Artificial intelligence in the legal industry: Adoption and strategy - Part 1

Following on from a report that identified artificial intelligence (AI) as crucial in overcoming challenges in the legal industry, Information Age wanted to delve deeper into the subject. As a result, we got in touch Geoffrey Vance, the chair of Perkins Coie's E-Discovery Services and Strategy Practice, and Alvin Lindsay, partner at Hogan Lovells. Vance took over the Perkins Coie practice 3 years ago after leading McDermott Will & Emery's e-discovery group for 7 years, and has led Perkins Coie to be one of the first to use AI for various discovery, litigation and other legal needs. He's seen associates get more involved in this kind of work right at the start of their careers, and spoke to Information Age about the evolution of their roles with the rise of AI. At the same time, Lindsay has written about potential of AI in the legal industry and is well placed to comment on this encroaching trend.