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Press Release | ILTA Launches Registration for New Events: SharePoint Symposium 2025 and Copilot Symposium 2025

By ILTA News
(Chicago, IL) 11 December 2024: The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) is excited to announce the launch of registration for two highly anticipated events: the SharePoint Symposium 2025 and the Copilot Symposium 2025. These events are set to provide in-depth insights and cutting-edge knowledge to professionals in the legal technology sector and beyond. SharePoint Symposium 2025 The SharePoint Symposium 2025 is a comprehensive event designed to provide deep insights into the latest SharePoint innovations, best practices, and real-world applications. This multi-day event, taking place February 11 and 12 in Chicago, IL, features engaging sessions, ...
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The ImPOSSIBLE Relationship: The CISO-CIO Dynamic, and How to Leverage for Success

By Darren Alleyne
Please enjoy this blog post co-authored by Darren Alleyne, Director of Information Security, Morrison & Foerster LLP and Brad Sidwell, Chief Technology Strategist, Intapp. In today’s fast-paced, digital-first world, the roles of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) have never been more critical or more intertwined. However, the relationship between these two roles often feels like an impossible balancing act. The CISO is responsible for safeguarding the organization’s information assets, while the CIO is focused on enabling business growth through technology. These distinct yet overlapping mandates can create ...
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CTRL + ALT +Adapt – Business Earthquake Survival Kit

By Melissa Brown
Please enjoy this blog authored by Melissa L. Brown, Learning & Development Manager, Holland & Hart. Ctrl+Alt+Adapt – Business Earthquake Survival Kit The ground beneath legal technology has perhaps never felt more unstable. 1 And as we're all too well aware, we're experiencing more than isolated tremors. Instead, we're facing a series of seismic shifts, each one each one shaking the ground beneath our feet. Consider this: just last year, AI adoption among legal professionals surged from 19% to 79%. 2 The technological evolution in our industry has been building for decades. From dictation machines to cloud computing, from paper ...
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Press Release | ILTA Announces Tarah Wheeler as Keynote Speaker for ILTA Evolve Cybersecurity and AI Conference

By ILTA News
(Chicago, IL) 11 December 2024 - The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) is thrilled to announce that Tarah Wheeler, renowned cybersecurity expert and author, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming ILTA Evolve Conference with a focus on the ‘Intersection of Ai and Cybersecurity’. The event, set to take place April 27-30, promises to be a transformative experience, bringing together leaders and innovators in legal technology. Join us for an exclusive deep dive into the world of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence with Tarah Wheeler current CEO of Red Queen Dynamics and Senior Fellow of Global Cyber Policy at the Council on Foreign ...
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Press Release | ILTA Launches Applications for Influential Women in Legal Tech Awards

By ILTA News
(Chicago, IL) December 11, 2024 – The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) is delighted to announce the opening of applications for the esteemed Influential Women in Legal Tech Awards . This annual accolade celebrates and recognizes the remarkable contributions of women in the legal technology sector. Honorees are selected based on their history of mentorship and level of impact on legal Technology. Call for Nominations For 2025, ILTA encourages members, valued business partners, and those in the legal technology fields to nominate, or even self-nominate (apply), those woman or woman-identifying members of the global legal technology ...
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Optimizing Onboarding: Insights from the ILTA New Hire Experience Survey

By Carolyn Humpherys
Please enjoy this blog authored by Carolyn Humpherys, Learning and Change Management Consultant, Traveling Coaches. Onboarding is a critical process that shapes the new hire experience and can significantly impact employee retention, satisfaction, and long-term success. The ILTA Content Coordinating Team conducted a New Hire Experience Survey across 50 firms of all sizes to gain insight into how law firms structure their onboarding processes, from the length of training sessions to the input of managers to the firm-culture. Here are the results of that survey with my thoughts on areas of improvement. The State of Onboarding in Law Firms ...
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Understanding How Law Firms Are Structured as a Business

By Michael Ertel
Please enjoy this blog post co-authored by Mitch Katzer, Data Analyst, Laurel and Purvi Sanghvi, Managing Director, Client Management, Paul Hastings LLP. Over the course of the next few months, Mitch Katzer and Purvi Sanghvi have teamed up to present a series of articles covering the business of law, the life of a billable hour, fee arrangements, and time hygiene. To lay the groundwork, this article centers around how firms are structured. Article 1: Understanding How Law Firms Are Structured as a Business At their core, law firms are businesses that provide legal services to clients. However, their structure is unique compared to traditional ...
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Balancing Billable Hours and Professional Development in Legal Practice

By Ricci Masero
Please enjoy this blog authored by Ricci Masero, Marketing Manager, Intellek. Let's be honest: for lawyers, time is money—literally. Every minute spent not working on a case feels like money walking out the door. But what if learning could actually make more money, not less? What if professional development wasn't a distraction, but a secret weapon? The big question is simple: How can lawyers find time to learn when every hour needs to be billable? This guide is your roadmap. We'll show training administrators and law firm leaders how to make professional development work—without killing productivity. If you're tired of seeing training programs ...
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Merging CRM and Experience Management to Supercharge Firm Growth

By Tara Patterson
Please enjoy this blog post co-authored by Tara Patterson, Marketing Technology Manager, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Paul Giedraitis, CEO, Orgaimi. In our recent podcast, A Deep Dive into CRM and Experience Management: How Combining BD and KM Can Accelerate Firm Growth , Carrie Remhof and Jaclyn Walkins delved into the intricacies of CRM and Experience Management, exploring how to leverage these tools to enhance Business Development (BD) and Knowledge Management (KM) within law firms. They provided a comprehensive overview of the differences between CRM and Experience Management, the strategic advantages of integrating these systems, and ...
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Legal case management software guide for 2025: Features and benefits

By Opus 2 Insights
Legal case management software empowers law firms to streamline processes, centralize case data, and enhance collaboration. And now, as technology evolves to embrace the benefits of the cloud and the advantages of GenAI, having the right case management platform is more important than ever. In fact, in a recent study from Ari Kaplan , 87% of litigation professionals indicated that AI-assisted case management software is a competitive advantage. In this guide, you'll find helpful information about legal case management software. We'll start with a quick definition, an overview of the needs that case management software addresses, as well as a detailed list ...
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Data Culture in the Legal Department: Enhancing Business and Legal Processes

By Marcelo Cardoso
Please enjoy this blog authored by Marcelo Cardoso, Supervisor de Legal Intelligence, Mercado Livre Inc Are you already being asked to be more analytical or to bring more data-driven insights? If not, or if you're not making decisions based on data, it might be time to reevaluate what you're doing. Nowadays, every company, regardless of its industry, has a true goldmine of stored data. This includes transactional information, user evaluations, interactions, and much more. In the legal field, this is even more evident: it’s a true goldmine that can be used to make more assertive decisions or predict scenarios based on data models. Is it simple ...
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PKM is Your Lifeline

By Alejandro Vallellanes
Please enjoy this blog post authored by Mary Abraham, Principal, Above and Beyond KM. We are constantly inundated with information , but much of it is not useful. So how do you find the information that will materially improve your life? Some people deal with this challenge by trying to absorb as much information as possible. This information-gorging approach is exhausting, stressful, and ultimately futile . Other people lean on their firm and their networks to filter information for them, hoping that important information will find them when needed. This information-surfing approach reduces the overload risk but depends on the resources of your ...
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Navigating the Legal Landscape in the Age of AI

By Tiffany McLean
Please enjoy this blog authored by Tiffany McLean, Training Manager, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in the legal sector, reshaping how firms operate and deliver services. Defined as using machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and other advanced technologies to simulate human intelligence, AI manifests in various forms—each with distinct applications, benefits, and challenges. A key distinction lies between Traditional AI , which focuses on structured, task-specific problem-solving, and Generative AI , a groundbreaking advancement capable of creating new content and insights ...
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AI Buzzwords: Understanding the Terms That Create Value and Drive Success

By Damian Priamurskiy
Please enjoy this blog post co-authored by Damian Priamurskiy, Project Management & Delivery Specialist, Lowenstein Sandler LLP and Stephanie Carty, Senior Manager, Real Estate Practice Group, Goulston & Storrs, P.C. Over the past couple of years, there’s been a noticeable shift in what people are searching for online. Terms like Agile, Lean, and Six Sigma used to dominate industry conversations, but now the focus has moved toward AI. This shift reflects how AI has become a driving force in innovation and efficiency across industries. But with this growing influence comes a flood of new jargon, which can feel overwhelming. In today’s AI-powered ...
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Elite - 3E Financial Systems?

By Linda Vega
Are any firms using this? I'm looking to get some training insights for materials. I would love to speak to any trainers that may have implemented 3E and their approach. Thanks,
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Press Release | ILTA Announces Inaugural ILTA Awards of Excellence Publication

By ILTA News
(Chicago, IL) 14 November 2024 – The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) is proud to announce the release of its inaugural ILTA Awards of Excellence publication , recognizing the outstanding achievements and contributions of legal professionals and innovators in the field of legal technology and visionary leadership. The 2024 Distinguished Peer Awards and the Women in Legal Technology Awards, announced in spring of 2024, are a hallmark of excellence in the legal technology community, highlighting peers who have demonstrated exceptional expertise, thought leadership, and a commitment to shaping the future of legal services. The publication ...
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Legal GenAI Primer - Part One

By Franki Russell
Please enjoy this blog authored by @Catherine Casey , Chief Growth Officer, Reveal. TechnoCat’s Primer on All Things [Legal] AI Let's break down AI basics for the legal crowd without the Hollywood hype. Here’s the real deal on AI—ANI, ML, and NLP—what they mean for today's legal landscape. Introduction: The AI Revolution Welcome to the world of AI in legal, where artificial intelligence has evolved far beyond the realm of sci-fi and into everyday use. But let's clear up a common misconception—AI isn’t a one-size-fits-all technology. Much like the legal profession, it’s nuanced, complex, and comes in various “flavors.” So, if terms ...
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Legal GenAI Primer - Part Two

By Franki Russell
Please enjoy this blog authored by @Catherine Casey , Chief Growth Officer, Reveal. TechnoCat’s Primer on All things [Legal] GAI Welcome to the brave new world of Generative AI, where we’re talking about Large Language Models (LLMs) as your digital associates and GenAI as the ultimate content creator. Let’s get one thing straight: this isn’t the Hollywood version of AI—it’s real tech doing real work, right now. And yeah, we’re already seeing it in law. Whether it’s ChatGPT helping crank out first drafts of motions, or tools like DALLE and BARD taking research and creativity to the next level, GAI has arrived ...
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New Teams Experience

By Perla Ramirez
Please enjoy this blog authored by Perla Ramirez, Senior Manager of Global IT, Change Management and IT Programs, Crowell. Opening Statements: Preparing for Microsoft Teams' Biggest Shift Yet The legal industry is no stranger to the challenges of communication and collaboration in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment. Recently, Microsoft, announced a major upcoming change to Teams which will affect the chat and channel experiences. This upcoming change is the largest user experience update since Teams launched in 2017. This blog post will walk you through some of those changes, what to expect, and what this means for your firm. The new Teams ...
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Bridging the Gap: What is Reverse Mentoring, Anyways?

By Abhijat Saraswat
Please enjoy this blog authored by Abhijat Saraswat, Chief Revenue Officer, Lupl. Young Minds, Seasoned Leaders: Implementing Successful Reverse Mentoring Programs We’re used to the idea of mentorship flowing from seasoned leaders to younger professionals—a senior partner guiding a newly minted associate or a managing partner offering career wisdom to a practice group lead. But what if the flow of knowledge went the other way around? That is the idea behind reverse mentoring, a growing practice where younger professionals share their knowledge with senior colleagues. It’s a powerful approach that embraces the fact that insights and ...
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