Maya Markovich
Chief Growth Officer
Maya Markovich has been central to Nextlaw Labs, Dentons’ tech-focused innovation catalyst, since its industry-first launch in 2015. With her unique background spanning behavioral science, law, investment, and change management, she delivers next-generation technology, process, and business growth services across the globe for the world’s largest firm and its clients, including acceleration of legal tech startups in the Nextlaw Ventures portfolio. Collaborating with legal tech communities and experts worldwide, she continually evolves Nextlaw Labs' partnership and investment strategies.
Maya also serves on the boards of Legal Access Alameda, LexLab, and OneJustice, and as mentor for LegalGeek’s Women in LawTech and University of Arizona TechLaw Fellows programs, supporting legal tech initiatives to improve access to justice and gender equity. She frequently speaks at conferences, broadcasts and writes on legal tech and innovation. She was named one of five “Influential Women of Legal Tech” by ILTA in 2020, a “Woman Leading Legal Tech” by The Technolawgist in 2019, and an ABA Legal Technology Resource Center “Woman of Legal Tech 2018” for her work in encouraging, designing and implementing the future of the legal profession around the globe.
Maya Markovich
Maya’s Favorites:
Podcasts
This one, of course, and…
Scene On RadioStuff You Missed in History ClassMake Me Smart and Marketplace Tech, both with Molly Wood - one of the only women speaking about technology out there, absolutely a can’t miss. 99% Invisible - about the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about; unnoticed architecture and design in our world RadioLabEast Bay Yesterday - Her #1 favorite, about the history of Oakland and surroundsBooksWeapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil The Fuzzie and the Techie: Why Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World by Scott HartleyWTF: What’s the Future? by Tim O’ReillyOther
Resources
Article - Innovation and Technology Lead to Better, Happier Lawyers - http://nextlawlabs.com/innovation-and-technology-lead-to-better-happier-lawyers-faster-by-maya-markovich/
Article - Female Founders in Legal Tech - http://nextlawlabs.com/maya-markovich-featured-in-thomson-reuters-article-making-the-future-of-legal-tech-female/
Article - Nextlaw and Education for 21st Century Lawyers - http://nextlawlabs.com/nextlaw-labs-and-the-education-needed-to-prepare-21st-century-lawyers/
Interview - Legal Executive Institute “Curious Minds” - https://www.legalexecutiveinstitute.com/curious-minds-maya-markovich/
Interview - Colin Levy of Salary.com - https://www.colinslevy.com/blog/2019/6/1/maya-markovich/
Interview - More than Esquires Network - www.morethanesquires.com/spotlight-features/maya-markovich
Interview - Legalpreneurs Spotlight - https://www.cli.collaw.com/latest-on-legal-innovation/2018/09/27/legalpreneurs-spotlight---maya-markovich
Connect with Maya
Dentons US LLP
Bingham Greenebaum > Cohen & Grigsby > Sayarh & Menjra > Larraín Rencoret > Hamilton Harrison & Mathews > Mardemootoo Balgobin > HPRP > Zain & Co. > Delany Law > Dinner Martin > For more on the firms that have joined Dentons, go to dentons.com/legacyfirms
