Latest Lawtech Podcast Episodes
The crucial role of credit unions in the financial sector
Beyond The Capital from SuperTech - April 25, 2024 05:00 - 12 minutesIn a brand new series of Beyond the Capital from SuperTech, we're exploring the power of partnerships. In the first episode, Hilary Smyth-Allen speaks to Indy Johal, COO and interim CEO of Advance Credit Union, to discuss how credit unions work and their role in building a more inclusive finan...
The Power Of Parternerships
Beyond The Capital from SuperTech - April 22, 2024 11:10 - 53 secondsBeyond The Capital is back with a new series! This time, Hilary Smyth-Allen explores the power of partnerships and their crucial role in helping businesses flourish. She speaks to both big and small organisations about some of their most important partnerships. Beyond The Capital is the podcas...
Legaltech Academy 016: Large Language Models for the legal sector
Legaltech Academy - November 30, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutesIn this Legaltech Academy podcast episode, our guest speaker, Laura Jeffords Greenberg, elaborates on different Large Language Models available for legal professionals. Is there a winner that best suites the needs of the legal sector?
Legaltech Academy 013: Generative AI legaltech tools
Legaltech Academy - July 04, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutesGenerative AI comes with numerous promises for the digitalization of the legal sector. Although it is not since yesterday that we have been applying AI in the legal industry, the revolution caused by Generative AI has brought new opportunities. What are they? How are legaltech providers applying ...
Legaltech Academy 015: Generative AI legaltech tools
Legaltech Academy - July 04, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutesGenerative AI comes with numerous promises for the digitalization of the legal sector. Although it is not since yesterday that we have been applying AI in the legal industry, the revolution caused by Generative AI has brought new opportunities. What are they? How are legaltech providers applying ...
Generative AI - part 2
LODcast - June 21, 2023 13:51 - 56 minutesThis episode is an update to the Generative AI episode we did five months ago. To get a proper grip on what’s happening, we were lucky enough to be joined by two heavyweights. My first guest is Josh Kubicki. Josh is the is the co-founder and design lead at Bold Duck Studio, the Director and ...
The Unfair Advantage's Ash Ali
Beyond The Capital from SuperTech - June 20, 2023 04:00 - 16 minutesIn this episode, Hilary speaks to Ash Ali, entrepreneur and author of the book, The Unfair Advantage. Ash was the first marketing director of Just Eat and has helped launch numerous businesses, including his most recent venture, Uhubs. The Unfair Advantage explores how to capitalise on your dif...
Legaltech Academy 014: Intrapreneurship for lawyers
Legaltech Academy - June 15, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutesThere are two commonly known approaches to innovation within organizations: top-down or bottom-up. The leaders of these employee initiatives are intrapreneurs, people who think outside the box, identify untapped opportunities and drive transformative change from within. In this Spotlight On podca...
Spotlight On S01E02: Intrapreneurship for lawyers
Legaltech Academy - June 15, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutesThere are two commonly known approaches to innovation within organizations: top-down or bottom-up. The leaders of these employee initiatives are intrapreneurs, people who think outside the box, identify untapped opportunities and drive transformative change from within. In this Spotlight On podca...
How legal teams can manage the microstress effect
LODcast - June 15, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutesIn this episode we’re diving into the world of microstress, guided by the co-author of a newly released book on this topic, Karen Dillon. In this really fascinating chat, we explore her research and findings into microstress and discuss how in-house counsel and lawyers more broadly can navigate ...
Lockdown Cyber Security's William Taaffe
Beyond The Capital from SuperTech - June 06, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutesIn this episode, Hilary speaks to William Taaffe, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Lockdown Cyber Security. They discuss: Starting the company during the pandemic, targeting finance directors, how an early interest in computers and technology led to a career in cybersecurity and how ...
Legaltech Academy 012: ChatGPT prompt engineering for lawyers
Legaltech Academy - May 23, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutesPodcast and an educational platform for those who want to be more than just A lawyer | Legaltech | Legal innovation
Legaltech Academy 013: ChatGPT prompt engineering for lawyers
Legaltech Academy - May 23, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutesPodcast and an educational platform for those who want to be more than just A lawyer | Legaltech | Legal innovation
Vanti's Mike Brooman
Beyond The Capital from SuperTech - May 23, 2023 04:00 - 16 minutesIn this episode, Hilary speaks to Mike Brooman, CEO of Vanti, a Birmingham-based smart buildings and technology company. They discuss the importance of ESB and becoming B Corp certified, the challenge of integrating multiple systems in smart buildings, how Covid-19 and homeworking changed the a...
Legaltech Academy 012: Can a legaltech software make your company GDPR compliant?
Legaltech Academy - May 18, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutesDue to increasing repercussions of non-compliance, for instance, GDPR financial sanctions, the legal departments started to take an interest in, and thus, train algorithms to support them in being on a watch for compliance. Commercially, we have seen a great number of software solutions proclaimi...
Spotlight On S01E01: Can a legaltech software make your company GDPR compliant?
Legaltech Academy - May 18, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutesDue to increasing repercussions of non-compliance, for instance, GDPR financial sanctions, the legal departments started to take an interest in, and thus, train algorithms to support them in being on a watch for compliance. Commercially, we have seen a great number of software solutions proclaimi...
Showing the value of the legal department
LODcast - May 15, 2023 16:00 - 38 minutesIn this episode, we explore how in-house legal leaders can show the value of their legal department. To dive a bit deeper into the topic, we speak to Sterling Miller, a luminary in the in-house world and recent author of a book on this very topic. In our wide-ranging conversation, Sterling warns...
Code Funhouse's Tessy Mosindi
Beyond The Capital from SuperTech - May 09, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutesIn the episode, we hear from someone who’s looking to revolutionise the way digital skills are taught in schools. Tessy Mosindi, founder and CEO of Code Funhouse, talks to Hilary about how her work as a teacher has helped her set up her business. Code Funhouse is a platform that teaches kids cod...
Leading in-house legal teams through uncertain and difficult times
LODcast - April 26, 2023 03:40 - 38 minutesIn this episode, we dive into the topic of leading through times of uncertainty and change, an evergreen but particularly salient issue right now for many in-house teams and their leaders. To explore this topic, I was thrilled to be joined by in-house legend Sterling Miller. Learn more: Abou...
Ethco's Surayyah Ahmad Sani
Beyond The Capital from SuperTech - April 25, 2023 06:00 - 13 minutesIn this episode, we hear from Surayyah Ahmad Sani, the co-founder of Ethco. Surayyah’s career has spanned two countries on two different continents. She founded Ethco to help consumers access their ethnic groceries and to help small shop owners sell online. Surayyah talks about relocating to th...
Legaltech Academy 011: Legaltech from a recruitment perspective
Legaltech Academy - April 18, 2023 08:26 - 46 minutesA transcription of a monthly Legaltech Academy meetup. A discussion about legaltech sector through a recruiter's eyes. Can we talk de facto about the legal innovation job market? What are the most researched profiles? Who searches to hire legal innovation specialists? Listen to this episode and l...
The Equal Group's Mac Alonge
Beyond The Capital from SuperTech - April 11, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutesIn this episode, Mac Alonge, founder and CEO of The Equal Group tells Hilary what inspired him to start the business. The Equal Group is an equality, diversity and inclusion consultancy. They talk about: Mac’s 10-year career in the energy and utilities industry working in data and regulation, t...
How in-house legal leaders can drive and manage change
LODcast - April 04, 2023 07:14 - 19 minutesThis episode dives into the topic of leading and managing change for in-house counsel. To explore this topic, I was delighted to be joined by Simon Wilkes. Simon is the General Counsel at Astro, Malaysia’s leading content and entertainment company. Simon has been there and done that – across a ...
FutureMatch's Kufa Matiya
Beyond The Capital from SuperTech - March 28, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutesFutureMatch - a talent-hiring platform - was registered in February 2020, a few weeks before the country went into lockdown. In this episode of Beyond The Capital, Hilary speaks to FutureMatch's CEO and founder, Kufa Matiya about launching the company during the pandemic. He also talks about: ...
We Are Digital's Matthew Adam
Beyond The Capital from SuperTech - March 14, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutesIn this new series of Beyond The Capital, we’re exploring how to deal with adversity. You’ll hear from entrepreneurs and business leaders about how they’ve overcome major challenges to build thriving businesses. In this episode, Matthew Adam, Chief Executive and Founder of We Are Digital, talk...
Beyond The Capital Series 3 Trailer
Beyond The Capital from SuperTech - March 07, 2023 06:00 - 57 secondsBeyond The Capital from SuperTech is back with a new series for 2023. This time, we're exploring how to deal with adversity. Entrepreneurs and business leaders speak to Hilary Smyth-Allen about how they’ve overcome major challenges including financial, personal or launching during a pandemic....
Legaltech Academy 010: ChatGPT - a risk or an opportunity?
Legaltech Academy - February 08, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutesThe hype is REAL - ChatGPT is on the tongues of millions of people all over the world. The users are also lawyers, who question its significance for the future - or present - of the legal sector. Is it a risk, or an opportunity to us - lawyers - and our clients? In the first Legaltech Academy Mee...
Generative AI
LODcast - December 14, 2022 09:35 - 21 minutesThis episode focuses on AI and more specifically, generative AI. Many people will have recently seen the trending discussions and thought pieces on #ChatGPT. To find out what it all means for legal professionals, I spoke with Jonny Badrock, Senior Director for Data Services at SYKE. We explore...
Legal Academy 009: Legal technology and Contracting
Legaltech Academy - November 15, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutesContracts 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...
Legaltech Academy 009: Legal technology and Contracting
Legaltech Academy - November 15, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutesContracts 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...