Law Technology Now

On Law Technology Now, host 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 will look at the new system, how it saves time and aggravation for users and administrators and dramatically cuts costs while increasing services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay welcomes Bob Ambrogi, author of Law Technology News’ Web Watch column and Jim Calloway, director of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Management Assistance Program, to discuss the latest web-based search tools, including the recent launch of Microsoft’s "Bing." Bob and Monica will give you a sneak preview of the September 21st Social Media: Risks & Rewards program and will help your organization exploit the best from social media tools, while protecting your intellectual property, reputation and employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 and 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 J. Jablonski , partner with Goldberg Segalla LLP , to discuss how exiting personnel can compromise legal holds. Jablonski is the author of Law Technology News April cover story, E-DISCOVERY: Watch the Door. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 their law firm’s networking cocktail party. Monica Bay, Editor-In-Chief of Law Technology News welcomes Attorney Jane Fergason, chair of the Gardere Wynne Sewell Women’s Council and Jennifer King, assistant director of marketing & business development for Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, to talk about this star-powered celebration and how you too can plan your next “green”event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. With Kimberly Townsan, senior manager, legal adminimistraiton, United Technologies Corp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. With Michael Kraft, general counsel , Kraft Kennedy Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. With Dawson Horn III, senior litigation counsel , Tyco International (U.S.) Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. With Janine Dascenzo, associate general counsel, GE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This very special package of podcasts was recorded live at LegalTech New York 09. It features seven speakers who participated in a feisty 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. With Theodore Banks, principal, Compliance & Competition Consultants, LLC, formerly chief counsel and senior director, compliance policy, Kraft Foods Global Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

his 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. With Alexander Arato, vice president, associate general counsel, CA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 host, Monica Bay, Editor-In-Chief of Law Technology News, 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when your ex-employee walks out with crucial, proprietary company data, and joins your biggest competitor? Craig Ball, Law Technology News' e-discovery columnist and editor Monica Bay discuss What should you do - and not do - to protect your interests, and information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices