LEGAL AI:
NEW YORK
20 & 21 NOV 25 | NYC | IN-PERSON | LEGAL TECH & AI
The peer-driven forum connecting law firm leaders, innovators, legal tech experts, and solution providers to advance AI adoption in law - from testing to investing in the latest tools.
Early Bird: Confirm your place by August 29th and save $600
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Exploring hOW AI IS REDEFINING THE legal practice
The Legal Innovation Summit Exploring AI in Law
Legal AI: New York is a forward-looking conference that brings together the Legal AI community to examine the rapid adoption, the challenges faced, and AI opportunities ahead.
- Are generative AI promises fulfilled, or are new challenges emerging?
- From pilots to widespread use—what’s driving progress, and what obstacles remain?
- Are firms ready for upcoming regulations and ethical issues?
Alongside legal tech experts, we will shine a light on a select group of law firms and legal teams doing extraordinary work with AI in law and leading solution providers who are pushing the envelope of innovation.
With a huge selection of candid keynotes, interactive discussions, and collaboration opportunities, Legal AI 2025 will deliver fresh insights and gain practical guidance on scaling AI initiatives, managing risks, and reimagining legal services for the AI era.
- Practical workshops and panel sessions.
- Insights from industry experts and innovators.
- Exclusive insights into emerging technologies.
- Multiple networking opportunities with AI professionals worldwide.
Join us again this November in New York to share experiences and discuss lessons learned on the transformative potential of AI in law – and to prepare for what’s next in 2026 and beyond.
30+
Expert Speakers
150+
Global Attendees
18+
In-depth Sessions
25+
Hours of Collaboration
Key Discussions
Scaling Smartly: Pilots to Full‑Firm Deployment
How can firms move beyond isolated use cases and embed AI across workflows without disrupting client delivery?
Privileged Data:
Training AI with Confidential Work Product
Unlocking the value of internal knowledge while upholding the highest standards of confidentiality and professional responsibility
Client-Centric Intelligence: The Future of Legal Service
Discover how leading firms are using client-facing AI to deepen relationships, enhance responsiveness, and unlock value.
Profitability by Design: AI & the New Legal Profit Model
Explore AI-modeled matter economics, turning operational efficiency into sustainable profitability.
Augmented Expertise: Upskilling for Human–Machine Collaboration
What does it take to thrive in an AI-enabled practice? Learn how firms are embedding AI fluency into legal training and fostering co-creation between attorneys and machines.
Knowledge Reimagined:
Turning Work Product into Living Intelligence
Years of legal output are being transformed into context-aware, AI-searchable knowledge systems. Examine the tools enabling smarter, faster legal reasoning.
Predictive Practice:
From Forecasting to Strategic Decision-Making
Insight into how AI is reshaping litigation and transactional strategy, the predictive models informing case outcomes, brief drafting, and settlement positioning.
Change Leadership:
Securing Buy-In and Sustaining Momentum
AI transformation won’t succeed without people. Hear from innovation leads and managing partners on how they’ve built coalitions, aligned incentives, and embedded AI into firm culture.
LEGAL AI: NEW YORK
Join your peers at the legal innovation summit exploring AI in law
Super Early Bird:
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Who Attends
Legal AI is designed for a wide range of legal professionals looking to drive innovation and strategy in the age of AI in law.
- Lawyers of All Levels
- Legal Operations Professionals
- KM Leaders & Professionals
- In-House Counsel
- Technology Directors
- Directors
- Partners
- CEOs
- Head of Legal Operations
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Associates
- Founders
- Data Analysts
- Managing Partners
- Innovation Leaders
- Data Strategy Directors
Our Speaking Faculty
Hear from leading minds advising on AI across the profession
Join the Discussion
Join us for Legal AI 2025, the essential forum shaping the future of legal practice through AI.
Hosted in New York November 20-21, this in-person conference will dive into critical themes like scaling firm-wide AI adoption, AI governance, client‑facing tools, lawyer upskilling, profitability modeling, knowledge automation, and predictive practice.
Stay tuned, speakers and panels coming soon!
Early Bird:
Confirm your place by August 29th and save $600
Agenda Day 1
Thursday, November 20th
Strategy, Infrastructure & Intelligence in the AI-Ready Law Firm
8:00 AM- 9:00 AM
Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome Remarks
SPEAKER
Ragunath Ramanathan, President of the Legal Professionals Business, Thomson Reuters Foundation
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
SPEAKER
Damien Riehl, Vice President, Solutions Champion, vLex
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Keynote Session
SPEAKER
TBA
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
The Current State of AI Within Law Firms: Analyze the Benefits of AI Adoption and Investment
MODERATOR
Ragunath Ramanathan, President of the Legal Professionals Business, Thomson Reuters
PANELISTS
TBA
OVERVIEW:
A recent industry report highlights a growing gap between organizations that have adopted structured AI strategies and those that have not. Companies with a clear approach to AI are seeing stronger revenue growth and greater benefits, such as improved productivity and operational efficiency. In contrast, many law firms are missing out on these advantages due to a lack of defined AI plans. This gap presents a significant missed opportunity to create substantial value. Without a focused strategy that aligns AI adoption with business goals, organizations risk falling behind in innovation, competitiveness, and workforce relevance. Hear from industry leaders on the current state of the industry related to AI adoption in law firms.
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
AM Networking Coffee Break
11:00 AM- 11:45 AM
The Rise of Agents! Definitions, Tasks, and Getting Things Done
SPEAKER
Damien Riehl, Vice President, Solutions Champion vLex
OVERVIEW:
From the front lines of building AI-backed legal workflows, tools and agents, this presentation examines the current state and emerging trajectory of agents in legal practice. Through concrete use cases and practical insights, this discussion moves from the present to our agentic future— exploring the emerging landscape of autonomous AI agents, identifying automatable tasks, exploring implementation considerations (e.g., guardrails, ground truth), and considering reliability (e.g., probabilism vs. determinism). Seeking evidence-based insights into AI adoption? This talk will give you potential implementation strategies.
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Turning Lawyers into Innovators
SPEAKER
Jake Weiner, Head of Business Development, Harvey
OVERVIEW
What if every attorney at your firm could design AI-powered workflows rooted in your firm’s knowledge, tone, and processes? In this session, leading Am Law firms will share how their Innovation and KM teams are making that vision real—partnering with attorneys to discover, test, and build tailored AI agents that integrate firm data, client needs, and research platforms.
We’ll explore how this collaboration is shifting mindsets, codifying expertise, scaling adoption across practices, and transforming the way legal services are delivered.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Mastering Agents with an MCP: Frameworks for Controlling Legal AI
SPEAKERS
Morgan Llewellyn, Principal & AI Practice Director, HIKE2
OVERVIEW
Legal AI is advancing fast - are you ready to control the “robots”? This session dives into the Model Context Protocol (MCP) concept: a practical, technical framework for organizing how your AI connects to data sources, tools, and other agents. We’ll explore who’s experimenting with these new frameworks, what’s working, and how it applies to your firm. Walk away with clear examples and actionable ideas to confidently operationalize AI in your legal practice.
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM / AI Mapping Workshop
Beyond the Hype: Real AI Wins in the Business of Law
MODERATOR
Andrew Hutchinson, Chief Revenue Officer, NEXL
PANELISTS
Lisa Mayo Haynes, Director of Technology Innovation, Ballard Spahr
Lynne Kilgore, Associate Director, Competitive Intelligence, Data Science + Analytics, Baker Botts
OVERVIEW:
This session pulls back the curtain on how law firms are using AI to create real operational value in the business of law—from marketing and finance to knowledge management and client experience. While headlines focus on using AI to replace lawyers, this discussion centers on how AI is being used to empower them—by eliminating friction, automating repetitive business processes, and surfacing the intelligence firms need to grow strategically. We’ll highlight real-world deployments, share lessons learned, and explore how AI is shaping the next generation of firm infrastructure.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
PM Networking Coffee Break
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
From Data Points to Data Maps: Building AI-Ready Knowledge Infrastructure in Law Firms
SPEAKERS
To Be Announced
OVERVIEW:
AI won’t transform your firm if it doesn’t know where your data lives—or what it means. This discussion will explore how firms can build a “data map” of their deal and knowledge artifacts to make information more queryable, reliable, and actionable. We’ll move beyond basic extraction and into the strategic layer: how structured and semi-structured data can be used to create a foundation for upstream AI use cases, drive insights, and enable smarter decisions firmwide. We'll also tackle the promises and limits of auto-classification and where human effort still matters.
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
AI Selection Process, Vetting, Onboarding, and Oversite
MODERATOR
Will Seaton, Chief Customer Officer, Draftwise
OVERVIEW:
Coming Soon
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Unlocking GenAI’s Potential in Expert Witness Work: Balancing Innovation, Risk, and Admissibility
MODERATOR
Phil Leslie, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Cornerstone Research
PANELISTS
Jonathan Pitt, Partner,
Williams and Connelly LLP
OVERVIEW
The current consensus in the legal sector appears to be that applications of GenAI in support of expert witness work are limited and fraught with significant risks. While careless AI usage can put expert credibility at risk and any AI employment requires careful oversight and verification, there are a variety of impactful use cases in expert work. These include initial research assistance and brainstorming, document analysis at scale, content analysis, and coding assistance. Many of these mirror similar applications where law firms are finding value in litigation. Prudent and skilled GenAI use can bring substantial efficiencies and quality enhancement to expert analyses as well as unlock new analyses that would not otherwise be possible.
5:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
6:00 PM- 7:00 PM
Networking Drinks
Agenda Day 2
Friday, November 21st, 2025
Strategy, Risk & Practical AI in Legal Operations
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Networking Breakfast
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Chair's Opening Remarks
CHAIRPERSON
Damien Riehl, Vice President, Solutions Champion, vLex
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Unlocking the AI Toolbox: Practical Strategies for Building, Integrating, and Scaling AI Tools in the Modern Workplace
SPEAKERS
Lisa Mayo Haynes, Director of Technology Innovation, Ballard Spahr
Ian Lopez, Business Intelligence Manager, Ballard Spahr
Jason Rogers, Legal Solutions Manager, Ballard Spahr
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in daily operations, organizations must move beyond experimentation and toward strategic implementation. This session will explore what it truly means to build and utilize an AI toolbox—from crafting effective prompts and leveraging existing AI platforms, to developing custom internal tools tailored to organizational needs. Attendees will learn how to evaluate external solutions, integrate multiple tools for end-to-end workflows, and ensure their AI approach aligns with broader business goals. Whether you're just beginning your AI journey or seeking to scale your capabilities, this session will provide practical insights, real-world examples, and actionable strategies to unlock the full potential of AI across teams and departments.
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Navigating the Legal AI Frontier: Ethics, Governance, and Security in the Age of Intelligent Systems
SPEAKERS
Rebecca Pasternack, Legal Innovation Advisor, Mayer Brown
Khader S. Hawa, Senior Manager, Pricing and Commercial Strategy, Venable LLP
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape legal practice, firms must confront a complex landscape of ethical questions, governance challenges, and security risks. This session explores how law firms can responsibly implement AI tools while maintaining client confidentiality, regulatory compliance, and professional integrity. This discussion will explore emerging best practices, real-world case studies, and frameworks for ensuring transparency, accountability, and trust in AI-driven legal services.
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
AM Networking Coffee Break
11:45 PM - 12:30 PM
Inside the AI Lab: Exploring Feasibility Studies
MODERATOR
Kyle Johnson, Director of AI, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
PANELISTS
TBA
Morgan Lewis’s AI Lab invites you to a tour of its Feasibility Studies—three-week exploratory engagements conducted with firm partners to assess the potential for AI to support or streamline legal work. The lab's Applied Scientists will share insights from over a dozen studies, highlighting key findings, lessons learned, and practical considerations for applying AI in legal practice.
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Legal AI on the Horizon: Forecasting the Next 10 Years
SPEAKER
Blake Rooney. CEO, Husch Blackwell
In this presentation, we’ll explore how artificial intelligence is poised to fundamentally reshape the legal industry over the next decade. As generative AI matures, law firms will move beyond automating routine tasks to embedding AI into core legal workflows—delivering real-time litigation intelligence, predictive analytics, and personalized legal strategies. Clients are already shifting expectations, viewing AI not just as a tool but as a strategic partner in legal service delivery. This evolution will pressure firms to adopt value-based billing models, enhance transparency, and demonstrate ethical AI governance. We’ll examine how early adopters are gaining competitive advantage and what legal professionals must do now to remain relevant in a rapidly transforming landscape.
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
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