Practical AI for Legal Operations: From Pilot to Performance

Webinar series: May - July | 11 AM CT

AI for Humans: At Least the Ones That Won’t Be Replaced | May 21

Featuring: Vince Venturella 

A refreshingly honest primer on AI for legal operations. We’ll explain AI in plain language, explore real use cases already delivering value, and help legal teams understand where AI fits – without hype, fear, or science fiction.

Architecting AI Within Legal Operations | June 17

Featuring: Jennifer McIver and Tom Stephenson

In-house teams are moving from experimentation to intentional design. Tom and Jen will walk through how leading legal departments assess needs, define AI capabilities, and map the right tools to the right parts of the workflow. This session focuses on practical frameworks for capability building, governance, and ensuring AI investments align with business priorities.

Technology Update: AI Developments and Practical Applications | June 30

Featuring: Vince Venturella, Jake Weiner, and James Nazareth

A fast‑paced, high‑level overview of the AI legal landscape, highlighting key platform developments, emerging tools, and cross‑ecosystem capabilities shaping what’s next – grounded in real‑world use cases for legal operations teams.

Sam Bernstein

Senior Director, AI Programs | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Sam Bernstein is Senior Director of AI Programs at Davis Wright Tremaine, where he leads firmwide AI strategy and transformation with a strong focus on client-facing innovation. He works with attorneys and clients to translate AI advances into practical legal workflows that improve service delivery, efficiency, quality, and client value. Prior to joining DWT, Sam spent nearly 20 years at Amazon in legal operations leadership roles, where he partnered closely with law firms on AI experimentation and application, worked on AI adoption across the legal function, developed and managed global outside counsel and spend programs, and created innovative partnership, pricing, and evaluation programs to drive efficiency, accountability, and value at scale. He brings a practical, forward‑looking perspective on how AI can transform both law firm strategy and the client experience.

Jen McIver​

Director, Legal Operations and Industry Insights​ | Wolters Kluwer

Jennifer McIver is an attorney-turned legal technologist with extensive experience helping corporate legal departments improve operational efficiency, spend management, and collaboration with outside counsel through the use and adoption of technology.

As Director, Legal Operations & Industry Insights at Wolters Kluwer, Jennifer represents ELM Solutions at industry events, develops thought-provoking content, and dives deep with LegalVIEW to surface valuable data insights about rates and other industry trends.​

James Nazareth

Associate Director, Technology Product Management​ | Wolters Kluwer

James Nazareth is a Director of Product Management at Wolters Kluwer with extensive experience leading commercial product strategy across North America and Europe. He has held senior product and pricing leadership roles supporting legal research businesses in Canada, the United States, Belgium, and the Netherlands. 

His work has spanned platform transformation, pricing and business model innovation, go‑to‑market execution, and the commercialization of GenAI‑enabled capabilities.

Emily Logan Stedman

Partner, Commercial Litigation |

Husch Blackwell

Since November 2020, she has worked at Husch Blackwell, where she is a partner and commercial litigator within the technology, manufacturing, and transportation strategic business unit. Emily serves clients facing contract and other business disputes, from contract negotiation and pre-suit resolution, all the way through trial (or arbitration) and appeal.

It was joining Big Law that brought on an increase in anxiety and low mood in Emily. After seeking solace with colleagues, therapy, and meditation, she began talking more openly about the need for improving well-being in the law. Most recently, she has built a platform on LinkedIn, where she posts regularly on the realities of being a Big Law attorney and the need to destigmatize lawyer well-being. She also has a podcast—The Grace Period—where she shares similarly (available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify).

​Tom Stephenson

Co-Founder of Legal Ops AI

Tom Stephenson is Co-Founder of Legal Ops AI, the trusted thought partner for legal operators. A three-time legal operations executive, Tom has spent more than 15 years helping organizations bring greater structure, clarity, and operational rigor to how legal runs in practice. His work has focused on the high-stakes decisions that shape spend, systems, and strategy. After architecting legal operations and technology frameworks at Credit Karma and Teladoc Health, Tom went on to help scale commercial strategy at Legal.io and advise industry leaders on the practical integration of AI within modern legal teams. A frequent voice on the global stage, Tom has delivered more than 75 keynote and conference presentations on AI, leadership, and the future of legal operations. 

Vince Venturella

Associate Director, Technology Product Management​ | Wolters Kluwer

Vince Venturella serves as Associate Director of Technology Product Management, where he leads the development and execution of technology products that drive business value and operational efficiency. With a background in translating complex technical capabilities into practical, human‑centered solutions, Vince partners closely with engineering, design, and business stakeholders. He is particularly focused on how emerging technologies – especially AI – can augment human expertise rather than replace it. Vince brings a pragmatic, people‑first perspective to discussions on the future of work and technology.​

Jake Weiner 

Head of Strategic Business Development |

Harvey

Jake Weiner built and helps lead the Legal Engineering team at Harvey AI, focused on bringing legal domain expertise to all aspects of Harvey's customer relationships. Jake joined Harvey as a founding member of the go-to-market team and has helped lead the deployment of Harvey at major law firms and enterprises around the world. Prior to joining Harvey in 2023, Jake was an associate at Latham & Watkins in New York, with a practice focused on capital markets and public M&A.