Legaltech Academy

Contracts are the lifeblood of every company. They are a framework for every transaction and any money earned or spent by an organization. Therefore, the quality of contracts and the way they are negotiated, drafted, and managed can be either a source of value or a hidden trap. Yet, according to estimations published by Harvard Business Review, between 5% to 40% of the value of a deal is being lost by companies due to ineffective contracting processes. Thus, poorly managed contracts may cause revenue leakage, undermine growth, and harm the company’s reputation. Luckily, legal technology comes to the rescue. Legaltech Academy recently released an e-book on applying technology into contracting. In this podcast episode, you will discover its content and hear why it is important to learn more on document automation, document management, and document review.

Legal Operations (Legal Ops) departments are becoming nearly a norm in the US, where legal innovation and technology have begun. What is their importance for a company? How to build one? Are they a new "must-have", also in the EU? Our guest speaker, Dr. Michael Burkart, addresses these and other questions.

Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 4 million Ukrainians have left their homes to protect their and their children's lives. To help displaced people who appeared abroad due to the war, lawyers and legal tech companies are joining forces to help them obtain asylum and legal aid. During this special meetup we want to draw your attention to these initiatives and encourage you to help and support refugees and citizens of Ukraine: https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/donate

What is legal design and what are the main misconceptions around it?

A conversation with Horace Wu, Founder, and CEO of Syntheia.io, regarding the knowledge management in a law firm and legal department. What kind of technology tools can improve legal knowledge management? What are current trends in legal knowledge management?

Deciding to implement legal technology tools does not have to be a blind bet. However, traditional ROI calculators may be difficult to implement in a legal business. How to calculate the ROI on legaltech projects?

The third meet-up of Legaltech Academy released in a podcast form. Two guests from tech and legal worlds discuss the potential of data for the legal sector. In some aspects, law firms and legal departments are not much different from other sectors. Yet, it seems like legal practitioners are not taking advantage of the power of data analytics, so well established elsewhere on the market. Can we thus speak of data-driven decisions? What is the potential of data for the legal sector?

A Q&A session with a law firm's innovator: Iga Kurowska. What does the role of Head of Innovation and Legaltech consist of? What are its day-to-day obligations? Is it essential to create a new position to foster innovation within a law firm?

First meet-up of Legaltech Academy devoted to the topic of legal careers. One hour. Three inspirational stories. International guests and audience. No taboos.

Roman i Iga, wraz z kilkoma gośćmi z poprzednich odcinków, wymieniają się doświadczeniami i spostrzeżeniami na temat źródeł wiedzy nt. innowacji prawniczej i legaltech'u. Skąd czerpać więdzę na te aktualne tematy ? Co czytać, bądź oglądać i kogo śledzić, aby stać się ekspertem w tych domenach ? Posłuchajcie przemyśleń naszych i naszych gości.