9:00-9:30
Check In
Arrive early to sign in, mingle, get coffee, and get the best seating. Remember to note your arrival time if you intend to apply for CLE credit.
9:30-10:30
Keynote Presentation
AI and Dispute Resolution: The Perfect Match for Progress
Presenter: Bridget McCormack
​Bridget McCormack, President and CEO of the American Arbitration Association and former Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, will explore why scaling access to dispute resolution—both in and out of court—is a critical unlock for the economy, the rule of law, and public trust in institutions.​
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CLE accreditation pending
10:35-11:35
​AI in the Legal Department: What’s Working, What's Not & What’s Next
Presenter/Moderator: Amber Moren
Panelists: Emily Wessels (General Mills), Matt Stump (Boston Scientific), Katie Donald (Cargill), Pat Utz, CEO, Abstract
How are in-house legal teams actually using AI today, and what is changing as a result? This panel brings together in-house perspectives on the tools and use cases gaining real traction, how adoption is unfolding inside legal departments, and where expectations are shifting across the business. We will also explore where AI is beginning to pull work in-house, where that shift is more limited than expected, and what it means for the relationship with outside counsel. The focus will be on practical outcomes: what’s working, what isn’t, how teams are thinking about ROI, and how roles and workflows are evolving.
After this session you will understand:
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Which AI tools and use cases are seeing real adoption inside legal departments
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How in-house teams are driving adoption and measuring value, including ROI and efficiency gains
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Where AI is (and is not) enabling work to move in-house, and what that looks like in practice
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How AI is shaping team structure, day-to-day work, and the use of outside counsel
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CLE accreditation pending
11:35-12:00
Technology Demos
​​LegalTech and AI use case demos available in the main hall and reception area.
George Socha, Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness, Reveal Data
Pat Utz, CEO, Abstract
12:00-1:00
Hosted Buffet Lunch
Please notify Cloud Court of any dietary restrictions. ​
1:00-2:00
Rise of the Agents! How "Helping with Legal Work" Migrates to "Doing Work"
Presenter/Moderator: Damien Riehl
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Most lawyers using AI today open ChatGPT, draft an email or polish a brief, and stop there — treating AI as a sophisticated autocomplete. Led by litigator, coder, and AI-builder Damien Riehl, this session explores what comes next: agentic systems (e.g., OpenClaw, Claude Cowork) where multiple AI agents take on defined roles — associate, partner, opposing counsel, even simulated judges — to research, draft, critique, and stress-test work product before a human reviews a page.
We'll walk through what agentic systems do, where they fit on the spectrum from "mostly manual" to "fully autonomous," and how to think about cycle time, accuracy, cost, and the human judgment that should still anchor every matter. The session also covers how courts and arbitrators are beginning to use AI to administer justice, and what all of this means for busy lawyers, our profession, and our society.
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CLE accreditation pending
2:05-3:05
The Business of Legal AI: Real Case Studies in Redesigning Work To Deliver Outcomes, Not Just Deploying Tools
Presenter/Moderator: Kunoor Chopra
Panelists: Elena Cool (Toro) and Erin Welsh (Ford Motor Company)​
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Most conversations about AI in legal still focus on tools, pilots, and possibilities. But leading legal departments are asking a different question: how should legal work actually be systematized and designed in an AI-enabled world?
In this session, we move beyond theory to explore real-world case studies that demonstrate how organizations are mapping workflows and then using AI and rightsourcing to deliver exponential outcomes. Rather than showcasing technology in isolation, this panel examines how teams are rethinking who does the work, how it gets done, and how value is measured. Through practical examples across contract management, litigation, discovery and other high-volume workflows, attendees will gain insight into:
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How teams are mapping and redesigning legal workflows
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How legal teams are right-sizing work between in-house counsel, outside firms, law companies/ALSPs, and technology
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The specific tools and platforms being deployed—and where they actually deliver value
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Measurable outcomes, including reductions in cost, cycle time, and reliance on outside counsel
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Lessons learned from implementations that didn’t go as planned
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CLE accreditation pending
3:05-3:30
Technology Demos
LegalTech and AI use case demos available in the main hall and reception area.​
Michael Okerlund, Cloud Court, Inc.
Kunoor Chopra, Elevate
3:30-4:00
Happy Hour
Acquire a beverage before attending the next and final session
4:00-5:00
AI in Litigation Tech: Plaintiffs Have Options. Defense Has a Prix Fixe Menu.
Presenter/Moderator: Andy Crowder, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Panelists: George Socha, Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness, Reveal Data; Michael Okerlund, CEO, Cloud Court, Inc.
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The post-LLM legal technology market is bifurcating along organizational lines. Current trends show that where AI "takes a side" (tech specific to defense v. plaintiff) it concentrates overwhelmingly in plaintiff-side workflows built to expand case volume. The plaintiff bar is industrializing its funnel. The defense bar, on the other hand, is often constrained by layered procurement requirements and billable-hour economics.
This program examines why the asymmetry exists and what each side can do about it. The combined procurement standards of large corporate clients and their outside counsel create a "prix fixe" AI menu that filters out the most differentiated tools before they reach the table. Plaintiff firms face no such constraint and can onboard niche, specialized technologies at a speed their defense counterparts cannot match — including tools that are nominally side-agnostic but deliver asymmetric advantages to whoever deploys them first.
Attendees will gain insights into:
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The current state of the litigation AI market — which workflow categories are plaintiff-oriented, which are side-agnostic, and where defense demand is embedded inside corporate platforms rather than branded as defense technology
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Why plaintiff-side AI clusters around volume-expanding workflows
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The structural, economic, and cultural forces driving the adoption gap — including how billable-hour arrangements and corporate client standards can affect outside-counsel innovation
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Practical strategies for defense firms and corporate clients to close the gap, including tiered vendor standards, named-tool mandates, and alternative fee structures
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How plaintiff firms and litigation finance can convert their structural advantage into durable scale — and why that advantage is a head start, not a moat
4:30-6:00
Reception at Minneapolis Institute of Art
Enjoy appetizers and beverages!​​​
Access Content
After completion of the CLE series, Cloud Court will share any available content and available CLE accreditation codes to all registered attendees.
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