Epiq at Legalweek

Today, the ability to receive and provide effective feedback is more critical than ever. But how can you ensure that the feedback you give and receive leads to improvement? In this session, we will explore the nuances of refining your review process to make feedback more meaningful, actionable, and aligned with your goals.

Participants will learn how to:

• Identify common pitfalls in feedback processes that prevent actionable insights.
• Develop strategies for soliciting feedback that is specific, constructive, and relevant.
• Create a feedback culture that encourages open communication and continuous improvement.
• Refine your review framework to focus on results-oriented feedback that drives growth and development.

Speakers

• Tiana Van Dyk, Managing Director, Canada, Legal Solutions, Epiq

In today’s competitive environment, legal departments are expected to go beyond traditional roles and act as enablers of business value. This corporate legal department panel will delve into the real-world impact of digital transformation initiatives on legal operations and how they can directly contribute to shareholder value. The discussion will highlight how corporate legal departments leverage technology to enhance process efficiency, improve legal-business alignment, and support overall business strategies. 

Attendees will learn how forward-thinking legal departments successfully integrate digital tools to optimize internal workflows and influence business decisions that lead to measurable growth and profitability. 

Discussion topics include:  

• Understanding how digital transformation initiatives can optimize legal team processes and improve alignment with business objectives.
• Practical examples of how legal departments use technology to drive shareholder value and support business growth. 
• Key strategies for integrating digital tools into legal operations to enhance efficiency, mitigate risks, and deliver measurable business impact. 

Speakers: 

• David Cambria, Managing Director, Legal Solutions, Epiq 
• Gregory Harvey, Senior Counsel, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, National Grid 
• Jessica McDonald, Legal Operations Manager, XPO, Inc. 
• Nandini Nair, General Counsel, ITTS  

As organizations increasingly adopt Microsoft CoPilot to enhance productivity, legal teams must address key data governance challenges to ensure responsible implementation. This session will dive into the critical questions that legal leaders and legal operations professionals should ask their IT departments to safeguard data integrity, security, and compliance. We will explore the legal risks and opportunities presented by AI-powered CoPilot tools, focusing on topics such as data privacy, regulatory compliance, and auditability. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how to ensure that CoPilot deployment aligns with both business and legal requirements. 

Discussion topics include:  

• The top five data governance questions legal teams must address before adopting Microsoft CoPilot. 
• The legal risks related to CoPilot deployment and how to mitigate them through proactive governance strategies. 
• Best practices for collaborating with IT teams to ensure CoPilot implementation supports compliance and minimizes risk in highly regulated environments.

Speakers 

• Paul Renehan, Senior Director, Information Governance Consulting, Epiq 

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The ability to integrate and synthesize information over large, unstructured data sets has been a long-standing challenge, both in the development of AI and within the legal industry. With the advent of Agentic AI — AI that thinks logically, makes autonomous decisions, and takes action — legal AI is getting a promotion. Having proven its value in repetitive associate-level work, it’s now supporting senior lawyers in its ability to automate and amplify strategic decision-making. In this discussion, panelists will unpack how Agentic AI is being successfully applied to legal solutions and where it’s having the greatest impact on high-value work.

From this session, attendees will learn:

• How Agentic AI techniques and capabilities are applied to legal technology solutions, and how to evaluate them.
• The legal use cases Agentic AI is impacting today and the outcomes it’s helping to realize.
• The future of Agentic AI-driven legal applications, the implications, and associated risk to a legal practice.

Moderator

• Igor Labutov, VP Epiq AI Labs, Epiq

As AI becomes a driving force in the legal industry, effective knowledge management (KM) is more crucial than ever. But what does it mean to have your data ready for AI applications? This panel will explore the essential steps law firms must take to ensure their data is optimized for AI-driven insights. From understanding how to organize and manage your information to identifying the most impactful areas for AI implementation, you’ll learn actionable strategies for getting your firm AI-ready. Whether you’re already exploring AI or just starting to consider its potential, this session will guide you through putting your KM “house” in order and ensuring that your firm is equipped to maximize the value of its data. 

Discussion topics include: 

• How to structure, classify, and govern your data to maximize its usability in AI applications, ensuring compliance and security are top of mind.
• Strategies for centralizing and streamlining data storage to avoid redundancies and ensure seamless access to information across the firm. 
• Methods for ensuring data consistency and quality across multiple systems, ensuring your firm’s information is organized and primed for AI implementation.

Speakers: 

• Eric Anderson, Practice Lead, Data Management and Search, Fireman, an Epiq Company 
• Tulsi Greenspan, Legal Analyst, Chevron
• Sara Miro, Director of Knowledge Solutions, Sullivan & Cromwell 
• Cindi Young, Manager, Information Services, Chevron 

Learn how Epiq AI Discovery Assistant can help you reimagine your discovery process with a full capabilities demo, including automated Classification Review and Chat Q&A functionalities.

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