🔍 Key Industry Trends Emerge
AI adoption accelerates:
✅ 78% of AmLaw 100 firms now actively piloting GenAI tools (2023 Survey)
✅ Courts increasingly address AI-generated evidence standards
New challenges:
⚠️ Ephemeral messaging compliance gaps
⚠️ Cross-border data conflicts (+300% GDPR/CCPA overlap cases YoY)
🏛 Notable Sessions for Discovery Professionals
Judicial Track Highlights:
- “ESI Standards That Will Get Your Motion Granted” (Judge Sarah Netburn)
- “Avoiding Chat App Spoliation Sanctions” Panel
Tech Demonstrations:
- AI-assisted privilege logging tools
- Automated FRCP Rule 26(f) conference prep
🧐 Critical Questions for Vendors
- Explainability: How do your AI models ensure defensible results?
- Integration: What 3rd-party LegalTech works with your platform?
- Compliance: Which jurisdictions’ requirements are natively supported?
📌 Practical Takeaways
For Legal Ops Teams:
- Test minimum 3 GenAI review tools before June 2024
- Audit preservation protocols for Slack/MS Teams content
For Vendors:
- Prepare judicial education materials on AI validation
- Show CLEAR pricing models (44% of buyers cite opacity as top barrier)
📍 Conference Logistics
Venue: New York Hilton Midtown (Jan 22-25)
Networking:
🌐 Monday Night LegalTech Crawl
🌐 Women in eDiscovery Breakfast (Jan 24)
(Agenda details from public LegalWeek materials. Contains no vendor endorsements.)
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