Artificial intelligence has captured a ton of attention from huge global law firms and corporate counsel, but smaller independent firms are still finding their footing in how machine learning and other kinds of predictive coding can aid their work.

Tucson, Arizona-based attorney Jill Wiley, the newest chairwoman of the board for global law firm alliance Meritas, is looking to get independent law firms thinking about technology innovation and artificial intelligence. Wiley, also a managing partner at southern Arizona firm Waterfall, Economids, Caldwell, Hanshaw & Villamana, has set forth a priority to establish a Meritas international task force on the use of AI.