Clio is bringing leaders from Toronto’s legal community together for The New Precedent: AI and the Future of Canadian Law, an exclusive event examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping legal practice.
Taking place Wednesday, September 23 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Design Exchange, the seated-lunch event will explore what firms need to adopt AI that is trusted, defensible and suited to the realities of Canadian law.
Clio CEO and Founder Jack Newton will deliver the opening keynote, sharing the company’s vision for Canada and his perspective on the forces shaping the profession.
Later in the afternoon, Clio Vice President of Legal Innovation and Strategy Ed Walters will lead a session on the shifting economics of legal work. Walters works with global law firms and corporate legal departments to bring the perspectives of legal professionals into Clio’s technology development.
The program will also feature a firm-level look at AI adoption with three Canadian legal leaders.
Al Hounsell, Senior Director of AI Innovation and Knowledge at Gowling WLG, is a legal futurist who also teaches legal innovation, AI and technology at Osgoode Hall Law School and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
He will be joined by Gale Law Founder and Principal Lawyer Kim Gale, an advocate, mediator and legal entrepreneur specializing in estate litigation and dispute resolution, and Brian Galbraith, Founder of Galbraith Family Law and an advocate for using technology to make family law services more efficient and accessible.
The agenda includes networking, technology demonstrations and opportunities for attendees to speak one-on-one with members of the Clio team. Newton’s keynote begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by the industry perspectives session at 1 p.m. and Walters’ presentation at 2 p.m.
The New Precedent takes place at the Design Exchange at 234 Bay Street in Toronto.