Each week (give or take), I get to be fascinated. As a result of each week (kind of), I get the chance to take a seat down for a dialog for my LawNext podcast with the people who find themselves altering authorized observe — the “innovators and entrepreneurs who’re driving what’s subsequent in regulation,” as we prefer to say.
I discover every considered one of these conversations fascinating and intriguing. However what actually issues is what you, the listeners, assume — which company and matters did you discover most fascinating.
As I do yearly, I’ve compiled two lists right here. The primary lists the highest 15 episodes printed throughout 2024. After that, I record the highest 15 episodes of all time, no matter once they have been printed. (The first episode of LawNext was posted on July 16, 2018.) In every case, the rankings are primarily based on distinctive downloads.
The most well-liked episode this yr was an interview with Roger Pilc, authorized options chief at Epiq International, on how AI is remodeling authorized companies. Second-most in style was my interview with Michael Lissner, cofounder of The Free Legislation Challenge, on how he’s working to increase entry to authorized data.
Interviews with authorized tech CEOs have been of curiosity. Not surprisingly, among the many hottest episodes was my unique interview with Clio CEO Jack Newton following the corporate’s report $900 million increase. Different CEOs among the many prime 15 episodes have been BriefCatch CEO Ross Guberman, iManage CEO Neil Araujo, Aderant CEO Chris Cartrett, Spellbook CEO Scott Stevenson, Clearbrief CEO Jacqueline Schafer, and The Contract Community CEO Jim Wagner.
A number of episodes in 2024 associated to generative AI, however considered one of specific curiosity was my interview with two of the folks main AI technique and improvement at Thomson Reuters, Mike Dahn, head of Westlaw, and Joel Hron, head of AI.
Rounding out the preferred this yr have been interviews about gen AI in e-discovery, a judicial innovation venture, an LLM constructed for authorized, the state of data administration, and a venture to make all case regulation out there to the general public.
Scroll additional all the way down to see the preferred episodes of all time. Main that record have been interviews with Ryan Alshak, founder and CEO of Laurel (previously Time By Ping), and Carolyn Elefant, observe administration guru to solo and small companies.
You may as well try the preferred LawNext episodes of 2023, of 2022, of 2021, of 2020 and of 2019.
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High 15 of 2024
1. Epiq’s Global Legal Solutions Leader Roger Pilc on How AI Is Transforming Legal Services.
2. How The Free Law Project Works to Expand Access to Legal Information, with Cofounder Michael Lissner.
3. CEO Ross Guberman On How BriefCatch Is Expanding Its Mission to Help Legal Professionals Improve their Writing
4. How iManage Is ‘Making Knowledge Work’ for Legal Professionals, with CEO Neil Araujo
5. Is Gen AI the New Paradigm for Technology Assisted Review in E-Discovery? Three Redgrave Scientists Discuss
6. Aderant CEO Chris Cartrett on the Company’s Cloud-First Strategy and New Cloud Platform
7. All About Spellbook’s New AI Agent, Capable of Performing Complex Legal Tasks, with CEO Scott Stevenson
8. Cofounder Jason Tashea on the First Year and Uncertain Future of Georgetown’s First-of-Its-Kind Judicial Innovation Fellowship
9. Exclusive: CEO Jack Newton on Clio’s Record-Setting $900M Raise
10. Thomson Reuters’ AI Strategy for Legal, with Mike Dahn, Head of Westlaw, and Joel Hron, Head of AI
11. All About KL3M, The First LLM Built From Scratch for Legal, with 273 Ventures’ Jillian Bommarito
12. How Clearbrief Helps Lawyers Find the Best Facts to Support their Writing, with Founder Jacqueline Schafer
13. How The Contract Network Is ‘Changing Contracts for Good,’ with Founder and CEO Jim Wagner
14. The State of Knowledge Management and Innovation in Legal, with Patrick DiDomenico and Joshua Fireman
15. The Inside Story of the Caselaw Access Project, with Three of the People Who Made It Happen
High 15 of All Time
1. As Time By Ping Raises $36.5M, Exclusive Interview with CEO Ryan Alshak.
2. How to Start Your Own Law Firm and Have the Practice You Always Wanted, with Carolyn Elefant.
3. Jonathan Pyle on Why He Developed Docassemble and Made It Open Source.
4. tech-company-to-a-law-firm-to-compete-with-his-former-customers.html”>Joshua Schwadron On Pivoting His Authorized tech Firm to A Legislation Agency to Compete with His Former Clients.
5. The State of the E-Discovery Industry, with Doug Austin.
6. How Legal Departments Can Use Data to Drive Smarter Decision-Making, with Jeffrey Solomon of Wolters Kluwer.
7. Pro Bono Net Cofounder Mark O’Brien on Technology As A ‘Force Multiplier’ For Meeting Legal Needs.
8. As LawPay Acquires MyCase, Our Exclusive LawNext Interview with the Two CEOs.
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