Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Time: 2 PM EST | 11 AM PST

Cost: Complimentary

Sponsored by:

As 2024 comes to a close, small and mid-sized law firms are examining how to prioritize their technology spending in 2025 to maximize their ROI, drive efficiency, and provide better client services and communications.

Like many others, the legal industry is experiencing a significant transformation due to the rapid advancements of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Automated solutions, chatbots, and other forms of productized legal services will continue to increase next year, changing the roles, tasks and job functions of many individuals inside law firms. Harnessing the new power of data analytics and driving down time and costs on more routine tasks is necessary for law firms, regardless of size.

Join this complimentary webcast to explore how transformative technologies drive legal industry change and how to embrace them to avoid being left behind. You’ll learn about:

    • The immediate functions AI is impacting
    • How digital transformation can help you achieve operational efficiency 
    • How to retool job functions to prepare for AI adoption
    • Mitigating risks associated with AI-generated data
    • Smart budget allocation strategies to include AI investments

Editorial Presentation: 

Stephanie Wilkins | Editor-in-Chief | LegalTech News

Stephanie Wilkins is the Editor-in-Chief of Legaltech News at ALM. She has spent the better part of the past decade following the evolution of legal tech and learning how it can help in-house counsel, law firms and others in the legal industry. As a former practicing litigator, she is particularly interested in how legal tech can and should be used in real-life practice and the valuable differences it can make. Stephanie is also keenly interested in shining a light on the ways legal tech is being used to help the greater good.

Speaker(s): 

Ari Kaplan (Moderator) | Principal | Ari Kaplan Advisors

Ari Kaplan, an attorney and legal industry analyst, is an inaugural Fastcase 50 honoree, a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, and a finalist for ILTA’s Thought Leader of the Year award. He is the author of Reinventing Professional Services: Building Your Business in the Digital Marketplace (Wiley, 2011) and The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development (West Academic, 2nd Ed. 2016). Kaplan serves as the principal researcher for a variety of widely distributed benchmarking reports, hosts the Virtual Lunch daily on Zoom, has been the keynote speaker for events worldwide, and is the founder of the Lawcountability® business development software platform and iPhone app. He is an avid swimmer, a self-taught, struggling, but hopeful, python coder, and a two-time Ironman triathlon finisher.

Lee Wielenga | Chief Information Officer | U.S. Legal Support

As the Chief Information Officer of U.S. Legal Support, Lee Wielenga oversees all information technology and systems in support of rapid growth and improved customer satisfaction, combined with a strong culture of innovation. A proven technology executive with expertise in leading global technology groups, Lee believes that when applied strategically, technology can be a strong enabler for business success and a powerful differentiator in any market segment. His tenure within the information technology domain includes experience as a Developer, Architect, Manager, and Chief Information Officer supporting business clients in Asia, Europe and North America. Prior to joining U.S. Legal Support, Lee held senior positions at Oracle, Chase, Ernst & Young and Invesco leading global application development, infrastructure and support teams.

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