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LTN Podcast
Our new monthly podcast features the editor-in-chief of Law Technology News, Monica Bay, interviewing key experts of the legal technology community, about top issues confronting the legal profession. If it's tech, it's a potential topic — from e-discovery to network infrastructure; from creating courtroon graphics to launching "green law" programs. Each month, Ms. Bay will bring LTN's pages alive with brisk, incisive discussion of today's top trends and developments.
February
Taxing Matters
Is it time to start treating certain e-discovery tasks as "taxable costs," to be paid for at the conclusion of litigation by the prevailing party? On this edition of Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay chats with Austin-based attorney and special master, Craig Ball, author of Law Technology News' monthly e-discovery column, Ball in Your Court, to discuss whether some EDD tasks should be treated like photocopying. Don't miss this lively discussion!
January
Back to the Future
It's been three years since the electronic data discovery rules were added to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the number of reported cases involving electronically stored information has skyrocketed. But some lawyers still "simply do not anticipate ESI issues," says Cecil Lynn of counsel to Ryley Carlock and Applewhite. Lynn joins Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of Law Technology News, to discuss key 2009 rulings and why most of them reiterated established e-discovery principles. Later in the program, Ms. Bay is joined by Henry Dicker, vice president of ALM Events and executive director of LegalTech, to preview LegalTech NY 2010, which will be held Feb. 1-3 at the Hilton New York.
December
Align Your Agendas
With so much attention on containing costs, it can be difficult for IT leaders to successfully advocate for projects. In this December edition of Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay welcomes Jo Haraf, former CIO of Morrison & Foerster and founder of Haraf Professional Services, to discuss how IT leaders can mesh their strategies with firm goals, by creating “IT Portfolios.”
November
Raise Your Voice: Upgrading Your Blackberry Program
Monica Bay welcomes Judi Flournoy, CIO of Loeb & Loeb, past president of ILTA, and a long-time member of the Law Technology News' Editorial Advisory Board, to discuss how her firm upgraded its BlackBerry program. Monica and Judi discuss the new system, and how it saves time and aggravation for users and administrators and dramatically cuts costs while increasing services.
October
Capturing Metrics
Many companies and law firms have adopted financial reporting and collection systems, but aren’t fully exploiting their capabilities. On Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay welcomes Kenneth Jones, chief operating officer of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran, & Arnold’s Xerdict Group, to discuss October's Law Technology News' article, "Capture Metrics." They discuss how these technologies can not just help general counsel and corporate law departments monitor their company’s spending habits, but also can be used to analyze legal department expenditures. This helps the GC spot trends, and cut costs.
September
Sea of Possibility: New Über Search Tools
Bonus: Sneak Preview of "Social Media: Risks Rewards"
In September's Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay is joined by Bob Ambrogi, author of Law Technology News' Web Watch column, and Jim Calloway, director of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Management Assistance Program. Jim was guest author of the September Web Watch column, and we'll discuss the latest web-based search tools, including the recent launch of Microsoft's "Bing." Then Bob and Monica will give you a sneak preview of the September 21 "Social Media: Risks Rewards" program that will be held at the Harvard Club in New York City, and will help your organization exploit the best from social media tools, while protecting your intellectual property, reputation, and employees! Bob is chair of the program, and Monica is moderating a session on business opportunities.
August
The 2009 Socha Gelbmann E-Discovery Survey
In the 2009 Socha Gelbmann E-Discovery Survey, consultant/attorney George Socha, president of Socha Consulting and Tom Gelbmann, managing director of Gelbmann & Associates, have jettisoned their traditional vendor rankings and instead offer analysis of a turbulent e-discovery year. On Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay welcomes George and Tom to explore their survey findings, discuss the year ahead and look at the growth of EDD.
July
How to Protect Your High Tech Gear this Summer
Want to know how to keep your high tech gear water and sand free this summer? Law Technology Now host Monica Bay welcomes Donna Payne, CEO and founder of Payne Consulting Group, to discuss her article in Law Technology News' July issue, High & Dry. Donna will offer up tips on how to to protect your cameras, Kindle, iPods and more and share what's new in coverups for your tech gadgets.
June
Greening Your Career: Surviving after a Layoff
Many in our legal community are coping with layoffs and firm/company restructuring. In this edition of Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay welcomes Babs Deacon, director of consulting and data analytics with Integreon and Mark Reichenbach, vice president for client and industry development, Capital Legal Solutions, to talk about their experiences this winter finding new jobs. Later in the program, Monica is joined by Chris Braun, director of online recruitment for the North American division of Incisive Media (lawjobs.com), and Seth Chavez, marketing coordinator for the Los Angeles County Bar Association, to discuss the "Greening Your Career" networking breakfast at Legal Tech WestCoast.
May
Keep It Private!
Three states -- Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Nevada -- are leading a national trend to protect consumer privacy, especially when personal data is transmitted electronically. Law Technology Now host Monica Bay welcomes Melissa Krasnow, partner in the Minneapolis office of Dorsey & Whitney, and Nick Ackerman, partner in the firm's New York office, to discuss their article in Law Technology News' May issue, "Protecting Privacy." Learn about the new laws for business compliance and what your company or client needs to know.
Law Technology Now: Just Discovery
Editor's note: We are delighted to provide you with a special mini-series with Craig Ball, Law Technology News' award-winning e-discovery columnist. We hope you enjoy these three conversations where Monica and Craig explore discovery issues that confront global litigators. Law Technology Now: Just Discovery is proudly sponsored by BDO Consulting.
Crystal Ball 2009:
1. Craig Ball, an Austin-based attorney and forensics consultant, joins Law Technology News' editor-in-chief Monica Bay for a lively discussion about what's ahead in electronic data discovery. Will it be a year of assimilation rather than innovation? Will lawyers stop shaking their fists and start embracing e-discovery? Tune in!
Grimm Prognosis:
2. Are lawyers qualified to craft key words for searching discovery documents? That's one of the most important questions addressed in a landmark 2008 case, Victor Stanley Inc. v. Creative Pipe Inc. Craig Ball, Law Technology News' e-discovery columnist and LTN editor Monica Bay discuss why Judge Grimm is hailed for his insightful rulings in the case, and how his opinion is helping shape trends in e-discovery.
Brain Drain:
3. What happens when your ex-employee walks out with crucial, proprietary company data, and joins your most important competitor? Craig Ball, Law Technology News' e-discovery columnist and LTN editor Monica Bay discuss what should you do - and not do - to protect your interests, and information.
April
Watch the Door!
With so many layoffs and corporate restructuring, companies must be very careful not to blow their existing legal holds when employees leave and their work and computers are reassigned to others. Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of Law Technology News, welcomes John Jablonski, a partner with Goldberg Segalla, to discuss how exiting personnel can compromise legal holds. Jablonski, of Buffalo, N.Y., is the author of Law Technology News' April cover story, "Watch the Door."
March
Green Law: Visiting with Ed (Begley Jr.)
The Gardere Wynne Sewell Women's Council wanted to create a bit of drama and ended up with a slice of television when its leaders invited Ed Begley Jr., of "Living with Ed," to be the speaker at its networking cocktail party. The Women's Council found a green venue at nearby university, hired caterers to provide "local-vore" hors d'oeuvres, and contracted with a woman-owned business to provide eco-friendly gift bags.
Monica Bay, Editor-In-Chief of Law Technology News welcomes partner Jane Fergason, chair of the Gardere Wynne Sewell Women's Council, and Jennifer King, assistant director of marketing and business development for Gardere Wynne Sewell, to talk about this star-powered celebration - and how you can plan your next "green" event.
February
Live from LegalTech New York '09
This very special package of podcasts was recorded live at LegalTech New York 09. It features seven speakers who participated in a fiesty panel, "What I Hate About Technology - and what I expect our outside counsel, opposing counsel, vendors & staff to do about it!" The provocative panel featured key members of general counsel departments, discussing friction points, with the goal of building bridges of understanding to help all of us deliver "better, faster, cheaper" legal services.
Alexander Arato, vice president, associate general counsel, CA 
Theodore Banks, principal, Compliance & Competition Consultants, LLC, formerly chief counsel and senior director, compliance policy, Kraft Foods Global Inc.
David Cambria, director of operations, law department, Aon Corp.
Janine Dascenzo, associate general counsel, GE
Dawson Horn III, senior litigation counsel, Tyco International (U.S.) Inc.
Michael Kraft, general counsel, Kraft Kennedy Inc.
Kimberly Townsan, senior manager, legal adminimistraiton, United Technologies Corp.
Moderators: Anthony Paonita, editor-in-chief, Corporate Counsel, and Monica Bay, editor-in-chief, Law Technology News
"What I Hate About Technology" is proudly sponsored by CommVault (www.commvault.com).
January
Sneak Peek at LTNY 09
LegalTech New York 09 will be a three-day whirlwind, with vendor demonstrations, panels, parties and blogging! A feast for the legal community, with plenty of activity to inspire both veterans and novices. Joining Monica Bay for a preview of some of this year's highlights is Henry Dicker, vice-president of Incisive Media Events, and Donna Payne, CEO of Payne Consulting Group, and winner of LTN's first Consultant of the Year award.
From panels on Twitter, to a new "Town Hall" session, to vendor booths and the annual gala LTN Awards Dinner, we'll help you plan your dance card for the show, Feb. 2-4!
This episode of Law Technology Now is proudly sponsored by IPRO Tech.
October
Green Yields Green
In challenging economic times, IT leaders can implement "green" policies that help their organizations save money and keep their technology edge. Monica Bay, LawTechnologyNow host and Editor-in-Chief of Law Technology News, welcomes Tom Ranalli, technical services manager for Kirkland & Ellis, to offer concrete tips to help your firm decide when to "do it yourself" or outsource technology, how to negotiate with vendors and how to get your professionals to compute and travel "smart."
September
Social Networking: Not Just for Teens
Social networking websites have grown up and are becoming important tools for lawyers, firms and companies. From keeping track of colleagues, to finding referrals and introduction, to vetting an expert witness, these "profiles on steroids" are now can provide critical competitive intelligence to help your practice blossom. Massachusetts lawyer Robert J. Ambrogi, who writes Law Technology News' Web Watch column, and is a veteran legal industry observer, shares his insights about LinkedIn, Facebook, Plaxo, Legal OnRamp, Martindale Hubbell Connected, and other sites.
August
Mining for Gold
George Socha and his colleague Tom Gelbmann discuss their sixth annual Socha/Gelbmann E-Discovery Survey as this month's guests on Law Technology Now with Monica Bay. Their survey ranks the top providers and identifies top concerns, such as general counsel's push to contain discovery costs, and increased focus on the "review" part of the process in order to find the "golden" documents that expose the truths of a dispute.
July
Almost Live from LegalTech West Coast: Law Technology News presents "FutureTech: Tomorrowland"
We are delighted to bring you six speeches presented at LegalTech West Coast 2008, as part of the "FutureTech" track. The TomorrowLand panel, named to honor the iconic futuristic venue at Disneyland, featured six industry leaders who each looked forward to the changing world of our legal technology community. From e-discovery to leadership, each expert shared his or her vision of what's in our FutureTech. Click below to register or sign in to download the FutureTech Podcasts. Speakers and topics included:
Tom Baldwin: Social networking
Craig Ball: E-discovery
Doug Caddell: "Second generation" technology and people
Judith Flournoy: IT leadership
Peter Hsiao: CleanTech
J. Craig Williams: Litigation
We hope you enjoy these "TomorrowLand" podcasts, recorded live at LegalTech West Coast. FutureTech is sponsored by BlueArc, which offers network storage systems.
June
Sell Your Tech, with Doug Caddell
In today's competitive legal environment, it's not enough to just offer the best lawyers, you must also offer the best technology. From "client-facing" tools -- such as extranets, collaboration tools and e-billing -- to your firm's infrastructure, the technology you use can be the "differentiator" that helps you win -- and keep -- clients.
Doug Caddell, CIO of Foley & Lardner, talks about how his firm has exploited technology to improve client relationships, in a preview of the "Sell Your Tech" panel that will be part of our FutureTech track (sponsored by BlueArc) at LegalTech West Coast.
Also joining us: Special guest Henry Dicker, head of LegalTech, with news about special offers for bloggers who plan to "live blog" during the LTWC Los Angeles sessions June 26 & 27.
May
Defining Documents - Bye Bye Bates
One of the most challenging problems facing litigators is how to work with the massive volume of digital documents produced during discovery. In the past, each piece of paper was stamped with a "Bates" number to help trial teams manage exhibits. But with digital files, there are no "pages" and it becomes increasingly difficult to control the process.
Tom O'Connor, director of the Legal Electronic Document Institute (and a member of Law Technology News' editorial advisory board) says it's time to rethink how we process e-files. Files should be processed as documents, not pages, he argues, saying this simple step will dramatically change e-discovery, lowering costs and increasing accuracy.
O'Connor also discusses the Louisiana Bar Solo and Small Firm Technology conference in New Orleans -- to help practitioners affected by Hurricane Katrina. Both O'Connor and Monica Bay will be speaking at the May event.
April
Test Drive - Mobile Gadgets
Join Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of Law Technology News, as she interviews Donna Payne, author of LTN?s new "Test Drive" column about mobile tools. Payne, president of Seattle?s Payne Consulting Company, and a former LTN board member, discusses several devices that make practice (and life) easier for mobile practitioners, including GPS devices, ultra-small video recorders, and new "book readers" that help users stay informed while traveling. It?s a lively discussion full of useful info for legal road warriors.
March
There's No Holy Grail
Why are small firm lawyers so resistant to case/practice management software? Why do they rely more on Microsoft Outlook than legal-specific tools to run their law offices? Andrew Adkins III, director of the University of Florida's Legal Technology Institute knows the answers, which start with "There's no Holy Grail" software that will do everything for everybody. Join Adkins and Monica Bay for the March 2008 edition of "Law Technology Now!"
February
Live from LegalTech N.Y. - Bright Lights, Big Discoveries
E-Discovery'08 -- Law Technology News' editor Monica Bay and LTN's award winning e-discovery columnist, Craig Ball, discuss this year's key trends in litigation, live from the 27th annual LegalTech New York. They'll discuss the challenges that face law firms and law departments as they deal with new federal EDD rules; demands for cost containment from their clients; and the perils of international disputes.
And special guest Henry Dicker, head of LegalTech, will brainstorm with Monica and Craig about how attendees can avoid getting overwhelmed -- and take full advantage of the educational programs and vendor demonstations during LegalTech New York and Los Angeles.
January
Global E-Discovery: Barricades & Bridges
When legal disputes cross borders, e-discovery challenges become even more complex. Privacy laws, translation problems, and cultural differences are just a few of the issues that can complicate litigation. Monica Bay interviews Shearman & Sterling's George Rudoy about global e-discovery challenges -- and opportunities.
