Roundtables

David Seserman (DS), Debra Bruce  (DB),  Jim Calloway (JC),  Lance Johnson (LJ), Reid Trautz  (RT), and William Goren (WG) What would you consider your top three primary communication tools for home office use, and is there a different primary use for each one? DS: The primary communication tool is an effective and reliable email and phone system. DB: Email, telephone, client portal. Client portal is used primarily for securely …

Alexander Paykin (AP), Allison Johs (AJ), Lance Johnson (LJ), Reid Trautz  (RT) 1. From fully in-office, to fully remote, and everything in between, law firms seem to be settling into a hybrid model.  What are your expectations for the future of the office over the next five years, and why? AP: I believe the hybrid model will only gain traction over the next 5 years. Less …

Our Panelists: Alexander Paykin (AP), Allison Johs* (AJ), Chris Fortier  (CF), Debra Bruce  (DB), Joann L. Hathaway (JH), Lance Johnson (LJ), Reid Trautz  (RT), Sharon Nelson (SN) *Allison used ChatGPT to answer the roundtable questions in addition to her own answers.  1. You can’t turn around without hearing about ChatGPT and Open.ai these days. Have you tried ChatGPT or other …

Our Panelists: Lance Johnson (LJ), Jim Calloway (JC), John Simek (JS)), Brett Burney (BB), Darla Jackson (DJ), Emily Amara Gordon (EAG), Julie Bays  (JB), Reid Trautz  (RT), Joann L. Hathaway (JLH), Allison Johs (AJ)  1. What are you most looking forward to about TECHSHOW 2023? LJ: Being able to go. JC: Automation is becoming critical for lawyers, so I’ll be attending …

Our Panelists: Tom Mighell (TM), Dennis Kennedy (DK), Reid Trautz (RT), Michael Goler (MG), Terrell Turner (TT), and David Seserman (DS). What new collaboration tools have you started using since March 2020? TM: I was already using Zoom and Microsoft Teams for collaboration prior to March 2020; but my use of them increased exponentially due to the pandemic. Also, more …

Our Panelists: Tom Mighell (TM), Dennis Kennedy (DK), Allison Shields (AS), Alan Klevan (AK), John Loughnane (JL), and William Goren (WG). What types of information do you collect for your own personal knowledge management? TM: I primarily save articles and highlights from books I am reading, and sometimes will save entire websites if they are useful for personal reference. I …

What can and should you be doing about ransomware right now? Our LTRC Board panel talked about practical steps you should be taking about this looming and growing threat.

Alex Shahrestani is a startup-tech nerd trapped in an attorney’s body.

This month, we asked our panel to review TECHSHOW 2022.

Read our panel's discussion on using technology for a better work-life balance.