Ep 128: Defining the ‘Future Ready’ Lawyer, with Wolters Kluwer VPs Martin O’Malley and Dean Sonderegger

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the legal profession continues to transform and evolve, how can a law firm or legal department be “future ready”? What are the characteristics that define future-ready organizations and foretell their continued success? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just out from Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory is its</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">2021 Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, documenting the top trends affecting legal professionals and looking at how well prepared law firms and legal departments are to address them. And given that this year’s report comes in the wake of the global pandemic, it considers the events of 2020 and their impact on the profession now and into the future. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To discuss the report and share their insights on it, host Bob Ambrogi is joined by two top executives from Wolters Kluwer:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Martin O’Malley, executive vice president and managing director of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory worldwide. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dean Sonderegger, senior vice president and general manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory US.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Thank You To Our Sponsors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out. </span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://joinparadigm.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Paradigm</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, home to the practice management platforms</span> <a href= "https://www.practicepanther.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">PracticePanther</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://www.bill4time.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bill4Time</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <a href= "https://meruscase.com/"><span style= "font-we