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Extract from the excellent report on the LegalTech 2017 event by industry eDiscovery/eDisclosure expert practitioner and author, Andrew Haslam.
Each year I try to identify a theme for the article to bind the different strands together. This year is reflected in the slightly tongue in cheek headline “Do you want AI with that?” as in the fast food industry where “do you want fries with that?” became a standard upsell to any order, so AI seems to be tacked on to every presentation (and a lot of demonstrations) at the event. As you will see, the theme throughout the show, was the use of AI within the legal industry. The overwhelming conference preoccupation with AI meant that there was a bit of a disconnect between the makeup of the exhibition (which was, as ever, dominated by eDiscovery suppliers), and the key notes, briefing sessions, conversations and side events going on during the three days (which were very focused on the use of AI in lots of areas other than eDiscovery). There were other pockets of interest which we will examine, but the main takeaway from this year’s show it that AI is coming, it’s coming faster than people predicted, and its impact is still very much an unknown. Hopefully by the end of this article you will have a good grasp on the salient points.
See below for the complete 10-page overview of LegalTech 2017 from Andrew Haslam.
About Andrew Haslam
Andrew Haslam is one of the UK’s leading litigation support consultants and author of the annual Buyer’s Guide to eDisclosure systems. With a great passion for helping people understand their eDisclosure needs and then delivering solutions to those problems, he currently serves as the UK eDisclosure Project Manager for Squire Patton Boggs.