The miracle of cloud-based computing modern law practices places immense computing power right at the fingertips of today’s legal professionals. Ten years into the cloud computing revolution two powerful trends are emerging. First, cloud systems no longer operate in a silo. Imagine your client going from intake to payment to filed lawsuit with one quick formfill and a picture of a credit card. Whether through direct integration, Zapier, or clever hacks by even cleverer users, you can stitch legal workflows together in a remarkably powerful way. Second, the cloud provides you direct access to tremendous AI computing power not only in the form of LLMs like ChatGPT but also through often overlooked but just as powerful technologies such as TAR (the technology behind eDiscovery), speech to text, or even simple automation.

All three presenters are extremely experienced in educating legal professionals on how to adopt and use modern tools and technology in their legal practices. Ms. Thompson has extensive practice experience at firms large and small and is constantly working to streamline and automate her mediation practice with technology. Ms. McCausland is a solo practitioner who constantly works to use technology to improve the experience for her bankruptcy law firm clients. Mr. Lear has been working at the intersection of law and technology for two decades as both a legal and technology professional.