Extract from Ella Sherman’s article “Tech Fears, Obsolete E-discovery Case Law and AI’s Takeover: A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Xavier Rodriguez”
Legal professionals face a growing need to learn about and adapt to constantly changing technology. But, too often, fear of technology disruption and the challenge of keeping pace with a rapidly evolving landscape prevent many innovations from easily finding a home in the legal industry.
Legaltech News spoke with U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez to discuss the challenges of technology education in the legal industry, how AI is impacting e-discovery and the future of AI in the profession.
Rodriguez will speak at the “Generative AI: Judges, Lawyers, and Technologists on Legal Ethics and Practical Guidance” session on March 25 at Legalweek 2025 in New York.
You have a lot of experience contributing to CLE programming. Where do you think legal education falls short when it comes to informing both new and experienced legal professionals with regard to technology?
With regard to continuing legal education, generally, I think most states do a very good job as well as the ABA and other national providers of CLE on legal substance. There’s a lot of fine programs on employment law, antitrust, intellectual property. When it comes to substantive law topics, I think generally the CLE community does a very nice job.
