sharing, email integration and calendar management too. Customers rely on BlueStylus to increase firm efficiency by offering a value-based monthly fee for the features they need without paying for the ones they don’t. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com     Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center http://bluestylus.com/   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher  

Host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Keri Norris, who is the chief legal officer of Legal Shield, which is a company that has a mission making access to trusted legal counsel possible for everyone.   For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com     Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.legalshield.com/why-legalshield/about https://connect.legalshield.com/events/elevate2019   Show Notes Legal Shield's history and mission Equal access to justice Where we are today, the consumer's evolution Demanding services with technology Growth in consumers’ knowledge and demands Increasing access to justice solving three problems Educating the consumer Having a mobile app to connect to a lawyer What consumers want about new legal services Increasing speed and access to information The monthly subscription fee and Legal Shield services Other services that Legal Shield provides How an attorney can enter at the Legal Shield community Returning the phone call for a  legal service The best reason to join Legal Shield as an attorney A unique networking community 1,8 million people that use Legal Shield subscription plan Spanish speaking attorneys What does it mean to be a lawyer? Their mission is to help people A Legal conference with Legal Shield Attending to Elevate 2019: Legal Shield conference The future of Legal Shield   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher  

On this new episode, we are once again joined by Vincent Brault, Senior Vice President of Anaqua. We listen to him and Ian Connett  (@QuantumJurist) share their insights into all the latest updates and features of Anaqua, one of the most popular providers of end-to-end IP software solutions. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com     Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center Connect with Vincent http://www.anaqua.com http://www.anaqua.com/about-us/management-team https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-brault-0630641 https://www.anaqua.com/about-us/news/anaqua-launches-aqx-transform-ip-business-success https://www.anaqua.com/about-us/news/anaqua-receives-major-investment-astorg   Show Notes Vincent's role at Anaqua. How Anaqua is a global leader in providing IP software solutions and services to companies and law firms. Anaqua's major focus on innovation. The importance of IP operations in creating business value. Recent updates on the launch of AQX Vincent's thoughts on AI. "Smart 1" vs. "Smart 2." The importance of "end-to-end" IP solutions. Using machine learning to strengthen IP operations. Global trends in IP practice. How to learn more about Anaqua and get started.   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher

Hire an Esquire connects law firms and in-house legal departments with a vetted network of top attorneys via an online marketplace platform. Our technology-enabled model helps law practices of all sizes from solos to the AMLaw 200 and Fortune 500 legal departments meet their business cycledemands—on demand. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com   Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-fox-bb304663/ https://www.lawyaw.com/   Show Notes How do we build a better lawyer? Peeling back the lawyer brain onion with Eric Fox. Eric’s background in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Seeing statistics and theory as a mix of art and science. Predicting social behavior to a reliable degree.  On the “boosted ego” of lawyers. The importance of the trait of agreeableness.  The “Big 5” factor analysis of personality traits and the connection to everyday language.  On “conscientiousness" and “resilience.”  How to evaluate these important lawyer traits. Brain plasticity and if our best traits are based on nature or nurture. Why too much of a good trait can be a bad thing. Why agreeableness might lead you to a lower salary. How Hire an Esquire is using psychometric data to improve client results and the overall legal system. Predicting performance.  Saving money. Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher

The future of document drafting is here! and on this new episode, we get a chance to learn all about it, as our host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Tucker Cottingham, the founder and CEO of Lawyaw, a very exciting new document automation product that's now being used in the legal tech space. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com     Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.linkedin.com/in/tucker-cottingham-53b34611 https://www.lawyaw.com/ Show Notes Tucker's background The product development process How they built the product How does Lawyaw work? Converting a document into a template 5,000 government forms are in the platform California as an example What the law firms say about Lawyaw Providing better client services A paperless law office Focusing on small firms Adapting technology more quickly 160 documents extracted Family law attorneys that are in the platform Working with legal aid organizations A tool used by an attorney Is Lawyaw artificial intelligence? What is like being a licensed attorney How to get started with Lawyaw A specific California court form subscription Why the company's name is Lawyaw? Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher  

In this episode, host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Haley Altman, the CEO and founder of Doxly, which was built with one simple vision: transform the archaic and chaotic process of managing legal transactions into a streamlined and efficient process. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com   Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://doxly.com/company/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/haley-altman-2144515 Show Notes What is Doxly? Haley's background as a former Silicon Valley transactional lawyer. Sharing transactional law war stories. How Doxly helps lawyers get deals done. How law firms and in house counsel are both using Doxly. Doxly's newest partnership initiative. The importance of legal tech adoption vs. legal tech talk. Building a "word of mouth" strategy. Lessons from Gillette, Nike and the DoubleTree cookie. Cultivating user experiences to boost your brand. How to learn more about Doxly and give it a go. Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher

LawLytics was founded as a response to Dan’s frustrations with the legal marketing industry — and it’s the dream legal marketing service and system he wished had been available to him. Dan and Engineer Derek Johnson co-founded LawLytics with a simple vision: to empower attorneys to grow their practices without wasting time or money. Launched in 2012, today LawLytics powers hundreds of the web’s most successful attorney websites and blogs, and our business is doubling each year. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com   Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.lawlytics.com Show Notes Taking control of legal marketing. Why it's still largely a black box. How Lawlytics works and improves client intake, tracking and cross-marketing for law firms. Dan's entrepreneurial journey in legal tech. What lawyers miss when it comes to marketing. How to tap into an attorneys ability to communicate to improve marketing effectiveness. The most important data points to track for effective legal marketing. On avoiding "vanity metrics." The biggest drivers of engagement (hint: quality over quantity). Tips for generating quality content. Dan on if there's such a thing as too much content. Dan on the effectiveness of social media in driving new business and improving reputation. Lessons from Google Plus. On the usefulness of marketing on Facebook for lawyers. Why the future of law firm marketing looks like the past. Dan's favorite Lawlytics success story.’ Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher

Today we talk to Laura Van Wingaarden, one of legal tech’s brightest minds when it comes to AI. Laura is the CEO and co-founder of Diligen. Join our host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) in this engaging conversation about artificial intelligence and machine learning. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com   Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauravanwyngaarden/?originalSubdomain=ca https://www.diligen.com/due-diligence-project-management-about-diligen/ Show Notes Laura explains what's new with Diligen - 0:50 How the software helps legal teams work more efficiently - 2:01 Ian tells us his favorite Diligen story - 2:39 How Diligen works - 4:39 The first area that Diligen focuses on - 6:49 How attorney experts guide the software - 7:50 Is Diligen going to hire and exploring partnerships - 12:00 Future features inside of Diligen - 15:44 Making the software as simple as possible - 16:39 Using the software to review contracts faster and efficiently - 19:25 Find out more information about Diligen - 20:07   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher

Michael Bloom founded and now runs Praktio, a provider of interactive, online learning games and exercises for developing practical contracts skills and know-how. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com Show Notes The origin story of Praktio - from teaching a transactional law school clinic to legal tech founder. How "learning contracts" is like learning a new language or coding. How Praktio works.  Teaching contract fundamentals (and other things you missed in law school). Why Praktio’s motto is to “make mistakes.”  Helping students and now customers enter the “growth mindset.”  How Michael Bloom's law school teaching days shaped his vision. Thoughts on if law school is preparing students for the new legal economy. On doing "design jams" in law school.  Issuing spotting and poking holes vs. creating and building out!   Why contracts are important.  How mastering transactional language can put your legal career on a faster trajectory. The importance of understanding the structure and anatomy of deal docs. Favorite client success stories. Why senior level partners are now on Praktio! How to learn more about Praktio, take a quiz and demo the product. Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://praktio.com/   Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher  

Case Status is the leading cloud based, mobile friendly client engagement and marketing tool for law firms. Former attorney Lauren Sturdivant saw a future of legal that she didn’t like. She left her high paying practice to change the way lawyers engage with their clients.  Show Notes Observing the disconnect between attorneys and clients.  Why "client success" is critical to your firm's success. Ordering a pizza vs. hiring a lawyer.  The importance of knowing what's going on in a case each step of the way. The tech development process - on hiring a great team and listening obsessively to what lawyers wanted in Case Status. On making the leap from traditional practice to the world of legal tech. The importance of keeping clients updated on their case without lengthly communications. Why your clients may be your best marketers. How Case Status uses data to compute a level of client satisfaction.  Applying Amazon's scoring methodology to boost lawyer referrals. Why law firms are excited about Case Status. Understanding the difference between "your version of solving a problem" and your client's version. Recent success stories of Case Status in life-changing immigration cases. Why having client satisfaction data is critical to your firm. The coming Case Status LawyerApp. Trends in the legal job market - observing "people will always need lawyers." "People want to pay less and know more" - the shift to flat fee models and demands for transparency. Prepping for a virtualized legal economy and e-courts. Why the days of marble desks and expensive leather-bound books are over. How to learn more about Case Status and demo the product Links and Resources from this Episode For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com  For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://casestatus.com  Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher  

Hire an Esquire has been innovating the way legal professionals work since 2011. We reinvented legal staffing with a proprietary online platform that analyzes a candidate’s experience and expertise to best match them with contract and permanent positions at law firms and legal departments of all sizes - the first system of its kind. The result is efficient and flexible legal staffing, built for a modern workforce. Show Notes How hiring is still largely based on referrals – with little tech enhancement. Anuj’s background in legal recruiting and on using tech to improve how to hire lawyers for specific jobs. Eric’s expertise in psychometric assessments and employee selection. On applying biopsychology to the legal field. Moneyball for Law – drawing statistical correlations between lawyer traits and legal outcomes. The key personality traits that are the most telling of performance in the lawyer workplace. How Hire an Esquire connects you to a vetted network of legal talent. Grappling with the fact that 50% of legal work could go freelance.  How Hire an Esquire enhances work-life balance in the new legal economy. Why resumes are poor predictors of performance. Hard skills vs. soft skills in predicting lawyer success. The most important “soft skills” for lawyers. The biological roots of poise. On the importance of getting out of your neocortex. Things you can do to hone your soft skills. The importance of being good to your body – or at least take a deep breath! Looking back at law school – on learning the business of law and the importance of exploring different paths. Anuj’s journey from a traditional law career to legal tech – his focus on improving how legal services are delivered. Prestige points as shortcuts.  Inheriting the biases of prestige filters. Learn more about Hire an Esquire and give it a try! Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://hireanesquire.com/    Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher