Extract from Jeremy Barker’s article “From ‘Associate’ To ‘Doppelganger’: The Evolution Of The Legal AI Persona”
If there’s one overarching takeaway from ILTACON 2026, it’s that legal tech has hit the big time.
As Above the Law’s Stephen Embry noted, this year’s conference was CES-like, taking over the 700,000-square-foot Gaylord Opryland convention space in Nashville and drawing over 5,700 attendees.
Along with the sheer scale of ILTACON, the event also revealed the industry’s rapid pace of change — even just over the past few months.
Take a pair of panels featuring Steno, the legal tech company focused on court reporting and litigation support.
Back in March, Steno was featured in a panel at Legalweek, and one participant — a technology professional at a major law firm — was warning attendees of a big problem on the horizon.
