The world of security is vast, and concerns are great. For some, the thoughts of what to protect and how to protect it are enough to keep them awake at night. What opportunities and concerns are up high and down low? To help shine a light, five ILTA members from the LegalSEC Council and ILTACON conference committee have shared some of their security concerns. Read the article that summarizes all five perspectives in the Winter 2015 Peer to Peer . Here is our interview with Butch Spencer, Network...
Jan 20, 2016•2 min
The world of security is vast, and concerns are great. For some, the thoughts of what to protect and how to protect it are enough to keep them awake at night. What opportunities and concerns are up high and down low? To help shine a light, five ILTA members from the LegalSEC Council and ILTACON conference committee have shared some of their security concerns. Read the article that summarizes all five perspectives in the Winter 2015 Peer to Peer . Here is our interview with David Ries, Member at ...
Jan 20, 2016•5 min
The world of security is vast, and concerns are great. For some, the thoughts of what to protect and how to protect it are enough to keep them awake at night. What opportunities and concerns are up high and down low? To help shine a light, five ILTA members from the LegalSEC Council and ILTACON conference committee have shared some of their security concerns. Read the article that summarizes all five perspectives in the Winter 2015 Peer to Peer . Here is our interview with Peter Mills, Director ...
Jan 20, 2016•5 min
The world of security is vast, and concerns are great. For some, the thoughts of what to protect and how to protect it are enough to keep them awake at night. What opportunities and concerns are up high and down low? To help shine a light, five ILTA members from the LegalSEC Council and ILTACON conference committee have shared some of their security concerns. Read the article that summarizes all five perspectives in the Winter 2015 Peer to Peer . Here is our interview with David Bustle, Director...
Jan 20, 2016•5 min
Description: Electronic filing with courts and agencies is no longer experimental -- it is the standard in nearly every jurisdiction. But how do you efficiently capture all this new material in your enterprise content management systems? If you don't do it right, your electronic matter record could be incomplete, or you may perpetuate inefficient processes designed for a bygone era. Learn how two firms tackled these challenges by improving their document management system (DMS) integration with ...
Jan 13, 2016•30 min
Description: Join us for this series of podcasts as we interview the "short-list" nominees for and the winner of ILTA's Technology Support Professional of the Year award, presented at ILTACON 2015. In this session, we are pleased to have with us nominee Chris Southern from WilmerHale. ILTA's Distinguished Peer Awards program recognizes ILTA peers who have delivered great business value and transformational impact through their innovations and implementations or have been champions in specific ar...
Jan 08, 2016•9 min
Description: Join us for part three of this continued discussion on metrics and their uses in both law firms and legal departments to illustrate value. Not simply a matter of profitability versus efficiency, there are a variety of perspectives to consider in determining the best methods and benchmarks for every department and firm to utilize in creating, sustaining and even growing a successful relationship. From the original ILTACON 2015 session description: Law departments are starting to run ...
Dec 31, 2015•15 min
Description: Join us for part two of this continued discussion on metrics and their uses in both law firms and legal departments to illustrate value. Not simply a matter of profitability versus efficiency, there are a variety of perspectives to consider in determining the best methods and benchmarks for every department and firm to utilize in creating, sustaining and even growing a successful relationship. From the original ILTACON 2015 session description: Law departments are starting to run li...
Dec 29, 2015•27 min
Description: Join us for this series of podcasts as we interview the "short-list" nominees for and the winner of ILTA's Technology Support Professional of the Year award, presented at ILTACON 2015. In this second session, we are pleased to have with us award winner Jennifer Cuenot from Shearman & Sterling. ILTA's Distinguished Peer Awards program recognizes ILTA peers who have delivered great business value and transformational impact through their innovations and implementations or have bee...
Dec 15, 2015•16 min
Description: Is the ISO designation right for you and your firm? Find out in this installment of our podcast series on industry-related certifications, as Daniel Nottke speaks with ILTA member Tony Cordeiro about the benefits of a firm holding the ISO certification. Speakers: Daniel Nottke is the Chief Information Officer for Kirkland & Ellis LLP, a 100-year-old law firm whose lawyers spawn innovations to address clients' challenges. Since joining the firm in 2008, Dan has led the transforma...
Dec 09, 2015•13 min
Description: Is the Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) designation right for you? Find out in this installment of our podcast series on industry-related certifications, as Janice Jaco speaks with fellow ILTA member Sherry Hicks from SunTrust Banks about the benefits of holding the CEDS certification. Speakers: Janice Jaco is the E-Discovery Project Manager at Keesal, Young & Logan, where she brings creative solutions to data‐intensive challenges and supports the efficient delivery of ou...
Dec 03, 2015•17 min
Description: Join us for a continued discussion on metrics and their uses in both law firms and legal departments to illustrate value. Not simply a matter of profitability versus efficiency, there are a variety of perspectives to consider in determining the best methods and benchmarks for every department and firm to utilize in creating, sustaining and even growing a successful relationship. From the original ILTACON 2015 session description: Law departments are starting to run like businesses, ...
Nov 30, 2015•25 min
Description: Join us for this series of podcasts as we interview the "short-list" nominees for and the winner of ILTA's Technology Support Professional of the Year award, presented at ILTACON 2015. In this first session, we are pleased to have with us nominee Maritta Terrell from Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend. ILTA's Distinguished Peer Awards program recognizes ILTA peers who have delivered great business value and transformational impact through their innovations and implementations o...
Nov 14, 2015•8 min
Description: Is the ISO designation right for you and your firm? Find out in this installment of our podcast series on industry-related certifications, as Daniel Nottke speaks with Michael Johnson of Security GRC2 about the benefits of holding the ISO certification. Speakers: Daniel Nottke is the Chief Information Officer for Kirkland & Ellis LLP, a 100-year-old law firm whose lawyers spawn innovations to address clients' challenges. Since joining the firm in 2008, Dan has led the transforma...
Nov 10, 2015•11 min
Most organizations have adapted to the new normal of supporting employee-owned devices and providing the tools necessary for lawyers and staff to work when away from the office. As more people make the transition to working remotely more than in a traditional office, there are implications that need to be addressed. We had three of your ILTA peers share their thoughts on how to make a remote workforce really work. You can read the article that includes all three perspectives in the Fall 2015 edi...
Oct 30, 2015•13 min
Most organizations have adapted to the new normal of supporting employee-owned devices and providing the tools necessary for lawyers and staff to work when away from the office. As more people make the transition to working remotely more than in a traditional office, there are implications that need to be addressed. We had three of your ILTA peers share their thoughts on how to make a remote workforce really work. You can read the article that includes all three perspectives in the Fall 2015 edi...
Oct 30, 2015•6 min
Most organizations have adapted to the new normal of supporting employee-owned devices and providing the tools necessary for lawyers and staff to work when away from the office. As more people make the transition to working remotely more than in a traditional office, there are implications that need to be addressed. We had three of your ILTA peers share their thoughts on how to make a remote workforce really work. You can read the article that includes all three perspectives in the Fall 2015 edi...
Oct 30, 2015•7 min
Certifiable! The Value of Certifications to Your Career - CEDS with ACEDS Is the Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) designation right for you? Find out in this installment of our podcast series on industry-related certifications, as Janice Jaco speaks with Mary Mack of ACEDS about the benefits of holding the CEDS certification. Speakers: Janice Jaco is the E-Discovery Project Manager at Keesal, Young & Logan, where she brings creative solutions to data‐intensive challenges and supports ...
Oct 21, 2015•12 min
Office 365 Conversations - Skype for Business Join us for a series of discussions examining various aspects of Office 365, its applicability to ILTA membership and strategies for incorporating it into your work environment. This session will focus on Skype for Business. Moderator: Tim Hooks, IT Director at American Municipal Power, Inc. Speaker: Larry Kuhn, an Account Technology Strategist at Microsoft, joined the company as an enterprise consultant in 2001. As a consultant, he helped numerous g...
Sep 30, 2015•27 min
Microsoft at ILTACON 2015 - Recap Description: In this informal podcast discussion, we review the sessions Microsoft participated in during ILTACON 2015. Speakers: Larry Kuhn, an Account Technology Strategist at Microsoft, joined the company as an enterprise consultant in 2001. As a consultant, he helped numerous global enterprise customers plan, design and deploy solutions based on SharePoint and .NET technologies. In his current role, Larry assists his customers with solving their business cha...
Sep 30, 2015•11 min
Certifiable! The Value of Certifications to Your Career - IGP with ARMA, Part II Description: Is the Information Governance Professional (IGP) certification right for you? Find out as we continue our exploration into the benefits of the IGP certification. In this session, the second of two on IGP, we hold a lively and informative discussion with several IGP certified professionals to get their perspectives. Moderator: Jennifer Watters Farley, CRM IGP, the Records Manager at Sidley Austin LLP, is...
Sep 21, 2015•32 min
Certifiable! The Value of Certifications to Your Career - CIPP, CIPM and CIPT with IAPP Description: Is a certification in information privacy right for you? Find out as Doug Forman of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) talks about the history and benefits of the Certified Information Privacy Professional, Manager and Technologist (CIPP, CIPM and CIPT) certifications with Jim Merrifield, IGP, CIP, in the second of a series of ILTA podcasts on industry-related certifica...
Aug 27, 2015•14 min
Maintaining Confidentiality of Client Information Are you getting pressure from your clients to improve the confidentiality of information in your firm’s possession? Have you been asked by your lawyers why their ethical obligations aren’t enough to satisfy clients? Have you considered locking down your document repositories as a response? Listen to two veteran law firm technologists discuss their experience with these issues and more. Scott Christensen Scott Christensen is currently a CIO at Lar...
Aug 17, 2015•30 min
Nearly 10 years ago, Seyfarth Shaw blazed a trail as the first major law firm to apply Six Sigma and Lean process improvement methodologies to better serve the needs of their clients. Starting with process improvements in law firm operations, Six Sigma and Lean thinking have become pervasive throughout the culture of Seyfarth and changed the way Seyfarth’s legal teams deliver services to clients. Seyfarth used these process improvement methods to drive value for their clients through more effici...
Aug 13, 2015•41 min
Leaders within law firms and legal departments have identified that business and legal process improvements are mandatory to stay competitive in an ever-changing market. This topic is a great fit for ILTA's Law2020 initiative that focuses on ways in which legal organizations must adapt to thrive in the future. We enlisted three of your ILTA peers to share their thoughts on improvements to make today for a better tomorrow, and they shared visions of the future. You can read the article that inclu...
Aug 13, 2015•6 min
Leaders within law firms and legal departments have identified that business and legal process improvements are mandatory to stay competitive in an ever-changing market. This topic is a great fit for ILTA's Law2020 initiative that focuses on ways in which legal organizations must adapt to thrive in the future. We enlisted three of your ILTA peers to share their thoughts on improvements to make today for a better tomorrow, and they shared visions of the future. You can read the article that inclu...
Aug 13, 2015•7 min
Leaders within law firms and legal departments have identified that business and legal process improvements are mandatory to stay competitive in an ever-changing market. This topic is a great fit for ILTA's Law2020 initiative that focuses on ways in which legal organizations must adapt to thrive in the future. We enlisted three of your ILTA peers to share their thoughts on improvements to make today for a better tomorrow, and they shared visions of the future. You can read the article that inclu...
Aug 13, 2015•13 min
Description: ILTA's Knowledge Management Peer Group is pleased to present this podcast featuring the perspectives of KM leaders Gina Lynch of Paul Weiss and Ali Shahidi of Cooley, both of whom recently joined these firms to lead their KM programs. Gina and Ali discuss their KM roles at their prior and current firms, how and why Paul Weiss and Cooley have defined the scope of KM, and their short- and long-term project priorities. They also provide useful thoughts on the benefits of longer-tenured...
Aug 07, 2015•27 min
Description: Is the Information Governance Professional (IGP) certification right for you? Find out as Diane Carlisle of ARMA International talks about the history and benefits of the IGP certification with Jennifer Watters Farley, CRM IGP, in the first of a series of ILTA podcasts on industry-related certifications. Speakers: Jennifer Watters Farley, CRM IGP, the Records Manager at Sidley Austin LLP, is a records and information management professional with over two decades of experience. She i...
Jul 24, 2015•21 min
Join us for a series of discussions examining various aspects of Office 365, its applicability to ILTA membership and strategies for incorporating it into your work environment. This session will focus on SharePoint Online administration. Moderator: Larry Kuhn, an Account Technology Stategist at Microsoft, joined the company as an enterprise consultant in 2001. As a consultant, he helped numerous global enterprise customers plan, design and deploy solutions based on SharePoint and .NET technolog...
Jul 09, 2015•30 min
