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With a background as an academic law librarian, Sarah Glassmeyer has developed a deep appreciation for taxonomies and data management.  Now Senior Analyst at LegalTechnology Hub, Sarah joins this episode to delve into her nuanced view of Generative AI and its impact on legal and legal tech: 
The preparatory work necessary to surmount challenges in implementing AI in legal contexts 
How Generative AI democratizes access to legal information, improving access to justice. 
Trends in law firms developing their own software products
The role of standardized legal taxonomies, like SALI, in facilitating true collaboration 

Derek Lazzaro has a diverse background as an attorney turned AmLaw 100 CIO and now CISO at Defensive Networks, where he's passionate about the importance of cybersecurity in today's world and how it should be integrated into the foundation of any system. In this episode, Derek joins Bill to discuss:
Software as a Service (SaaS) applications and the challenges of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
The evolving landscape of cyber threats
Why compliance frameworks are essential but insufficient
How going beyond compliance is the key to true cybersecurity
Advice on evaluating vendor security measures and staying ahead in cybersecurity

Tom Baldwin discusses the legal industry's transformative journey of data integration and AI adoption, the evolution from gut instinct to data-driven decisions, the critical role of data governance, and how law firms are maturing their data practices:

Firms want to break their data out of silos to see an integrated picture


Demand for data-driven insights and improved productivity is climbing


Firms are investing in data scientists, IT, and innovation groups as they realize the potential competitive pressures due to AI


KM programs are critical for the effective utilization of AI


Firms must strike the right balance between AI and traditional processes and technologies and acknowledge that AI adoption will take time and involve a gradual transition.

 

Featured Guest: Damien Riehl, VP, Litigation Workflow and Analytics Content at vLEX
As a lawyer and consumer of legal technology, Damien was frustrated by the lack of interoperability between vendors and their taxonomies. Damien is now part of the solution with the SALI Alliance.
Data management is an under-appreciated prerequisite for leveraging generative AI.
SALI tags allow vendors, law firms, and clients to easily standardize their data for better legal services classification and delivery.
SALI enables vendors to speak to one another; think of this analogy: you're trying to communicate with someone across the globe, but your telephone doesn't talk to other telephones. Why not get the interoperable phone that talks to everyone's phone? That interoperable telephone is SALI.

Joy's done it all when it comes to legal - her beginnings working at a solo practitioners' office in Washington, D.C. transformed into working with attorneys and technology, and she's been that ever since. Now the CEO of the International Association Legal Technology (ILTA), Joy is the expert in all things ILTA, and joins Bill on this episode to discuss:

The excitement of record-breaking attendance numbers for this year


Exhibit Hall anticipation - what are well-established vendors doing and what will the 29 new startups do


Exceptional educational sessions covering trending topics in legal: AI, hybrid work and the pendulum swing of how and when we work


ILTA's growth in developing a dedicated Corporate Law segment to ILTACON, naming its first Board of Directors President from outside North America, and doing more for smaller law firms


The wonderfully collaborative and sharing environment that is ILTACON and the volunteers, attendees and vendors that make it the annual event everyone looks forward to

 

Damien's 15-year history as a ligation attorney in large law, combined with his love for coding, lends him a unique insight into:👉 TR's $650M cash purchase of Casetext, a pioneer in the LLM space
👉 The implications of the acquisition in tandem with the sale of Elite and ProLaw: divesting themselves of the business of law and going back to the substance of law👉 Waves of AI over the last decade and why and how this wave is different👉 How LLMs will change the landscape of what it means to be a lawyer and the concept of human creativity