2025 Annual Meeting

Assorted Moe’s Bagel Bar
Smoked Salmon, Red Onions, Sliced Tomatoes
Capers, Dill, Plain & Flavored Cream Cheese,
Butter & Preserves
Assortment of Greek Yogurt and Regular Yogurt,
Plain & Flavored
House-Made Granola
Hard Boiled Eggs
Sliced Seasonal Fresh Fruits & Berries
Orange Juice & Cranberry Juice
Regular and Decaffeinated OZO Coffee
Tazo Teas

Green Apples with Caramel Dip,
Zucchini Bread, Banana Bread
Celery with Peanut Butter
Izze Sparkling Apple Juice

Data Integration, Privacy, Confidentiality, Client Service – AI has been causing a disruption in all of these areas. Let’s talk about where we are at and where we are going to create best business outcomes for our law firms.

Trends in Artificial Intelligence
by
NetDocuments
2025 Legal Tech Trends
Shaping the Future of AI-Driven Legal Practice

1. Recruitment Will Increasingly Focus on AI Abilities and Knowledge

The legal industry’s interest in AI reflects a broader trend of workforce transformation, whereas 75% of survey respondents expect to change their talent strategies within two years in response to advancements in GenAI. Law schools are responding to the demand for AI skills by integrating generative AI training for new junior lawyers.

a. How to Adapt Recruiting for AI Abilities and Knowledge
i. Focus on attracting candidates with AI capabilities:
ii. Establish innovation teams for exploration and testing:
iii. Evolve traditional roles to include AI competencies:
iv. Create policies around the use of AI to reduce risk:
v. Establish change management and organizational readiness:

2. Agent-to-Agent Experiences Will Be a Superpower for Early Adopters

This trend reflects a user-centric approach to software, where technology serves as a natural extension of workflows and enables professionals to focus entirely on delivering results. By bringing AI to content, rather than requiring content to be migrated to standalone AI platforms,
legal teams can maximize the value of these technologies while minimizing disruption. They can also deploy much faster.

a. How to Make Agent-to-Agent Experiences Your Superpower
i. Choose AI solutions that integrate with widely used platforms:
ii. Explore emerging technologies early:
iii. Explore emerging technologies early:
iv. Explore emerging technologies early:

3. AI Credentials Will Influence Partnerships and Contract Renewals

Leading vendors in the legal tech space are increasingly viewed as essential collaborators who can help organizations integrate AI-driven tools tailored to the unique demands of the legal profession. These partnerships facilitate faster deployment, access to ongoing innovation,
and the ability to stay ahead of emerging trends.

a. How to Make Agent-to-Agent Experiences Your Superpower
i. Choose AI solutions that integrate with widely used platforms:
ii. Explore emerging technologies early:
iii. Start small and then scale:
iv. Look for platforms that include built-in AI assistants:

4. The DMS Will Become the Foundation for Strategic AI Initiatives in Legal

The traditional document management system (DMS) has undergone a transformation
with modern AI, making it the foundational system that can drive AI initiatives in legal.
AI capabilities are changing how legal professionals manage and interact with
documents. What was once a tool that many turned to for basic storage, version
control, and keyword-based searches is now a sophisticated workflow engine with
intelligent automation and AI capabilities built to leverage a legal team’s corpus of
knowledge and expertise.

a. How to Evolve Your DMS
i. Upgrade outdated DMS tools with AI features:
ii. Look for capabilities focused on
iii. Consider how AI can enhance document workflows and decision-making:

5. AI Ethics and Transparency Will Be a Top Priority

As AI adoption accelerates across the legal industry, ensuring ethical use and transparency is crucial. While AI offers immense potential, it also presents challenges, including accuracy, bias in algorithms, lack of explainability, and data security concerns. Addressing these issues is essential for building trust in AI-driven solutions and ensuring compliance with emerging regulations.

a. How to Address Ethics and Transparency
i. Prioritize privacy and data security:
ii. Comply with the EU AI Act and similar regulations:
iii. Bake human oversight into AI-driven processes:
iv. Use explainable AI models and interpretability layers:

6. Law Firms Will Adopt More Alternative Billing Models

Some firms have already shifted toward flat fees, subscriptions, and hybrid models. Firms can use the same approaches for AI-assisted work. For example, firms might charge a fixed fee for AI-assisted document review while continuing to bill for strategy development and client consultations on an hourly basis. These alternative arrangements provide greater predictability for clients and align costs with outcomes rather than time spent.

a. Use explainable AI models and interpretability layers:
i. Build financial models – use a variety of billing practices
ii. Consider using a hybrid model
iii. Collaborate with clients

Soup of the Day
Mixed Greens Salad
Carrot, Cucumber, Tomato, Balsamic & Italian Vinaigrette
Red Bliss Potato Salad
Chopped Eggs, Celery, Scallions & Sour Cream
Mustard Dressing
5 Pepper Rubbed Prime Angus Beef
House Roasted Peppers & Grilled Onions
Grilled All-Natural Chicken
Chipotle Barbecue Sauce & Grilled Asparagus
Maple Soy Grilled Salmon
Grilled Red Onion, Ginger Zucchini & Sweet Chili Glaze
Quinoa and Kale Stuffed Portobello Mushroom
Roasted Garlic & Rosemary Tomato Sauce
Freshly Baked Breads with Butter
Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake
& Fruit Gelee

House-Made Peanut Butter Blast Brownie
Oatmeal Cream Pies
Smucker’s Uncrustables
Goldfish Crackers
Lemonade

A fun filled evening at the offices of Hutchinson Black and Cook, one of our longest standing members.

Roasted Red Pepper & Fresh Herb Frittata
Applewood Smoked Bacon
Hatch Chile Chicken Sausage
Brioche French Toast with Cinnamon & Bailey’s Liqueur
Seasonal Fruit Compote, Pure Maple Syrup,
Butter & Whipped Cream
St Julien Breakfast Potatoes
Sliced Seasonal Fresh Fruits & Berries
Assortment of Greek Yogurt and Regular Yogurt,
Plain & Flavored
House-Made Granola
Assorted Bagels
Plain & Flavored Cream Cheese
Butter & Preserves
Orange Juice & Cranberry Juice
Regular and Decaffeinated OZO Coffee
Tazo Teas

Yogurt Covered Raisins
Almonds
Fresh Fruit Kabobs with Honey Yogurt Dip
Assorted Kombucha

~Bowl-der Boulder~

Bases:
Colorado Quinoa
Local Sourced Greens Mix
Hemp Heart Tabouli

Proteins:
Grilled Chicken Breast
Yaki Salmon
Chipotle Lime Skirt Steak
Chef’s Choice Vegan Selection

Hot Toppings:
Roasted Sweet Potato
Mixed Vegetables

Cold Toppings:
Avocado, Tomato, Cucumber, Olives,
Pickled Onions, Almonds, Pepitas,
Scallions, Shaved Carrots, Sprouts

Dressings:
Chimichurri, Tzatziki, Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette,
Cilantro Lime Tahini Vinaigrette

Chia Pudding &
Seasonal Panna Cotta

Iced Tea

Leadership and leading a firm are hard. It’s not only about working hard but about how you work and whether you let the fears and stress drive you. The most effective leaders know themselves – strengths and stressors. They are proactive about developing leadership acumen, including how to manage stress and fears about the future. Leading a firm is NOT the time to work harder; it’s the time to upgrade your personal leadership operating system so that your baseline thinking, even when under stress, is to be calm, reflective, objective, and effective. We want you energized when you think about leading your firm through upcoming opportunities and challenges.

If you want to confront challenges with more confidence and less stress, the program is a must for you and your up-and-coming leaders. Discover how you can lead, manage, and collaborate with more equanimity and efficacy by using your knowledge of leadership style and the corresponding leadership shadow to face opportunities and challenges with a clear head.

Learning objectives
• Learn your leadership style by take the complete Actualized Leader Profile (5 minutes) in May of 2025. You will learn your motive drivers, and corresponding strengths and weakness, while fortifying your confidence, performance, and renewal.
• Recognize your leadership style’s particular challenges and “shadow”, and be able to mitigate their effects, thereby strengthening your ability to lead, manage and collaborate. A person’s shadow is embedded in the subconscious, triggered by stress, and fueled by negative emotions such as fear, anger and jealousy. It’s when you are at your worst.
• Use strategies for remaining effective in the face of difficulties while developing greater resilience over the long term.
• Recognize and mitigates colleagues’ shadows to create a better culture, improving client service and retention.

Warm Pretzels with Cheese Dip & Assorted Mustard’s
Fresh Popcorn, Assorted Candy Bars
Lemonade & Iced Tea

Leadership and leading a firm are hard. It’s not only about working hard but about how you work and whether you let the fears and stress drive you. The most effective leaders know themselves – strengths and stressors. They are proactive about developing leadership acumen, including how to manage stress and fears about the future. Leading a firm is NOT the time to work harder; it’s the time to upgrade your personal leadership operating system so that your baseline thinking, even when under stress, is to be calm, reflective, objective, and effective. We want you energized when you think about leading your firm through upcoming opportunities and challenges.

If you want to confront challenges with more confidence and less stress, the program is a must for you and your up-and-coming leaders. Discover how you can lead, manage, and collaborate with more equanimity and efficacy by using your knowledge of leadership style and the corresponding leadership shadow to face opportunities and challenges with a clear head.

Learning objectives
• Learn your leadership style by take the complete Actualized Leader Profile (5 minutes) in May of 2025. You will learn your motive drivers, and corresponding strengths and weakness, while fortifying your confidence, performance, and renewal.
• Recognize your leadership style’s particular challenges and “shadow”, and be able to mitigate their effects, thereby strengthening your ability to lead, manage and collaborate. A person’s shadow is embedded in the subconscious, triggered by stress, and fueled by negative emotions such as fear, anger and jealousy. It’s when you are at your worst.
• Use strategies for remaining effective in the face of difficulties while developing greater resilience over the long term.
• Recognize and mitigates colleagues’ shadows to create a better culture, improving client service and retention.

Join us to celebrate 30 years of Legus International. This will be a semi-formal event complete with amazing food, views and a band!

It will be a night to remember while we recognize 30 years of a network well built and the woman who built it.

Our Saturday excursion will take the group to Rocky Mountain National Park. We will travel by bus from the hotel to the park where we will load into Jeeps to explore the park via the Top of the World Tour. We will have an early BBQ dinner in the park. The bus will leave the hotel around noon, so please plan on eating an early lunch before we leave.