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This week, we're joined by Maya Markovich, Justice Tech Executive in Residence at Village Capital and co-founder and executive director at the Justice Technology Association. Maya started her career journey in change management consulting for tech, then became a practicing lawyer. Having a deep interest in the possibilities of technology in the legal profession, she went on to work in legal tech product management and product marketing. She later joined Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Ventures, founded by Dentons, as Chief Growth Officer. As justice tech executive in residence at Village Capital, Maya works with a broad investor coalition and startup founders to define, support, grow, and fund the justice tech sector. As executive director of the Justice Technology Association, she supports the change-makers who are developing meaningful tech solutions to the A2J crisis. In addition to her work at Village Capital and the Justice Technology Association, Maya is a startup advisor, as well as a consultant for Am Law 50 and midsize law firms, legal departments, alternative legal service providers, investors, and venture funds on tech and innovation. In today's discussion, Maya describes her passion for legal industry innovation and talks about switching from practice to legal tech product management and VC, the common challenges of tech startups, the Justice Technology Association mission, and her core change management principles for successful business transformation.

Change management in the legal industry is increasingly important as the industry recognizes the need for innovation and embraces technology. This podcast transcript provides insights into the role of change management in the legal industry and how it can drive positive transformation.Maya Markovich was part of an advanced team that conducted change readiness assessments and developed implementation plans for big tech platforms. This work went beyond simply installing technology and providing user guides. It involved creating the muscle memory and buy-in necessary for long-term change adoption. At the time, Maya had no idea this expertise would be relevant to the legal industry."So the legal industry, you know, hasn't changed much for hundreds of years," explains Maya Markovich on the You Are A Lawyer podcast.However, Maya Markovich eventually realized they wanted a broader social impact and went to law school. While working in law, they were always drawn to working with technology and the benefits it could bring to both clients and attorneys. They saw the potential to reduce the drudgery of early years of practice and improve efficiency. Eventually, they transitioned to the legal tech side and stopped practicing law.In this episode, we discuss: Innovation in the legal industry. Legal tech gaining attention. Legal industry's changing landscape. Closing the access to justice gap. Pro se litigants. Legal tech and innovation space. Law and tech intersect for social impact in various ways. The podcast transcript highlights the importance of leveraging technology to address access to justice issues and make legal services more affordable and accessible to all.The legal industry has traditionally been slow to embrace technology innovation. The industry has relied on traditional methods and practices for centuries with little change or advancement. However, there has been a significant shift towards embracing technology and innovation within the legal sector in recent years."Lawyers are just, you know, they're reluctant to change and the legal industry itself is reluctant to change for a lot of different reasons, but change is coming," shares Maya Markovich on the You Are A Lawyer podcast.ADVERTISER:This episode is produced by KD Creative. Skip the boring stuff about podcasting and go back to running your business. KD Creative offers done-for-you podcasting services by launching podcasts for small business owners and editing podcasts for existing creators. Work with KD Creative to get your content in the ears of your ideal customers. Visit skiptheboringstuff.com to hire a podcast coach. One example of this shift is the emergence of NextLaw Labs, a tech-focused industry innovation catalyst founded by Dentons, the world's largest law firm. NextLaw Labs aims to drive transformation within the legal industry by investing in and evaluating legal tech startups and working with Dentons' clients on their internal innovation initiatives. This initiative recognizes the need for change and aims to position Dentons at the forefront of the evolving legal landscape."[A]lso bringing in diverse stakeholders to the table and understanding what perspectives they can bring is always going to outperform the kind of services that a homogenous status quo focused group is going to be able to deliver to clients," shared Maya Markovich while speaking to Kyla Denanyoh on the You Are A Lawyer podcast.The legal industry has been historically resistant to change for several reasons. Firstly, there is a lack of client-centricity, with the industry often failing to prioritize the needs and expectations of clients. Additionally, the legal sector has been slow to adopt technology, lagging behind other industries in utilizing technology to improve efficiency and deliver better client services."No one goes to law school to sit in a windowless room and do doc review," explained Maya Markovich on the You Are A Lawyer podcast. However, the landscape is changing rapidly. In just a few years, the number of legal tech companies has grown exponentially, from 75 in 2015 to close to 2000 today. These companies offer various solutions, from court filing and e-discovery tools to regulatory monitoring and client request intake platforms. This explosion of legal tech products demonstrates the increasing interest and demand for innovative solutions within the legal industry.Moreover, institutional investors are starting to take notice of the potential in the legal tech market. Previously, legal tech was often overlooked or misunderstood by investors. However, as the industry continues to evolve and the demand for technology solutions grows, investors recognize the opportunity for growth and profitability in this sector.The legal industry is known for resisting change, and many lawyers and law firms remain reluctant to adopt new technologies. This reluctance can be attributed to various factors, including a fear of job displacement, concerns about data security and privacy, and a lack of understanding or awareness of available technology solutions.Join the FREE mailing list!Get behind-the-scenes content from You Are A Lawyer. 1) Visit www.youarealawyer.com2) Add your email address to the Subscribe pop-up box OR3) Enter your email address on the right side of the screen4) Get emails from me (I won't fill your inbox with junk)!

An increasing number of startups are defining themselves not as legal tech, but as justice tech. So what, exactly, is justice tech, who are some of the companies that represent it, and what is the business opportunity they present for potential investors? Our guest this week is Maya Markovich, executive director of the Justice Technology Association, an organization formed earlier this year to support companies in the justice tech sector.  She is also executive in residence for justice tech at Village Capital, the largest organization in the world supporting impact-driven, seed-stage startups, where she recently co-authored the report, Supporting Tech for Justice-Impacted Communities: Strategies to Supercharge Justice Tech Investing, a framework to help investors maximize the probably that a justice tech investment will have a positive impact on individuals involved with the justice system.  Until last year, Markovich was chief growth officer at Nextlaw Labs, the legal tech incubator created by Dentons, one of the world's largest law firms. We discuss the justice tech landscape, the opportunities for investors in justice tech, and how the sector is likely to develop over the coming years.    Thank You To Our Sponsors This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out.  Paradigm, home to the practice management platforms PracticePanther, Bill4Time, and MerusCase, and e-payments platform Headnote. If you enjoy listening to LawNext, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.

I spoke with Maya Markovich, the executive in residence at Village Capital, and the executive director of the Justice Technology Association. We discussed the mission of the Justice Technology Association, the problems that justice tech aims to address, how her experience with NextLaw Labs has helped to shape her approach, and where justice tech is headed.

I spoke with Maya Markovich, the executive in residence at Village Capital, and the executive director of the Justice Technology Association. We discussed the mission of the Justice Technology Association, the problems that justice tech aims to address, how her experience with NextLaw Labs has helped to shape her approach, and where justice tech is headed.

Maya Markovich is the Chief Growth Officer at Nextlaw Labs, a legal innovation organization founded by Denton's. After working as a change management consultant, Maya Markovich took her interest in technology to propel legal tech innovations. If you are seeking mentorship or want to discuss law and tech, contact Maya Markovich at maya.markovich@gmail.com.Listen to learn: How legal innovation will make law firms become client centric The importance of project management in law firms How law firms can overcome the productivity paradox We also discuss: Why legal innovation is client-driven Career choices with a JD and change management background How to build a network of people doing interesting stuff Why the legal industry is slow to change and modernize Learn more about You Are A Lawyer guest Maya Markovich:  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MarkovichMayaLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayamarkovich/*You Are A Lawyer is hosted by Kyla Denanyoh.  Follow the podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youarealawyer/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/YouAreA_LawyerWebsite: https://www.youarealawyer.comADVERTISER:  This episode is sponsored by the Law Office of Vernon P. Thomas.

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lovethylawyer.comA transcript of this podcast is easily available at lovethylawyer.com.Go to https://www.lovethylawyer.com/blog for transcripts.Maya MarkovichChief Growth Officer, Nextlaw Labs at Dentons Maya Markovich has been central to Nextlaw Labs, Dentons' tech-focused innovation catalyst, since its industry-first launch in 2015. With her unique background spanning behavioral science, law, VC, and change management, she delivers next-generation technology, process, and business growth services across the globe for the world's largest firm and its clients, including acceleration of legal tech startups in the Nextlaw Ventures portfolio.  Collaborating with legal communities and experts worldwide, she continually evolves Nextlaw Labs' partnership and investment strategies through an unmatched network and understanding of the rapidly changing legal industry. Maya also serves on the boards of Legal Access/Alameda County Bar Association, LexLab, and Strategic Council for OneJustice, and as mentor for several initiatives to improve access to justice and gender equity. She frequently speaks at conferences, broadcasts and writes on legal tech and innovation. She was named one of five “Influential Women of Legal Tech” by ILTA in 2020, a “Woman Leading Legal Tech” by The Technolawgist in 2019, and an ABA Legal Technology Resource Center “Woman of Legal Tech 2018” for her work in encouraging, designing and implementing the future of the legal profession around the globe.  You can reach Maya on LinkedIn or on Twitter @MarkovichMaya.    Louis Goodman www.louisgoodman.com louisgoodman2010@gmail.com 510.582.9090  Musical theme by Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, Maui Technical support: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios, Oakland  We'd love to hear from you.  Send us an email at louisgoodman2010@gmail.com. Please subscribe and listen. Then tell us who you want to hear and what areas of interest you'd like us to cover.  Please rate us and review us on Apple Podcasts.   

Maya Markovich is the Chief Growth Officer at Nextlaw Labs, an innovation company in the legal tech industry. Maya pioneered her way to this position after her jump from practicing law. Her passion to create influential change was her driving force, and with that, Maya found a post-legal career that she's extremely talented at, and most importantly, that she is passionate about. In this episode, we talk about Maya's journey from practicing law to her post-legal career in legal tech. Keep reading to learn about her realization that practicing law wasn't the right path and what she did to find the perfect post-legal career. See Show notes at formerlawyer.com/103

This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna speaks to Maya Markovich. Maya is the Chief Growth Officer for NextLaw Labs, which is striving to reinvent law with technology. Part of the Dentons ecosystem, NextLaw invests and partners with legal tech startups to encourage the adoption and development of new workflow solutions in the industry.It acts as a primary resource for Dentons to explore new legal tech ideas and revenue streams, helping the world's largest law firm stay ahead of its competitors. Maya previously worked as product marketing manager and as an attorney, having developed her early career in Silicon Valley (after attending Stanford University). She was named one of the five most influential women in legal tech by the ILTA in 2020. In this episode, topics include:Her upbringing and career in Palo Alto, in the heart of Silicon ValleyHow NextLaw is supporting legal technology's adoption and evolution for Dentons and the wider industryHow the legal tech space has boomed over the last 5 years, and some key contemporary trends in the spaceWhy the adoption of legal tech is helping widen access to justice and legal servicesWhy you don't need coding (or to be male!) if you want to get involved in the areaWhy legal tech firms, in particular, need to pay close attention to ethics in their codeOut now on the Legally Speaking Podcast website and all major audio platforms! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/legallyspeakingpodcast)

Tune in and hear from four of the five 2020 ILTA Influential Women in Legal Tech Honorees and two special guests discuss the skills lawyers will need for the future in this 38-minute podcast. Episode 5 includes Jackie Nagtegaal, Futurist & Managing Director at Law for All as moderator and Alice Namuli Blazevic, Partner at Katende, Ssempebwa & Company Advocates and Co-Founder of The Legal Innovation Hub, María Jesús González-Espejo, Vice President at European Legal Technology Association (ELTA) and Managing Partner at Instituto de Innovación Legal, Maya Markovich, Chief Growth Officer, Nextlaw Labs at Dentons, and Professor Alice Armitage, Professor & Director of Applied Innovation at Hastings College of Law and Chief Executive Professor at LexLab at UC Hastings.  The five virtually sit down and chat about skills lawyers needed for the past decade and the role of law schools (5:20), where lawyers can get the skills they need (21:55), inclusivity in law schools (32:00), more! Moderated by Tracey Pardo, Business Analyst, Cooley LLP   Listen to the other episodes here:  Episode 1 - The Impact of COVID-19 on the Lawyer's Role Episode 2 - Data, Algorithm, and Legal texts: How can we utilize them to improve justice Episode 3- How the Client Behavior Has Changed Episode 4 - Is the Pandemic Triggering Transformation in the Legal Industry?

Tune in for a discussion about the pandemic triggering transformation in the global legal industry in this 25-minute podcast brought to you by the 2020 Influential Women in Legal Tech list honorees. Katie Desir, ILTA Program Marketing Specialist, moderated this discussion around transformation, change management, and so much more. The featured guests are Maya Markovich, Chief Growth Officer, Nextlaw Labs; and Jackie Nagtegaal, Futurist & Managing Director, Law for All. They chatted about... 2:48 The major shifts that happened at the start of the pandemic 8:28 What changes do you want to stick? What changes are you still hoping for? 14:49 The uptick of legal tech shifting to a B2C service 17:20 How can we effectively implement changes or reinstate justices that have gone on the wayside? 23:00 Closing thoughts Listen to the previous episodes at the following links: Episode 1 - The Impact of COVID-19 on the Lawyer's Role Episode 2 - Data, Algorithm, and Legal texts: How can we utilize them to improve justice Episode 3 - How the Client Behavior Has Changed Episode 5 - Future Skills of Lawyers

This episode of TwentyTwenty explores the prospects of an increasingly automated world that has grown even more so in the wake of COVID-19 induced supply chain breakdowns. Now more than ever before, we must ask ourselves "what is the value of work?". This week's interviewees: Dr. Astrid Krenz, Digital Futures at Work Research Centre at the University of Sussex. Maya Markovich, Chief Growth Officer for Nextlaw Labs, the legal technology catalyst for global law firm Dentons

I spoke with Maya Markovich, the Chief Growth Officer at Nextlaw Labs, and one of ILTA’s five “Influential Women of Legal Tech” for 2020. We discussed the skills that future lawyers will need to succeed and how can they obtain them, how the entrepreneurial mindset aligns with how lawyers approach problem-solving, and ways that the pandemic has affected innovation in legal.

I spoke with Maya Markovich, the Chief Growth Officer at Nextlaw Labs, and one of ILTA's five “Influential Women of Legal Tech” for 2020. We discussed the skills that future lawyers will need to succeed and how can they obtain them, how the entrepreneurial mindset aligns with how lawyers approach problem-solving, and ways that the pandemic has affected innovation in legal.

I spoke with Maya Markovich, the Chief Growth Officer at Nextlaw Labs, and one of ILTA's five “Influential Women of Legal Tech” for 2020. We discussed the skills that future lawyers will need to succeed and how can they obtain them, how the entrepreneurial mindset aligns with how lawyers approach problem-solving, and ways that the pandemic has affected innovation in legal.

I spoke with Maya Markovich, the Chief Growth Officer at Nextlaw Labs, and one of ILTA’s five “Influential Women of Legal Tech” for 2020. We discussed the skills that future lawyers will need to succeed and how can they obtain them, how the entrepreneurial mindset aligns with how lawyers approach problem-solving, and ways that the pandemic has affected innovation in legal.

Most people view legal profession as traditional and slow to adapt to ever present forces of technology and innovation. In some aspects they are right and there are good reasons for moving slowly. In its core, legal profession is intrinsically based on trust and human to human interaction. Equally important, it is a part of the justice system and as such it cannot afford itself the luxury to “move fast and break things”. But it does move. Lawyers use AI-based systems to enhance document review processes, they work with contract automation, regtech tools and other innovative technologies.So, it seems only natural to have Maya Markovich as a guest to discuss all things legal tech. Maya is the Chief Growth Officer of Nextlaw Labs since 2015. Nextlaw Labs is the industry's first and leading legal technology and innovation catalyst and intelligence hub, focused exclusively on legal innovation via early-stage legal tech. With her unique background spanning behavioral science, law, investment, and change management, Maya currently leads analysis, collaboration, launch, and adoption of early-stage legal tech. In this episode we discussed the challenges and opportunities of innovation in legal sector, how it's like to work with lawyers on developing legal tech solutions, and how can legal profession leverage tech lessons that other industries have already learned.Maya was named one of five “Influential Women of Legal Tech” by ILTA in 2020, a “Woman Leading Legal Tech” by The Technolawgist in 2019, and an ABA Legal Technology Resource Center “Woman of Legal Tech 2018” – you can follow her on LinkedIn.

This podcast launched the Centre for Legal Innovation's (CLI) second series on Reinvent Legal Business (RLB 2). RLB 2 will explore areas like new legal businesses, new approaches to legal service and product delivery, new roles and, how all this combines. We're viewing these changes through a global lens in this series, so each session features specialists from more than one country - global thought leaders and doers who are shaping next practices and, share their knowledge and experience about how they got there (or are continuing their journey) and, their successes and failures along the way. In this podcast,  Terri Mottershead, Executive Director, CLI, facilitated a panel discussion that focussed on The Case for Legal R&D – Legaltech Hubs and Innovation. Terri was joined by an amazing international panel of legal innovation/legaltech hub leaders from law schools and legal practice in Australia, India and the USA: Alice Armitage, Professor & Director of Applied Innovation, UC Hastings College of the Law  (USA); Michelle Grossmann, Chief Innovation Officer & Transformation Lead, Lander & Rogers Lawyers | iHub (Australia); Komal Gupta, Head of Innovation, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (India); and Maya Markovich, Chief Growth Officer, Nextlaw Labs at Dentons (USA). Topics discussed included: What's the purpose of innovation/legaltech hubs? What do the people leading these hubs do? How do the hubs work, and who do they work with or for? How do the hubs contribute to legal innovation/legaltech development? Are these hubs reinventing lawyer/client relationships through experimentation and additional ways to collaborate? Have the hubs become the R&D function of the legal industry? This was an insightful, informative, candid and generous discussion – a conversation that will stay with you and have you buzzing for hours if not weeks after you listen to it. Thank you so much Alice, Michelle, Komal and Maya for a brilliant conversation – we are inspired by your amazing work and the difference it makes in the legal industry every day! P.S. This podcast was also recorded as a webinar so, if you would like to watch it, you'll find it here.

Maya Markovich, Chief Growth Officer at Nextlaw Labs, thinks that the current environment within the legal industry is the perfect time to rethink the old ways of doing things. The time is ripe to try new processes as well as experiment in ways that we might not normally try because we have somewhat of a safety net to try and fail with less judgment. For those with an entrepreneurial mindset, this might be the opportunity you've been waiting for to put your ideas into action. Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together. Host: Greg Lambert (@glambert) Producer: Janice Anderson Artwork: Dean Lambert Music: Jerry David DeCicca Twitter: @InSeclusionPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inseclusion/message

We wanted to bring a special holiday edition of the show to our audience. In order to do so, we thought Access to Justice #LegalTech would be the appropriate topic for an End of Year, End of Decade, holiday special. Guest co-host Maya Markovich, Chief Growth Officer of Nextlaw Labs, was given wide latitude to choose a topic and a guest. We think you'll be happy with her selection. Maya's hard work delivered us Claudia Johnson of Probono.net and Program Manager for LawHelp Interactive. She is a wealth of knowledge on issues of #accesstojustice. As you'll see, this episode went longer than most! We hope you enjoy episode 70 (our final episode of 2019). Happy Holidays to all. More About Claudia Johnson: Claudia Johnson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-j.... Claudia Johnson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/C2AJ. ProBono Net: https://www.probono.net/. More About Maya Markovich: Maya Markovich on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayamarko.... Maya Markovich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkovichMaya. Nextlaw Labs website: http://www.nextlawlabs.com/. More episodes available at: https://legaltechlive.com/. Show Notes: Claudia Johnson provided us with a wealth of access to justice legaltech. Here's a brief list: Pro Bono LegalTech: Pro Bono Manager: https://www.probono.net/about/item.Pr... Paladin: https://www.joinpaladin.com/. Legal Aid Groups: CMS: Salesforce JustTech: https://www.salesforce.com/ Legal Server: https://www.legalserver.org/ Webpages: Urban Insight: https://www.urbaninsight.com/ Self Represented Litigant Resources: coParenter: https://coparenter.com/ UpSolve (Bankruptcy): https://upsolve.org/ Docassemble: https://docassemble.org/ Community Lawyer: https://community.lawyer/ A2J Author: https://www.a2jauthor.org/ Documate: https://www.documate.org/ (former LTL Guest) Online Intake / Triage: Justice Connect (Australia): https://justiceconnect.org.au/ Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project: https://www.lsntap.org/ #legaltechlive

It's not enough to be innovative or innovate! It's not a one off proposition. In the legal industry today, it's increasingly about continuous improvement, agility and embedding these core capabilities in law firms/legal departments so they underpin and drive the way business is done every day - this IS the new firm/organisational culture. But, so much change so quickly can also be exhausting.    We asked Maya Markovich, Chief Growth Officer at Dentons' Nextlaw Labs, how firms/organisations are introducing, advancing and sustaining legal innovation - and a whole lot more! Nextlaw Labs was a pioneer in the law firm R&D space and has continued to experiment, iterate, expand and lead despite increased activity and competition in the market.    Topics we discussed included: The difference between an incubator, accelerator and legal R&D department The difference in the lawyer, legalpreneurs and entrepreneurial mindset The impact and importance of a multidisciplinary approach to innovation The role of intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs in law firms and legal departments The role, function and impact of Chief Innovation Officers and innovation committees and, what they need to thrive Whether or not law firms should be investing in legaltech development How collaboration is the glue for law firms/legal departments and multidisciplinary approaches to the development of legaltech and the implementation of innovative projects What's driving the current significant increase in investment in legaltech/AI globally and if the legal industry is approaching a tipping point And, what's the BIG thing on the legaltech/AI or the legal innovation horizon in the next three years.   Thank you, Maya, for an amazing conversation and for hosting us in sunny downtown Oakland, California!

After a year-end holiday hiatus, we're back with another episode of the Legal Tech StartUp Focus podcast. In this episode your podcast host, Charlie Uniman, interviews Maya Markovich, Chief Growth Officer of Nextlaw Labs (www.nextlawlabs.com). Maya and Charlie launch this episode by delving into Maya's career and the path that took her from working as a consultant who dealt with change management and user buy-in issues, to law school, to practicing law in the high pressure environment of a law firm (where, as Maya points out, adoption of legal tech - then in its earlier stages - would have helped to manage practice pressures) to her present position at Nextlaw Labs. Maya next explains just what Nextlaw Labs does for the startups that are part of its accelerator program. As Maya describes Nextlaw Labs, it's an accelerator that helps legal tech startups navigate the legal tech market and, in so doing, takes advantage of an incomparable ecosystem that arises from Nextlaw Labs' relationship with (i) its sister company, the legal tech-focused venture capital firm, Nextlaw Ventures, (ii) its parent organization, the Dentons law firm (the largest firm by attorney headcount in the world) and (iii) the Denton's worldwide referral network of law firms of all sizes. Maya offers a detailed survey of just what an accelerator such as Nextlaw Labs, one that's deeply familiar with the legal tech industry, can do to enhance a startup's chances of success in developing its product and marketing and selling that product to law firms and legal departments. Because this podcast episode airs at the start of a new year, the conversations turns to to crystal ball gazing; that is to say, making predictions for the legal tech industry in 2020. After asking listeners to remember only the correct predictions made during the podcast, Charlie and Maya (i) reveal their optimistic take on legal tech adoption in the coming year, (ii) discuss trends in M&A for legal tech startups in 2020 (including how those trends may be affected by the increasing "platformization" of legal tech), (iii) cover some of the directions startup funding may take this year and (iv) applaud what is expected to be an increase in 2020 in the number of women who found legal tech startups and join the ranks of early-stage investors in legal tech. Maya invites legal tech startups who wish to learn more about Nextlaw Labs to reach out to her (at talktous@nextlawlabs.com) for more information about its accelerator program and the benefits available to startups that enter the Nextlaw Labs' accelerator program by virtue of Nextlaw Labs' participation in the ecosystem of Nextlaw Ventures, the Dentons law firm and the Dentons' referral network.

Welcome to the 2nd season of the Fringe Legal podcast. In the first episode we speak with the Maya Markovich, Head of Product at Dentons Nextlaw Labs. The core theme of the episode is all around innovation; we cover three broad categories: 1) The 3 different pillars of NextLaw labs, and how innovation can take the robot out of the lawyer 2) How do you catalyze innovation? What that means, and the importance of becoming the connective tissue across the firm/business 3) Impact of legal tech on access to justice Thanks to Maya for taking the time, and also to Isabella Galeno (who’s featured later in the season) for introducing me to Maya.

On this episode of LawNext, host Bob Ambrogi travels to Toronto to sit down for a live recording with the founders of the AI-driven legal research platform ROSS Intelligence, CEO Andrew Arruda and CTO Jimoh Ovbiagele. Along with a third founder, Pargles Dall’Oglio, Arruda and Ovbiagele first developed ROSS at the University of Toronto in 2014, rapidly gaining international attention for what the news media dubbed the robot lawyer of the future.  In short order, the founders were invited to Silicon Valley to participate in the prestigious Y-Combinator startup incubator. Denton’s NextLaw Labs made ROSS one of its earliest investments. In 2015, they secured $4.3 million in seed funding and then, two years later, another $8.7 million in Series A funding. In 2017, Forbes named the three founders to its “30 Under 30.” So where is ROSS today? On today’s episode, Arruda and Ovbiagele recount the founding of their company, its rapid rise, controversy over its marketing, major developments over the past year, and what lies ahead. They also share their thoughts about AI in legal more broadly and its potential impact on the practice of law.  NEW: We are now on Patreon! Subscribe to our page to be able to access show transcripts, or to submit a question for our guests. Comment on this show: Record a voice comment on your mobile phone and send it to info@lawnext.com.

Episode 11 of the Blacklines & Billables podcast: our interview with Nick West, Chief Technology Officer of Mishcon de Reya and Director of MDR Lab, a legal tech incubator run out of Mishcon’s offices in London. Building on the discussion begun in our blog post entitled “Law Firm.VC? Law Firms Launching Legal Tech Incubators, Accelerators, and Venture Arms” and continued in our conversation with Dan Jansen of Nextlaw Labs on Ep. 6, our conversation with Nick explores the structure and purpose of MDR Lab, Mishcon’s motivations for starting the Lab, the successes of its first cohort, trends on the legal tech landscape, and the key distinctions and differences between the UK and US legal tech markets.For more information about MDR Lab, please visit: https://lab.mdr.london/. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Just a few years ago, a large law firm by the name of Dentons realized the coming changes that an overlap between technology and law might create, and wanted to get ahead of the game. As a result, Dentons created Nextlaw Labs with the vision of reinventing the practice of law using technology. As a subsidiary of Nextlaw Labs, Nextlaw Ventures emerged, which is an early-stage, legal-focused venture fund that invests in a variety of legal tech companies. As the CEO and Managing Director of Nextlaw Ventures, Dan Jansen discusses just a few of the 10 legal tech companies currently in their fund, including ROSS Intelligence, which is an expert legal, research-driven tool that leverages AI to answer legal questions and create legal memos. Jansen believes that this technology will have a democratizing effect on the practice of law by allowing small firms to find the answers to complex questions that, otherwise, only larger firms might have the ability to answer. Tune in to hear the full discussion, and visit nextlawventures.com to read about all 10 companies in Nextlaw Venture's portfolio.

Episode 6 of the Blacklines & Billables podcast: our interview with Dan Jansen, CEO of Dentons-backed Nextlaw Labs, which describes itself as a “global collaborative innovation platform focused on developing, deploying, and investing in new technologies and processes to transform the practice of law around the world.” Picking up on the discussion begun in our blog post entitled “Law Firm.VC? Law Firms Launching Legal Tech Incubators, Accelerators, and Venture Arms,” our conversation explores Nextlaw Labs’s “value-added VC” model that seeks to drive the reinvention of the practice of law via technology, examines law firms’ potential motivations for engaging with and investing in the legal tech startup ecosystem, and highlights key trends in the broader legal tech landscape.For more information about Nextlaw Labs, visit: http://www.nextlawlabs.com/. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Summary: Host Jules Miller talks with Dan Jansen, CEO of Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Ventures. Together they talk about the disruptions and biggest opportunities in the legal tech space. For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com   Show Notes: 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Dan’s background 01:36 What is that you are doing now? 02:25 What makes you a legal tech expert? 03:07 Why do you care about legal tech? 04:08 Why are you involved in the Evolve Law community? 05:13 Where do you think the biggest opportunity is in legal technology today? 07:42 Where do you think the biggest opportunities are going to be in the next 3-5 years? 09:10 What advice can you give to lawyers that are starting to use technology? 10:24 What tips can you give to lawyers to increase technology adoption? 12:15 What advice do you give to legal tech entrepreneurs that are starting a business right now? 14:05 What are your final thoughts on the future of the legal industry? 15:09 Outro

Today our host, Mary Juetten, sits down with Dan Jansen, CEO of Nextlaw Labs, the company bringing technology to the legal profession. They talk about how Nextlaw Labs work, how they were created, how they help the legal technology startups they partner with, and tips for future applicants. Tune in to find out more about the latest innovations happening in the legal field! For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to Evolve Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at info@evolvelawnow.com!   Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:19 Introducing Dan Janson from Nextlaw Labs 00:56 Why Was Nextlaw Labs Created? 02:04 How Do You Help Your Companies? 03:31 How Did You Get Into Legal Technology? 06:00 What Lessons Have Learned? 08:30 Do You Have Any Tips for Applicants? 10:56 Outro