What Does it Mean to be a Lawyer in an AI-Enabled World?

As the dust settles around the recent AI hype cycle, law firm, in-house and other industry leaders are going to have to begin making decisions and placing bets – addressing justification in capital investment, the unification of talent and toolsets, the development of use-policy and governance, among many other strategic considerations. 

A few firms are already out in front of the pack – early adopters that had the foresight to begin their AI and tech journeys years ago. 

In this opening keynote session, Danielle Benecke (Founder, Baker McKenzie Machine Learning) will begin to unpack the transformational impact of AI on the profession – taking a broad industry perspective that will also intersect and contrast with initiatives at Baker McKenzie – from their Reinvent innovation program to their 2017 AI Task Force, to Baker's Machine Learning Practice of today. 

• What has been the “North Star” for Baker & McKenzie along their AI journey?
• What led them to place bets years ago on a coming paradigm shift that is impossible to ignore today?
• Which instincts of theirs were right, which have been challenged, and what are the big open questions for all of us? 

This discussion shares a story arc and tech progression that will help us to better understand where we’re at today and the implications for lawyers and law firms in a rapidly evolving AI-enabled world.