NetDocuments recently came out with its 2025 Trends Report. This Report, based on a survey of legal professionals and related research, attempts to spotlight the trends law firms, in-house counsel, and legal professionals are facing.
This year’s Report contained lots of information about the use of Gen AI and its impact. But one finding…
83% of in-house legal professionals believe the demand for legal services will only increase. But data, AI, and improved workflow processes will help them meet this challenge. Here’s my post for Above the Law on the 2025 CLOCCLOPC and Harbor collaberative Survey and its discussion this week at #CGI2025
Here’s my thoughts on the Nancy Rademaker for Above the Law on the opening Keynote at the CLOC Global Institute this week. GenAI adoption is not an option but will requires a human high touch.
The CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) Global Institute kicks off next week. I’ll be there for Above the Law and here’s my post on what to expect
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/05/opening-the-doors-to-change-what-to-expect-at-cloc-global-institute-2025
This week, I am attending the Evolve conference put on by International Legal Technology Association (ILTA). ILTA, of course, sponsors the large conference in the summer that is attended by thousands. Evolve is much smaller and is designed to address two topics: GenAI and Cybersecurity. Attendance is capped at a limited number, and exhibitors and…
A new Thomson Reuters Report highlights a phenomenon unique to legal and big law: clients aren’t talking to their lawyers about things that could disrupt the status quo—especially around AI and billing.
The report is full of interesting findings, but here’s one with broad and troubling implications: 57% of clients want their firms to use…
If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions. Albert Einstein
The ABA TechShow, which I had the honor of co-chairing this year, wrapped up on April 5, 2025, in Chicago, marking its 40th anniversary. The conference featured over 70 educational…
Today is World Backup Day (yes, that’s a thing). World BackUp Day has been observed every year since 2011. The idea behind World Backup Day is simple:
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LegalWeek 2025 comes to a close today, March 27th. A week filled with educational sessions, parties, and announcements. Add to that an endless stream of meetings with vendors all too eager to show off their latest and greatest and you can see why I might be pooped. And I get to do it again next…
Here is my concluding post about SXSW for Above the Law. What did I learn at SXSW? Here are my top ten things from the need for social contact to privacy threats to solving the rural lawyer crisis and more.
The actor and well-known personality Rob Lowe took the keynote stage at LegalWeek 2025 yesterday (March 26) for a roughly 45-minute interview with ALM’s Gina Passarella, editor-in-chief of The American Lawyer. Lowe is not just an actor—he’s also a producer, director, and author. The keynote was entitled The Art of Reinvention: Turning Setbacks into Stepping Stones.…
I attended an interesting panel discussion at the opening day at LegalWeek 2025. The presentation was called Do My Eyes Deceive Me? GenAI Hallucinations in Legal Research Citation Tools. The presentation was put on by AALL and the panelists were all law librarians — Anna Russell from Cornell, Diana Koppang from Neal, Gerber &…
The next two weeks will be heaven for legal tech enthusiasts: LegalWeek and ABA TechShow will both happen between March 24 and April 5.
LegalWeek 2025, the glitzy New York legal tech shows kicks off this week. It’s one of the biggest legal tech events and is geared toward big law though perhaps not exclusively.…
While at SXSW I heard the results of a survey of rural residents by Mother. The data and research reveal interesting factors driving those living in rural areas. The sense of community, the values, the nature of creativity, and their aspirations all need to be taken into account in trying to solve the legal…
There’s a concept in public speaking called the informed audicence. It means your audience should inform how you convey your message. In giving presentations to lawyers about Gen AI, presenters should focus on not only on the risks but on the benefits. And give practical demonstrations. A SXSW presentation drove these points home. Here’s my…
