LegalTechLIVE

Nick Rishwain

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. 4d ago

    Episode 139: Erich Dylus - CamoText Founder

    You know the headlines where attorneys use mainstream AI tools for their legal work and inadvertently violate client-attorney privilege? Those are unfortunate stories and even more unfortunate realities. Clearly, not all AI is created equal. But what if there were a tool that anonymizes identifiable information that can be used anywhere at any time? Oh wait, there is! It’s called CamoText, and this episode features its founder, Erich Dylus. As a solo-practice lawyer, Erich underwent the mind-numbingly mundane task of manually removing private data in his legal work. He noticed that the labor of wiping metadata and copy-pasting clean text into AI chats was the kind of friction that causes lawyers to ignore privacy steps. Erich wanted a way to expedite and preserve confidentiality. Luckily for him, he’s also a programmer. The Python script he wrote became CamoText, a fully offline document app that detects and replaces PII (personally identifiable information) with placeholders. Names, email addresses, UUIDs, locations, finances, and other private information are camouflaged. And the best part? You can paste the sanitized version from CamoText into your AI tool of choice, with human review, of course. Tune in to learn about less obvious privacy vectors, how CamoText also serves non-legal industries, and why offline apps offer security by simplicity. More about Erich: * Erich Dylus on LinkedIn * CamoText Website * CamoText on LinkedIn * Varia Law Website * Varia Law 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

    43 min

  2. Jun 17

    Episode 138: Cheyenne Moseley - Rasa Legal Ops Director

    “What are legal operations?” “Is it different from business operations?” “How can non-profit legal tech companies build scalable processes?” Rasa’s Legal Operations Director, Cheyenne Moseley, describes her day-to-day responsibilities, the rewarding yet complex nature of expungement work, the tools that help her do her job, and why she traded the corporate life for deeply human work. Cheyenne spent 21 years at LegalZoom before joining Rasa. She started in customer service roles and worked her way up to director of an entire division. Within that time, she saw legal tech scale from Manila folders and FileNet to Salesforce and AI tools. After meeting her boss and the founder of Rasa, Noella Sudbury, she decided to leave her corporate job for a mission she couldn’t refuse. Rasa’s goal is to help people expunge their criminal records, which is different from LegalZoom’s high-volume business formation. As Legal Operations Director, she navigates multiple counties across multiple states whose courts have different timelines and processes (that’s if they have a process). Her role brings about additional nuances compared to business operations, as people’s freedom is the service Rasa offers. What remains the same is how Cheyenne applies the same operational skills she learned in corporate to a public benefit corporation setting. Get to know Cheyenne, understand legal operations and Rasa’s mission on a deeper level, and discover how she creates repeatable processes in this episode. More about Cheyenne Moseley: * Cheyenne Moseley on LinkedIn * Rasa Website * Rasa 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

    42 min

  3. Jun 10

    Episode 137: Chris Ford - Legaltech Hub Co-Founder and CXO

    Despite the wild goose chase it took to bring him on the podcast, Nick and Hana caught up with Legaltech Hub’s very own, Chris Ford. Chris is the Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer at LTH, and the marketing counterpart to his CEO and wife, Nicola (Nikki) Shaver’s, entrepreneurial spirit. You may have seen him at ILTACON and Legalweek, but now, you’ll hear him on your favorite podcasting app. Chris entered the legal industry right out of college, selling document services to law firms in America. As his career progressed, he found himself in marketing roles and realized this was what he was meant to pursue. He landed a role in Australia at LexisNexis and met Nikki several years later. Fast forward to 2020, what started as a COVID side project became the legal tech industry’s first full-scale media, advisory, and events company. While Nikki was working at Paul Hastings, she was frustrated at not having a consolidated and objectively truthful source of legal tech tools. So, they made one. Now, Legaltech Hub is a company of 30+ team members, 3,000+ tools listed, dozens of global events led by Chris, and a project involving lots of blood, sweat, and tears. Tune in to discover Chris’ in-depth marketing advice, endearing sentiments toward Nikki, and future goals for LTH. More about Chris Ford: * Chris Ford on LinkedIn * Chris Ford Legaltech Hub Email * Legaltech Hub Website * Legaltech Hub 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

    45 min

  4. Jun 3

    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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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
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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
    138
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Nick Rishwain
  • Show Website
    LegalTechLIVE