California (CA) Law Practice Management CLE Course Catalog

Our panel of experts will examine the impact of AI and automation on the entire contract management lifecycle and how lawyers can dramatically streamline many intelligent activities typical of contract work, such as redlining, comparing clauses to corporate standards, and ensuring that fine details comply with corporate policy.

During this one-hour CLE presentation, you will learn how today's AI technology is perfect for repetitive tasks that require human intelligence, where an increase in productivity and decrease in errors and cost are the goals. Document review is an ideal candidate for the application of AI technology and its benefits.

The old models to detect privilege have become outdated and ineffective. Over the last few years, the industry has been introduced to a myriad of technological advances in the field of AI and analytics that have dramatically increased efficiency and efficacy in the search for attorney-client information. Tune into this panel to learn first-hand how industry leaders are leveraging cutting-edge technology to rapidly identify privilege to reduce their overall spend and risk.

This session will address how COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders prompted the rapid adoption of technology by the courts, the lessons learned along the way, and where technology can be used to further improve the efficiency, efficacy and safety of the bankruptcy process.

While in-house teams continue to grow and examples of General Counsel with increased influence are more prolific, the impact of the legal function can still be muted. Moreover, while there is still plenty of talk of "demonstrating value" - how to clearly articulate value beyond cost reduction remains a challenge. How to use and approach your data and metrics Leveraging your data to provide strategic advice Communicating the value of legal beyond cost reduction Enhance the performance of the legal department.

Corporate teams are facing pressure to reduce e-discovery costs but many don’t know where to begin. To shed some light on the subject, our in-house panel will review the personnel, productivity, and financial impact of key process changes, such as automating data preservations and reviewing matters in-house.

As AI goes from mythology to reality in legal, how can GCs smartly incorporate it into their legal department strategy?

There can be many benefits that come from a 'globalized' legal function from providing rapid regional expertise to creating a more diverse work environment. However, specific challenges can also appear from establishing a remote, digital and flexible work environment, a more astute understanding and sensitivity towards cultural differences, and ensuring that the legal function supports the core and regional business objectives.

No one could have anticipated that 2020 would be the year that the legal profession went fully virtual. In 2019, we talked as if this was 10 years away. Today, legal departments, law firms and courts all across the world have embraced and implemented these technologies and new working practices. This transformative shift for the legal profession has brought new opportunities and risks for General Counsel. The imposing privacy risks have been quick to appear, but should this impede the move to virtual? In this new digital age, what are the key privacy challenges and how can we tackle these so they do not impede the digital movement?