Evolve The Law Podcast - A Catalyst For Legal Innovation

Hi Leva, Chief Revenue Officer at Hire an Esquire talks with Mary Juetten in this Legal Luminary episode. Together they chat about the biggest opportunities in legaltech and where they see innovations coming in the future. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information of this episode go to evolvelawnow.com/show Connect with Hi https://hireanesquire.com/about https://www.linkedin.com/in/hileva Evolve your legal practice with technology Access the Legal Tech Toolkit Show Notes Hi’s background in the legal industry - 0:37 What drew you to legal? - 1:34 What do you think is the biggest opportunity in legal technology today? - 3:00 What type of technology should prac

Welcome to the 84th episode of the Evolve Law Podcast! Today host Mary Juetten speaks with Stephanie Corey, Co-Founder and General Partner at UpLevel Ops. This member spotlight highlights one of the fastest growing consulting organizations in the legal-tech industry. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:25 Steph Corey of Up Level Ops 00:36 Consulting organization 01:48 Who are your main customers? 05:09 What is a good strategic plan we can implement? 05:42 How do you work on the tech side of the project? 08:37 Can you share some information from case studies? 08:53 No tech implementation goes 100% smoothly 10:07 Once it’s done, my clients are happy with the results. 11:18 Final words on metrics 11:36 You ne

Gillian Hadfield is the Richard L. and Antoinette Schamoi Kirtland Professor of Law and Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California where she writes and teaches about legal design and legal innovation. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com Links and Resources from this Episode https://gillianhadfield.com Faculty page Wikipedia Amazon author page Twitter Evolve your legal practice with technology Access the Legal Tech Toolkit Show Notes Jillian’s background in the legal industry - 0:37 Why should people care about legal tech? - 1:38 What do you think is the biggest opportunity in legal technology today and what should practicing attorneys be buying and using right now? - 3:33 What do you think is the b

Welcome to the 83rd episode of the Evolve Law Podcast! Today host Mary Juetten speaks with Managing Partner of Visabot: Andrey Zinoviev. They are the first immigration robot powered by artificial intelligence. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:21 VisaBot and Chatbot 00:41 We are on Facebook Messenger and Slack 01:04 We have helped 70,000 people get Visas to this country in just 6 months 01:50 How did you come up with this and get into the legal tech space? 02:18 We target immigrants that are already in the country. 02:58 We have a team of immigration attorneys 03:08 Feedback from clients 04:38 Do you have any other metrics to share? 06:08 Our Mission: To release boundaries for talent worldwide.

Stephanie Corey is the Co-Founder of UpLevel Ops. In this Legal Luminary episode she shares her thoughts on where innovations in legal tech are moving and the disruptions taking place. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com Links and Resources from this Episode https://uplevelops.com Connect with Stephanie LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephcorey-ulo Twitter https://twitter.com/StephanieACorey https://highperformancecounsel.com/about-us/advisory-board-17 Evolve your legal practice with technology Access the Legal Tech Toolkit Show Notes Stephanie’s background in the legal industry - 0:35 What makes you a legal tech expert? - 3:35 Why should people care about legal tech? - 5:33 Why are you involved with Evolve Law?

Jimmy Vestbirk started Legal Geek to disrupt the legal industry and also organizes the #LawTech events to discuss legal industry and technology disruption in San Francisco and London. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information of this episode go to evolvelawnow.com/show https://www.legalgeek.co https://www.legalgeek.co/speaker/jimmy-vestbirk-5/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesvestbirk https://twitter.com/jimmyvestbirk Evolve your legal practice with technology Access the Legal Tech Toolkit Show Notes Jimmy’s background in the legal tech industry -  0:31 What makes you a legal tech expert? - 1:18 Why should people care about legal tech? - 2:10 Why are you involved wi

Welcome to the 82nd episode of the Evolve Law Podcast! Single shareholder law firms should pay special attention as our host, Mary Juetten, speaks with Christopher Anderson. He is the President of the INC 5,000 company How to MANAGE a Small Law Firm, and creator of the Law Firm 500. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:23 How to Manage a Small Law Firm & Law Firm 500 01:17 Our company is an outside managing partner 03:00 How did you find this legal-tech problem? 03:33 Our technology: The business plan 06:46 How do you define small law firms and how long has your company been around? 08:10 We focus on single shareholder law firms 08:50 Feedback from case studies 11:23 One of our clients went from 100-300

Welcome to the 81st episode of the Evolve Law Podcast! Today our host, Mary Juetten, speaks with Matt Volm about exciting new software- Tali. Tali utilizes voice to track hours, saving lawyers and professionals their most valuable asset: time. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Matt Volm of Tali 00:28 Tali is a voice enabled productivity assistant powered by AI 01:08 Tali can save you time and capture more available hours in the process. 01:17 How did you discover this professional problem you are solving? 03:06 Who are your main customers and when did this launch? 05:30 What is your legal and tech background? 07:44 Feedback and case studies 07:55 Save 5-7 business hours per month with Tali 09:10 Publi

Welcome to the 80th episode of the Evolve Law Podcast! Today our host, Mary Juetten has a member spotlight with the lawyer in residence of Clio: Joshua Lenon. They talk about some exciting updates to one of the most popular cloud based practice management platforms. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:26 Joshua Lenon of Clio 00:45 What is Clio? 01:01 150,000 professionals use Clio 01:28 Annual user conference 03:13 Sneak preview 04:20 Anything going on with Clio from a tech perspective? 06:18 It’s going to shock you to know how lawyers spend their time. 07:44 Delegate things that you’re not an expert on. 08:15 Anything else you want to share today? 09:50 clio.com/blog 09:04 Clio’s conference: Tech world me

Summary: Welcome to the 78th episode of the Evolve Law Podcast! Today our host, Mary Juetten speaks with Lori Gonzalez President at The RayNa Corporation. She worked in the law field for over 17 years and still has nightmares about how terrible the business side is run. To fix that she created software that you will not only buy- but actually use to make your firm run more efficiently. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Member Spotlight w/ Lori Gonzalez 00:39 Billing, legal bookkeeping, management software 01:09 How did you find this legal-tech problem? 01:50 Is there a certain size law firm you tend to work with? 02:12 We work with a range, from solo lawyers to larger firms 02:41 So you are an exper

Summary: Welcome to the 77th episode of the Evolve Law Podcast! Today our host, Mary Juetten speaks with Larry Port of Rocket Matter. Rocket Matter is helping thousands of mid-sized firms increase their profits by 20%. With Rocket Matter you can start quickly collecting your billable time, and get paid for every minute your team works. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:22 Larry Port from Rocket Matter 01:03 Specialty is web software, was a photographer and film major 01:40 How did you find out this legal-tech problem? 03:27 How did you get into the legal side? Did you partner with someone? 04:33 What kind of firms are your main customers? 06:00 Do you have a mobile app? 06:45 When will the app be relea

Summary: Welcome to the 79th episode of the Evolve Law Podcast! Today our host, Mary Juetten, gives a Darwin talk about the history of today’s buzzwords and phrases. Her moral of the story- stop talking about it. Just do it. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:20 Mary Jeutten, Founder of Traklight & Co-Founder of EvolveLaw Podcast 00:40 Law firm needs to do more with less. 01:44 How did we end up these crazy sayings and systems? 02:11 Latest and greatest buzz words 02:34 Design Thinking, Agile, and Lean 03:41 Critical Path Theory 03:57 Debono’s 6 thinking hats 04:23 Mary uses a technique called “So-What?” 06:18 It’s all about Mary Parker Follet (the mother of modern management)

Summary: In this Darwin episode we have guest host Catherine Krow, Founder & CEO of Digitory Legal Corp. Today’s topic: key reasons lawyers need to implement technology into their practice. She not only tells you why it’s important, but describes how to do it in just 5 minutes. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Catherine Krow, lawyer for 17 years 00:39 Law firms who want to use legal technology can maximize value of that investment 00:53 Why Bother? 01:06 Clients use technology, and expect lawyers do the same 01:25 Enjoy a competitive advantage 01:36 Challenges of using technology in law 02:29 Proof of concepts 03:19 Time spent on pilots 04:01 Create incentive to grow 05:14 Get the word out.

Summary: Welcome to the 76th episode of the Evolve Law Podcast! Today our host, Mary Juetten speaks with Stephen Kane of FairClaims. FairClaims is the most efficient, most cost effective online dispute resolution platform for enterprise. Learn to protect individuals and small business owners in this 10 minute podcast. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Show Notes: 00:21 Member Spotlight: Stephen Kane 00:49 Improving access to justice system 01:01 How did you come up with this idea? 04:36 Explain the tech aspect to the company 05:02 Had a Squarespace site until last year! 05:40 Do you have any case studies you can share? 06:36 Favorite customer story 08:52 Do you have any other metrics you could share? 09:10 We are protecting mill

Summary: Welcome to the 75th episode of the Evolve Law Podcast! Today our host, Mary Juetten revisits our partner Cicayda and speaks with their Chief of Special Development Clark Rickman. They have launched their new, groundbreaking software Fermata. Fermata drastically reduces the time you spend using outdated tools like Excel. Learn how in this 12 minute episode of the EvolveLaw podcast. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:21 Clark Rickman 00:28 Cicayda’s new product Fermata 01:17 Fermata is our solution for automating the process of maintaining potential evidence in pending cases. 01:28 How did you zero in on this legal tech problem you’re solving? 02:40 What kind of clients would use this product? 04

Summary: Welcome to the 74th episode of the Evolve Law Podcast! Today our host, Mary Juetten, speaks with Jen Warner, Vice President Compliance & Chief Development Officer of AsheWorks. Listen to this quick, 7 minute podcast to find out how AsheWorks could help you reduce your overall cost portfolio. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Start up company in the legal services space 01:12 How did you discover this legal-tech problem that you’re solving? 01:55 How long has AsheWorks been doing this? 02:29 Who are customers are 02:53 What is your Legal Tech background and the background of your team? 04:09 Are there any case studies or feedback you can share? 05:05 Information security review is very i

Summary: In this Darwin episode guest host Benjamin Snipes, Product Line Director for Tax of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, highlights the ethical issues of using technology in a law practice. In just twelve minutes, listeners understand why the legal industry can not rely solely on algorithms from computers. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Ben Snipes of Wolters Kluwer 01:01 Machine intelligence is like Marco Polo 02:10 Machines use math to arrive at answers 02:19 Three primary technologies used for legal purposes- machine learning, natural language parsing, natural language understanding 03:15 How can machine intelligence be used in Law? 05:10 There must be an explanation given for a legal co

Summary: In this Darwin episode, guest host Dean Sonderegger of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business projects what will happen to the law industry in the wake of technological advancement. He experienced this change in the tax industry, and has several predictions on how software technologies will impact how firms provide their services for their clients in the future.  For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:00 Host Dean Sonderegger of Wolters Kluwer 00:50 Similar changes in tax industry now in legal industry 01:02 Debate of the work of attorneys that could be done by computers 01:58 The value story for an attorney 03:10 Three ways technology changes this 04:07 What happened in the tax market 06:39 Efficiency

Summary: In this Darwin episode of the Evolve Law podcast, Jeff Modisett, CEO of Nextlaw Global Referral Network analyzes trends in the legal industry. Predictions were made that large firms would take over, but technology has actually caused the opposite to occur. We explain what exactly is happening, and how firms can adapt and thrive to the changing industry. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:28 Barbell effect debunked 00:36 Legal industry consolidated at top, fragmented at bottom 01:42 How do we know we are getting our money’s worth? 02:23 Outsourcing expected to grow 03:24 Firms measure cost not quality 03:44 Amazon prioritizes firms that are innovative 04:14 Law is targeted by disruptive technolo

Summary: This Darwin episode of the EVOLVE Law Podcast features two guest hosts from the Minnesota State Bar Association: Lindsay Davis, Access to Justice Director, and Sherri Knuth, the Government Relations and Membership Engagements Director. In today’s world of pick and choose, the legal industry is falling short of providing services that clients need. Lindsay and Sherri believe that offering unbundled services could help keep your practice up to speed. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Links: Minnesota Resource for Unbundling: mnbar.org/unbundled   Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:17 Lindsay Davis & Sherri Knuth 00:41 Why should you consider unbundled services 01:07 Client expectations are changing 01:26 Commercial sector is