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Sitting with the C-Suite: Barry Dark, Legility

Episode Summary

We are joined by Barry Dark, the Chief Executive Officer of Legility. During our discussion, Barry covers how he has translated the changes he has witnessed in a long career in technology to the trends occurring in legal. We also discuss the strategic thinking behind certain acquisitions, how to remain adaptable in the face of change, and how to measure value from the in-house perspective.

Episode Notes

We are joined by Barry Dark, the Chief Executive Officer of Legility. During our discussion, Barry covers how he has translated the changes he has witnessed in a long career in technology to the trends occurring in legal. We also discuss the strategic thinking behind certain acquisitions, how to remain adaptable in the face of change, and how to measure value from the in-house perspective.

Barry spent over 30 years in Financial Technology (FinTech), mainly helping large global banks leverage the rapid adoption of technology to optimize their businesses for the digital world, and joined Legility as CEO in May 2017.

Barry described Legility as “a tech-enabled legal services company” and a “New Law company.” Legility partners with both corporate counsel and law firms on a suite of services including eDiscovery technology and document review, flexible legal talent placements, and process-based solutions (Legility’s Enterprise Legal Solutions).

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LeanDiscovery: Sitting with the C-Suite is a series of interviews designed to provide in-house legal counsel with a birds-eye view of the eDiscovery marketplace, particularly its various technology and service providers. A key component of great eDiscovery management and execution is having a great supply chain. Sitting with the C-Suite is a forum to hear directly from the C-Suite of various eDiscovery providers about the marketplace history, current and future service offerings, and expectations of things to come. This is not an advertisement or endorsement of any of the speakers, or the companies, services and technology that they represent, by either the interviewer or Baker Donelson. The views expressed are those of the speaker. Baker Donelson’s eDiscovery team seeks to provide the best client value throughout the eDiscovery life cycle. If you have any companies or speakers that you would like to see featured, please feel free to reach out to us at LeanDiscovery@bakerdonelson.com.