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CONTENTS
SPRING 2025
THE SIX SHAPES OF LAW FIRMS
A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR PREDICTING
INNOVATION AND ADAPTATION
by Abhijat Saraswat
TRANSFORMING LEGAL
OPERATIONS WITH AI
EXPLORING THE INTELLIGENT DMS
by Michael Owen Hill
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FROM THE CEO
by Joy Heath Rush
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR
INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATION
by Amy Monett and Rabiya Hirji
FROM THE EDITOR
by Crystal Little
DIY SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS
WITH CYBER KILL CHAIN
by Mark Brophy
BRIDGING GENERATIONS:
CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN LAW FIRMS
by Michelle Zaman
ILTA EVOLVE 2025
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE EVOLVE CO-CHAIRS
with Kenneth Jones and Joshua Smith
ILTA COMMUNITY LEADERS
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH SPOTLIGHT
by Melanie Prevost
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Inside this Issue
WOMEN WHO LEAD
with Julia Montgomery and Drea Webster
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