Podcasts by The Legal Ops Podcast

Creating AI for lawyers with Noah Waisberg from 2023-11-27T10:16:46

Noah Waisberg is the co-founder and CEO of Zuva.ai and the former co-founder and CEO of Kira Systems. He has worked for more than a decade on artificial in...

The Pulse: leveraging AI for knowledge worker productivity, AI provides poor legal advice and no law firm competitive advantage from generative AI from 2023-11-09T12:06:03

Alex and Elliot discuss:

* A recent article looking at the effects of AI on productivity and quality of work ...

Talking Tech: LinkSquares with Tim Parilla and Ashlyn Donohue from 2023-10-29T10:43:39

In this Talking Tech episode Alex and Elliot speak with Tim Parilla and Ashlyn Donohue from LinkSquares. LinkSquares helps organizations streamline contrac...

Legal Ops at Microsoft with Lydia Petrakis and Tom Orrison from 2023-10-16T10:39:36

Microsoft is one of the most innovative and widely recognised companies in the world. How does an organisation with this level of scale and success think a...

The Pulse: AI looks like Napster, ChatGPT accesses the internet, workflow and intake in Japan and new gadgets from 2023-10-03T05:44:17

Alex and Elliot discuss:

* A recent article by Ironclad's CEO arguing that AI is entering its "Napster phase"...

Crafting Legal Tech solutions with Justin Hectus from 2023-09-04T12:42:27

Justin Hectus is a co-founder and Chief Information Officer at Keesal Propulsion Labs, a consultancy focused on technology and automation of legal processe...

The Pulse: introducing the Legal Ops Institute, contract acceptance via emoji, new reports on AI and its consequences for the legal industry from 2023-08-21T06:46:38

Alex and Elliot discuss:

* Introduction to the Legal Ops Institute, essential learnings for legal changemaker...

The Pulse: the evolution of legal operations with Tom Stephenson of the Dear Legal Ops podcast from 2023-08-06T13:12:39

Alex and Elliot are joined by Tom Stephenson, host of the Dear Legal Ops podcast, to discuss:

* the evolution...

Legal innovation at Netflix with rockstar Jenn McCarron from 2023-07-24T12:09:15

Jenn McCarron is the Director of Legal Operations and Technology at Netflix, a board member of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) and host of...

Talking Tech: Evisort with Jerry Ting from 2023-07-02T10:58:48

In this Talking Tech episode Alex and Elliot speak with Jerry Ting, co-founder and CEO of Evisort. Evisort combines artificial intelligence, automation and...

The Pulse: predictions and parties with Kevin Clem from HBR Consulting from 2023-06-19T11:06:22

Alex and Elliot are joined by Kevin Clem, Chief Growth Officer at HBR Consulting, to discuss:

* Predictions a...

CLOC Global Institute 2023 from 2023-06-01T10:47:07

Want to know what it's like to attend the world's biggest legal operations conference? Or did you go and you're now keen to relive it? This is the episode ...

The Pulse: 2023 CLOC Global Institute, legal department efficiency, adoption of generative AI and core legal tech capabilities from 2023-05-08T12:59:48

Alex and Elliot discuss:

* The podcast heading to CGI 2023!

* A...

Legal tech by the numbers with Raymond Blyd from 2023-04-12T10:57:28

Raymond Blyd is seriously into legal tech. His websites, Legal Complex and Legal Pioneer, showcase the legal tech market by highlighting the most innovativ...

The Pulse: GPT-4 is released and passes the Uniform Bar Exam, Microsoft Copilot for Office, re-creating GPT for under $600 from 2023-03-26T10:08:09

Alex and Elliot discuss:

* The release of GPT-4

* GPT-4 passes ...

Demystifying GPT and AI for lawyers with Mary O’Carroll and Cai GoGwilt from 2023-03-06T10:18:48

Interest in artificial intelligence has skyrocketed in the past few months thanks to rapid advances in the GPT language model and, equally importantly, man...

The Pulse: round up of 2022 legal tech investment, ChatGPT for Outlook and Word and rumours of a new MacBook Air form factor from 2023-02-16T10:03:06

Alex and Elliot discuss:

* A roundup of legal tech investments in 2022 including their thoughts on the trends...

Legal tech predictions for 2023 from 2023-01-31T11:11:11

It's the start of the year and time for a new round of legal tech predictions!

In this episode we discuss a b...

Becoming a legal ops professional with Carl Morrison from 2022-11-29T04:01:56

Carl Morrison is the Director of Legal Operations at MGM Resorts International, based in Las Vegas. He began his legal career as a paralegal, working prima...

Designing a modern legal tech stack with Nam Truong from 2022-11-02T11:07:28

Nam Truong is the head of Digital and Innovation at Law Squared, an innovative and young law firm based in Melbourne, Australia. Nam is relatively new to t...

Investing in legal tech with Zach Posner from 2022-10-09T11:46:23

Zach Posner is a co-founder and managing partner of The Legal Tech Fund, an investment fund which focuses exclusively on early stage legal tech start ups. ...

Talking Tech: Malbek CLM with Matt Patel from 2022-09-15T12:52:15

In this Talking Tech episode Alex and Elliot speak with Matt Patel, co-founder and COO of Malbek. Malbek provides provides contract review and management s...

Standardizing the legal industry with Electra Japonas from 2022-08-28T14:04:21

Electra Japonas is the founder and CEO of The Law Boutique, a legal optimisation consultancy which aims to turn law departments into commercial enablers by...

The Pulse: money pouring into legal tech, switching legal tech vendors, Google's move into e-signature and a recent big capital raise from 2022-08-08T12:32:12

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* Why are investors pouring money into legal technology?

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Talking Tech: HBR Consulting with Kevin Clem and Lauren Chung from 2022-07-24T11:54:51

In this Talking Tech episode Alex and Elliot speak with Kevin Clem and Lauren Chung from HBR Consulting. HBR is one of the world's largest legal operations...

Legal Design with Meera Klemola and Astrid Kohlmeier from 2022-07-07T01:06:31

Meera Klemola and Astrid Kohlmeier are legal design pioneers. They are both teachers, speakers and writers, specialising in the application of design princ...

The Pulse: lawyers abandoning MS Word, legal tech capital raisings and the M2 MacBook Air from 2022-06-20T12:31:43

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* A recent survey suggesting lawyers are (possibly) moving away from MS Word

Talking Tech: Hyperion legal business advisory with Eyal Iffergan from 2022-06-06T11:12:46

Alex and Elliot interview Eyal Iffergan, Managing Director, Legal Business Advisory at Hyperion Global Partners.

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CLOC Global Institute 2022 from 2022-05-23T09:57:44

The Global Institute is the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium's flagship conference, which is held annually in Las Vegas, USA. The event was most recen...

The Pulse: the road to CLOC 2022, legal tech capital raisings and ServiceNow expands its reach into legal from 2022-05-10T07:44:53

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* The (literal) road to the 2022 CLOC Global Institute

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Productivity tips for legal professionals from 2022-04-26T10:24:13

Want the best productivity tips from your peers in the legal industry? This is the episode for you!

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Talking Tech: Hyperion market research with Catherine Moynihan from 2022-04-12T07:57:47

In this Talking Tech episode Alex and Elliot interview Catherine Moynihan, Senior Director, Strategic Intelligence and Advisory at Hyperion Global Partners...

The Pulse: focus mode, contracts as APIs, automated time-based billing, predicting litigation outcomes and KYC for law firms from 2022-03-23T10:14:43

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* How Alex uses the iOS focus mode to control notifications

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Women in Legal Tech with Jodie Baker from 2022-03-08T09:13:52

In celebration of International Women's Day 2022 we spoke with Jodie Baker about the representation of women in the legal tech industry. Jodie is one of th...

The Pulse: Google enters the AI-based contract review space, another legal tech directory, a capital raising and an interesting ethical question from 2022-03-02T00:53:16

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* Checkbox's recent US$4.5m capital raise

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Legal tech predictions for 2022 and beyond from 2022-02-07T10:44:30

We’re back!

It’s a new year and that means almost every legal tech publication has its own predictions for 20...

Year end wrap up 2021 from 2021-12-15T10:56:47

And… that’s a wrap for 2021!

Alex and Elliot are joined by a very special guest to reflect on the year and ca...

The Pulse: Legal tech directories, Nuix class action, capital raisings and a new DocuSign investment fund from 2021-11-24T10:50:51

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* A new legal tech directory and why there are so many in the market

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Diversity and legal operations with Michael Callier from 2021-10-31T04:57:50

Michael Callier is an award-winning corporate lawyer, legal operations director and consultant with nearly 20 years of experience in law firms and corporat...

The Pulse: Tinder for lawyers, what's hot (and not) in 2021, Microsoft's seed investment and recent legal tech acquisitions from 2021-10-13T11:05:09

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* Two recent legal tech acquisitions

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The basics of CLM with Colin Levy from 2021-09-23T10:54:59

Colin Levy is a corporate lawyer, a legal tech evangelist and a regular commentator on all things legal tech and legal operations. His diverse experience h...

The Pulse: Litera acquires Kira, the maturing of legal tech and the 2021 Gartner hype cycle from 2021-09-06T12:00:59

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* More news on the M1X MacBook Pros

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Digital transformation of legal with Mark Cohen from 2021-08-23T11:55:54

Mark Cohen is a genuine thought leader on the changing nature of the legal profession. He is a frequent speaker about legal transformation and a prolific w...

The Pulse: Alex Su, the man behind the meme from 2021-08-04T13:03:11

Alex and Elliot chat with Alex Su about his hugely popular Tik Tok and LinkedIn videos which poke fun at the legal industry, how he creates great comedic c...

Becoming CLOC President with Mike Haven from 2021-07-26T06:59:49

Mike Haven recently became President of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC). He is also the Head of Legal Operation at Intel, a thoughtful and...

The Pulse: Capital raisings, law rated a high risk job and product design frameworks from the inventor of the iPod and iPhone from 2021-07-10T12:53:44

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* Recent capital raisings by Lexion, Tonkean, Intapp and Legal Zoom

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Law department strategy with Susan Hackett from 2021-06-23T12:31:05

Lawyers are notoriously poor at stepping back from their work to think about what they're doing and how they're doing it. Yet this reflection is vital to e...

The Pulse: M1X MacBook Pros, legal tech capital raisings, Amazon using data analysis to update its disputes clause and The Legal Tech-to-English Dictionary from 2021-06-14T05:38:52

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* The highly anticipated M1X MacBook Pro and why Elliot wants one

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Talking Tech: BrightFlag with Alex Kelly from 2021-06-01T11:26:55

In this Talking Tech episode Alex and Elliot speak with Alex Kelly, co-founder and COO of BrightFlag. BrightFlag is a legal spend management platform which...

Legal Project Management: Projectifying the Legal Profession from 2021-05-19T12:25:27

Dr. Justine Rogers is a Senior Lecturer in the law department at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Deputy Director of the Future of Law and Inno...

The Pulse: Capital raisings, big players entering the legal market, a new common contracting framework and updated Apple Watch impressions from 2021-05-08T11:06:35

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* Elliot's thoughts on his Apple Watch, after 4 months of using it

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Talking Tech: Ironclad with Jason Boehmig from 2021-04-27T00:02:43

In this Talking Tech episode Alex and Elliot speak with Jason Boehmig, co-founder and CEO of Ironclad. Ironclad aims to transform contract management from ...

The Pulse: Discussing oneNDA with its founder and creator Electra Japonas from 2021-04-25T12:04:21

Alex and Elliot chat with Electra about:

* Where the oneNDA idea came from

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The Pulse: World's largest legal tech advisory team, Microsoft's "industry clouds", more updates to MS Teams and OneNDA from 2021-03-22T10:00:30

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* The merger of HBR Consulting and Keno Kozie, forming the world's largest legal ...

Legal Tech at Google with Mary O’Carroll from 2021-03-10T10:35:50

Have you ever wanted to know what legal ops looks like at Google? Or are you curious about what the President of CLOC thinks about the future of legal ops?...

The Pulse: Gartner's five Legal Tech trends, comic-like T&Cs and an update on the Australian News Media Bargaining Code from 2021-03-07T07:24:36

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* Gartner's five Legal Tech trends that are changing in-house legal departments <...

User Experience Design for lawyers with Karina Vazirova from 2021-02-25T10:37:42

Karina Vazirova is a legal innovator, an experienced product developer and a specialist in user experience and design. Her agency, KV Labs, focuses on UX r...

Talking Tech: Summize with Tom Dunlop from 2021-02-10T11:05:49

In this Talking Tech episode Alex and Elliot interview Tom Dunlop. He's the founder and CEO of Summize, which is a simple, lightweight and easy-to-use tool...

The Pulse: Elliot's new Apple Watch, Ironclad raises $100 million and Australia makes Google pay for news from 2021-01-27T11:14:57

Alex and Elliot chat about:

* early impressions on Elliot's new Apple Watch

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Legal Department Metrics with Mick Sheehy from 2021-01-18T12:01:39

Mick Sheehy is a partner at PWC in Australia and head of the firm's NewLaw practice. He is a former General Counsel at Telstra where he developed and led t...

The Pulse: Capital raisings, acquisitions, Apple news and a Christmas message from 2020-12-20T07:44:01

Alex and Elliot chat about a bunch of legal tech news, including:

* recent capital raisings by BrightFlag and...

Talking Tech: LawVu with Sam Kidd from 2020-12-02T11:35:52

This is the first Talking Tech episode and what a way to start! Alex and Elliot interviewed Sam Kidd. He's the Co-Founder and CEO of LawVu, which is an NZ-...

The Pulse: a new “Talking Tech” stream, Elliot’s AirPods Pro, Apple’s new Macs and Google’s photo storage changes from 2020-11-18T01:52:33

Alex and Elliot chat about their plans for a new separate sub-stream of the podcast called “Talking Tech”. Each Talking Tech episode will be an interview w...

Legal Transformation: a law firm perspective with Chris Georgiou from 2020-11-05T10:06:22

Chris Georgiou is the head of Ashurst Advance, Ashurst's global "New Law" division. He is a former securities and derivatives partner who successfully made...

The Pulse: Legal Tech Hub with Nikki Shaver and Chris Ford from 2020-10-22T00:42:36

Alex and Elliot chat with Nikki Shaver and Chris Ford about their new venture, Legal Tech Hub.

Want to understand the market for a particular type of legal tech? Need to ...

The Pulse: 1st anniversary celebration! from 2020-10-15T02:24:22

The Legal Ops Podcast is one year old today!

Alex and Elliot chat about the podcast, including some fascinating stats on its geographical reach, download trends and which...

Legal Tech: How to choose and implement the right solution - Part 2 from 2020-10-02T11:13:38

You've chosen a cool new piece of legal technology, but how do you go about implementing it? What phases will your project go through and in what order should they be tackled?

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The Pulse: 2020 State of the Legal Market report; developments in legal tech and the legal ops consulting market from 2020-09-17T12:24:22

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot discuss the recently released 2020 State of the Legal Market report for Australia, including how law firms and other players might adopt it...

Legal Automation: getting started and achieving success, with Evan Wong from 2020-09-07T12:46:59

Legal automation is a hot topic. If your firm or department is not already investing, it will almost certainly be on your roadmap. And who better to discuss this with than Evan Wong, th...

The Pulse: Apple's Fortnite ban and resulting Epic lawsuit; Alex's flight home and his experience in hotel quarantine from 2020-08-24T12:43:43

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot discuss Apple's recent banning of Fortnite from the iOS App Store and the resulting lawsuit by Fortnite's creator, Epic Games. As with Appl...

The Pulse: Stevie Ghiassi on the legal tech market, a new directory of legal tech players, coronavirus and more from 2020-08-17T12:30:57

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot chat with Stevie Ghiassi, CEO and co-founder of Legaler and former president of the Australian Legal Technology Association. Stevie is one ...

Legal Tech: How to choose and implement the right solution - Part 1 from 2020-08-11T11:21:12

So you want to invest in legal technology, but where do you start? In this two-part series you’ll hear from Alex and Elliot who together have a wealth of experience sourcing, selecting ...

The Pulse: CLOC 2020 State of the Industry Survey results and Google’s “new home for home” from 2020-07-21T13:15:36

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot discuss the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium’s annual State of the Industry survey results. They covered what was surprising and not s...

The Pulse: Global Legal Tech Report, intriguing MS Teams improvements and follow up regarding Hey.com and coronavirus lockdowns from 2020-07-15T13:35:20

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot discuss the Global Legal Tech Report, including what it is, who it's for and some of its findings. They also cover the recently announced u...

Business continuity transformation for legal operations with Steven O'Donnell from 2020-07-06T12:33:23

Steven, Alex and Elliot discuss the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic for legal operations, particularly relating to business continuity. They cover:

* The h...

The Pulse: Apple's monopoly over access to iOS, and claims of power abuse regarding its rejection of the recently launched Hey email app from 2020-06-21T12:24:15

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot chat about Hey, a new email service from the Basecamp software company. Hey has been described as the most innovative take on email since G...

The Pulse: Alex's new AirPods Pro, Slack and AWS integration deal and law firms expanding into new lines of business from 2020-06-11T13:19:59

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot chat about Alex's new AirPods Pro and the recent integration deal between Slack and AWS. Then they discuss law firms expanding into new lin...

ACC Legal Operations Maturity Benchmarking Report: how does your department stack up? from 2020-06-01T12:41:13

Alex and Elliot discuss the recently released 2020 ACC Legal Operations Maturity Benchmarking Report, including:

* What type of companies and legal operations departments...

The Pulse: Coronavirus update and e-execution: why it's thriving during the crisis and will it continue afterwards? from 2020-05-25T12:56:39

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot provide coronavirus updates from the USA and Australia. Then they discuss e-execution, including how recent legislative changes in Australi...

How eBay does legal operations with Daniela Dwyer from 2020-05-11T12:41:25

Daniela, Alex and Elliot discuss eBay's approach to legal operations, including:

* The structure of eBay's legal ops function

* Why eBilling was chosen a...

The Pulse: Coronavirus update, perspectives from the USA and Australia, and whether or not to install the COVIDSafe app from 2020-05-05T03:45:38

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot provide coronavirus updates from the USA and Australia respectively. They also discuss the Australian Federal government's COVIDSafe app, p...

The Pulse: Elliot's headphone troubles, how the legal ops market has changed over the last two decades and Alex's advice to law students and graduates from 2020-04-27T11:55:28

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot chat about Elliot's troubles with his Jabra Elite 65t headphones and whether or not the Apple Airpods would have been a better choice. They...

Creating a legal ops strategy with Stephanie Corey from 2020-04-22T13:32:43

Stephanie, Alex and Elliot discuss creating a legal ops strategy, including:

* What a legal ops strategy is and how it underpins a legal department's technology and opera...

The Pulse: Law tech conferences being rescheduled, cancelled or moving online; plus a chat with Jodie Baker, president of the Australian Legal Technology Association, about their upcoming conference from 2020-04-14T04:21:18

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot discuss the conference landscape - which are being rescheduled, cancelled or moving online. For those which are moving online, are they fre...

The Pulse: Whether or not Elliot should get an Apple Watch, Zoom bombing, the future of the economy and what it means for legal operations from 2020-04-06T11:08:39

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot chat about the pros and cons of the Apple Watch, how Alex uses his and whether or not Elliot should get one. The also talk about Zoom, incl...

The Pulse: Coronavirus update and Atrium shuts down; what do we have to learn? from 2020-03-31T03:51:36

In this episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot give a brief update on how things are changing in Australia and the US in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Alex explains his excitemen...

Handling a crisis: Business Continuity Planning for legal departments and law firms from 2020-03-24T11:19:48

Alex and Elliot discuss Business Continuity Planning, also referred to as “BCP”. This is particularly relevant right now due to the coronavirus pandemic, and is often the responsibility...

The Pulse: Coronavirus, Aus vs USA response, Alex stuck in Chicago, cloud vs on-premise software from 2020-03-21T12:14:12

In the first episode of The Pulse, Alex and Elliot explain what it is, why they're doing it and how it will differ from the core episodes of The Legal Ops Podcast. They talk about coron...

How Origin Energy is shifting to knowledge based working with Katrina Gowans from 2020-03-16T04:44:06

Elliot and Alex interview Katrina Gowans to discuss legal transformation and knowledge based working for in-house teams. Katrina is the National Legal Transformation Lead at Origin Ener...

Legal Service Balance: What it is and how to achieve it with Mitch Kowalski from 2020-03-01T05:40:39

Mitch, Alex and Elliot discuss the idea of Legal Service Balance, including:

(1) What it is and how to achieve it

(2) How to analyse the work done across a...

Legal AI: What it is, how it works and its impact on legal practice from 2020-02-17T03:41:57

Alex and Elliot discuss artificial intelligence in the context of legal practice, including:

(1) How AI is defined and whether it requires human-like intelligence

Designing the legal sourcing strategy of the future with Connie Brenton from 2020-01-28T01:41:09

Connie Brenton on LinkedIn

Connie’s cell / mobile phone number: +1 720 394 7399

Beyond 2020: The future of legal practice with Peter Dombkins from 2020-01-12T11:00:41

Peter Dombkins on LinkedIn

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How Barclays Bank radically transformed its legal panel with Stephanie Hamon from 2019-12-08T22:40:32

Stephanie Hamon on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/st%C3%A9phanie-hamon-51b6b36/

Law tech in East London from 2019-11-25T08:13:22

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How to convince lawyers to change with Steven Walker of Elevate from 2019-11-11T22:16:42

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How to fund your legal operations journey with Mike Haven from Gap Inc. from 2019-10-27T19:18:13

Mike’s magic formula:

Rollup = ZOG budget + incremental business demand - Absorption

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Legal Ops is transforming the Legal Industry from 2019-10-14T20:36:33

We all know the legal industry is changing; but who are the people leading the change and how are they doing it? Elliot and Alex set the scene and provide their thoughts on the state of...