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P E E R T O P E E R M A G A Z I N E · S P R I N G 2 0 2 6 39 A SEAT AT THE TABLE The legal industry is entering an exciting era of technological transformation. AI will undoubtedly continue to expand the ways legal professionals access knowledge, analyze information, and deliver services to clients. Success will depend not only on the capabilities of the technology itself, but also on the governance frameworks that support its use. Information governance professionals have spent years developing the policies, practices, and institutional LIZ SUEHR Liz Suehr is Director of Legal Risk Systems & Strategy in the Office of General Counsel at Jenner & Block LLP, an AmLaw 100 firm, where she focuses on integrating advanced technologies to strengthen risk management, compliance, and operational efficiency. With experience spanning risk management, system implementation, and change management at Jenner & Block, Intapp, and Kirkland & Ellis, she brings a practical, human-centered perspective to responsible technology adoption in legal environments. Liz is an active contributor to the ILTA community as a Security & Compliance Content Coordinator and ILTA mentor, and she is a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner and graduate of the University of Chicago Booth Chief AI Officer Executive Education Program. knowledge needed to manage information responsibly. Ensuring that IG has a seat at the table allows firms to move forward with AI confidently, knowing that innovation and governance are advancing together, not in tension. In the end, AI governance without information governance is incomplete governance. Bringing IG into the conversation from the start helps law firms unlock the benefits of AI while maintaining the trust, accountability, and stewardship that clients expect. LEIGH ZIDWICK Leigh Zidwick is the Senior Director of Information Governance at DLA Piper (US) and the founder of the Legal IG Roundtable, an international community of Information Governance, Knowledge Management, Privacy, and Innovation professionals. With more than 15 years in IG and over 30 years in the legal industry, she is widely recognized for advancing modern, practical governance programs across global law firms. At DLA Piper, Leigh leads a multi-office, multidisciplinary IG program focused on enterprise policy, AI governance, Microsoft Purview and iManage strategy, records and lifecycle management, matter mobility, privacy readiness, and risk mitigation. She is known for a people-centered approach that aligns governance, technology, and real-world legal risk. Through the Legal IG Roundtable, Leigh fosters global collaboration and thought leadership. She is a frequent speaker and contributor on data lifecycle management, AI governance, and cross-functional alignment.

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