Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with David Cowen, the president and managing director of The Cowen Group, a staffing and recruiting firm focusing exclusively on the eDiscovery, litigation support, privacy, security, and information governance sectors. His firm also produces the Summit on Legal Innovation and Disruption in various cities across the U.S. We discussed the genesis of the SOLID summit, why the legal industry so focused on innovation and disruption this year, how individuals can give themselves an advantage in an increasingly competitive job market, and how events like SOLID capture the evolution of the legal profession.

I spoke with Ray Zwiefelhofer, the president of World Software Corporation, the maker of Worldox, a leading document management platform, at Legaltech 2018 about the company’s 30th anniversary, the importance of company culture, and the most significant issues affecting the evolution of the legal industry. The company will be exhibiting at the ABA Techshow this week in Chicago and recently shared details on its global expansion.

I spoke with Andrey Zinoviev, the co-founder and CEO of Visabot, an artificial intelligence tool designed to help businesses and consumers navigate immigration issues. The company was a participant in the first cohort of the LexisNexis Legal Tech Accelerator. We discussed the genesis of Visabot, how it works, why immigration law is a field that artificial intelligence can empower, and how AI is impacting similar areas of the law.

I spoke with Ross Guberman, the founder of Legal Writing Pro. He provides training on legal writing worldwide and recently released Brief Catch, a Microsoft Word plug-in that offers detailed editorial suggestions to improve your writing and metrics to benchmark your performance.

I spoke with Alma Asay, the chief innovation officer for Integreon, an alternative legal services provider, which acquired Allegory, a cloud-based litigation management platform that she founded.

I spoke with Jake Heller, the co-founder and CEO of CaseText, about Legaltech 2018.

I spoke with Josh Becker, the CEO of Lex Machina, and Jeff Pfeifer, the vice president of product management for LexisNexis, about Legaltech 2018 and the emphasis on analytics.

I had the privilege of speaking with Doug Austin, the vice president of products and professional services for CloudNine, and Yaniv Schiff, the director of forensics for QDiscovery, on the first day of Legaltech.

I spoke with Steve Harber, the co-founder and managing director of Apogee Legal, which provides customized artificial intelligence solutions that help M&A, regulatory, and legal professionals to assess the risk and compliance issues associated with their contracts and due diligence matters. Prior to launching Apogee Legal, he co-founded DiscoverReady, a leading provider of e-discovery managed services.

I spoke with Chris Wong, the CEO of LifeSite, which offers a secure digital storage solution for families and businesses interested in protecting their valuable records.