{"id":3764,"date":"2018-07-18T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T19:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gutenberg-atl.staging.breakingmedia.com\/legal-innovation-center\/?p=3764"},"modified":"2018-07-19T11:27:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T15:27:18","slug":"evolve-law-podcast-simplelegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/2018\/07\/18\/evolve-law-podcast-simplelegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolve the Law Podcast:  SimpleLegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Wenzel is the Founder and CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2FPWEu1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SimpleLegal<\/a>,<span class=\"lt-line-clamp__line\">\u00a0makers of streamlined cloud-based software for eBilling and matter\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"lt-line-clamp__line\">management for in-house counsel.\u00a0In this podcast,\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3895 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/NathanWenzel-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NathanWenzel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NathanWenzel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NathanWenzel.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Nathan and host Ian Connett (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QuantumJurist\">@QuantumJurist<\/a>) discuss the SimpleLegal solution, Nathan&#8217;s take on recent VC interest in LegalTech, and why &#8220;move fast and break things&#8221; doesn&#8217;t always work for in house Legal Departments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe border=\"0\" class=\"shortcode_iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"auto\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6825680\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/4d3aa9\" width=\"100%\"height=\"90\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. 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\u00a0evolve@abovethelaw.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links and Resources from this Episode<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect with SimpleLegal\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplelegal.com\/\">https:\/\/www.simplelegal.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Evolve your legal practice with technology. \u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><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>Show Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SimpleLegal&#8217;s origin story &#8211; how Nathan\u2019s business background helped him find unique legal tech improvements<\/li>\n<li>What the customers are saying &#8211; and why GCs need to be great business partners in addition to great lawyers<\/li>\n<li>SimpleLegal\u2019s vendor portal, enabling &#8220;drag and drop&#8221; billing<\/li>\n<li>Nathan\u2019s general thoughts on AI and lawyers<\/li>\n<li>Using APIs to mitigate data &#8220;silos\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Why the sudden VC interest in legal tech?<\/li>\n<li>Legal as one of the last \u201cblack holes\u201d<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Forget the idea of legal tech&#8221; \u00a0&#8211; focusing on creating value for customers<\/li>\n<li>Why \u201cmove fast and break things\u201d doesn\u2019t always work for legal and finance<\/li>\n<li>How you can learn more about SimpleLegal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review and Subscribe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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\">clicking here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/evolve-law-podcast-a-catalyst-for-legal-innovation\/id1089323807?mt=2\">Click here to subscribe with iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/evolve-law-podcast\">Click here to subscribe with Stitcher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/evolvelawnow.com\/feed\/podcast\/\">Click here to subscribe with RSS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tweet and Share<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">In this podcast, Nathan Wenzel and Ian Connett discuss the origins of SimpleLegal, why legal is one of the last &#8220;black holes,&#8221; 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