Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with AJ Shankar, the founder and CEO of Everlaw, a cloud-based review platform for e-discovery. We discussed the genesis of Everlaw, which he describes as "as fast as Google and as easy to use as an Apple product," its popularity among law firms handling complex litigation and class actions, and the impact of design and usability on e-discovery software, among other topics.

I spoke with Craig Carpenter, the president and chief operating officer at Resolution1 Security, a software provider that enables continuous automated incident resolution for data breaches through real-time insight and analysis, as well as threat intelligence integration. He joined AccessData as Chief Marketing Officer in 2013 and assumed his current role in November of 2014 when the company divided its businesses.

When I was in London last October to moderate the Yerra Solutions Conference, I met with George Burgess, the founder and CEO of education app developer, Gojimo. He started the company when he was 17 and I plan to feature his inspiring perspective in the 2nd Edition of The Opportunity Maker, which will be out later this year. In the video below, he shares some networking tips and advice for those interested in creating something new in 2015. “Get out there and do it…there is nothing holding you back,” he says. “You’ll learn more from actually trying it than waiting and suggesting to yourself that you will do it later on in life, which never really happens.”

I spoke with Mark Noel the Managing Director of Professional Services for Catalyst, a provider of litigation support software and services. Before joining Catalyst, Mark co-founded an e-discovery software start-up and was an intellectual property litigator with Latham & Watkins in Washington, DC.

I spoke with with Joe Borstein, the global director of the law firm division at Pangea3, a legal process outsourcer. Borstein is also the co-author of the bimonthly alt.legal column for Above The Law. We discussed his role at Pangea3, a Thomson Reuters business, and the growing popularity of alternative managed legal solutions, which the company's extensive network of full-time attorneys provides to a range of firms, from small offices to the AmLaw 100, and many of the Fortune 1000. Borstein highlighted examples of the "not-so-new normal" trends that have transformed the legal industry, including collaborative content creation, dynamic legal technology, and the array of available outsourcing options. He also provided recommendations for how legal professionals can leverage alternative legal services.

In one of the most fascinating interviews I have had, I spoke with Lawrence Cunningham, a leading authority on corporate governance and culture, professor of corporate law at GW Law School (my alma mater), and the author of many business books, including his newest:

I spoke with Richard Spies, the president and CEO of Lucid IQ, the maker of CaseManagerPro, which is a case and matter management system used by law firms and corporate legal departments nationwide. We discussed the genesis of CaseManagerPro, how firms and corporate law departments are systematizing their approach to complex matters, and the need for readily available information to increase performance.

I spoke with Jason Parkman, the CEO of Mitratech, an enterprise legal management software provider that helps corporate legal teams reduce their costs, collaborate, and increase their visibility. He noted that, “We are in the middle of a shift in how legal departments see themselves,” and we discussed the top three best practices they should implement today to position themselves for success in the future. They include:

I spoke with Dominick Esposito, a co-founder and the executive director of eLaw, a leading docketing and calendaring software tool. He is a frequent guest speaker on computers and the law for the New York and New Jersey Trial Lawyers associations.

I spoke with Ian Campbell, the president of iCONECT Development, the maker of the XERA® hosted review platform. He is responsible for sales, business development, product lifecycle development, and legal service provider and partner relations.