Speakers discuss legal AI at ClioCon 2026

Speakers at ClioCon 2026 discussed AI’s effect on the lawyer-client relationship on the event’s first day, Legaltech News (Law.com) reported on October 27. The discussion covered adoption pressures on law firms and individual clients asking chatbots for legal guidance, according to the publication. The report identified the event as ClioCon 2026 Day 1.

On day two, speakers explored judicial AI adoption and how law firms and courts were navigating AI, Legaltech News (Law.com) reported. The publication said the discussions included law-firm differentiation through client-focused storytelling and the development of AI tools for courts. Its account described the program as ClioCon 2026 Day 2.

Bob Ambrogi of LawSites wrote that, within 48 hours that week, he was an in-person witness to a divide over AI in the legal profession. He wrote that one room was dominated by people who fear AI as a threat, while a room two days later was with those who embrace it as an opportunity.