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
The second day of ILTA’s Evolve Conference—a two-day event with just two tracks, AI and Cybersecurity—started with a bang. Zach Abramowitz, founder and CEO of ReplyAll, investor, and thought influencer, delivered a two-hour presentation titled AI in Legal Practice: Insights, Strategies and Practical Applications. Abramowitz spoke at Evolve last year, and it was interesting to see how his thinking on AI has evolved.
It’s tough to speak for two hours and keep an audience engaged, but Abramowitz pulled it off. He made a number of great points, but three in particular stood out to me:Continue Reading Jevons Revisited: GenAI Will Accelerate Legal Demand
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 sponsors are confined to small, uniform spaces in hallways outside the sessions.Continue Reading Key Lessons from ILTA’s Evolve Keynote: Cybersecurity Is a Constantly Growing Threat
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 GenAI, but 71% don’t even know if their firms are actually doing so. 89% of all respondents see a real use case for GenAI in their work. Nevertheless, the report notes that just 8% of in-house counsel are inserting GenAI provisions in RFPs or outside counsel guidelines.Continue Reading The AI Conversation Law Firms and Clients Aren’t Having And Why It Matters
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 sessions, high-energy networking receptions, dozens of “lunch and learn” events, and even an 80s-themed anniversary party to commemorate four decades of innovation.Continue Reading ABA TechShow 2025: A Landmark Event That Highlights the Power of Team
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:
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.