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Please enjoy this blog post by Keao Caindec, CEO and Co-founder of Clarra. A lawyer asks an AI assistant to prepare for a client call. It reviews recent emails, finds the latest draft agreement, and identifies the provisions still under discussion. So far, this sounds like a faster way to assemble a briefing. Now suppose the assistant also emails the draft to the client. It selects an earlier version, includes a note meant for the internal team, and sends it before the lawyer has reviewed either one. The assistant completed the task as it understood it. The lawyer meant something else. That gap between what a person intended and what a ...
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Please enjoy this blog authored by Alistair Wye, Director of Innovation and AI, White & Case, and Adam Ford, Associate Director of Applied AI, White & Case. Every frontier model arrives with a table of benchmark scores, and GPT-6 Astra , which OpenAI released on September 3, arrived with more than most. None of those tables tells a law firm what it most needs to know: what the model does when it is handed real legal work inside the firm's own systems and left to decide how to go about it. White & Case's Applied AI Lab tested exactly that in September, putting the same litigation workflow through three successive OpenAI models. The results ...
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Please enjoy this blog post co-authored by Henry Cossitt, Sr. Business Intelligence Developer, Goldberg Segalla LLP and Chris Stegh, CTO, eGroup Enabling Technologies, LLC. In the ever-growing world of cloud-hosted solutions, outages have become a complex matter of “hurry up and wait.” It's important to communicate awareness of the outage to the organization, determine potential alternative routes of communication…and in many cases, wait until the service is either partially or fully recovered. When experiencing an outage of this nature, there are a few key steps to follow. Checking the Weather Before an outage occurs, consider the ...
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New white paper equips litigation professionals with practical guidance for responsibly integrating AI into their practice Chicago, IL — 14 September 2026 — The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), in partnership with Thomson Reuters, today announced the release of AI Guide for Litigators , the second installment in its ongoing white paper series exploring artificial intelligence's impact across the legal profession. The publication follows ILTA's inaugural AI Foundational Guide, released in late June 2026, and continues the organization's commitment to equipping legal professionals with practical, sector-specific AI guidance. AI Guide ...
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(Chicago, IL) 14 September 2026 — The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) is proud to announce the release of its most anticipated annual publication: the 2026 Legal Technology Survey Results . This year's survey offers an unparalleled view into the evolving landscape of legal technology, drawing insights from 508 law firms, representing over 139,000 lawyers and approximately 275,000 total users across the globe. In its latest edition, ILTA's Technology Survey remains the gold standard for benchmarking technology adoption, implementation strategies, and future planning in the legal sector. From cloud migration trends to AI integration, ...
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Please enjoy this blog post co-authored by Damian Priamurskiy, Legal Project Manager, Lowenstein Sandler LLP and Julianne Kasprzyk Crowley, Paralegal Manager, Investment Management, Lowenstein Sandler LLP. For much of the past century, the organizational chart of large law firms has had one shape: a pyramid, partners at the apex, associates below climbing toward partnership one billable year at a time. That pyramid is no longer the only structure in the building. Firms are now building a second one alongside it, with its own budget line running into hundreds of millions of dollars. In May 2026, Kirkland & Ellis disclosed a commitment of $500 million and ...
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The first thing you notice at ILTACON is the energy. Thousands of legal technology professionals, IT leaders, knowledge management specialists, innovation officers, and vendor partners filling session halls and demo floors with an urgency that is unmistakable. These are people who have spent years building the infrastructure that modern law firms run on, and in 2026, with AI reshaping every layer of that infrastructure, the stakes feel higher than ever. The work on display was extraordinary, agents that query document management systems in real time, no-code platforms that let non-developers build workflow automations in minutes, connector protocols that promise ...
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Partnership includes a member discount on ACEDS certification, training and membership, joint educational programming at ILTA conferences, and a new eDiscovery conference launching in April 2027 Chicago, IL - 24 August 2026 — The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and BARBRI, Inc., a leading provider of legal education and the parent organization of the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS), today announced a multi-year strategic partnership designed to expand access to eDiscovery education and certification for legal technology professionals worldwide. ILTA members will now receive a twenty percent (20%) ...
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Chicago, IL and London, UK, August 23, 2026 — T he International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) , t he trusted global resource community for legal technologist , and Cosmonauts, a leading connector of innovative technology vendors with legal decision ‑ makers worldwide, have partner ed to deliver four regional events in the USA and Europe. This collaboration brings together ILTA’s reputation for high ‑ quality, peer ‑ driven technology content and Cosmonauts’ expertise in designing and delivering innovation-related programming for practicing lawyers. ...
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ILTA and Meritas Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Legal Tech and Client Service Inside Independent Law Firms Collaboration combines global technology intelligence and peer learning to help independent firms strengthen their competitive advantage and client service A “centerpiece” of Meritas' growing legal tech program, the partnership gives member firms expanded access to ILTA research, events, education, and membership opportunities CHICAGO and MINNEAPOLIS, August 19, 2026 — The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) , a global community of more than 26,000 professionals focused on advancing technology and ...
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Please enjoy this Q&A blog post featuring interviewer Shannon O’Connor, Legal Systems Manager at Squire Patton Boggs LLP, and interviewees Conor Dashwood, Senior End User Platform Analyst, and Justin Siess, Enterprise End User Technology Architect, both with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. A special thank you to Tara Saylor, Intranet and Web Tools Manager at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, for coordinating the interview. Network shares have long served as the default for file storage, offering centralized control and a familiar administrative model. Many law firms also have access to Microsoft OneDrive through their existing Microsoft licensing, whether ...
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Please enjoy this blog authored by Raquel Lewis, Technical Program Manager, Intapp. Leadership development doesn't require a title. It doesn't require a promotion, a direct report, or a seat at the executive table. For many legal technology professionals, some of the most meaningful leadership growth happens outside the office, through professional associations, nonprofit boards, volunteer committees, employee resource groups, and industry organizations. I know this firsthand. Over the course of my career, I've served on the LMA Southwest board, rising to president. I've spoken at ILTA conferences as a CRM subject matter expert. I've co-chaired an employee ...
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For years, Desktop as a Service, or DaaS, was primarily discussed as a way to support remote and hybrid employees. That perception is changing. Organizations are now evaluating DaaS as part of a broader infrastructure, security, device lifecycle, and AI strategy. Secure remote access remains an important use case, but businesses are increasingly looking at DaaS through the lens of total cost of ownership, operational efficiency, security, scalability, and emerging AI workloads. At the same time, rising hardware costs, supply chain constraints, growing memory requirements, and increasing IT support demands are forcing organizations to reconsider ...
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Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about technologies in the legal industry. From document review and legal research to drafting contracts and summarizing depositions, AI promises to improve efficiency and reduce administrative work. But many firms are asking the wrong question. Instead of asking, “Which AI tool should we buy?” , law firms should first ask: “Where can AI create the greatest value for our firm while protecting our clients, data, and reputation?” The firms that see the biggest return on AI won’t necessarily be the ones with the most software; they’ll be the ones with the best ...
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Please enjoy this blog post co-authored by Chris Hockey, Senior Manager, Information Governance, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Tara Saylor, Senior Manager, Collaboration Services, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. As software moved to the cloud over the past decade, it introduced new opportunities for collaboration. Instead of a single copy of a file stored on a firm’s own hardware, a cloud-hosted document can be accessed and edited by multiple users simultaneously. Clients and lawyers have embraced this technology for its speed and ease of use, and vendors continue to offer new solutions to fit their workflows. From an IT perspective, this collaboration ...
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Please enjoy this blog authored by Virginia Ong, Legal Innovation Manager, Greenberg Traurig. In my work as a legal innovator at a large law firm, I spend a lot of time testing new technology. The field is full of conversations about AI, automation, integrations, workflows, and transformation. Legal technology professionals can easily get excited about new features and trends. Most lawyers don't. That's not a criticism. In fact, it's probably the reason many lawyers continue to be successful despite the endless stream of technology being introduced into the profession. When a lawyer is racing to meet deadline, respond to a client, negotiate a deal, or ...
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Please enjoy this blog authored by Ricci Masero, Marketing Lead, Intellek. ILTACON is one of the biggest events in the legal technology calendar. It's exciting, it's busy, and if it's your first time… honestly? It can be a little overwhelming. I've been a few times now, so I want to share what I've learned to help you get the most out of your week in Nashville. The conference kicks off August 23rd and runs through August 27th, all under one roof at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center - a destination unto itself, with over nine acres of indoor gardens, a quarter-mile indoor river, and waterfalls. It's stunning, and also genuinely ...
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A law firm's most sensitive files are more exposed than most employees realize. Not in some distant scenario, but right now, in the ordinary course of business, most are likely accessible to bad actors today. A firm's most sensitive deal documents, litigation strategy, and client intellectual property are stored in plain, readable form in its document systems and email, available to anyone who gets past the security perimeter. With the advent of quantum computing, this risk is accelerating and bringing it front and center in the boardroom. Headlines warn that powerful new machines will one day break the encryption that businesses rely ...
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Please enjoy this blog authored by Brendan Miller, Former AmLaw 100 Partner, Turned Legal Innovation Leader. NOTE: This blog is an extension of a more detailed treatment of this topic published in ILTA's Spring 2026 Peer to Peer publication: Teaching Judgment in the Age of AI – Building Legal Professionals Who Rely on AI Responsibly . What follows distills the core framework and updates it with recent evidence about where the field stands. The legal industry has spent the last two years solving for AI access, deployment, and adoption. The harder challenge now is ensuring that increased AI capability is matched by increased human judgment. ...
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The latest Women in Legal Tech event, on the 7 th July, brought together legal technology professionals for an engaging and thought-provoking discussion on “AI & You” , exploring how women can embrace artificial intelligence, navigate the noise surrounding the technology, and position themselves for the opportunities ahead. Moderated by Nina Gratrick, IT Director (West), Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, the session featured insights from Josie West, Chief Innovation Officer at Foil, and Hannah O'Grady, Director of Digital Change at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. Through a candid and interactive conversation, attendees explored both the practical ...
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