Principal Legal Insight Strategist
MyCase
GenAI in Legal Practice: Ethics, Efficiency and Emerging Trends
Nicole (Niki) Black is one of the legal industry’s top thought leaders exploring the crossroads of law and technology and educating lawyers on how to use technology to modernize their law firms, become more efficient, and provide better client representation. Her columns can regularly be found in the ABA Journal, Above the Law, The Daily Record, and the MyCase Blog.
During her solo talk, Black will examine the latest practical applications of generative AI that lawyers can use to enhance every stage of the client journey—from attracting new clients to delivering quality legal services to streamlining marketing and client communications.
This will be followed by an interactive town hall discussion with Black and the Commission’s Chief Counsel Mark Palmer, during which they will continue the conversation with attendees, weighing the risks and benefits of generative AI technology in the legal profession while exploring its impact and what is to come.
Speaker Bio
Niki Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and Principal Legal Insight Strategist, MyCase, CASEpeer, and Docketwise legal practice management software and LawPay legal payment processing (AffiniPay companies).
Niki is the nationally recognized author of “Cloud Computing for Lawyers” (2012) and co-author of “Social Media for Lawyers: The Next Frontier” (2010), both published by the American Bar Association. She is also the co-author of “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.
Niki writes regular columns for Above the Law, ABA Journal, and The Daily Record, has authored hundreds of articles for other publications, and regularly speaks at conferences regarding the intersection of law and emerging technologies. She is an ABA Legal Rebel and is listed on the Fastcase 50 and ABA LTRC Women in Legal Tech.