LegalTechLIVE

Nick Rishwain
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LegalTechLIVE is your front-row seat to the future of law and technology. Hosted by Nick Rishwain and Hana Zumout, this show features the innovators, tools, and ideas reshaping the legal industry, from SaaS breakthroughs to the rise of AI. www.legaltechlive.com

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 136: Mathew Kerbis - Practi CEO & Co-Founder

    Our guest is a jack-of-all-trades. He is the host of two podcasts, Legal AI Live and Law Subscribed, co-founder of Practi, a first-generation lawyer running a solo practice, and a former Starbucks barista who makes his wife a cappuccino every morning. Seriously, what can’t the man do! All the legal tech connoisseurs know him, but for our non-legal audience, we’re joined by “The Subscription Attorney,” Mathew Kerbis. With tools like Harvey and Paxton shortening the time it takes to execute legal work, billing by the hour doesn’t make sense, financially or ethically. The consequence is a decline in associates at law firms and the loss of priceless time with loved ones. Mathew saw an opportunity to increase attorneys’ revenue, close the access-to-justice gap, and drive systemic change. Practi is not an AI service, but a company that exists because of AI. It provides an easy-to-build subscription-based billing infrastructure to solo and small law firms. The set-up alone takes less than 10 minutes, and it’s free! The billable-hour model doesn’t suit an AI-forward legal industry, but the subscription model fits right in. Hear Mathew’s arguments for a subscription-based billing system, his founder story, and how he created a marketing ecosystem in this “name-drop” episode. More on Mathew Kerbis: * Mathew Kerbis on LinkedIn * Subscription Attorney Website * Subscription Attorney LinkedIn * Practi Website * Practi LinkedIn * Legal AI Live Substack * Legal AI Live LinkedIn * Law Subscribed Substack * Law Subscribed LinkedIn This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.legaltechlive.com

    53 min

  2. May 27

    Episode 135: Jonathan Schmalfeld - The Digital Chamber

    “The only people who really use crypto for crime are… people who don’t realize it can be traced back to them…, or people that don’t care.” Now that we have your attention, you can probably guess what this episode is all about (no, it’s not crime). Cryptocurrency and the blockchain industry have existed for decades, and you might have bought some yourself. We’ve brought you insider knowledge of how digital assets are handled at the federal level. Meet Jonathan Schmalfeld, Director of Policy at The Digital Chamber. Jonathan spent a decade as a practicing attorney at law firms like Polsinelli and Husch Blackwell, specializing in trade secret litigation. As he was buying and selling Bitcoin and Ethereum (regretably, too soon), he broke into the digital asset space while working on trademark and consumer protection cases involving NFTs. What was a personal interest turned into his full-time job. Today, Jonathan works for The Digital Chamber, the United States oldest and largest blockchain advocacy organization. He works with government officials to sign bills into law (such as the GENIUS Act) and to make digital assets more accessible to the public. For Jonathan, there has never been a better time to be in the room where financial regulations are made. Watch or listen to the episode to learn about changes in the digital asset industry, common misconceptions, blockchain advantages for Americans, and how Jonathan informs Congress about digital assets. More about Jonathan Schmalfeld: * Jonathan Schmalfeld on LinkedIn * The Digital Chamber Website * The Digital Chamber on LinkedIn This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.legaltechlive.com

    47 min

  3. May 20

    Episode 134: Lindsay Kim Chung - TensorCase CEO

    If you’re following the legal technology industry, you know most tools serve attorneys and law firms. This episode highlights a product that gives other legal professionals, specifically investigators, a “thinking partner.” Inspired by her 20-year career as a lawyer and corporate investigator at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lindsay Kim Chung founded TensorCase. During her corporate investigator days, Lindsay and her colleagues would facetiously commiserate over managing mountains of evidence and having the time to draft reports. At times, she found herself needing that one email, interview, or other piece of evidence that actually mattered, and wondered why there wasn’t a better way to do the job she loved. After coming across research on LinkedIn noting that founders of high-growth unicorns are 45-years-old on average, she courageously pursued the entrepreneurial grind that always lingered in the background. TensorCase is an AI-powered platform supporting investigators with evidence management, data analysis, and report drafting. With built-in investigator-specific terminology and context, TensorCase is essentially “Lindsay’s brain,” a silly yet true way of saying that it’s a tool for investigators, made by an investigator. Find out more about Lindsay’s career pivot, the problems TensorCase solves, and the highs and lows of founding a startup in this episode. More about Lindsay Kim Chung: * Lindsay Kim Chung on LinkedIn * TensorCase Website * TensorCase on LinkedIn This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.legaltechlive.com

    41 min

  4. May 13

    Episode 133: Nathan Walter - Briefpoint CEO

    As CEO of Briefpoint, Nathan Walter’s goal is to “eliminate discovery off the face of the earth.” Discovery is the pre-trial phase of a lawsuit in which parties exchange information about the witnesses and evidence to be presented in court. At times, discovery can turn into a long-standing battle. As a litigator, Nathan was so frustrated with opposing counsel weaponizing discovery to bleed clients dry, a.k.a. “lawfare,” that he built Briefpoint to automate the discovery document drafting process, save fellow litigators time, and bring justice to clients. In the beginning, Nathan simultaneously built Briefpoint and learned the business by selling technology to attorneys at Ironclad. He studied venture capital acronyms for investor meetings, cold-called attorneys from the California Bar website to establish his consumer base, and made vaporware programs for market research. He and his top salesman managed to close $20,000 deals hours before payroll was due to keep Briefpoint’s lights on! Now, Briefpoint serves 1,500+ law firms nationwide. Nathan’s journey is a survival story filled with quick wit, slight sarcasm, and insightful entrepreneurial advice. Watch the rest of the episode to deep dive into the four real moats of legal tech, how generic AI companies like Anthropic compete with their own legal tech consumers, and lessons learned from starting a business. More about Nathan Walter: * Nathan Walter on LinkedIn * Briefpoint Website * Briefpoint on LinkedIn This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.legaltechlive.com

    1h 3m

  5. Apr 23

    Episode 132: The Return of LegalTechLIVE

    LegalTechLIVE is BACK with a brand new rebrand and co-host! Nick Rishwain introduces Hana Zumout, a digital marketing professional with 7 years of experience in the legal tech industry, to the LegalTechLIVE audience and explains the mutually shared vision for the podcast moving forward. Watch, listen, and subscribe to LegalTechLIVE and stay tuned for our next episode! Connect with your hosts: Nick Rishwain on LinkedIn Nick Rishwain on X Hana Zumout on LinkedIn This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.legaltechlive.com

    3 min

  6. 11/23/2021

    Allen Rodriguez President of Arizona ABS Law Firm Singular Law Group - LegalTechLIVE - Ep. 131

    We wrap up this season with a long-time friend of the show, Allen Rodriguez. is a legal product development strategist who has been serving the legal industry for over 20 years. Over the course of his career, Allen has built a reputation for creating innovative #legalservices products as well as developing highly effective law firm business and marketing strategies. Allen is a valued speaker on the topics of law marketing, legal services product development, and future of law issues. He has provided consulting and marketing services for companies such as McKinsey & Co., Coleman Research Group, LexisNexis, and Littler. Before starting The Singular Law Group under the Arizona alternative business structure for #lawfirms, Allen founded law innovation agency ONE400 and was the Director of Attorney Services at LegalZoom. While there, his work contributed to a substantial portion of overall revenue at the company and helped LegalZoom move from a provider of "do-it-yourself" legal services to a comprehensive legal solutions provider, incorporating attorney-fulfilled work across all U.S. jurisdictions. Additionally, this was a special evening event on #VeteransDay and Allen is a United States Army veteran. We were honored to have him join to tell us about the Singular Law Group on such a special day. For those considering building a law firm in Arizona, that allows for non-lawyer ownership, you're going to want to catch this replay. Allen doesn't only give us the vision of Singular Law Group, he also lays out the exact steps he went through to apply to the Arizona bar and the efforts it took to be approved to offer legal services under the ABS model. Thanks for spending time with us this season... we'll be back in the future! More about Allen Rodriguez & Singular Law Group: Allen Rodriguez on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allen_rodriguez. Allen Rodriguez on LinkeIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenrodr... The Singular Law Group: https://singular.law/. ONE400: https://one400.com/. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.legaltechlive.com

    40 min

  7. 11/18/2021

    The Effectiveness Project with Ivy Grey & Chris Cangero - LegalTechLIVE - Episode 130

    In a change of pace for our show, we do not cover a legaltech startup in this episode. Instead, we take a look at The Effectiveness Project, which is a legal technology collaboration through the Legal Technology Core Competencies Certification Coalition and a variety of legal technology vendors. The Effectiveness Project is an international working group of legal professionals, with support from LTC4, collaborating to establish best practices and baseline skills for creating effective legal documents. They are focusing, at present, on what is called Document Competency. The first release from The Effectiveness Project, is the Document Competency Best Practices Guide. This guide is free and can be downloaded right now. See the link below. The Best Practices Guide was created with the understanding that the legal document-creation process is highly individualized. As such, The Effectiveness Project sought to provide guidance that is specific, yet flexible. To meet that goal, the Best Practices Guide is divided into drafting stages so it can be used as a modular part of a workflow. Two participants in the collaboration are friends, and former guests, of LegalTechLIVE. They joined us to describe the goals and mission of The Effectiveness Project. Ivy Grey is the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Wordrake. Ivy has been the driving force behind the effort to improve efficiency and effectiveness of document creation through The Effectiveness Project. Chris Cangero is the Chief Executive Officer of DocStyle, LLC and another of the leading voices behind push for better document creation via The Effectiveness Project. Take a listen and download the Best Practices Guide. Connect with our guests and get involved! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.legaltechlive.com

    48 min

  8. 10/21/2021

    ODR with FairClaims Founder & CEO Stephen Kane - LegalTechLIVE - Episode 129

    FairClaims is an easy alternative to court. With nearly a decade of experience as a leading online dispute resolution provider, we've resolved thousands of disputes online. We believe everyone deserves a chance to be heard and are here to help. Here is how it works: 1) Tell us about your dispute. We will invite the other side to resolve it and assign a qualified and friendly Arbitrator. 2) You will upload evidence and have a live phone or video hearing where the Arbitrator will hear both sides of the story. 3) Your Arbitrator will issue a decision within 8 days of your hearing. This decision is legally binding and enforceable. Stephen Kane is a former practicing lawyer who has been working on this #accesstojustice solution since before 2016. As an attorney, he saw how unfair the legal system can be for both individuals and businesses. As a result, he built a platform where parties can be heard, regardless of who they are. Learn more about this online dispute resolution ( #ODR ) platform for binding arbitrations. In the discussion, we cover a variety of issues, from fundraising, to founding, and beyond. Sit down and watch and enjoy another discussion with a #legaltech founder. More about Stephen Kane & FairClaims: Stephen Kane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephenlkane. Stephen Kane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenlkane. FairClaims on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fair_Claims. FairClaims website: https://www.fairclaims.com/. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.legaltechlive.com

    46 min
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LegalTechLIVE is your front-row seat to the future of law and technology. Hosted by Nick Rishwain and Hana Zumout, this show features the innovators, tools, and ideas reshaping the legal industry, from SaaS breakthroughs to the rise of AI. www.legaltechlive.com

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  • Creator
    Nick Rishwain
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    135
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Nick Rishwain
  • Show Website
    LegalTechLIVE