Extract from Benjamin Joyner’s article, “Why Parker Poe Hosted an AI Workshop for General Counsel and Corporate Leaders.”
The firm paired its own attorneys with in-house heads and other executives to see where AI may change the outside counsel relationship.
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What You Need to Know
- Parker Poe held an AI workshop for general counsel and business executives on Sept. 10.
- Attendees worked alongside Parker Poe attorneys to build AI assistants for three use cases.
- The workshop was designed to identify places where in-house and law firms could best deploy AI collaboratively.
The continued development of artificial intelligence may not be wreaking havoc on the relationship between law firms and legal departments, but it is inducing an uncomfortable amount of change. Billing models are coming under pressure, turnaround times are accelerating, and all the while many law firms and clients are struggling to decide how they can best use AI alongside one another.
Southeastern business law firm Parker Poe decided to tackle the last challenge by having some of its attorneys work on AI use cases alongside in-house and corporate leaders. On Sept. 10, the firm hosted an invitation-only workshop at its Charlotte, North Carolina, office for roughly 75 general counsel, legal operations leaders and business executives. Attendees built AI assistants alongside roughly 30 Parker Poe attorneys.
