I spoke with Daniela Semeco, the Founder of LegalType, a keyboard designed specifically for legal professionals. We discussed the benefits of an adaptable SMART keyboard to a lawyer, how the software behind LegalType integrates with existing legal tech tools to enhance productivity, and how innovation in legal tech is evolving.

I spoke with Elisa Silverglade, the Director of Intelligent Automation at Techromatic, which builds software robots to perform manual tasks for law firms. We discussed the benefits of robotic process automation in legal, skills legal professionals should develop to maintain the distinction between their tasks and those robots can perform, and the limits of robotic process automation.

In this 36th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed reimagining legal in 2025, showcasing practical innovation, and executing strategic plans.

I spoke with Kara Peterson, the co-founder of descrybe.ai, a free legal research tool that uses AI to democratize access to the law. We discussed how descrybe.ai differs from similar tools, the challenges of using AI in legal, best practices for leveraging AI safely, and the legal problems AI can effectively support.

I spoke with Bruce Kuennen, the CEO of doeLEGAL, an enterprise legal management (ELM) software and e-discovery services provider recently acquired by Paris-based DiliTrust, which offers integrated solutions for corporate governance, secure data management, and legal operations. We discussed the benefits of the merger, the connection between ELM and corporate governance, and the future of the ELM market.

I spoke with Rick Hellers, the CEO of Scan Logic, the provider of BillSync and APSync, designed to simplify law firm finances. We discussed common law firm financial challenges, how law firm leaders are leveraging technology to address those challenges, and ways they are balancing their clients' interests in e-billing with their billing protocols.

I spoke with Suzanne Konstance, the Vice President and General Manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.about the transformative trends shaping the legal industry, the 2024 Future Ready Lawyer Survey, the growing use of generative AI among legal teams, and expected legal technology investments in 2025.

I spoke with James MacGregor, the founder of Ethical eDiscovery, a boutique consulting firm that captures and reviews digital evidence, and the Chair of the Litigation Special Interest Group for the International Legal Technology Association, which just released "A Best Practice Guide for the Use of Active Learning." We discussed the importance of active learning in e-disclosure, the value of standards for its usage, and where e-disclosure is headed in 2025.