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L
aw firms are moving
quickly to adopt artificial
intelligence -- and information
governance is struggling
to keep pace. As innovation teams
launch pilots, evaluate vendors, and
embed AI into legal workflows, the
professionals responsible for managing
the underlying data are often not in
the room. That absence carries real
consequences.
Generative AI promises new levels of
efficiency and insight across the legal
practice, from drafting assistance and
legal research to knowledge retrieval
and workflow automation. Over the past
year, experimentation has accelerated
rapidly, with client-facing use cases and
internal pilots becoming increasingly
common. Amid that momentum,
however, an important perspective is
consistently missing from the conversation:
information governance.
IG professionals bring a critical lens to the
responsible management of information
across its lifecycle, from creation and use
to retention and defensible disposal. As AI
becomes embedded in legal workflows, that
perspective becomes even more important.
Ensuring that governance considerations
evolve alongside innovation helps firms
harness the benefits of AI while maintaining
responsible stewardship of their information
assets.
AI CHANGES HOW INFORMATION IS
USED AND CREATED
Unlike many traditional legal technologies,
generative AI systems do more than store or
retrieve information. These tools analyze large
volumes of data, identify
AI MEETS
INFORMATION
GOVERNANCE:
FEATURES
Why Information Governance Must
Have a Seat at the Table
BY LEIGH ZIDWICK & ELIZABETH SUEHR
