Claim OwnershipReinventing Professionals
Subscribed: 23Played: 701
Subscribe
Copyright © 2009-2025 Ari Kaplan Advisors LLC
Description
The business of providing professional advice is changing. Today, anyone can go online and access a wealth of information about any topic, from legal and medical advice to financial planning and accounting suggestions. This blog is designed to offer ideas, guidance, and perspectives on how to effectively navigate a perpetually shifting professional landscape, with a unique focus on the legal industry and the technology that is driving its evolution.
973 Episodes
Reverse
I spoke with Nick West, a Partner and the Chief Strategy Officer at Mishcon de Reya. We discussed the firm's approach to innovation, the metrics it captures related to its use of Legora, how it measures the ROI of Legora and other tools, how law firms should think about the return on their technology investments, and the new Legora ROI Report.
In this 55th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed our impressions of Legalweek 2026, the ROI of legal AI, and the maturation of AI deployment in law firms and corporate legal departments.
I spoke with Pat Utz, the Co-Founder and CEO of Abstract, an AI policy intelligence platform for legislation and regulation. We discussed how Abstract sources its information, how customers use it to understand state and federal regulations, the unique type of intelligence it provides, and the importance of guardrails for relying on the output of AI-assisted technology.
I spoke with Alex Sappington, the Co-CEO of PageVault, a tool for capturing online content in a legally defensible manner. We discussed PageVault’s launch of Stencil, the problem Stencil solves for trademark teams, how PageVault’s work in litigation strengthens its role in trademarks, and where Stencil fits within the broader array of legal technology tools.
I spoke with Matt Basile, the CEO of Naya Software, a software company that automates the legal aspects of originating commercial real estate loans for law firms and institutional lenders. We discussed building a software company while working full-time as a lawyer, new ways law firms are leveraging artificial intelligence, and whether now is the best time to begin practicing law.
I spoke with Cristin Traylor, the Senior Director of AI Transformation and Law Firm Strategy at Relativity, a legal data intelligence company that builds technology to help users organize data, discover the truth, and act on it. We discussed the release of aiR for Case Strategy, how it compares with other AI solutions in legal, and how it will affect the day-to-day work of litigation professionals.
Thanks to the following leaders for speaking with me for this mixtape at Legalweek on Day 1:
Kevin Clark, Right Discovery
Richard Gorelick, ChronoTracer
Steve Salkin, ALM
Danny Thankachan, CaseGuild
Jessie Torres, McDermott, Will & Schulte
Remco Visser, Saga
Emma Raimi-Zlatic, Smokeball
I spoke with Raj Chandrasekar, the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of Consilio, a provider of e-discovery, document review, flexible legal talent, and legal advisory and transformation services. We discussed the biggest disruptions in the legal industry, how legal teams can leverage AI to improve and accelerate their investigations, and the most critical decisions humans still need to make in an AI-driven workflow.
I spoke with Matt Mahon, the Vice President for Client Solutions at Level Legal, a concierge digital forensics, e-discovery, and managed review partner for law firms and corporate legal departments. We discussed how AI is changing e-discovery, the value of tailoring the client experience, the most interesting challenges involving emojis, and Legalweek 2026.
In this 54th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed preparing for Legalweek 2026, reallocating legal work, and formalizing vibe coding.
I spoke with Sanjay Kamlani, the Founder and CEO of FairPlay. We discussed the emergence of AI-first law firms, how they differ from traditional law firms, and FairPlay's long-term vision.
I spoke with Josh Aaron, the CEO of Aiden Technologies, a company that delivers intelligent Windows endpoint automation and rapid recovery for law firms and other highly regulated organizations, which just launched AidenRescue. We discussed how AidenRescue helps law firms recover from ransomware or system attacks, the biggest endpoint management and recovery pain points in law firms, and how expectations for cybersecurity and endpoint recovery are evolving.
I spoke with Ville Kulmala, the Head of Technology Strategy and International Growth at BestSign, which delivers trusted e-signatures and legal AI for companies operating across borders. We discussed the patterns from the dot-com era and the financial crisis that are similar to the emergence of AI, how AI is changing business operations for multinational companies, and the trends legal industry leaders should track.
I spoke with Matthew Bady, a registered nurse and the founder of BoardWise, a SaaS platform that helps licensed professionals manage their board paperwork. We discussed how BoardWise fits within the broader legal tech and access-to-justice landscape, and ways that the platform is evolving as more licensed professionals turn to technology to navigate changes in administrative law.
I spoke with Sam Davidoff, the Founder and CEO of Align, a digital binder product for litigators. We discussed the genesis of Align, where non-AI legal technology tools fit into a law firm’s suite of applications, and how legal tech is transforming the practice of law.
In this 53rd episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed Groundhog Day, law firms embracing vibe coding, and corporate counsel perspectives on AI and innovation.
I spoke with Aku Sorainen, the Founder and Senior Partner at Sorainen, a law firm based in Estonia, with additional offices in Latvia and Lithuania. We discussed the importance of data in measuring the effects of innovation, how law firm leaders should prepare for the future of legal practice enhanced by AI, the firm’s development of Crespect, and the value of law firms spinning off their technology.
I spoke with Joey Seeber, the CEO of Level Legal, a managed services provider and subscriber to the 2025 E-Discovery Unfiltered report. We discussed how Level Legal distinguishes its approach to managed services, ways that AI is affecting the way it serves its clients, and the most compelling findings from the 2025 E-Discovery Unfiltered report.
I spoke with Matteo Pagani, the Founder and CEO of Co-Flo Enterprise, an iManage strategic technology partner. We discussed how corporate legal teams are effectively leveraging document management, the importance of operational intelligence in today’s AI-enabled legal department, and how AI is affecting the ways enterprises use and access their data.
In this 52nd episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed expectations for 2026, the evolution of AI usage in legal, vibe coding, and perspectives on the year ahead.
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States