We caught up with Ari Kaplan at LegalTech New York. As a member of the LegalTech board, Kaplan stays close to the trends affecting the legal technology landscape. He’s a freelance writer as well as a West author (The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development) and speaks frequently around the United States about the legal profession.
He moderated a panel discussion today at LegalTech on the issues involved in bringing e-discovery in-house.
In this video clip, we asked Kaplan what law practice trends he’s been paying attention to the most. He focused on efficiency, as in the case of staffing, client management and casework:
Kaplan also said he feels like attendees at LegalTech this year “have a sense of renewed optimism” after a tough 2009. “People are feeling excitement – measured excitement – but excited abut what’s possible this year,” said Kaplan. “You don’t don’t know what’s going to work and what’s not going to work, but I like that idea that people are excited about the possibilities.”
By the way, Kaplan says his favorite personal efficiency tool lately is the Dragon Dictation app for his iPhone.
In additon to his work with LegalTech, Kaplan also is on the Law Technology News Editorial Advisory Board and is a a regular contributor to the Law.com Legal Technology blog.
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