ILTA Voices

The legal industry is evolving faster than ever — and with it, entirely new career paths are emerging that didn't exist a decade ago. In part one of this interview series, listen as legal technology professionals discuss job titles that might raise an eyebrow, spark curiosity, or inspire a career pivot. 
From AI prompt engineers embedded in law firms to legal operations architects, knowledge management strategists, and beyond — these conversations pull back the curtain on roles that are reshaping how legal organizations operate. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner wondering what's next or an early-career professional charting your course, this series will challenge you to think differently about what a legal career can look like.
 
Moderator:Raquel Lewis - Senior Technical Program Manager, Intapp
Speaker:Mayisha Khan - Applied AI Manager, Troutman Pepper Locke
 
Recorded 11-5-2026

A fireside chat about helping young professionals break down barriers in their legal technology careers. The speakers brought together perspectives from different career stages to explore where those barriers come from, where friction shows up between colleagues at different points in their careers, and what people at every stage can do to clear the path.
Moderator:@Jeff Cox - Director of Brand, Steno
Speakers:@Julie Brown - Senior Director of Practice Innovation, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP@Sarah Prause - Global Information Governance Operations Project Lead, Latham & Watkins LLPRecorded 11-5-2026

In this episode of She Secures, host Heather Morrow sits down with Lily Yeoh, founder and CEO of C1 Risk and a cybersecurity leader whose career spans engineering, governance, risk, and compliance, and executive advisory. Lily shares how she "stumbled into" security before it was even called cybersecurity, starting with a global IT security role at Texas Instruments and an unforgettable grad school moment when her dorm room server was hacked and she had to work out incident response on her own.
 
The conversation explores what leadership really looks like: listening as a core skill, the value of diverse perspectives, and why influence matters more than authority. Lily describes her day as a vCISO and founder, moving between deep technical discussions with engineers and risk and budget conversations with general counsel, partners, and CFOs. She also talks about the issues law firms are facing right now, including automating compliance for ISO and SOC 2 audits, AI governance, and the growing gap in reskilling people to use AI well.
 
Lily reflects on turning around a struggling endpoint security project by listening first and making security implementation more human, recommends resources for emerging leaders, and shares a memorable lesson from Meg Whitman about letting go of the idea that we have to do it all. She closes with her passion for mentoring the next generation of women in security and building trusted peer connections.

Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up to date for the week ahead.
 
 
Want to read more about a particular story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:
 
AI News
The Neuron, November 2 AI rounduphttps://www.theneuron.ai/digest/everything-that-happened-in-ai-today-monday-november-2-2026/ [theneuron.ai]
AI Briefs, November 2, 2026https://aibriefs.news/ai-news-today [aibriefs.news]
AI Briefing, October 25 infrastructure and model rounduphttps://aibriefing.dev/ [aibriefing.dev]
Legal Tech News
Legal IT Insider, Latest Newshttps://legaltechnology.com/latest-news/ [legaltechnology.com]
Legal IT Insider, Legal Technology Newshttps://legaltechnology.com/category/latest-news/ [legaltechnology.com]
Artificial Lawyerhttps://www.artificiallawyer.com/ [artificiallawyer.com]
ILTA Press Wall
ILTA Press Wallhttps://www.iltanet.org/about/presswall [iltanet.org]

Join Jason Dirkx, ILTA Board President, and Joy Heath Rush, ILTA CEO, for the Fall 2026 ILTA Update. You'll also hear from the Education Council and Volunteer Council Co-Chairs on where ILTA's headed in 2027, and a small preview of what to expect at EVOLVE 2027 from the EVOLVE Co-Chairs.

The legal industry has moved beyond experimentation. The question is no longer whether AI can create value, but how legal departments can operationalize it responsibly, sustainably, and at scale.
Listen to legal innovation and operations leaders as they share candid lessons learned from moving AI from experimentation to execution. Through real examples and practical insights, the panel will explore the people, processes, knowledge foundations, and leadership decisions required to transform AI from a promising tool into a business capability.
Moderator:Reid Cram, Product Marketing Manager, NetDocuments
Speakers:Julie Johnson, Senior Manager, Client Solutions, Barnes & ThornburgMark Babcock, Manager, Knowledge and AI Solution, Barnes & Thornburg
Recorded on 10-28-2026.

Join the Talent Council Co-Chairs, Melvin Evans Jr. and Tracey Pardo, for a brief announcement on the Board of Directors election process and other important information for ILTA members.

Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up to date for the week ahead.
 
 
Want to read more about a particular story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:
 
AI News
The Neuron, October 19 AI rounduphttps://www.theneuron.ai/digest/everything-that-happened-in-ai-today-monday-october-19-2026/ [theneuron.ai]
Reuters via U.S. News, OpenAI accelerates fundraising ahead of Anthropic IPOhttps://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-10-19/exclusive-openai-seeks-to-accelerate-fundraising-ahead-of-anthropic-ipo-sources-say [money.usnews.com]
AI Briefing, October 25 rounduphttps://aibriefing.dev/ [aibriefing.dev]
Weekly AI News, October 19-25https://note.com/venom_creations/n/n233ed855d62b?hl=en [note.com]
Legal Tech News
Legal IT Insiderhttps://legaltechnology.com/category/latest-news/ [legaltechnology.com]
Artificial Lawyerhttps://www.artificiallawyer.com/ [artificiallawyer.com]
Artificial Lawyer, additional October coveragehttps://www.artificiallawyer.com/page/2/ [artificiallawyer.com]
Business Insider launches Legal AI Insiderhttps://www.businessinsider.com/business-insider-launches-subscriber-only-newsletter-legal-ai-insider-2026-10 [businessinsider.com]
ILTA Press Wall
ILTA Press Wallhttps://www.iltanet.org/about/presswall [iltanet.org]

Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up to date for the week ahead.
 
 
Want to read more about a particular story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:
 
AI News
AIToolsRecap, AI News, October 11, 2026: Anthropic Pulls the Plug:https://aitoolsrecap.com/Blog/ai-news-october-11-2026 [aitoolsrecap.com]
Axios, Meta unveils new frontier-class AI models:https://www.axios.com/2026/10/12/meta-new-ai-models-anthropic-openai [axios.com]
TechXplore, Meta says its new AI models are on par with OpenAI, Anthropic:https://techxplore.com/news/2026-10-meta-ai-par-openai-anthropic.html [techxplore.com]
Local AI Zone, October 2026 AI Model Updates:https://local-ai-zone.github.io/blog/October_2026_AI_Model_Updates.html [local-ai-z....github.io]
Legal Tech News
Legal IT Insider, Microsoft introduces Copilot for legal:https://legaltechnology.com/microsoft-introduces-copilot-for-legal-with-circa-20-purpose-built-legal-skills/ [legaltechnology.com]
LawSites, Microsoft Launches Copilot for Legal:https://www.lawnext.com/2026/10/microsoft-launches-copilot-for-legal-becoming-the-fourth-ai-giant-in-five-months-to-build-out-a-legal-vertical.html [lawnext.com]
Artificial Lawyer, Microsoft Launches Copilot for Legal:https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2026/10/15/microsoft-launches-copilot-for-legal-brace-for-impact/ [artificiallawyer.com]
Global Legal Post, Microsoft targets legal AI market:https://www.globallegalpost.com/news/microsoft-targets-legal-ai-market-with-launch-of-specialist-copilot-tools-311025839 [globallegalpost.com]
Artificial Lawyer, October coverage:https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2026/10/ [artificiallawyer.com]
Legal IT Insider:https://legaltechnology.com/category/latest-news/ [legaltechnology.com]
ILTA Press Wall
ILTA Press Wall:https://www.iltanet.org/about/presswall [iltanet.org]

Join us for our newest podcast series, Hot Topics, posted weekly every Monday. We'll take you through the latest news in the Legal Tech and AI space to keep you up to date for the week ahead.
 
 
Want to read more about a particular story? We've got you covered—all of our sources are linked below:
 
AI News
CNBC: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta executives testify at NYC AI hearing [cnbc.com]
AIToolsRecap: AI News, October 10, 2026 [aitoolsrecap.com]
Tech Startups: Top AI News Stories This Week (October 5–9, 2026) [techstartups.com]
Dentro AI News - October 2026 [dentro.de]
Legal Tech News
Legal IT Insider - Latest News [legaltechnology.com]
Legal IT Insider - Legal Technology News for Law Firms [legaltechnology.com]
LegalTechTalk News [legaltech-talk.com]
Artificial Lawyer [artificiallawyer.com], [Artificial...and Views]
Law.com Legaltech News [law.com]
ILTA Press Wall
ILTA Press Wall [iltanet.org]

Most learning teams track attendance and completion rates, but those metrics tell us little about actual adoption or capability. The speakers explored how to use usage data, engagement analytics, and behavioral insights to design smarter learning programs. From identifying who’s struggling to adopt AI tools to segmenting users by skill level, let's see how data can make learning programs more targeted, responsive, and effective.
Moderator:Deborah Hayes, Senior Client Enablement,Intellek
Speaker:Cindy Bare, Chief Data and Innovation Officer, FBT Gibbons