Steven B. Levy

Steven Levy specializes in law-department technology, systems, and projects.

Senior Director, Information Systems Department, Microsoft Legal and Corporate Affairs:

• Implemented systems that reduced non-headcount annual legal spend by ~13%: outside counsel management, electronic discovery, matter management, immigration tracking, etc.
• Introduced web-based client self-service solutions to free attorney time for complex matters
• Implemented IP licensing and piracy sleuthing solutions to build revenue and help Legal be more than a cost center
• Integrated disparate “islands of data” applications to reduce duplicative effort and improve data quality
• Created high-attorney-satisfaction internal support team to drive significant productivity gains
• Instituted detailed return-on-investment modeling and tracking to provide project objectivity and business success metrics

Business and Technology:

• Principal Consultant, Microsoft Consulting Services, managing successful multi-million-dollar solutions for clients worldwide
• Microsoft IT Director, managing all development for sales, marketing, and support
• Business leader of three Microsoft products
• Development Manager at multiple commercial and educational software companies
• Long-time creator of online training solutions for both technical and retail businesses
• Driving improvements in business technology since 1981

And:

• Frequent author for Law Technology News, ILTA Journal/white papers, etc.
• Regular speaker at LegalTech, ILTA, and other conferences; LegalTech 2005 keynote
• Headed LEDES committee on timekeeper data standards
• Founded Legal Department Operations Group to facilitate best-practice sharing
• Received first Microsoft Management Excellence award
• Featured as cover story of September 2005 Corporate Legal Times (now Inside Counsel)