Blacklines & Billables Christian Lang

Summary
Episode 13 of the Blacklines & Billables podcast: our “Voices” podcast from the Clio Cloud Conference in New Orleans. We asked a range of lawyers and technologists attending the conference for on-the-spot short answers to a range of questions about ClioCon, the technological needs of small law and solo practitioners, and trends on the legal technology landscape more broadly. Their reactions and impressions created this pod, which captures a snapshot of the ClioCon experience and provides a window into the important conversations currently taking place in small law-focused legal tech community.
The Questions:
What’s the most important difference between the tech needs of small firm or solo practitioners and those of large firm lawyers?What has been the most important technological advance for small firm and solo lawyers over the past five years?What will be the most important technological advance for small firm and solo lawyers over the next five years?(a) [For practitioners:] If you could snap your fingers and magically create the perfect app or service to help or fix a part of your practice, what would it be and why? (b) [For non-practitioners:] What’s the biggest unmet technological need for small firm or solo practitioners?What’s been the most interesting or surprising thing you’ve been hearing or seeing around ClicoCon?In your opinion, what’s the most valuable part of the ClioCon experience?
Special thanks to all of guests (in order of first appearance):
Ernie Svenson, LawFirmAutopilot.comDan Lear, Right Brain LawGyi Tsakalakis, AttorneySyncAllen Rodriguez, ONE400Jae Um, Six ParsecsChad Burton, Curo Legal & Modern Law PracticeJason Tashea, Legal tech writer & Adjunct Professor at Georgetown LawJared Correia, Red Cave Law Firm Consulting & GideonAllen Weinberg, Family law attorneyKeith Lee, LawyerSmack.comJoshua Lenon, Lawyer in Residence at ClioAdam Camras, Legal Talk NetworkAmanda Brown, Legal tech consultantJoyce Schwensen, AttorneyKrista Coggins, Remedy Outside CounselMike Whelan, Jr., Lawyer ForwardSarah Glassmeyer, Project Specialist Manager at ABA Center for InnovationIrene Mo, AttorneyJules Miller, Prose Ventures
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Episode 12 of the Blacklines & Billables podcast: the next installment of our “Voices” series--this time from National Harbor, Maryland at ILTACON 2018. We asked a range of lawyers and technologists attending the conference for on-the-spot short answers to a range of questions about ILTACON and the legal technology landscape more broadly. Their reactions and impressions created this pod, which captures a snapshot of the ILTACON experience and provides a window into the important conversations currently taking place in the legal tech community.
The Questions:

What makes ILTACON interesting or unique as a legal tech conference?In your view, what (a) legal tech development or (b) motivating force/pressure is most likely to generate meaningful, short-term innovation in the practice of law?Rewind 3 years, what’s a development on the legal tech landscape that you would have expected to have happened by ILTACON 2018, but still hasn’t?Conversely, what’s an innovation or development on the legal tech landscape that’s happening more quickly than you expected?What information about legal technology and the legal tech market do you wish you had, but you find is actually quite difficult to obtain?What part of the legal landscape is most in need of significant innovation?If, as part of the ILTACON package, you received a 1% equity stake in a legal tech company of your choice, which company would you choose and why?What’s the most valuable part of the ILTACON experience?
Special thanks to all of guests (in order of first appearance):

Michael Callier, Senior Corporate Counsel at DarigoldMelvin Evans, Director of Information Technology at Hand Arendall Harrison SaleGinevra Saylor, Secretary of the ILTA BoardWill Norton, CEO & Founder of Simply AgreeKevin O’Keefe, CEO & Founder of LexBlogDavid Hobbie, Director of Knowledge Management (Litigation) at GoodwinMatt Homann, CEO & Founder of FilamentEd Sohn, Vice President, Product and Partner Management at Thompson ReutersFelicity Conrad, CEO & Co-founder of PaladinJeff Pfeifer, Vice President & Chief Product Officer at LexisNexisNicole Bradick, CEO & Founder of Theory & PrincipleJeanne Marie Boswell, Director of Technology Training at Paul HastingsOwen Byrd, Chief Evangelist & General Counsel at Lex MachinaJames Desjardins, Associate Director of Practice Technology at Cravath, Swaine & MooreCarol Lynn Grow, VP of Marketing & Sales & Co-owner of LawToolBoxJason Dirkx, Knowledge Management Counsel at Littler MendelsonMonet Fauntleroy, Senior Manager of Practice Innovation at White & CaseCourtney Murphy, eDiscovery & Litigation Technology Attorney at Clark HillAnand Upadhye, Vice President of Business Development at CasetextTessa Ramanlal, Solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills & Co-founder at ANIKA

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Episode 11 of the Blacklines & Billables podcast: our interview with Nick West, Chief Technology Officer of Mishcon de Reya and Director of MDR Lab, a legal tech incubator run out of Mishcon’s offices in London. Building on the discussion begun in our blog post entitled “Law Firm.VC?  Law Firms Launching Legal Tech Incubators, Accelerators, and Venture Arms” and continued in our conversation with Dan Jansen of Nextlaw Labs on Ep. 6, our conversation with Nick explores the structure and purpose of MDR Lab, Mishcon’s motivations for starting the Lab, the successes of its first cohort, trends on the legal tech landscape, and the key distinctions and differences between the UK and US legal tech markets.
For more information about MDR Lab, please visit: https://lab.mdr.london/.

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Summary: The next installment of our “Voices” series—this time from the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium’s 2018 Institute in Las Vegas. Armed with a portable microphone and eight questions about CLOC and legal technology and innovation, we asked a range of lawyers and technologists to share their views on key issues facing the legal and legal technology ecosystems. Their short, on-the-spot answers created this “Voices of CLOC 2018” podcast (Episode 10 of the Blacklines & Billables podcast). 
The Questions:
As a legal technology conference, what makes CLOC special?What's something you'd like to see or hear more at CLOC?What's something you'd like to see or hear less at CLOC?What’s the most significant difference between the legal tech needs of corporate legal departments and law firms?Which legal innovation or technology product has been most significant for your professional life over the last three years?What’s the most interesting company, product, or innovation (with which you’re not affiliated) that you’ve seen at CLOC?What part of the legal landscape is most in need of significant innovation?What’s your favorite source of information about what’s happening in legal technology and innovation?
Special thanks to all of our guests (in order of first appearance):
Chris Chin, Deputy General Counsel at GoogleScott Weber, General Counsel at Lumina NetworksJanelle Belling, Managing Director of E-Discovery Services & Strategy at Perkins Coie LLPKen Adams, President at Adams Contracts Consulting LLCSusan Raridon Lambreth, Principal at LawVision GroupAmeen Haddad, Assistant General Counsel at OracleCarlos Gámez, Senior Director of Innovation – Legal Business at Thompson ReutersBill Henderson, Law Professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of LawPaul Lippe, Member of the Advisory Board, Elevate ServicesNoah Waisberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Kira SystemsKingsley Martin, Chief Contract Scientist at AkordaSusan Hackett, CEO at Legal Executive Leadership LLCRon Friedmann, Partner at Fireman & CompanyBrian Kuhn, Global Leader and Co-Founder of IBM Watson LegalDavid Cambria, Global Director of Operations for Law, Compliance, and Government Relations at Archer Daniels MidlandDean Sonderegger, VP Legal Markets, Innovation at Wolters KluwerByron Buck, Senior Corporate Counsel at Caterpillar
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Armed with a portable microphone and eight questions on the past, present, and future of the legal tech industry, we struck out to capture a taste of the #Legalweek18 experience for our listeners. A compilation of short answers to important question from 18 of legal tech’s key thinkers and innovators, this “Voices of Legalweek18” podcast encapsulates some of the most important trends in legal technology and reflects the important conversations happening at one of the world's largest legal tech conferences.
The Questions:
Looking back, what was the most important legal tech trend or development of 2017?Looking forward, what will be the most important legal tech trend or development of 2018?What’s something that over-hyped on today’s legal tech landscape?What’s something that under-hyped on today’s legal tech landscape?Who is your favorite legal tech Twitter/social media follow?What’s the most significant current obstacle to the wider adoption of legal technology?Name an institution on the legal landscape (firm, school, corporate, etc.) doing something particularly innovative.What has been (or do you expect to be) your favorite part of Legalweek18?
A special thanks to all of our guests (in order of first appearance):
Dan Jansen, CEO of Nextlaw VenturesCatherine Krow, Founder and CEO of Digitory LegalCasey Flaherty, ProcertasDaryl Shetterly, Director of Orrick AnalyticsAndrew Arruda, Cofounder and CEO of ROSS IntelligenceOliver Goodenough, Professor at Vermont Law School, VP and Director of Skopos LabsNehal Madhani, Founder and CEO of Alt LegalHaley Altman, Founder and CEO of DoxlyDan Linna, Professor and Director of Legal RnD at Michigan State University College of LawAlma Asay, Chief Innovation Officer of IntegreonBob Craig, CIO of Baker & HostetlerStephen Allen, Global Head of Legal Service Delivery of Hogan LovellsRyan Alshak, CEO of PingBob Ambrogi, Creator of Law Sites, Editor and Publisher of LexBlogEmily Foges, CEO of LuminancePatrick Fuller, VP of Legal Intelligence at ALM IntelligenceNick Bruch, Senior Legal Market Analyst at ALM IntelligenceBill O’Boyle, Founder and CEO of North State Consulting
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Episode 8 of the Blacklines & Billables podcast: our discussion with Ed Walters, CEO of Fastcase, on the accelerating march of artificial intelligence and its implications for the law and its consequences for lawyers (and the public at large).
In this episode, we take a fascinating tour through some of the most important and dizzying technological developments of the day, and Ed’s unique brand of incisive, yet level-headed analysis helps us make sense of where we stand, where we’re likely headed, and what the implications are for lawyers, law practice, and our legal framework more broadly.
The fascinating discussion dives into a wide range of topics relating to the development of artificial intelligence and autonomous machines, including: (a) exploring the background and pedagogy of Ed’s course at Georgetown Law and Cornell Tech on “The Law of Robots,” which seeks to engage conversations about the potential need for new legal and regulatory approaches to governing AI-driven technologies; (b) analyzing why NOW is the critical time for lawyers and lawmakers to grapple with foundational legal, moral, and ethical questions raised by the development of adaptive machine learning; and (c) dealing with the social impact—from job losses to over-reliance on technological crutches—of increasingly powerful and autonomous machines.
For more of Ed’s singular perspective, follow him on Twitter @EJWalters.

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