The capabilities and applications of artificial intelligence (AI) are evolving at breakneck speed, and law firms and practitioners may be at a loss as to how to make the most of what these new technologies offer. The second edition of AI and the Legal Profession: Transforming the Future of Law acts as a guide, helping readers navigate this new frontier by delving into the impact of AI on the legal industry and the transformative possibilities it presents.

The fear that AI will replace lawyers has been exorcised; however, questions remain as to how AI is best used as a complementary tool. This book provides the answers by exploring the ways in which AI is revolutionising legal practice – including research, document review and examination, and predictive analytics – and elements of law firm operations, such as billing, pricing, and recruitment and retention. To achieve maximal outcomes, human collaboration with legal AI is key: AI and the Legal Profession, second edition underscores the importance of human judgment in AI usage and offers roadmaps to upskilling existing teams, finding and keeping new talent, and improving work–life balance.

Integration and development of AI is often one of the biggest hurdles firms must overcome. This book provides practical guidance for those exploring the two paths to AI implementation – building in-house, proprietary tools or seeking existing solutions from external vendors. Topics covered include needs assessment, process mapping, and goal-setting; build vs buy analysis and vendor selection; planning, customization, and integration; and evaluation and future-planning. Insights into current and upcoming regulatory developments, such as the EU’s AI Act, offer instruction as to what kinds of systems and processes will need to be embedded to ensure compliance.

It is no secret that AI brings challenges alongside opportunity, mainly related to accuracy, ethics, and privacy. AI and the Legal Profession, second edition examines whether safe, sustainable, and secure AI in law will ever be possible. It offers insight into navigating copyright challenges in the era of AI and delves into the protective measures necessary to protect client data and maintain confidentiality.

Written by leading experts, thought leaders, and professional and academic pioneers at the intersection of AI and law, AI and the Legal Profession: Transforming the Future of Law, second edition serves as a comprehensive guide for legal professionals, technologists, and policymakers, equipping readers with the knowledge and insights needed to navigate a rapidly evolving landscape, embrace AI's potential, and harness its power to shape the future of law.

Itsiq Benizri
https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsiqbenizri/

Itsiq Benizri is a counsel at WilmerHale (Brussels). Itsiq advises clients on all artificial intelligence, data protection, and cybersecurity compliance issues, including global compliance programs and strategies, internal procedures and policies, outsourcing, security measures, breach notifications, crossborder data flows, and interactions with competition law. Itsiq has also been involved in several high-profile judicial and administrative proceedings, both at a national and EU level. His experience covers a broad set of sectors, including social media, IT and cloud computing, communications, banking, energy, chemicals, transport, automotive, gaming, pharma, food and beverage, sports, media, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
Itsiq is qualified as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) and an Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Itsiq is also a member of this association. Itsiq holds an LLM in law and artificial intelligence. Itsiq is the author of numerous publications on EU artificial intelligence and data law.

Harry Borovick
https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-borovick-73064b34/

Harry Borovick is general counsel and AI governance officer at Luminance, which provides advanced AI for the processing of legal documents. As well as working at the forefront of the development of AI for legal operations, Harry lectures at King’s College London and Queen Mary University of London on applied legal AI and AI ethics. Harry currently sits as an AI advisor to CiArb, has previously contributed to Globe Law and Business’ Legal Operations in the Age of AI and Data (2024), and most recently published his book AI and The Law: A Practical Guide to Using AI Safely (2024).

Joanne Brook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-brook-techlioness/

Joanne Brook is a solicitor who qualified as the internet was launched and has been a legal technologist ever since. She advises innovators across the creative sectors, from software developers to theatre producers, AI and VR developers, and artists who distribute NFTs. She focuses on helping clients achieve commercial solutions to previously unconsidered legal issues that arise from developing and using their technology. She critically protects and licenses their intellectual property rights to ensure business expansion and growth in a fast-paced market. Prior to becoming a legal consultant, she was a partner at both a West End law firm and a boutique City law firm. She describes her view of the digital revolution and use of new technologies as being somewhere between sitting in the jump seat with a super-sonic test pilot and calmly evacuating the plane whilst wearing a parachute and hi-vis, carrying a laptop, and inflating a lifeboat. In the midst of this, she feels privileged to advise passionate, smart, and more creative people than herself daily.
Joanne is an intellectual property professional expert for LexisNexis and an author of intellectual property and data management precedents for various professional publications. She regularly contributes legal insight to the legal press and lectures on technology and new law.

Matthew Dunne
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-dunne-02842221/

In his role at Katten, Matthew Dunne combines several areas under the umbrella of “innovation”. This includes data science, management consulting, implementing legal tech software, and creative strategic thinking. He leads Katten’s DataLAB, which provides legal data science services, including custom genAI applications for lawyers. Matthew holds an MS in Applied Data Science from the University of Chicago and a JD from Indiana University Maurer School of Law. He is also a licensed attorney.

Mark Gediman
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-gediman-5035383/

Mark Gediman is a senior research analyst for Alston & Bird LLP and graduated from the University of California, Riverside. He is the past president of the Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL), as well as a cofounder and co-chair of the PLL–IP Competitive Intelligence Caucus. Mark writes and presents regularly on competitive intelligence, research, and library management issues for the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), the California Lawyers Association, the Legal Marketing Association (LMA), the Special Libraries Association (SLA), the Southwestern Association of Law Librarians (SWALL), SCALL, the Northern California Association of Law Libraries (NoCALL), ACI, and HALL. He contributed to Business Intelligence for Law Firms (2012), Innovations in Legal KM (2017), and Strategic Intelligence for Law Firms (2018), and has written articles for AALL Spectrum, Practicing Law Management Week, Paralegal Today, and Facts & Findings, the award-winning journal of the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA).

Stephanie Goutos
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-goutos-7565a54a/

Stephanie Goutos is the head of employment law practice innovation for Gunderson Dettmer’s Employment & Labor Practice Group, where she leads the group’s innovation and knowledge management initiatives. With a background in class action defense, litigation, and employment counselling, Stephanie combines her legal expertise with a strong commitment to leveraging emerging technologies to enhance the delivery of legal services. Her work reflects a passion for improving access to justice and fostering inclusivity within the legal sector.
Stephanie’s contributions have earned significant recognition, including being named the sole finalist for Relativity’s 2024 Innovation Awards in the “Stellar Women” category, one of the “2024 Young Professionals to Watch” by the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) in their Distinguished Peer Awards, and as one of vLex Fastcase 50’s 2024 Honorees. Most recently, Stephanie was selected as a 2025 Perplexity AI Fellow, further highlighting her leadership in advancing legal technology and innovation.

Peter Kaas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pkaas/

Peter Kaas is the head of digital legal & compliance at Falck, a global emergency and healthcare service provider headquartered in Copenhagen Denmark. Peter leads a team of commercially oriented lawyers and compliance professionals in the digital, privacy, and AI space. The team includes the Group Data Protection Officer (DPO) function, privacy operations, and legal business partnering to Falck Digital Technology. Peter’s team also leads Falck’s global AI compliance program, including preparations for the EU AI Act. Prior to joining Falck, Peter worked in-house in the Nordic IT industry (Atea and NNIT) and in private legal practice in top-tier Danish law firms; he has specialized in IT and tech law for 20 years. Peter is an attorney-at-law, licensed to practice in Denmark. He has a master’s in law from the University of Copenhagen, an LLM from the University of Virginia, and holds several data privacy and information security certifications. He is an external associate professor of tech law, IT contract law and data protection at the University of Copenhagen and a frequent speaker on tech law, data privacy and AI.

Rasmus Kirkeby Salling
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasmus-kirkeby-salling/

Rasmus Kirkeby Salling is head of transition, new markets at Falck, a global emergency and healthcare service provider headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Prior to this, Rasmus served as head of commercial legal at Falck, leading an international team of in-house counsels supporting and leading the commercial agenda of Falck’s global businesses. Prior to joining Falck, Rasmus was head of IP legal services with Schneider Electric, a French Fortune 500 Company, and in private legal practice at toptier Danish law firms; he has specialized in commercial law, M&A, IP, and tech over the last 20 years.
Rasmus is an attorney-at-law, licensed to practice in Denmark (deposited). He has a master’s in law from the University of Copenhagen, an Executive MBA from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), and is a frequent speaker on topics related to in-house leadership and legal tech. Rasmus allocates part of his time to being a leadership mentor for firsttime managers and professionals with leadership aspirations.


Colin S. Levy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinslevy/

Colin S. Levy works within the intersection of law and technology and is dedicated to transforming the legal landscape through education and innovation. As general counsel at Malbek, he brings frontline expertise in Contract Lifecycle Management to legal professionals worldwide. His works include The Legal Tech Ecosystem (2023), Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) for Dummies (2024) (co-author), and the Handbook of Legal Tech (2023) (editor). Colin’s thought leadership extends through columns for Today’s General Counsel, speaking engagements, and his role as a judge for the American Legal Technology Awards. Beyond his publications, Colin actively advises start-ups and invests in emerging technologies, consistently advocating for meaningful technological adoption in legal practice. His website, colinslevy.com, chronicles his journey and insights gained from conversations with industry pioneers. Colin remains committed to empowering legal professionals to embrace technology, proving that when law and innovation converge, the possibilities for positive change are limitless.


Dr Megan Ma
https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganma75/

Dr Megan Ma is the executive director of the Stanford Legal Innovation Center through Frontier Technology Lab (liftlab). Her research focuses on the use and integration of generative AI in legal applications and the translation of legal knowledge to code, considering their implications in contexts of human–machine collaboration. She also teaches courses in computational law and legal technology at Stanford Law School.
Dr Ma is also currently an advisor to the PearX for AI program; editor-inchief for the Cambridge Forum on AI, Law, and Governance; the managing editor of the MIT Computational Law Report; and a senior research affiliate at Singapore Management University in their Centre for Digital Law. Megan received her PhD in Law at Sciences Po and was a lecturer there, having taught courses in artificial intelligence and legal reasoning, legal semantics, and public health law and policy. She has previously been a Visiting PhD at the University of Cambridge and Harvard Law School, respectively.

Natalie Pierce
https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieapierce/

Natalie Pierce is a partner at Gunderson Dettmer and chair of the firm’s employment and labor practice. Natalie is a trusted advisor to start-ups and venture capital and growth equity firms on all employment-related matters. She also focuses on the future of work, including counseling on transformative technologies, and is a frequent speaker and contributor on the topic. Natalie hosts Gunderson’s FutureWork Playbook podcast and was selected as a Fast Case 50 Award Winner, one of the Daily Journal’s “Top Artificial Intelligence Lawyers” and “Top Labor and Employment Lawyers,” and San Francisco Business Times’ “Bay Area’s Most Influential Women”. She was also a member of the American Bar Assocition’s Center for Innovation Governing Council, and co-authored “Why law firms must responsibly embrace generative AI”, published by the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Natalie earned her BA at UC Berkeley with Honors, and her law degree from Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and recipient of the Emil Schlesinger Labor Law Prize at graduation.

Erick Robinson
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickrobinson/

Erick Robinson is a partner and co-chair of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Practice at Brown Rudnick in Houston. He is a leading patent litigator with 25 years’ of experience litigating and trying “bet-the-company” patent and trade secret cases. Erick has managed and tried patent cases in the United States and around the world, including Europe and Asia. In addition to his time at top law firms, he also previously served as director of patents for Qualcomm and as senior patent counsel at Red Hat, as well as director of patent litigation at a top Chinese law firm.
Erick is a trusted authority on intellectual property and AI law, having published and been quoted in over 100 articles. Erick is also an established expert in legal finance, as well as AI and its applications, and is a certified mediator.

Valérie M. Saintot, LL.M., Phd
https://www.linkedin.com/in/saintot/

Valérie M. Saintot, LL.M., Phd, is a multi-disciplinary legal expert, educator, and advocate for innovation in business and the public sector. With three decades of experience, spanning EU public and private sectors as well as academia, she teaches leadership, change, legal tech, AI, and organizational performance. Valérie integrates philosophy, ethics, and design thinking into her work. Known for her groundbreaking insights at the intersection of technology, project management, and mindfulness, she inspires leaders to embrace digital transformation and personal growth to impactfully contribute to society using life-centric pathways.

Justin Turman
https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinturman/

Justin Turman is the founder of Automate Office Work and a passionate advocate for process-driven legal innovation. An American lawyer with a background in computers and linguistics, Justin spent a decade working inhouse at a Fortune 500 company, where he transformed legal workflows by streamlining processes and automating his work.
Through LinkedIn, he shares insights via articles, tutorials, podcasts, and videos, helping legal professionals improve efficiency without unnecessary complexity or exorbitant costs. He firmly believes that process improvement should come before technology adoption. By leveraging small, nimble tools integrated into platforms like Office 365, organizations can achieve remarkable results without the risks of large-scale tech failures.
Justin’s approach is practical, actionable, and rooted in real-world experience. His mission? To help legal teams harness the power of automation and smart workflows – without getting lost in the hype of new, expensive, and often underutilized technology.

Francesca Ramadan