Reinventing Professionals

Hosted by Ari Kaplan

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May 2026

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About the show

The business of providing professional advice is changing. Today, anyone can go online and access a wealth of information about any topic, from legal and medical advice to financial planning and accounting suggestions. This blog is designed to offer ideas, guidance, and perspectives on how to effectively navigate a perpetually shifting professional landscape, with a unique focus on the legal industry and the technology that is driving its evolution.

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May 20, 2026Episode 58022 min

LexisNexis AI Symposium Charts Transformative Change

I spoke with Nik Reed, the chief executive officer of Knowable and VP of AI Product at LexisNexis, and Roland Vogl, the executive director and co-founder of CodeX at the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, about their participation in the 2026 LexisNexis AI Symposium at the Harvard Club. The event was titled The Legal AI Inflection Point: Designing the Future of Legal Practice. Reed moderated the panel Lawyering in the Age of AI: Preparing the Next Generation for Practice, and Vogl moderated Redesigning Legal Practice for the Client-Centric Agentic AI Era.

May 19, 2026Episode 5884 min

Perspectives From the 2nd Annual SS&C Intralinks AI Bootcamp

I spoke with Torben Rankine, the Director of Corporate Sales at SS&C Intralinks, following the company's 2nd Annual AI Bootcamp on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. We discussed how corporate development teams in Silicon Valley are identifying opportunities in the current market, applying generative and agentic AI to drive growth within their organizations, and aligning legal and deal-process teams.

May 15, 2026Episode 58912 min

2026 Corporate Legal Operations Consortium Global Institute Mixtape

It was a privilege to interview these leaders for this Reinventing Professionals mixtape at the 2026 Corporate Legal Operations Consortium Global Institute: Saad Ahmed, Strategic Account Executive, Everlaw Ed Chang, Senior Account Executive, LexisNexis CounselLink Jeff Cox, Director of Brand, Steno Dan Di Maria, Co-Founder and CRO of Spellbook Larry Gill, CEO, X1 Discovery Danielle Haugland, Senior Director of Global Alliances, Agiloft Sam Karlin, Head of Legal, Blee Somya Kaushik, Chief Legal Officer, Checkbox Ross McNairn, CEO, Wordsmith Ashley Neuman, VP of Marketing and AI Enablement, Factor Scott Quinn, Senior Vice President of Consulting Services, Sirion Steve Schley, Chief Revenue Officer, UnitedLex Ahmed Shaaban, CEO, Fulcrum Global Technologies Evan Shenkman, Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer, Fisher Phillips Don Swanson, Founder, eDig365 Jonathan Williams, Legal Engineer, Legora Music credit: Upbeat Corporate by AudioCoffee

May 1, 2026Episode 58713 min

Flex Legal Talent and How Lawyers Can Position Themselves to Succeed in 2026

I spoke with Kyle Robisch, a partner at Latitude Legal, a provider of flexible legal talent, and founder of its Tampa office. We discussed the value of flex legal talent, how AI is creating both headwinds and tailwinds for it, and how lawyers can position themselves to succeed in 2026.

April 29, 2026Episode 58527 min

Special Episode Featuring Caroline Hill, Editor-in-Chief of Legal IT Insider, on Charting Change in Legal Ep 57

In this 57th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed the emergence of AI-first law firms, Claude for Legal, upskilling to advance your career, and verifying legal citations.

April 27, 2026Episode 58610 min

Why Law Firms Struggle with Profitability Even When Revenue Looks Strong

I spoke with John Jakovenko, the founder of Jakovenko Group, a law firm consulting company focused on operational excellence, financial clarity, and scalable growth. We discussed the biggest operational blind spots facing small and midsize law firms, why firms struggle with profitability even when revenue looks strong, how law firms can implement KPIs, and the first system managing partners should fix.

April 24, 2026Episode 58415 min

The Value of Moving from Intuition-Based Decisions to Evidence-Based Planning in High-Stakes Litigation

I spoke with Adam Masarek, a lawyer, epidemiologist, and the Legal Marketing Manager for Lex Machina®, the LexisNexis® Legal Analytics® platform. We discussed how complex, high-stakes disputes are evolving, what the Trade Secret Litigation Report reveals about trade secret litigation, and the value of moving from intuition-based decisions to evidence-based planning in high-stakes cases.

April 22, 2026Episode 58314 min

How AI Has Affected the Responsibilities of a Law Firm IT Leader

I spoke with Tony McKenna, the Chief Information Officer at Lawfront, a group of regional law firms focused on providing legal services in the UK. We discussed how Lawfront differs from a traditional law firm, the advantages of law firms aligned with Lawfront that other independent firms may not have, and how AI is affecting the law firm business model.

April 20, 2026Episode 58215 min

Vibecoding Legal Work

I spoke with Matt Pollins, the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Lupl, a work management platform for attorneys and agent teams. He is also the Co-Founder of Vibecode.law, an open community platform launched in 2026 for legal professionals to learn how to build apps and share what they’ve made. We discussed the value of combining attorneys with Agent Teams, the genesis of vibecode.law, and the value of vibecoding in legal.

April 16, 2026Episode 58116 min

How AI is Changing the Way Legal Work is Structured, Priced, and Delivered

I spoke with David Solomon and Joe Tiano, the CEO and Co-Founder, respectively, at Legal Decoder, a legal spend analytics platform. We discussed how Legal Decoder’s analytics approach differs from traditional e-billing review or timekeeper compliance tools, the company’s investment from Trajectory Capital, and how AI is changing the way legal work is structured, priced, and delivered.

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