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The collection and analysis of data by law firms and clients is nothing new, but there is still a big disconnect in what clients want from data and what law firms are doing with it. That means a big opportunity for firms.

Much is said about how much, or how little, impact alternative legal services providers will have on traditional providers and the market share for legal services. How much of a threat do they pose to law firms? What clients are hiring them and what is their strategy?

There are concerted efforts in several states to loosen the restrictions on who can practice law or have an ownership stake in law firms. How are these efforts different than ones in the past? What do law firms in those states have to say about it? What do regulators have to say? Are clients in favor?

For 40 years, The American Lawyer, its affiliate publications and ALM Intelligence’s Legal Compass have been collecting data on law firms, clients and providers. What does the data tell us about where the industry is headed? We will take a deep dive into our data and others’ to assess the state of the industry and its future.

This emerging technology session will take participants through basic emoji meanings, hidden and otherwise, discuss newly-available technology helping target risky communications containing emojis and charged words, outline how lawyers can quickly investigate the substance of the issues at hand, and explain how courts have addressed emojis to date.

This CLE session, presented by experienced global privacy and e-discovery attorneys and technologists, will discuss how to design processes and leverage technology to remain compliant and secure while meeting the needs of the case.

This session will explore the fundamental shift taking place today brought about by changing the way companies communicate and collaborate. Use of mobile devices and tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom are causing a dramatic reduction in the use of email, and forever changing the face of eDiscovery. This session will explore how firms can adjust their discovery processes to address this new reality.

In this session, the panel will discuss how deep learning technology is being used for image classification and object detection and how it will affect the legal industry.

In this session, we’ll explore efficiencies and risk mitigation delivered to contract management via clause libraries and obligation management practices. Together, these CLM technology features hold the keys to accomplishing more work with fewer hours, while maintaining stronger levels of organizational compliance.