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I L T A N E T . O R G
Q&A
What does legal tech innovation
look like to you?
James McKenna: Lots of small improvements, automations, and eliminations of frustrations with
the occasional Really Big Deal (RBD).
Ginevra Saylor: Innovation is all about delighting the client, whether internal or external. So,
it starts with taking a client's legal challenge or opportunity, applying existing or building new
technolo, and combining it with new processes or a whole new approach to solve that problem
Chris Hunt: To me it has very little to do with tech. It's really about reviewing the processes
involved and talking with the people involved to understand what they are doing today and how we
might be able to improve their processes. Sometimes that might involve a technolo solution
Angela Dowd: To me, legal tech innovation is about finding new ways to service the clients faster,
better and more efficiently. It is easy to use and seamlessly integrates with other applications and
platforms.
Jack Thompson: There are significant and fast changes and development which continually
impact my race environment which require sprints within the marathon. When upgrades or new
products come into the market, is it necessary to innovate just for innovation or is it better to
Kara Portwood: To me some of the best legal tech innovation, are simply small improvements that
make a huge difference for both clients and lawyers.
Chris Boyd: Any tool that, if well-adopted, makes legal services better, faster, and cheaper.
Joy Heath Rush: To me, innovation always has to be centered around solving problems. Can't
be tech for tech's sake. Innovation means solving old problems in new and better ways and
anticipating future problems and solving them before they arise.
P R E S I D E N T
James McKenna
Fenwick & West LLP
jmckenna@fenwick.com
E X E C U T I V E V I C E
P R E S I D E N T
Ginevra Saylor
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
ginevra.saylor@gowlingwlg.com
S E C R E T A R Y
Chris Hunt
Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C.
hunt@srbc.com
T R E A S U R E R
Angela Dowd
Burns & Levinson, LLP
adowd@burnslev.com
D I R E C T O R A T L A R G E
Jack Thompson
Sanofi
jack.thompson@sanofi.com
D I R E C T O R A T L A R G E
Kara Portwood
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
kportwood@armstrongteasdale.com
D I R E C T O R A T L A R G E
Chris Boyd
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC
cboyd@wsgr.com
C E O
Joy Heath Rush
ILTA
joy@iltanet.org
ILTA's Board
of Directors
