ILTA Voices

Change management is a critical part of any successful project or initiative. With so much change happening both in the legal industry and in the world as a whole, a good change management program has never been more important, especially if your firm expects to continue with a hybrid work model into the foreseeable future. In this podcast, we’ll talk to Sharon Ford, Change Management Manager at Perkins Coie, about how to think about change management in a hybrid workplace. Questions that Holly will ask Sharon: 1. Over the past two years, people have gone through a tremendous amount of change. Does the pace of change in the world at large impact how we talk about change internally to our stakeholders and end users? 2. What are some aspects of change management that become more important when communicating with a hybrid workforce? 3. What are some specific issues, or ‘gotchas’, that people involved in change management efforts may not realize will be problematic? 4. A successful change management effort will always tailor the message to the audience. Has the way you think about different audiences changed in a hybrid environment? 5. If you could provide listeners with one (or two!) takeaways for putting together a successful change management initiative in a hybrid environment, what would it be? Moderator: @Holly Hanna - KM Firm Solutions Manager, Perkins Coie LLP Speaker: @Sharon Ford - Change Management Manager, Perkins Coie LLP ​Recorded on 03-31-2022

This session will review the different opportunities to make data-driven decisions in law firms and the challenges that go with them. Ideally the session, will differentiate between organizational/enterprise applications and client facing/legal advice applications. The goal is to map when data-driven decision-making is a good idea and when it is not. Further the session, will explore what to look for in terms of actions taken from data alone (bias, available data) and give tips how to get started and where to find structured data within your organization/firm to get started for a quick win. Moderator: @Christiane Matuch - Manager, Axiom Consulting Partners Speaker: Maggie Miller - ​Chief Client Officer, Orgaimi Recorded on 03-29-2022

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For Spring 2022, Peer to Peer, up this quarter is Prachi Soni, Manager of Application Development Services at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman, & Goggin. She sat down with our WWL team and talked all things tech and leadership. Prachi was a great guest for our team and we enjoyed our thoughtful and insightful conversation.

Join ILTAns across the globe as we sit down with ILTA CEO, Joy Heath Rush, and Director of Publications and Press, Beth Anne Stuebe, as they talk all things ILTA and Peer to Peer!

This is Bleeding Edge, Season 2, Episode 5: Ben Alaire. Bleeding Edge is hosted by Cindy MacBean and ILTA's Beth Anne Stuebe, and we're coming straight to your earbuds with new and engaging content! ILTA Podcasts!

Microsoft’s M365 solution includes a growing and evolving number of security solutions. These include MFA, Exchange On-Line Protection, Advanced Threat Protection and others, some new, some improved. This podcast will be an overview of the solutions in M365 today, solutions that are either baked in to our existing M365 licenses at no additional cost or available at a nominal cost, that offer the possibility to retire and displace more expensive 3rd party solutions. Moderator: @Mark Manoukian - IT Director, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Speaker: Paul Edlund - Chief Technologist - Midwest, Microsoft Recorded on 03-04-2022

Distributed firms may have been under the radar for a few years, but now they are breaking the Amlaw 200. Distributed firms operate without a physical space. They rely heavily on technology for communication and to deliver services. Join us to learn about the players, their structure and whether they are the future model for law firms. Questions Mike will ask the speakers: 1. TJ, Dan, tell us a bit about yourselves and how you got involved in the distributed law space. 2. Dan , can you give us some history regarding distributed law firms-what they are, their structure, how did they come to be and how they have evolved? 3. What sorts of law do distributed firms commonly practice? Who are their typical clients and their needs? 4. TJ, How would you describe the sort of lawyer who would be interested and thrive in this environment? 5. TJ, what sort of technology infrastructure does Fischer Broyles firms use? How do you license technology? (Dan can add) 6. Dan, do distributed firms employ legal technologists, operations specialists or knowledge professionals or are these all outsourced? (TJ can add) 7. TJ, you have said that process and culture are keys to the success of Fisher Broyles. Can you tell us about that. (Dan add what he knows about other distributed firms here) 8. TJ, Fisher Broyles was the first distributed firm to enter the AmLaw 200. I understand 2021 financials are very impressive. Is this an indicator that this is a viable model for others long term? (Dan can add regarding the rest of the industry) 9. What do you both think is on the horizon for distributed firms? Moderator: @Michael Ertel - KM Attorney, Paul Hastings LLP Speakers: Dan Packel - Business of Law Reporter, ALM Media, LLC TJ Dovale - Managing Partner, IP, FisherBroyles, LLP

For all the differences between operating the military and working in private sector, there is one constant both realms share – innovating to remain relevant and foremost in their respective fields. In this podcast session, we will discuss how leaders across the U.S. Army are establishing knowledge management programs to enhance shared understanding, learning and decision-making. In addition, we will further explore how to apply the military’s approach to innovation to law firm KM processes. Moderator: @Amy Monaghan - Senior Practice Innovations Manager, Perkins Coie Speaker: Andrew Bragg - Chief of Knowledge Management, U.S. European Command Recorded on 02-11-2022

This interview will discuss the emerging maturity and use of analytics, and whether they can be used for privilege review. We will also explore the different scenarios in privilege review that might benefit from analytics and go over a few real world recent examples. Questions Chris will ask Maria: • What sold you on trying privilege analytics the first time? • How was your experience in using privileged analytics? • What are some areas or issues to keep in mind during the process? • Would you use privilege analytics again? Moderator: @Chris Acosta - Head of Firmwide eDiscovery Resources, Morrison & Foerster LLP Speaker: Maria Earley - Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP Recorded on 02-04-2022 ​​​

Driving adoption of even useful technology is notoriously difficult. What are some helpful strategies for Litigation Support professionals to get buy-in and training time commitments from busy attorneys? Moderator: @Tyler Crabtree - eDiscovery Specialist, Ellis George Cipollone Browne O'Brien Annaguey, LLP​ Speaker: @Sachin Gupta - Knowledge Management Attorney – Data & Technology Transactions, Latham & Watkins LLP Recorded on 02-03-2022

In this podcast session, we will discuss how to best apply process mapping to business operations, and ultimately make the leap from bus ops to legal processes. Questions Harriet will ask Cassie: What is process mapping and why should we care if it is used in business or legal operations? What sage advice can you provide to those who are new to integrating process on the business side of the house? Are there specific departments that might be best to start with? What are the quick, easy wins? Now, for the $1 million dollar question: how do you make the leap from business ops process improvement to legal process improvement? How do we convince legal teams to drive interest in process improvement? How can we alter our approach when it comes to the legal side of the house in convincing them how process mapping and process improvement is important? Moderator: ​@Harriet Joubert-Vaklyes - Process Innovation Senior Specialist, Shearman & Sterling LLP Speaker: ​​@Cassie Vertovec - Managing Director, Practice Management and Innovation, Paul Hastings​ LLP Recorded on 02-02-2022

Corporate legal departments are becoming more and more strategic in how they deploy resources and how they relate to outside counsel and other providers. In this video interview, we will discuss the importance of Legal Operations in this process and how law firm KM departments can benefit by partnering with these in-house teams to adjust and improve their firm’s service delivery. Questions Barbara will ask speakers: -The rise of legal operations in corporate legal departments has been a popular topic in the industry for the past few years. Can you tell us what legal operations is all about? -How did the adoption of legal operations impact the way clients relate to outside counsels? -What is the role of Knowledge Management in this scenario? -How can law firms benefit from adjusting to these changes? Do you have some success cases to share? -What is the biggest takeaway on the topic? Moderator: @Barbara Gondim Da Rocha - Head of Knowledge Management and Innovation, RMS Advogados Speakers: @Jennifer Mendez - Director of Knowledge Management Innovation, Fisher & Phillips LLP @Anthony Widdop - Global Director, Legal Operations at Shearman & Sterling Recorded on 01-28-2022

This podcast session will delve into the very real problem of trying to explain data governance to end users and the C-suite. Our experts will tackle the difference between data governance and information governance, the importance of a good data governance program, how to best distribute the responsibility of data governance, and how to keep data fresh, clean, and reliable as we continue to take in more and more. Questions Chris will ask speaker(s): 1. Information Governance and Data Governance may often be used interchangeably, help our listeners understand what the key differences are and why it is important to differentiate them. 2. What should the objective of a data governance program be? 3. Data governance seems very intimidating if you look at it as one persons job. How can information governance and data governance professionals go about engaging the enterprise in good data governance practices? 4. How can IG professionals best make a business case for a data governance program in order to secure resources? 5. What are some real practical strategies for ensuring the cleanliness and reliability of data in an organization? Moderator: @Christopher Hockey, IGP - Director of Information Governance and Management, Bond, Schoeneck and King, PLLC Speakers: ​Neil Burge - Founder, CEO of Cognopia Pte Ltd. Steve Bradley - Director, HBR Consulting Recorded on 01-27-2022

In the second part of this podcast series, the speakers will talk about successful strategies to mentor young or new colleagues in the legal IT space when being remote. In addition, we will learn what is a great mentor, how do you find a mentor, how does it change working remotely and why is mentoring so important? Moderator: @Carolyn Bragiel - Advisor, Legal E-discovery, Cardinal Health Speakers: @Joy Murao - Founder and CEO, Practice Aligned Resources (Mentor) @Candi Smith, CEDS - Sr. Legal Technology & eDiscovery Specialist, Jabil Corporation (Mentee) Recorded on 01-26-2022

In this upcoming two-part podcast series, the speakers will talk about successful strategies to mentor young or new colleagues in the legal IT space when being remote. In addition, we will learn what is a great mentor, how do you find a mentor, how does it change working remotely and why is mentoring so important? Moderator: @Carolyn Bragiel - Advisor, Legal E-discovery, Cardinal Health Speaker: @Kailee Goold - Assistant General Counsel, Cardinal Health Recorded on 01-25-2022

Our next featured podcast Woman Leader is Carmin Ballou and she is the Director of Data Insights & Analytics at ALAS. 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!

For the Winter 2021 issue of Peer to Peer, ILTA's Director of Publications and Press, Beth Anne Stuebe, sits down with ILTA CEO, Joy Heath Rush, to talk end of year and forward-planning goals for 2022. Tune in now!

Join us for the first season of the ILTA 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 #1, with Alexis Roberston. Tune in now!

Extensive and unexpected technology expenditures in the past year have motivated C-Level and Director level executives to reexamine and refine justifications for new products and projects. This podcast session will highlight practical tips for the effective creation of a business case. Questions Glenn will ask Kate: · Kate, you were pretty excited when we first spoke about this potential topic. Tell us a bit about yourself and your experience and how it relates to the art and craft of building effective business cases. · “Business Case” is a term of art that can mean different things to different people and in different contexts so let’s start there. What is a “business case”… or more specifically, what is “an effective business case?” · Based on your experience, where do you recommend people start? What topic or element should they focus on first? · Once the business goals and objectives are clearly defined, what comes next? What are the other elements that we should think about including? · This seems like a LOT of information to wade through. How do you balance that against the probability that the C-Level or senior decision maker may not have the time and energy to comb through all these details? · You described the business case as an “investment in the future success of the project”. What did you mean by that? How does the business case come into play after you get the green light to move the project/purchase forward? Moderator: @Glenn Hoxie - Senior Project Manager, Practice Innovation and Legal Solutions, Paul Hastings LLP Speaker: @Kate Cain - Senior Director of Knowledge & Innovation Delivery, Fenwick & West LLP ​Recorded on 12-20-2021 ​

Sentiment analysis is becoming more and more standard for eDiscovery review. In this podcast session, the speaker will give some real life examples of how this AI technology has helped in litigations and investigations. Questions Andrea will ask Paul: 1. What is sentiment analysis? 2. How could this help an organization? 3. Can you give 3 examples of possible workflows on how to use it? Moderator: @Andrea Shirey - IT Consultant, Bayer Corporation Legal Department ​Speaker: ​Paul Park - Senior Product Manager AI, Relativity Recorded on 12-17-2021

For Episode #6 of the Europe edition of Fresh Voices of Legal Tech, Mercedes Oppon-Kusi, ILTA Community Manager - Europe, and Leanne Williams, founder of InclusiTech and Business Analyst, sit down with Nicola Graham, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Simplify Change Ltd to chat about Adapting to Accelerating Technology Change. They chat about the industry landscape of change management, Nicola’s career, life hacks, 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.

Moving to a self-service model for support has many advantages, including faster service for users and fewer redundant tasks for support staff. Over time, a successful self-service model can lead to fewer requests overall, as users learn how to avoid issues and quickly resolve them on their own. In this discussion, we’ll cover how you can shift your firm culture from the traditional deskside white glove approach to a self-service model. Questions moderator will ask speaker: -Where do you feel the legal industry is at these days? (00:49-2:38) -Why do you think more law firms are looking at this now? (2:40-4:02) -How can training and the Help Desk work together to effectively leverage a self-service model? (4:25-6:10) -What are some actionable steps listeners can take today to start shifting the service model? (6:11-7:42) Moderator: @Samantha Sendrowski - Technology Innovation Manager, Bowditch & Dewey LLP Speaker: @Sherry Kappel - Evangelist, Litera Microsystems Recorded on 12-14-2021

As firms have adjusted to our new normal, and some necessary changes had to be made in the delivery of legal services, new possibilities that were once far off aspirations are now available. These new opportunities require new knowledge and skills to enable the workforce to do new or changing jobs to meet digital transformation opportunities. In this podcast session, we will discuss how firms have transformed their legal service models and how they have addressed upskilling and re-skilling to support these new models. Questions Asked Today: Tell us about yourself and what you do at CliffordChance (00:36) What impact does digital transformation have on the roles traditionally seen in law firms? (1:16) How does your role serves as dot connector for your firm? (3:11) How has Amy seen the roles change and how she is creating change at Perkins (6:06) How do you meet everyone along the spectrum? (13:01) Provide an example of where you have seen success in upskilling or reskilling what was a traditional legal role into this new digital transformation world? (14:45) Moderator: @Amy Monaghan - Senior Practice Innovations Manager, Perkins Coie Speaker: @Conan Hines - Senior Legal Technology Advisor, Clifford Chance US LLP ​ ​Recorded on 11-22-2021

A c-suite conversation with Andrew Edginton, COO, Gowling WLG, and James Quinn, CEO, Clarilis. Innovation with impact in the field of drafting automation: What are the pitfalls to avoid and how to measure success. In this podcast, Andrew Edginton, Chief Operating Officer for Gowling WLG, and James Quinn, CEO of Clarilis share insight on how to achieve operational excellence when it comes to the automation of complex documentation, overcome resistance to change, and harness innovation that has the most significant impact on both clients and lawyers. This impact can be measured in terms of increased productivity, efficiency, risk reduction, competitive advantage, and lawyer wellbeing. Or simply enabling greater capacity within the team at a senior level to focus on higher value, strategic work. Moderator: Beth Anne Stuebe, ILTA Director of Publications and Press Andrew Edington, Chief Operating Officer, Gowling WLG (UK) James Quinn, CEO, Clarilis

In this podcast interview session, the speaker will provide an overview of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and why it is important. There will be a heavy focus on Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps as this will be the most natural fit for firms. Questions Chris will ask Idan: - What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps ? (Begins at 00:36) - How do you best discover and control unsanctioned cloud apps? (Begins at 1:12) - What are some policy-based controls (Begins at 4:09) - Explain DLP management (Begins at 6:36) - How does Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps help with compliance? (Begins at 9:27) - Please provide us with a deeper dive into using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to increase security posturing of Office 365 and other cloud applications (Begins at 11:26) Moderator: @Christopher Hockey, IGP - Director of Records and Enterprise Content, Bond, Schoeneck and King, PLLC Speaker: ​Idan Basre - Product Manager, Microsoft Cloud App Security Recorded on 11-10-2021

The legal community responded to the impact of the pandemic and lockdown by innovating rapidly and adopting virtual hearings. The UK commercial courts were ahead of the curve and delayed only four cases during the national lockdown period. International arbitration matters continued to be heard around the world. The real innovation lies beyond just the use of video conferencing tools like Zoom and Microsoft. In this podcast, learn how virtual hearings have continued to evolve, improve, and gain traction throughout the world in 2021. Questions Marlene will ask the speakers: What are the most significant changes to the hearing and trial process caused by online access? Good and bad. (Begins at 00:46 seconds) There are certainly technical challenges with any online experience. What are some that are particular to online hearings and trials? (Begins at 4:54) How about ethical issues? Approvals to host, rules of engagement? What do you have to consider and how do you ensure everyone is behaving appropriately? (Begins at 8:42) Does the non-legal prep work differ at all? If you are presenting at trial, It might be more like theatre in terms of delivery. But online is more like television. You have to worry about things like your background and lighting. I know people who take classes to learn about where to look at the camera and how to move. Things perhaps a broadcast journalist or social media influencer would learn (Begins at 12:56) What is one funny experience you have had in an online hearing or trial? Any cat people? (Begins at 17:29) Moderator: @Marlene Gebauer - Director Of Knowledge Management, Locke Lord LLP Speakers: ​Judge Christopher Sprysenski - Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Florida Richard Howell - Partner, Jackson Walker LLP @Jeremy Cooper - Senior Trial Consultant, Paul Hastings ​Recorded on 11-09-2021

In this podcast session, the speakers will discuss changes, challenges, and approaches to supporting enterprise users at their homes. Helpful timeframe of questions asked/responses in the respective podcast: (00.39 - 2:37) "What are the Challenges of Supporting Enterprise Users Remotely?" (2:38 - 4:38) "Did everyone use Citrix and apply to everyone?" (4:40 - 6:18) "Talk about the scope of working remotely." (6:22 - 9:23) "Tell us what tools have you used to support the enterprise users at home when working remotely?" (9:23 - 10:38) "How about support on mobile devices and other devices like speed test, do either of you use these tools?" (10:39 - 13:24) "How do you support practices changed from moving from a enterprise office to home." (13:25-15:36) "What new knowledge or certifications have helped you cope with the changing environment?" (15:37 - 16:29) "What challenges remain?" (16:30 - 19:07) "What challenges remain on hardware?" (19:07 - 20:06) "Do either of you support remote printing?" (20:07 - 21:32) "Does time of day make a difference?" Moderator: @Mark Manoukian - IT Director, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Speakers: @David Michel - Chief Information Officer - Becker & Poliakoff, PA @Frank Ziller - CIO, Frontline Managed Services ​Recorded on 11-2-2021

In this podcast interview session, the speaker will flesh out some of those options as well as tools to have in-house to help make small firms more self-sufficient. The goal is to walk away with more knowledge. Moderator: @Tyler Crabtree - ​eDiscovery Specialist, Browne George Ross O'Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP Speaker: @Monique Sever - Paralegal/Litigation Support & eDiscovery Supervisor, Harper Grey ​ Recorded on 10-29-2021

In this brief podcast, we hope to bring continued awareness to current cybersecurity vulnerabilities and how cybercriminals are evolving to target individuals/businesses using legitimate-looking emails and social media messages. Moderator: @Carolyn Bragiel - Advisor, Legal E-discovery, Cardinal Health​ Speaker: ​Marissa McDermid - Program Manager, Security Awareness, Resilience Recorded on 10-28-2021

In this podcast, the speaker will discuss how to best leverage technology to facilitate collaboration and task tracking, design workflows that systematize regular, on-going tasks; and facilitate effective communications/working towards common goals for a shared client. Moderator: @Shawn McClurg - Litigation Support Manager, Miles & Stockbridge P.C. Speaker: @Jessica Hasen - Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP ​Recorded on 10-28-2021

The pandemic has brought about an opportunity for individuals to reflect on their lives, and most, in fact 77% of the legal professionals want to retain elements of this new virtual, remote working - to varying degrees. And critically, 22% said they are likely to leave if their employers didn’t accommodate the new way they want to work. In this podcast, we will briefly discuss differing perspectives on remote working, the benefits and drawbacks to individuals, firms and clients to remote working, the impact on collaboration and differences by subgroup, working patterns, before and during COVID-19 and desired post-pandemic and which roles should remote working be available to, plus with or without restrictions. We will also understand where you fit in and how you can maximize your own and your teams’ productivity as we progress into a new world of work with mixtures of both distributed and in person teams. Moderator: @Harriet Joubert-Vaklyes - Process Innovation Senior Specialist, Shearman & Sterling LLP Speakers: @Kristin Rhodes - Senior Practice Manager, Paul Hastings LLP @Natalie Runyon - Director, Enterprise Content, Talent, Inclusion & Culture, Market Insights, Thomson Reuters Recorded on 10-26-2021​​​​​

In this podcast, the speakers will discuss how to best quantify the ROI of legal technology has on the bottom line of matters, tips in vetting legal technology, etc. Moderator: @Holly Hanna - KM Firm Solutions Manager, Perkins Coie Speakers: @Ginevra Saylor - National Director, Innovation and Knowledge Programs, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP @Giles Thompson - Head of Growth, Avvoka ​Recorded on 10-22-2021

This topic was one of ILTACON 2021's most popular conference sessions, and as security is a concern to many the original panel has reunited for a follow-up podcast. Security is complex and when left without robust resources of money, knowledge, and people we sometimes revert to the ostrich head in the sand approach. Even though we try to do our best, we sometimes fall into bad habits. This podcast session is the opposite of sharing best practices . . . we will call out the absolute worst mistakes. Without mentioning any entity or name, we will discuss the criticality of certain practices. Our goal is to give you the opportunity to walk away with a private GOLD STAR or perhaps the feeling of "oh no, I do that and better fix that" without having to admit it to your peers. Moderator: @Corey Reitz - Cyber Assurance Architect, Sandia National Laboratories Speakers: @James McKenna - Chief Information Officer, Fenwick & West LLP Melodi (Mel) Gates - Senior Legal Editor, Privacy & Data Security, Thomson Reuters @Rebecca Sattin - Chief Information Officer, Worldox @Robinson Roca - Practice Lead, Infrastructure Services, Helient Systems LLC @Heather Morrow -Director, Project Management & Training, Loeb & Loeb LLP. ​Recorded on 10-21-2021

Joining a corporate or government legal department as a young professional can be quite intimidating. As a rule, these organizations tend to skew older since they often hire lawyers who have already worked in law firms for an extended period of time. In this podcast, learn about effective methods of bridging this potential gap with your new colleagues and receive tips and suggestions. Moderator: @Will Pett - Senior Business Analyst, Fidelity Investments Speaker: @John Crawshaw - Business Analytics Manager, PNC Recorded on 10-15-2021

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.

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!

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.

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!

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 & Richardson Speakers: @Rex Balboa– Systems Business Analyst, Perkins Coie @Jennifer Perez- IT Business Analyst, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Recorded on 09-14-2021

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 LLP Speakers: @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 ​ Recorded on 09-02-2021​​

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 Laboratories Speaker: Kevin Magee - Chief Security Officer, Microsoft Canada ​ Recorded on 08-06-2021​

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 ​

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

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!

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.

For the Summer 2021 edition of HopsCast, Beth Anne Stuebe, ILTA Director of Publications & Press, interviews Joe Hoegler, Chief Technology Innovation Officer at Kraft & Kennedy, Inc. He joins us from Port Washington, New York, and talks all things tech, innovation, and of course, about baseball, and hops.

A Summer 2021 Peer to Peer article podcast to complement an article from the part one issue written by Evan Shenkman (found on page 48). In this episode, ILTA's Beth Anne Stuebe chats with Evan about how you can/should trust, love, and welcome legal tech Startups to your firm.

Litigation support can be daunting to those new to the industry – not only are there technical skills to learn, but also legal considerations, project management and communication & presentation skills are all keys to your success. In this podcast, we will discuss the kinds of transferable skills which will help you in your new role, how best to learn those important technical skills, and how to identify the opportunities to develop and improve your skills. Moderator: @Rachel McAdams - eDiscovery Technical Specialist, A&L Goodbody Solicitors Speakers: @Kathy Dallaire, CEDS - eDiscovery and Litigation Support Coordinator,Stikeman Elliott LLP @Doug Austin - Editor, eDiscovery Today ​Recorded on 07-26-2021