{"id":14486,"date":"2020-05-01T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gutenberg-atl.staging.breakingmedia.com\/legal-innovation-center\/?p=14486"},"modified":"2020-05-01T09:25:53","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:25:53","slug":"evolve-the-law-podcast-navigating-covid-19-with-contractpod-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/2020\/05\/01\/evolve-the-law-podcast-navigating-covid-19-with-contractpod-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolve the Law Podcast: Navigating COVID-19 with ContractPod AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If COVID-19 taught in house lawyers one thing it&#8217;s that Contract Lifecycle Management (&#8220;CLM&#8221;) technology is no longer &#8220;nice to have&#8221; technology. Intelligent CLMs are now a <em>required<\/em> component of the modern General Counsel&#8217;s legal tech toolkit, helping in house teams reach their full potential by mastering contract lifecycles and creating bandwidth for strategic and leadership initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-14537\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/0-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cdimov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles Dimov<\/a>\u00a0is Vice President of Marketing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contractpodai.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ContractPodAI<\/a>. His company has partnered with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibmwatson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IBM Watson<\/a> to offer legal departments a leading-edge CLM solution built on a secure artificial intelligence platform. Charles joins host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) in this final installment of Evolve the Law&#8217;s\u00a0<strong><i>Navigating COVID-19\u00a0Special Report<\/i><\/strong> podcast series. They explore how COVID-19 has dramatically accelerated legal technology adoption, and what lawyers can do now and going forward to help clients navigate the crisis and lead from the GC suite.<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;&lt;iframe style=\\&quot;border: none\\&quot; src=\\&quot;\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13186349\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/b7a619\/\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; width=\\&quot;100%\\&quot; scrolling=\\&quot;no\\&quot; allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:13059,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16773836},&quot;11&quot;:3,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:10}\"><iframe border=\"0\" class=\"shortcode_iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"auto\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14227055\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ceb804\" width=\"100%\"height=\"90\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/evolve-the-law-podcast-a-catalyst-for-legal-innovation\/id1089323807?mt=2\">Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation<\/a>. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at <strong>evolve@abovethelaw.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Charles Dimov <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cdimov\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cdimov\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Ian Connett \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QuantumJurist\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/QuantumJurist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn More about ContractPodAi <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/contractpodai.com\/\">https:\/\/contractpodai.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Evolve your legal practice with technology.<\/b> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gutenberg-atl.staging.breakingmedia.com\/legal-innovation-center\/legal-tech-providers\/\">Access the Evolve the Law Directory<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Review and Subscribe.\u00a0<\/strong>If you like what you hear please leave a review by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/evolve-law-podcast-a-catalyst-for-legal-innovation\/id1089323807?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/evolve-law-podcast-a-catalyst-for-legal-innovation\/id1089323807?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to subscribe with iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/evolve-law-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to subscribe with Stitcher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/evolvelawnow.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to subscribe with RSS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">Can intelligent CLMs help General Counsels lead a company through a crisis? 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