Episodes

Dec. 7, 2020

Workflow Automation for Legal With Scott Kelly (President of Community.Lawyer)

Workflow automation for lawyers and legal teams is the topic of Episode 41. Our guest is Scott Kelly, one of the founders of , which is “no-code” workflow automation software with an app builder designed with attorneys in mi…
Nov. 19, 2020

Why Hackers Like Law Firms & Legal Departments (and Cyber Security 101) with Matthew Holland, CEO Field Effect Software

Episode 40 is a great conversation with Matthew Holland, CEO of Field Effect Software, a cyber security company providing tools and managed detect and response (MDR) services to protect against cyber attacks.   Field Effect …
Nov. 3, 2020

The Pros & Cons and Dos & Don’ts of Virtual Court Hearings With Federal Judge Tony Leung (Minnesota) Episode 39

Virtual court hearings are the subject of Episode 38. We talked to Magistrate Judge Tony Leung via Zoom about using Zoom videoconferences for court. Judge Leung sits on the bench for the and has a pretty impressive backgrou…
Oct. 8, 2020

Lawyers Duty of Technology Competence (2020 Edition) With Jim Doppke

Ethics attorney Jim Doppke returns to Technically Legal to talk legal ethics and technology. Jim is a former prosecutor for the  and is now in private practice with . Jim counsels attorneys and businesses on legal ethics iss…
Sept. 14, 2020

Michael Volkov on Tech, Software & Data Analysis in Compliance Programs

Attorney Michael Volkov, head of the Volkov Law Group, is our guest for Episode 38. He discusses the use of technology, software and data analysis in corporate compliance and ethics programs. Michael and his firm focus on re…
Aug. 18, 2020

Real Talk About Cross Border Data Transfers & Schrems II With Data Privacy Attorney Christian Auty

Bryan Cave data privacy attorney Christian Auty returns for Episode 36 to talk about the real world implications of the Schrems II opinion from the European Court of Justice. What is Schrems II? It is shorthand for Case C-31…
July 22, 2020

Anna McGrane & Joshua Fireman on Knowledge and Change Management in Legal Without Boiling the Ocean

You don't have to "boil the ocean" to implement innovation and change in a law firm or legal department. That's what we learn in Episode 35 from Anna McGrane, PacerPro COO, and Joshua Fireman, President of Fireman & Company.…
June 23, 2020

Slack’s Cyndi Wheeler & Mark Pike on Automating Legal Workflows And (Not) Using Email

Do you want to spend less time dealing with email? Are you interested in automating repetitive work tasks? Cyndi Wheeler and Mark Pike, both in-house lawyers at collaboration software company Slack, offer tips on how to do t…
May 27, 2020

Episode 33: Using AI in Litigation – Thomas Suh (LegalMation Co-Founder)

LegalMation Co-Founder Thomas Suh is our guest in Episode 33. LegalMation is a suite of artificial intelligence tools that helps attorneys and legal professionals automate routine litigation tasks like drafting pleadings and…
April 30, 2020

Episode 32: Keith Maziarek & Justin Ergler on the Legal Value Network (and on Community and Collaboration in Legal)

Founding Board Members Keith Maziarek and Justin Ergler visit Technically Legal for Episode 32.  Keith, a second time guest (Episode 15 – ) and Justin talk about the genesis of LVN (an evolution from the ) and the group’s...
April 15, 2020

Episode 31: Dennis Garcia & Jason Barnwell on Legal Teams Innovating, Transforming And Working Remotely

Microsoft attorneys Dennis Garcia and Jason Barnwell discuss how legal teams can successfully and productively work remotely. They also discuss how recent work from home orders may speed up innovation and transformation in l…
March 22, 2020

Episode 30: Sterling Miller on Legal Teams Responding to Crises and Pandemics

Three time general counsel Sterling Miller discusses how in-house legal teams can help their companies respond to crisis situations and pandemics.
March 3, 2020

Episode 29: Gyi Tsakalakis on Attorneys Using Tech To Improve Responsiveness and Improve the Client Experience

According to , attorneys fail to respond to more than 60% of inquiries from prospective clients. This abysmal response rate is juxtaposed against surveys of in-house counsel reporting that, on a scale of 1 to 10, responding …
Dec. 18, 2019

Episode 28: Josh Becker on Data Driven Lawyers

In Episode 28 Joshua Becker, Chairman of  and head of the  talks data driven lawyering. Josh discusses his start in the tech community and his move to venture capital. Ultimately, Josh became involved with Lex Machina, a leg…
Nov. 7, 2019

Episode 27: Chuck Fox on Virtual Reality for Legal Teams

In Episode 27 we talk to , Director of the Visualization Practice Group at . Chuck explains how his team creates 3D models and virtual reality applications to help lawyers better understand their cases and demonstrate to jud…
Oct. 15, 2019

Episode 26: Nathan Wenzel on the Journey of a Legal Tech Start-up

We headed to Silicon Valley to chat with  founder  in Episode 26. Nathan has a great legal tech startup story–from idea to acquisition. SimpleLegal provides legal operations software to help corporate legal teams run their...
Sept. 3, 2019

Episode 24: Justin Barker & Steven Nachtwey on Litigation Finance

In Episode 24 we talk litigation finance with Justin Barker, an investment manager and the head of the Chicago office for litigation funding firm , and  Steven Nachtwey. Justin and Steve discuss the process of securing litig…
Aug. 5, 2019

Episode 23: Jim Doppke on the Ethics of Legal Tech (and the Duty to Supervise Robots)

Legal ethics attorney Jim Doppke discusses the impact that legal tech and legal innovation have on the Rules of Professional Conduct and other rules that govern how lawyers practice law. Jim explains how Model Rules of Profe…
June 5, 2019

Episode 22: Kate Gaudry on Lawyers (Really) Using Big Data to Help Clients

For Episode 22 we headed to Washington D.C. to talk to patent attorney Kate Gaudry about using big data to help legal clients. Much of Kate’s data analysis focuses on allowance rates for individual patent examiners (the perc…
April 27, 2019

Episode 21- Dave Rogers on Hype Technology

In Episode 21 we talk to Dave Rogers, Chief Technology Officer for the  in the United Kingdom. (Similar to the U.S. Department of Justice). Dave explains how falling in love with “hype technology” (the hot new tech of the mo…
March 29, 2019

Episode 20 Jerry Ting on Legal Tech Looking Outside Legal Tech

In Episode 20 we talk to Evisort founder Jerry Ting about his company and also about improving legal technology by looking outside of legal tech. Jerry founded Evisort while studying at Harvard Law and it was there that he …
Feb. 27, 2019

Episode 19: Christian Auty and Zach Smolinski on Blockchain Redux

Lawyers Zach Smolinski and Christian Auty return for Episode 19. Like  and its impact on the practice of law. Zach is with  and Christian with the  firm. We talk about what’s changed in the blockchain world since they...
Feb. 4, 2019

Episode 18: Greg Siskind on Automation for Law Departments and Law Firms

The focus of this episode is automation of legal processes by law firms and in-house legal teams. We talk to immigration lawyer . He and his firm automate both client facing and internal legal processes. As we learn, automat…
Jan. 10, 2019

Episode 17: Stephen Kane on Online Dispute Resolution

In Episode 17 we talk about online dispute resolution with Stephen Kane, the founder of , a platform that helps people resolve legal claims online. ODR has been around since the 1990s, but really took off when companies like…